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The wars & local soldiers, 1946

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Welcome Home

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 30 January 1946 · page 1

The Forster School of Arts hall was packed on Friday night with residents as well as visitors, to give a Welcome Home to Service men and…

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Services Appreciated Taree War Loan Committee

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 30 January 1946 · page 4

The following letter was received by farce War Loan Committee:— Now that Victory lias been achieved and the Fourth Victory Loan has been…

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M.M. for Taree Soldier

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 30 January 1946 · page 2

Pte. Hugh Douglas, who enlisted from Taree, and has recently returned to the town to follow his former occupation, has been awarded the Military…

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Soldier Preference Ends 1952?

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 30 January 1946 · page 3

Preference to returned service personnel will cease on September 3, 1952, if the legal opinion of the Attorney-General (Dr. Evatt) is…

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Forster Welcome Home

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 3

The Forster School of Arts ball was packed on Friday night with residents as well as visitors, to give a Welcome Home to Service men and…

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Official War History Two Servicemen Engaged

Macleay Argus · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 4

Major Dudley McCarthy and Squadron-Leader John Herington will write volumes of the Official History of Australia in the war of 1939-45, said…

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Soldier Preference Ends 1952?

Macleay Argus · Friday 1 February 1946 · page 7

Preference to returned service personnel will cease on September 3, 1952, if the legal opinion of the Attorney-General (Dr. Evatt) is…

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Welcome Home to Returned Service Personnel

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 2 February 1946 · page 1

The Secretary of the Wingham and District Patriotic Association (Mr. W L. Skinner) well advertised a Welcome Home function to Returned Servicemen…

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Welcome Home at Wingham to Returned Service Personnel

The Northern Champion · Saturday 2 February 1946 · page 4

A number of returned servicemen and service women were welcomed home in the Wingham Memorial Town Hall last Friday night. The function was…

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Marvels of Plastic Surgery Development of Science Through War Years

The Northern Champion · Saturday 2 February 1946 · page 4

The plastic surgeon was scarcely known in the last war and in the intervening years was popularly considered mainly as a "face lifter," but…

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Taree Soldier Wins Military Medal

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 2 February 1946 · page 4

Returned to Taree, from Which town he enlisted, Pie. Hugh Douglas has been awarded the Military Medal. His achievement has been…

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Current Topics Three Boys Entertained at Welcome Home Social

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 5 February 1946 · page 2

At the fortnightly welcome home social held in the Gloucester School of Arts last night, the local subbranch of the Returned…

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Annual Meeting. The Returned Sailors, Soldiers and Airmen's Imperial League of Australia. Wingham Sub-Branch

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 5 February 1946 · page 2

The annual meeting of the above Sub-Branch was held in the School of Arts, Wingham, on Friday night last, 1st February, 1946. Those present…

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Taree Soldier Wins Military Medal

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 5 February 1946 · page 4

Returned to Taree, from which town he enlisted, Pte. Hugh Douglas has been awarded the Military Medal. His achievement has been…

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Jehovah's Witnesses Right to Use Soldiers' Hall Rsl Discussion

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 5 February 1946 · page 6

An attempt to debar Jehovah's Witnesses from renting the Memorial Hall was made at the annual meeting of the Macleay sub-branch of the…

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War Volumes

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 6 February 1946 · page 2

According to the Sydney Morning Herald: Major Dudley McCarthy and Squadron-Leader John Herington will write volumes of the Official History…

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Wingham And District War Memorial Hospital Meeting Of Board Of Directors

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 6 February 1946 · page 1

A meeting of the Wingham and District War Memorial Hospital Board was held in the Council Chambers, Wingham, on Thursday evening,…

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War Gratuities Will Absorb £63,000,000, CANBERRA

Macleay Argus · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 8

The Minister for Army, Mr. Forde, announced that war gratuities due to June 30, 1945, are estimated to total £63,000,000…

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Soldier Settlement Simple Scheme Suggested

Macleay Argus · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 4

A simple, direct method of settling returned servicemen on the land was advocated by Mr. S. T. Stephens (CP, Byron) when the War Service Land…

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Local and General Soldiers' Hall for Wingham

Macleay Argus · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 4

Wingham sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League decided that the opinion of two local builders be sought, and the matter of purchase…

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