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The wars & local soldiers, 1946

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Welcome Home Committee

Camden News · Thursday 27 June 1946 · page 5

Minutes of a meeting of the above committee held on Monday, 20th May. Present: Ald H. S. Kelloway, Ald…

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A.I.F. Farewell And Welcome Home Committee. Annual Report

The Campbelltown News · Friday 28 June 1946 · page 1

As can be seen from the Treasurers Balance Sheet, the past year has been a very busy as well as a successful one for the Committee. The…

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St. John's Annual Parish Ball. and Welcome Home

Camden News · Thursday 4 July 1946 · page 2

At St. John's Parish Ball which took place on Tuesday, 25th June. in the Agricultural Hall, Camden, the guests of honour were the…

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Soldiers’ Memorial School of Arts

The Campbelltown News · Friday 19 July 1946 · page 2

A special meeting of the School of Arts, as advertised in the Camp-belltown News, was held on Monday evening, 15th. July to consider…

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Soldiers’ Memorial School of Arts

The Campbelltown News · Friday 2 August 1946 · page 1

The attention of members of the School of Arts is drawn to two advertisements’ in the present issue calling special meetings of members…

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Sydney Dailies Country Circulation War

The Picton Post · Thursday 8 August 1946 · page 6

Latest development in the struggle for supremacy among Sydney newspapers is a highpressure attempt to invade the…

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Unlisted War Casualties

The Picton Post · Thursday 5 September 1946 · page 1

This little fellow lias a friend—his not-much-bigger sister. Orphaned by war and left destitute, he and she need other friends—friends with spare clothing for the little "mother" an something more suitable than that misfitting old coat for her little brother. What…

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Scintillating Brilliance of C.W.A. Ball Glamour Of Pre-War Days Surpassed Debutantes Presented

The Picton Post · Thursday 12 September 1946 · page 1

The Shire Hall assumed the appearance of a veritable paradise on Friday night hist, with its most attractive decorations which surpassed any which had bedecked the walls for many years. Spring appeared to have burst forth in all her glory and colour…

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Legacy. War Orphan’s Appeal

The Campbelltown News · Friday 13 September 1946 · page 1

The aftermath of war bringing with it pitfalls of human stress cannot be side-stepped by anyone who are able at least to do just a little…

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Pre-war Standard of Entertainment

The Picton Post · Thursday 26 September 1946 · page 10

The Recreation Hall at the Queen Victoria Home was the setting for a particularly enjoyable evening when Matron Cox and fellow members of the…

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The Aftermath of War

Camden News · Thursday 24 October 1946 · page 5

From the war-wrecked lands overseas, comes a cry of utter despair, For millions of folk are dying, of hunger and cold over there…

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Soldiers' Poppy Day

Camden News · Thursday 31 October 1946 · page 3

The Prime Minister of Great Britain has advised that after consultation with representative bodies throughout the Empire, Armistice…

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Soldiers’ Poppy Day

The Campbelltown News · Friday 1 November 1946 · page 8

The Prime Minister of Great Britain has advised that after consultation with representative bodies throughout the Empire, Armistice…

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Thirlmere War Memorial

The Picton Post · Thursday 7 November 1946 · page 2

A public meeting will be held on Friday, November 15, at 8 p.m., in the Public School, Thirlmere, with the object of getting the public to…

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Grand Variety Ball. the Totally and Permanently Disabled Soldiers’ Association, N.S.W.

The Campbelltown News · Friday 15 November 1946 · page 1

Friday, December 6th, is the date set for the Variety Ball to be held at the Campbelltown Town Hall. Variety indeed is to be the order…

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