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The wars & local soldiers, 1946

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Army Holding Back Huge Supplies? Ex-Soldiers and Civilians SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 21 January 1946 · page 3

Suggestion that the Army is holding back huge supplies of food, tobacco, cigarettes and beer, thus penalising; ex-soldiers and…

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Private Sales of Land to Returned Men Should Be Encouraged If Properly Controlled -- SYDNEY

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 January 1946 · page 1

A suggestion that in any soldier settlement scheme men with adequate qualifications who desired to deal direct with…

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Mate's Tribute to Lost Prisoner of War

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 January 1946 · page 1

Polgnant particulars concerning the death of her son, VX54761 Pte. Albert S. Hooper, while he was a prisoner of war…

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Leave for Prisoners of War Mr. Fadden's Plea

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 January 1946 · page 3

The Leader of the Australian Country Party, Mr. Fadden, has telegraphed the Minister for, the Army, Mr. Forde, concerning…

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Special Stamp Issue To Mark End of War MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 January 1946 · page 2

The Postmaster-General (Senator Cameron) said today that a special set of three postage stamps was being issued to commemorate the…

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MacArthur Seizes Japanese War Plants New Sweeping Directive TOKIO

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 January 1946 · page 1

General Douglas MacArthur has taken over 394 Japanese aircraft plants, army and navy arsenals, and laboratories in a sweeping…

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Soldiers’ Allegations Against General Claim Comrades Uselessly Sacrificed BROWNWOOD (Texas)

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 January 1946 · page 2

American Associated Press states that troops of the American 36th Division at a re-union demanded a Congressional investigation of the…

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R.a.f. Fly French Wounded in Indo-china

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 January 1946 · page 1

French soldiers, wounded in [?]against the Ann[?] near Saigon, are evacuated by L-5 aircraft of the RAF. Here is a case Which is being [?] at Saigon airfield onto a French…

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“Ex-soldiers Eating Up Deferred Pay” SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 January 1946 · page 5

Returned soldiers wore eating up their deferred pay because of the delay occasioned them by the Repatriation Commission, said the State…

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District News Burrumbuttock Welcome Home

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 January 1946 · page 6

The Welcome Home Committee has arrangements well in hand for the first public welcome home to ex-service vice personnel who enlisted from the…

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Farm Land for Returned Men Private Sales Should Be Encouraged

The Independent · Thursday 24 January 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A suggestion that in any soldier settlement scheme men with adequate qualifications who desired to deal direct…

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Memorial to Honour War Nurses

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 24 January 1946 · page 4

The gallant and heroic deeds of Australian War Nurses who gave their lives on active service are to be commemorated by a Memorial…

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For Social To-night Albury Ex-soldiers to Get Their Beer

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 January 1946 · page 3

A protest on behalf of 800 members of Albury sub-branch of the RSL at the action of the Customs Department in refusing…

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WALWA Welcome Home

Border Morning Mail · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 5

The stilly silence of a peaceful summer night was suddenly broken by a [?]are of motor horns, sundry tin cans and cheery voices as they surrounded…

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War Criminals Arrested

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 3

General MacArthur has ordered the arrest of 48 additional war criminals the suspects including Lieut General Nagaomo commander of…

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War Loan Address at Culcairn

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 3

The Deputy Director of War Loans advises that Commander Walter Marks will arrive in Culcairn on Wednesday, February 13, and deliver a…

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Seed For War-torn Countries LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 8

UNRRA headquarters in London have announced that 50.00 tons of vegetables and tree seeds will be sent to European countries, and to China…

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To Write Volumes of War History Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 1

Major Dudley McCarthy and Squadron-Leader John Herington, both returned from this war, will write volumes of official history of…

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Soldier Settlemet Certificates Discharged Men Must Apply Again

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 5

Members of the armed services who have obtained qualification certificates While they are still in the forces entitling them to apply…

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Returned Soldiers' League Culcairn Sub-branch Meets

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 5

The following were present at the monthly meeting of the Culcairn sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League: Messrs. P. Holmes…

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