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

The wars & local soldiers, 1946

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Welcome Home Queen Competition. Organiser’s Final Reports. Sports Queen. Miss Theda Curry

The Campbelltown News · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 2

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Welcome Home Queen Competition. Final Reports. Rural Queen. Miss Mavis Ross

The Campbelltown News · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 1

The Rural Queen Committee worked till the eleventh hour. Their final function being the Barbecue Supper Dance at Kentlyn. There was a…

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The Welcome Home To Service Personnel Queen Competition. £1424/18/3 Raised. Rural Queen Wins Competition

The Campbelltown News · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 1

Never since 1920 has the citizens of Campbelltown been so enthusiastically interested in a Queen Competition until the machinery…

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Campbelltown A.I.F. Farewell and Welcome Home Committee

The Campbelltown News · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 2

In next week’s issue we intend publishing the names of the personnel who enlisted from this district and who received a farewell from…

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Campbelltown District Welcome Home Queen Competition. [To the Editor.]

The Campbelltown News · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 2

Sir,—The Welcome Home Queen Competition to raise fund to welcome home Returned Services personnel who enlisted from…

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Campbelltown District Welcome Home To Service Personnel

The Campbelltown News · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 1

A very large attendance of local citizens was the response to a Public Meeting called by the A.I.F. Farewell and Welcome Home to Service…

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Soldiers' Welfare Funds

The Picton Post · Thursday 7 February 1946 · page 1

Sir,—I understand the Soldiers' Welfare Committee intend, at the moment, to dispense their funds by presenting a giff to each…

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Campbelltown A.I.F. Farewell and Welcome Home Committee. First Official Welcome to Returned Service Personnel on March 26

The Campbelltown News · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 1

The first batch of Campbelltown’s returned service personnel numbering twenty-five, will shortly, receive invitations, together with four…

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War on Rabbits

The Picton Post · Thursday 14 February 1946 · page 4

The war against rabbits in the Albion Park district has assumed the proportions of a major engagement, with the…

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Letter Picton Soldiers' Welfare Funds

The Picton Post · Thursday 14 February 1946 · page 1

To the Editor, The Picton Post. Sir,—It is quite contrary to nay principles to reply to anonymous letters in the Press…

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All Local Returned Soldiers To Receive A Gift Decision of Public Meeting

The Picton Post · Thursday 14 February 1946 · page 1

The public meeting convened for the purpose of deciding the form of public welcome to be accorded those belonging to the…

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Meeting Of Soldiers' Welcome Home Committee

The Picton Post · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 1

A further meeting of the above committee to discuss arrangements in connection with the proposed welcome home to…

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Welcome Home to Returned Servicemen

Camden News · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 1

At a public meeting held in the Camden Town Hall on Tuesday night the 19th inst. the Mayor, Aid. H. S. Kelloway, on behalf of the…

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Soldiers’ Memorial School of Arts

The Campbelltown News · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 1

The annual meeting for the election of officers for 1946-47 - to the Campbelltown Soldiers’ Memorial School of Arts took place at the…

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Welcome Home Committee

The Picton Post · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 4

Following is an official list of names on the roll of the Picton Soldiers' Welfare Committee, who will be the guests of honour at the Citizens'…

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War Agricultural Committee Cease Operation

Camden News · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 6

Instructions have been given by the Executive Officer, Mr. C. C. Crane, of N.S.W. War Agricultural Committees, that the whole…

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Buxton News Welcome Home

The Picton Post · Thursday 14 March 1946 · page 4

Mr. and Mrs. P. Hassal gave house party to their grand-daughter Betty and her husband (Mr. and Mrs, Harold Jolly last Saturday night…

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Buxton News Welcome Home

The Picton Post · Thursday 21 March 1946 · page 4

Cpl. Gwen Greetham was tendered a welcome home party by her parents Mr. and Mrs. George Greetham during the week…

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A.I.F. Welcome Home. First Official Welcome Next Thursday Night

The Campbelltown News · Friday 22 March 1946 · page 1

The first of many Welcome Homes to Service Personnel will be held in Town Hall. next Thursday evening, when some twenty-five who…

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Welcome Home Committee

The Picton Post · Thursday 28 March 1946 · page 4

A further meeting as advertised, I inviting the attendance of all interested citizens was held in the School of Arts on Thursday evening last, and…

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