War Veterans' Art Union No. 6. Closes December 11, Draw December 18, 1944
Holders of tickets and ticket books in the above Art Union are reminded that the closing date is Monday, 11th December, 1944…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1944
622 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 31 of 32
"Welcome Dig" One Soldier to Another
Extending a welcome to Mr. Ralph. Cooper, as a new member of the West Wyalong branch of the Returned Soliers League at the last meeting, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Land Allotted to Returned Soldier's
Details of the laud made available to returned soldiers of the.1914.18 -war were given in the report of the Lands Department for the year ended June…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Decision Deferred Memorial to Deceased Soldiers Mr. Ausburn Outlines New Proposal
On the recommendation of Mr, H. J. Ausburn (Secretary) West Wya-long branch of the Returned Soldiers Sailors and Airmens League, has…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Girls Help Soldiers £5 From Younger Set
A donation of £5 from the West Wyalong branch of the Younger Set to the Returned Soldiers League Distress Fund was described by Mr. H…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Favored Treatment of Italian Prisoners of War Provision of Petrol for Church Attendance "Smith's Weekly" Hits Out
In its issue of last Saturday "Smith's Weekly" touches on a subject which has a good deal of interest for local residents, as the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War News LONDON
Fighting in the heart of Athens was progressing on Wednesday night with unabated fury. R.A.F. Spitfires six times strafed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Thrilling War Drama At Rio Gardens
With the co-operation and advice of the Air Ministry, the Admiralty, the War Office and the Royal Netherlands Government, Michael Powe[?]l has…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier Settlement. Slow Progress Criticised
Criticism of the Government for its luck of action in connection with the provision of land for soldier settlement, in this State, was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Liquor Licenses For Soldiers' Clubs West Wyalong Supports Proposal
Mr. J. R. Lewis, State Secretary of the Returned Sailors, Soldiers & Airmens, League of N.S.W. has advised the West Wyalong Branch that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Po[?]st-war Migration Me. Fadden's Proposal
The Commonwealth Government will consider the suggestion previously advanced by the Leader of the Australian Country Party (Mr. Faddea)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Patriotic Committee War Savings Certificates Posted Mahda Committee RE-REGISTtRED
Thirty members of the Forces who are serving with the AIF, RAAF, RAN and the Women's Services, wrote to last Thursday's meetting of the West…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Diggers' Dinner Pleasant Returned Soldiers' Re-union Large Gathering
Forbes sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League entertained its members and a number of friends at a dinner in the C.W.A…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldier Son Follows Soldier Father
A former Lieutenant of the AIF, Mr. Jack Chanter, jun. (a discharged soldier of this war) has succeeded his father, Major J. C. Chanter, DSO…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →District Road Work As Sphere of Employment in Post War Period Visit of Main Roads Board Officials
FORBES had a visit on Monday and Tuesday from Messrs Craig (Chairman of the Main Roads Board), Sherrard (Chief. Engineer), and Scott Findlay (Divisional Engineer, Parkes), who conferred with the Municipal and Shire Councils…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Money for War
It was recently computed that the amount of money held by the Australian public had increased by 110 per cent, since the war began…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Facts in Brief
Since 1939 one British ship-building centre, the Tyne yards, has built 500,000 tons of warships and 2,000,000 tons of merchant ships…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →French-russian Agreement For War and Peace (By Wire) Sydney
A message from London states:—The text of the French-Russian agreement provides that the French and Russians will continue to fight…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →German War Invalids V. Bomb Suicide Squads (By Wire) Sydney
A message from London states:—Several hundred incurable war invalids volunteered for a suicide mission, flying the latest German V[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Appeal to Greeks To Stop Civil War (By Wire) Sydney
A message from London states:—General Nicholas Plastiras who recently returned to Greece after [?] years' exile, appealed to Left Wing…
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