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The wars & local soldiers, 1946

1,253 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 10 of 63

U.S. Soldier Arrested After Shooting Incident At Nuremberg

Tweed Daily · Thursday 14 February 1946 · page 1

NUREMBERG, Wednesday: A United States soldier was arrested following the shooting of another U.S. soldier attached to the…

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U.N.O.'s Advice on War Criminals

Tweed Daily · Friday 15 February 1946 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday: UNO Assembly unanimously carried a resolution recommending that the members of the United Nations…

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Annual Meeting Woodenbeng Returned Soldiers

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 15 February 1946 · page 7

There was an attendance of about 40 at the annual meeting of the Woodenbong sub branch of the Returned Soldiers' League. Election of…

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Rodeo for Welcome Home Funds

Tweed Daily · Saturday 16 February 1946 · page 2

Tweed Rodeo and Sports Club at a meeting held last night decided to hold a rodeo at the show-ground, Murwillumbah, on…

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Bonalbo Welcome Home

Northern Star · Monday 18 February 1946 · page 2

The executive of the Bonalbo Patriotic League has decided to hold the official welcome home at Bonalbo on March 29 in lieu of the…

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One Dead; Two Wounded in City Shooting

Northern Star · Monday 18 February 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.—As theatre goers frantically [?]illed their way out of range, an ex-serviceman shot his wife and a soldier in Martin Place early last night, then [?]urned the gun on himself…

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War Memorial Proposed for Bonalbo

Northern Star · Monday 18 February 1946 · page 4

At a public meeting convened by Cr. W. R. Cooke in Bonalbo Memorial Hall it was unamiously decided to erect some form of…

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Welcome Home Function at Crabbe's Creek

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 19 February 1946 · page 2

A large crowd attended crabbe's Creek hall recently to welcome home four more men who recently returned from overseas…

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Wounded by Saw

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 19 February 1946 · page 1

Mr. W. Williams, wood carter, of McDougall St., was cutting logs with a circular saw, when his left hand slipped and he received a large…

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R.S.L. to Help a Distressed Soldier

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 19 February 1946 · page 1

At the monthly meeting of the Kyogle sub branch of the Returned Soldiers' League, presided over by the newly elected president (Mr. H. S. Edwards), Mr. P. Connell brought under notice the case of a young returned soldier, who w'as very ill, and it was…

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Soldiers Honored at Wiangaree

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 19 February 1946 · page 1

On Saturday there was a large attendance at a social organised by the Wiangaree Welfare League to honour two members of the Services,…

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Tuncester Soldiers' Welfare Meeting

Northern Star · Tuesday 19 February 1946 · page 6

Mr. J. Moore was in the chair for the monthly meeting of the Tuncester Soldiers' Welfare Committee…

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Work for Soldiers

Northern Star · Tuesday 19 February 1946 · page 6

Sir,—In my letter published in the open column of Wednesday's "Star" a wrong word makes a sentence meaningless. Referring to…

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Returned Men Held Up by Army Disposals

Northern Star · Wednesday 20 February 1946 · page 7

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Thousands of raturned men were unable to do anything about their own rehabilitation because the…

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£100 for Cyclists on Anzac Day

Northern Star · Wednesday 20 February 1946 · page 8

The secretary of the Lismore Cycle Club (Mr. R. B. Noble) has been notified by the R.S.L. President (Mr. Cyril Wilson) that…

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Jap. Ship Arrives to Take Home War Prisoners

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 20 February 1946 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: Four days overdue, the Japanese shin. Koea Maru, dropped anchor at Gellibrarid this afternoon. She…

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Tregeagle Soldiers' Welfare Assn

Northern Star · Wednesday 20 February 1946 · page 6

A meeting of Tregeagle Soldiers' Welfare Association, at which Mr. J. Buckley presided, was poorly attended. The President…

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Welcome Home at Dorroughby

Northern Star · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 2

No matter who they were or where situated, everyone was doing a war job, although some were prepared to give more than ethers,…

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Large Crowd at Welcome Home

Northern Star · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 2

A welcome home to ex-servicemen and women at Biliinudgel drew one of the biggest gatherings seen at Billinudgel for some time. The…

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"Landowners Soon Forgot War"

Northern Star · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A good many landowners very quickly forgot the war was over and what they owe to ex-servicemen, the…

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