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The wars & local soldiers, 1946

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Old Albury Grammarians Pre-War Activities To Be Resumed

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 11 April 1946 · page 4

At one of the largest attended meetings of the Old Albury Grammarians’ Association for years, the president (Mr R, Richardson)…

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“Protector” to Be Tried As a War Criminal Nuremberg

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 11 April 1946 · page 7

SS General Daluege. “Protector” of Bohemia and Moravia, after the assassination of “Butcher” Heydrich, has been taken to Prague for trial as…

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British War Dead Fund For Creation Of National Parks LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 11 April 1946 · page 7

Provisiun is contained in the bud[?] for the establishment of a special fund of £50,000,000, to be obtained and which sale of sur[?]us war stores,…

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Ex-soldier’s Badge Awaits Owner

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 11 April 1946 · page 2

A returned from active service badge. No. 15,069, has been found and handed to R.S.L. office. Owner may claim badge by presenting documentary evidence as to…

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Council Cannot Help Him Ex-soldier’s Taxi Licence Application

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 11 April 1946 · page 7

Story or a returned soldier’s attempt to rehabilitate himself was told to Albury Counell meeting last evening Council decided it could…

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Neither Gained Nor Lost by Enlisting SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 11 April 1946 · page 7

Policy of the Government was to place Teachers’ College students, whose course of training was interrupted or delayed by service in the forces, in…

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Japanese Guilty of Horrible Tortures, Butchery, And Killings of Our P.O.W. War Crimes Commission’s Terrible Indictment of Our Enemy Some Details Too Terrible To Print, Says Report Men Tell of Comrades Burnt Alive, and Executions Without Trial (From Our Special Representative) CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 11 April 1946 · page 1

Further horrifying stories of torture and butchery, and killings of Australian prisoners of war by Japanese are contained in the full report of the War Crimes Commission, which was tabled in the House of Representatives by the Minister for External Affairs (Dr. Evatt) today…

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Welcome Home To the Residents of Hay and District

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 2

At a meeting of the Hay and District Welcome Home Committee various means of procuring the names of all ex-service men and women of this…

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WODONGA Anzac Day

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 3

There was n poor attendance at the [?] at Wodonga on Tuesday night to make arrangements for the observance of Anzac Day. Mr. A. McGeoch was…

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Another Anzac Pact ? CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 8

Plans for joint Australian-New Zealand policy on post-war defence for Pacific were discussed by Australian and New Zealand missions. which…

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Revolver Fired in Classroom Boy Wounded in Groin SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 5

A revolver fired in a classroom at Naremburn Intermediate High School this afternoon wounded a 14 year old schoolboy…

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War Services Hall Appeal Committee

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 2

The final meeting of the War Services Hall Appeal Committee will be hew this evening (Friday), at 8 o’clock, in the old Commercial Club. Members of…

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Easter Holiday Almost Complete Pre-War Atmosphere SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 1

Hotel and guesthouse accommodation in the metropolitan area and at country and seaside holiday resorts for Easter may reach an all-time…

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Forged War Bonds Bank of England Calls in Scotland Yard LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 4

Bank of England has called in Scotland Yard following the discovery of a number of forged 3½ per cent war loan bonds which came into the hands…

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War Memorial Drive for Donations to Hall Funds to End on April 30

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 1

It is the desire of the Henty War Memorial Hall Funds Committee to finalise the drive for donations by the end of April so that a complete resume of this special effort will be completed for presentation to a public meeting which will be called on…

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Corowa Returned Soldiers Monthly Meeting

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 1

Discussion as to whether a proposed Honour Roll of the Second World War for Corowa and district should include all serving personn[?]l or only the names of those who paid the supreme sacrifice, was indulged in by those present at the monthly meeting…

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Scuffle With Constable Soldier Fined in Wodonga Court

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 5

A mad-spattered pair of uniform trousers and a torn and muddy tunic were produced by Constable J. C. McKenzie in the Wodonga court…

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Soldier Charged; Ammunition Dump Explosion PERTH, (Scot.)

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 4

Alexander Thomson Orr, soldier of Starting, today appeared in the sheriff’s court charged with culpable homicide following the ammunition dump…

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Reported Mutiny of Native N. G. Soldiers CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 1

The Federal Government was strongly criticised today by the deputy Leader of the Opposition (Mr Harrison) for falling to take…

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“Germany Lost The War At Stalingrad” Opinion of High Nazi Nuremberg

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 April 1946 · page 1

Ernst Kaltenbrunner, former deputy Chief of the Gestapo, resuming his evidence before the War Crimes Tribunal today,…

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