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Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1941

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Letters From District Soldiers Serving Overseas

The Picton Post · Wednesday 13 August 1941 · page 4

The following letters from soldiers from the Picton district, serving abroad have been received by the hon. secretary of the Picton Soldiers' Welfare Committee, Mr. R. Nailers:— After expressing thanks for the…

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Soldiers Farewelled

Camden News · Thursday 14 August 1941 · page 1

Coming home on final leave unexpectedly, three Campbelltown young men were given a hurried farewell send-off on Monday night, and despite…

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Soldiers Farewelled

The Campbelltown News · Friday 15 August 1941 · page 1

Coming home on final leave unexpectedly, three Campbelltown young men were given a hurried farewell send-off Monday night, and despite…

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Oakdale Soldier Killed in Action

The Picton Post · Wednesday 20 August 1941 · page 2

Advice has been received by the parents of Sapper Vincent King, who reside at Oakdale, that he was killed in action in Crete on…

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Prisoners of War

The Picton Post · Wednesday 20 August 1941 · page 2

In the latest A.I.F. casualty list for New South Wales, published this morning, Gur. B. A. Channell, of Thirlmere, and Gnr. S…

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War Loans and War Savings Certificates Records of Country Towns

The Picton Post · Wednesday 20 August 1941 · page 3

'Some splendid records war savings were made by country towns during the first War "Savings year, but' Picton is not amongst them. Perhaps…

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Rise in Soldiers' Pay

The Picton Post · Wednesday 20 August 1941 · page 2

The Federal Cabinet decided yesterday that in certain cases the rates of pay and allowances of the fighting forces should be. increased, but the…

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Soldiers Farewelled

Camden News · Thursday 21 August 1941 · page 1

Three more local young men who have joined the A.I.F., were farewelled last Saturday night in the Campbelltown Town Hall, and a…

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Soldiers Farewelled

The Campbelltown News · Friday 22 August 1941 · page 1

Three more local young men who have joined the A.I.F., were farewelled last Saturday night in the Campbelltown Town Hall, and a…

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Mail to Prisoners of War

The Picton Post · Wednesday 27 August 1941 · page 2

It is now officially notified by the Red Cross Society that letters and post cards may be sent free of postage to prisoners of war, of any nationality…

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Brave Soldier I Late Corporal Rutherford

The Picton Post · Wednesday 27 August 1941 · page 2

A brief but graphic story of the first three days campaign of the invasion of Syria by the Allies, in die Australian forces were…

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Payment of Allotments Dependents of Missing Soldiers

The Picton Post · Wednesday 27 August 1941 · page 2

The system of payments of allotments and dependents allowances in respect of members of the A.I.F. reported missing has been reviewed by…

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Parcels Sent to Soldiers

The Picton Post · Wednesday 27 August 1941 · page 2

An unusually large number of willing hands up on tuesday night the 19th instant to assist in packing the monthly batch of parcels for local…

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Red Cross Dance. Two More Campbelltown Soldiers Farewelled

Camden News · Thursday 28 August 1941 · page 1

A very happy evening was that spent in the Town Hall last Saturday night when the Campbell town Branch of the Red Cross Society held…

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Roll of Honour. Youngest Soldier in A.I.F. Killed Overseas. Pte. Ernest Deane

The Campbelltown News · Friday 29 August 1941 · page 4

Word reached Campbelltown from the Front that Private Ernest Deane, son of Mrs. Cooper Deane, had been killed…

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Red Cross Dance. Two More Campbelltown Soldiers Farewelled

The Campbelltown News · Friday 29 August 1941 · page 1

A very happy evening was that spent in the Town Hall last Saturday night when the Campbelltown Branch of the Red Cross Society held…

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"Gentlemanly Business" the War in Syria

The Picton Post · Wednesday 3 September 1941 · page 2

Writing from the British General Hospital in Palestine, where he was a patient suffering "from nothing more than tonsillitis," to…

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Land and of Surprises' [?]impses of Palestine by a Picton District Soldier

The Picton Post · Wednesday 3 September 1941 · page 2

"On arrival in Palestine, one heard on all sides the remark, [?] 'So this is Palestine.' No matter what one expects, this land…

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Lord Mayor's Patriotic War Fund Tahmoor Branch First Annual Meeting

The Picton Post · Wednesday 10 September 1941 · page 1

The first annual meeting of the Tahmoor Branch of the above Fund was held at the C.W.A. Hall on Tuesday of last week. There was a fair…

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Letters and Articles to Lonely Soldiers

The Picton Post · Wednesday 10 September 1941 · page 1

According to an official statement there has been an increase recently in letters and parcels addressed by well meaning people to a "Lonely…

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