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

The wars & local soldiers, 1946

375 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 11 of 19

Visit to Hiroshima Ungairie Soldier In Japan

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 27 May 1946 · page 1

Miss Carmel Rowling, of West Wyalong, has received the following interesting letter from her brother, Signaller Phil Rowling, formerly of Ungarie…

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Correspondence Victory Day Celebrations and Welcome Home to Servicemen & Women. "Lest We Forget." (To the Editor "Grenfell Record")

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 30 May 1946 · page 3

Sir,—May i ask for space to endeavour to awaken the apparent lack of interest in the forthcoming Victory Day Celebrations to be held…

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Soldier Settlement Single Farm Issue Federal Govt. Adamant[?]

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 30 May 1946 · page 5

A further question was asked by Mr. Stephens (C.P., Byron) in the Legislative Assembly on the single farm issue in connection with soldier…

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Old Digger's Views On Soldier Land Settlement

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 30 May 1946 · page 8

Mr. J. C. Thorne, Griffith, Immediate Past President of the Murrumbidgee State Electorate Council A.C.P., and a Digger of World War 1 writes:…

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The Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League of Australia Women's Auxiliary

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 30 May 1946 · page 1

The Women's Auxiliary to R .S .S. & A. I. L. A. Condobolin subbranch held their usual monthly meeting in School of Arts,…

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Returned Soldiers Sub Branch

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 30 May 1946 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Condobolin Sub Branch was held at the School of Arts on Saturday, 25th May, when a large…

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GOOLAGONG Welcome' Home to Servicemen Personal News GOOLAGONG

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 31 May 1946 · page 6

The servicemen and women who went from. Goolagong were welcomed home on Wednesday night (15th), at a social in the Log Cabin, Goolagong…

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Post-War' Policy For Agriculture

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 31 May 1946 · page 8

Dr. B. T. Dickson (chief of the Division of Plant Industry in the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. Canberra)…

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Homes for Soldiers

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 31 May 1946 · page 1

The Australian Legion of Ex-Servicemen and Women has bought 15 acres of land at East Hills, Sydney. The Legion will build 85 soldiers homes on the…

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Yalgogrin North £600 for Red Cross Yalgogrin's War Effort

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 3 June 1946 · page 4

Yalgogrin branch of the Red Cross Society, probably one of the smallest brioches in the State, has raised £600 during the war years for Red…

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Returned Soldiers Seek Work

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 3 June 1946 · page 1

Three young West Wyalong returned servicemen are urgently in need of employment. Any person knowing of a vacant…

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Seek Good Advice Advice to Soldiers by Major Chanter

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 3 June 1946 · page 1

Young returned men anxious to settle on the land should seek the advice of experienced and willing friends instead of signing…

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Soldiers' Club Formed at Forbes for All Servicemen Feeding Erection of Memorial Building

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 4 June 1946 · page 1

Forbes Returned Soldiers' League has steps form a club for ail servicemen, pending the erection of the Services Memorial…

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Declared "Black" Albion Hotel at Forbes Returned Soldiers' Action

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 4 June 1946 · page 1

Forbes, sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League has declared "block" the Albion Hotel, at Forbes while it remains under its…

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Welcome Home Committee Arrangements for Further Dance

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 6 June 1946 · page 1

The night of the King's Birthday Holiday, Monday, 17th June, is to be the date of the next official welcome to be extended to a…

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Blow Clear Catholic Ball Pre-war Level Attained

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 6 June 1946 · page 2

Blow Clear Catholic ball, which was held on Friday last, was an outstanding success, both from the point of view of attendance and entertainment. The…

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Famous Soldier Entertained By West Wyalong Diggers

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 6 June 1946 · page 5

Major General G. F. Wootten, Chairman of the Repatriation Commission, was warmly welcomed by the West Wyalong Diggers at a social evening in the Club Rooms on Saturday night…

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M.U.I.O.O.F. Entertain Their Returned Soldier Members

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 7 June 1946 · page 6

At the Royal Cafe on Wednesday night, May 29, the Eugowra branch of the MUIOOF entertained the members of their Lodge who hod been discharged…

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Lag in Forestry Shocks Former Minister No Money Provided for Post-war Restoration

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 10 June 1946 · page 1

"I am shocked at the state of affairs existing in the sphere of forestry in New South Wales today," declared Mr. R. Vincent…

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Victory Day Celebrations and Welcome Home

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 13 June 1946 · page 2

Not for many years has Grenfell witnessed such a day as last Monday. In common with every, town and…

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