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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1945

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Yalgogrin Soldier Boils Billy in Chinese Temple

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 25 June 1945 · page 2

In last week's issue of "Fact", published in conjunction with the Sydney "Sunday Telegraph," Private Ray Clark, (son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert…

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Soldier Settlement Mr. Breen, Member for Calare, asked the following question in the House of Representatives

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 25 June 1945 · page 3

Yesterday I received, from a serving soldier a, letter in which he said that he had been informed by the Returned Soldiers' Classification…

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Forbes Soldiers on Rice Diet

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1945 · page 2

Mr. and Mrs, Geo. Sanderson, of Queen street, were overjoyed last Friday when the postman brought them a letter from their son, Lieut. Ralph…

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Welcome Home to Soldiers

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 2

Relatives and friends, and [?]WG members, assembled recently at the home of Mrs. Fee, Railway Road, West Wyalong, to welcome home Sapper Vince…

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Advance Subscriptions. for Next War Loan

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 4

Although dates, amount and terms of the next War Loan have not yet been fixed, a campaign for advance subscriptions is now under way…

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Grenfell and District Patriotic & War Fund. Monthly Meeting of Committee

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 3

Present at above meeting were: Messrs. Selwyn (chairman), Livingstone, Alchin, Smith, Henry, Moore, Gibson, Herford (secretary), Stein…

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Soldier Settlement. Question in House

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 2

Mr. J. P. Breen, member for Calare, made the following statement in the House of Representatives last week relative to the above:—…

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Soldiers on Service Rights to Participate in Land' Ballots Mr. Breen's Question in House

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 3

Speaking in the House of Representatives lost week, on the question of soldier settlement, Mr. J. P. Breen, M.P. for Galore, said:…

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War News MANILA

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 2 July 1945 · page 2

Australian troops have landed at Balikpapan, an important oil. port, on the cast coast of Borneo, and pushed inland with light losses…

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War Facts in Brief

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 2 July 1945 · page 4

Government measures provide for construction of at least 50,000 bousing units in Canada within the next year, including a number…

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"Little Big Soldier" Pte. Ted Morris the Man Member of Fighting Family

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 2 July 1945 · page 1

It is a physical, impossibility to lie big and little at the same time, but according to an AIF man. this applies to Pte. Ted Morris, of West Wyalong…

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War News MANILA

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 5 July 1945 · page 2

General Macarthur announces that the entire Phillipines have now been liberated, and the campaign regarded as virtually closed…

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War Facts in Brief

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 5 July 1945 · page 4

The Australian Postmaster-General's Department has produced approximately 100 different major classes of Army signals equipment and 600…

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Forbes Soldier Married at Dubbo McAuliffe--Astill Wedding

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 6 July 1945 · page 4

At the Church of England, Dubbo, last Saturday evening, the marriage was celebrated of Beryl Eileen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Astill, of…

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Discharged Servicemen Question of Welcome Home

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 9 July 1945 · page 1

It is not the responsibility of the League to arrange welcome home functions to discharged returned soldiers, sailors and airmen. It isa civic matter…

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War News MANILA

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 9 July 1945 · page 2

Australian troops in south-east Borneo are fanning, out north and north-east from Balikpapan, and inland from positions along the…

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War Facts in Brief

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 9 July 1945 · page 1

Despite shipping losses. Britain now has a bigger and more modern fleet of ocean going tugs—including salvage vessels—than before the…

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The War Ended Just in Time

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 9 July 1945 · page 2

Among many interesting things which have come to light in Germany since Allied occupation began, nothing is more…

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Soldier Doctors Lose Mother

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 9 July 1945 · page 1

Major John Balzer, former Medical Superintendent of the Wyalong and District Hospital, and Past President of the Bowls and Picnic Race Clubs, has…

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Wounded in Action

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 10 July 1945 · page 1

Mr. Terry Gunn yesterday received word from the military authorities that his eldest son, Reg, had been wounded in the fighting north of Australian. The…

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