District News Jingellic Returned Soldiers
At the annual meeting of the local district branch of the RSL held recently, Mr W. Shannon was elected president, and Mr D. Roberts secretary…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1946
1,460 stories in Murray's papers · page 8 of 73
Soviet to Help to Try Jap War Criminals Tokio
Russia will participate in the international tribunal which, will try leading Japanese accused of war crimes, says the American Associated Press…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ex-soldiers in Dark Land Settlement; Albury Talks Soon
Ex-servicemen contemplating settling on the land are unable to obtain Information as to just what the Governments will do to help,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Workers and Soldiers Hold £622 Million SYDNEY
Despite industrial turmoil and unemployment in NSW last month, the people of that State placed £2,753,000 in savings banks. Total…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier and Barrister Prospective Liberal Candidate for Hume
Mr John Nagie, a young Albury returned soldier and barrister, who may be the Liberal candidate for Hume at the next Federal elections…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another Wodonga Welcome Home
At a meeting of Wodonga Local Patriotic Fund, Mr J. S. Bore presided. Preliminary arrangements were made for a further welcome to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Civilian War Dead Remembered
First lists of civilian war dead of the British Commonwealth and Empire have now been placed in Westminster Abbey, in a shrine designed by Sir Charles Peers, surveyor to the Abbey. These lists record particulars of nearly 60,000 civilians killed by enemy action in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →First Post-War British Cars In Sydney SYDNEY
The first post-war cars manufactured in Britain at Viscount Nuffield’s works appeared on Sydney streets today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier Escapes From Guards on Train MELBOURNE
A recently discharged soldier, who was released from Pentridge Gaol last Friday, escaped from his guards at Barnawartha today, while being taken…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Advice on Prices For Ex-Soldiers Special Officers to be Annointed CANBERRA
Special officers of the Prices Commission will be appointed in all States to advise retarded servicemen and women on price problems…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An Unknown Man Killed; Soldier Badly Hurt SYDNEY
When a military truck swerved off Hume Highway less than 10 miles from Yass last night, it jumped the embankment and crashed into a tree,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The "Bumper" Welcome Home Personnel of World War Ii Entertained by Diggers
ON Saturday evening (Australia Day) the old Diggers welcomed home the new Diggers in the promised "bumper" welcome home dinner in the War Memorial Hall. There was quite a big and representative attendance of locally…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →112 in Yesterday’s March Welcome Home Ceremonies
One hundred and twelve service people marched in yesterday’s welcome home parade. As the company swung along Cressy street spasmodic bursts of cheering and clapping greeted the marchers. At waring Gardens, where addresses of welcome were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldiers in Queensland Rush to Re-enlist SYDNEY
Demobilised soldiers in NSW are not rushing to rejoin the army, although many inquiries have been made by civilians anxious to join…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Liner Queen Elizabeth Soon to Complete War Job LONDON. Monday
The liner Queen Elizabeth will complete her last war job—taking American servicemen home—within two months, and will have six…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier Settlement Certificates Discharged Men Must Apply Again
Members of the armed services who have obtained qualification certificates while they were still in the forces entitling them to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldier Settler Blocks Who Should Effect Improvements?
Portion of the agreement between the Federal and State Governments regarding soldier settlement provides that no settler…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farms for Soldiers in Better Areas "Give Them a Chance," Says C.P. MEMBER
A strong plea for ex-service men to be allowed to acquire existing farms under the War Service Land Settlement scheme…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldier Settlement System In New Zealand
In view or the land hunger of many returned servicemen, and the sense of frustration besetting them, a study of the settlement scheme available to servicemen in N.Z. is profitable. The accompanying information comes from a pamphlet issued to men leaving the N.Z. navy,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Many Ex-Soldiers May Be Unemoloyed Former Mayor’s Fears SYDNEY
Unless a national programme of rural development was introduced Immediately, there would be a concentration of unemployed…
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