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The wars & local soldiers, 1946

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Tweed Heads Welcome Home Fund

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 26 February 1946 · page 2

The treasurer of Tweed Heads Welcome Home Fund (Mr W. T. Roberts) acknowledged the receipt of a cheque for £350 from…

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Tyalgum War Comforts Fund

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 26 February 1946 · page 2

Tyalgtum War Comforts Fund members held their meeting and parcel-packing day on Wednesday last. Five parcels of fruit cake…

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"Deplorable" Behaviour Of U.S. Soldiers

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 26 February 1946 · page 1

NUREMBERG, Monday: In a letter to the U.S. Army newspaper Stars and Stripes, a U.S. Army chaplain writes: "The…

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Appeal for £15,000 For Coolangatta Soldiers' Rest Home

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 26 February 1946 · page 2

An appeal has been launched for the raising of £15,000 to construct a modernly equipped building of brick and concrete at Rainbow Bay, Coolangatta, as a rest house for returned servicemen to replace the present…

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Hundreds Enlist for Japan

Northern Star · Tuesday 26 February 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—-Including 510 ex-servicemen, 1681 men sought enlistment in the Australian Army in New South Wales during the past…

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Empire Vale Welcome Home

Northern Star · Wednesday 27 February 1946 · page 2

The Empire Vale Hall was decorated with doves of peace, flags and red, white and blue flowers for the second welcome home to…

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Welcome Home to Servicemen at Dungay

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 27 February 1946 · page 5

A large and representative gathering attended a welcome home to LAC's R. W. Lofts and J. T. Baker and Ptes Les Booth…

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War Contracts Cancelled

Northern Star · Wednesday 27 February 1946 · page 8

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Contracts to the value of over £17 million for the supply of war materials were cancelled by the Federal…

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War Veterans' Art Umon

Northern Star · Wednesday 27 February 1946 · page 9

A block of flats valued at £15,550 is the first prize in the War Veterans' Art Union to be drawn on March 18. There are 234 other…

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Germany's War Guilt Cannot Be Disptuted

Northern Star · Wednesday 27 February 1946 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday (AAP). — Germany's war guilt cannot be disputed. No historical investigation will be able to deny it. The…

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Lismore Enlistments for Interim Army

Northern Star · Wednesday 27 February 1946 · page 4

Enlisting of men to serve at home or abroad in Australia's Interim Army was commenced at the Drill Hall in Magellan Street,…

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Work for Soldiers

Northern Star · Wednesday 27 February 1946 · page 10

Sir,—In a recent issue of the "Star" a letter appeared over the signature of H. W. Wittleton expressing resentment at the lack of…

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Welcome Home at Fernleigh

Northern Star · Thursday 28 February 1946 · page 2

The first official welcome home to discharged district service personnnel was held in Fernleigh Hall. The guests were Ptes. F. Daley, P…

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Broadwater Euchre Tournament And Welcome Home

Northern Star · Thursday 28 February 1946 · page 2

Another of the series of cuchre tournaments conducted by Broadwater branch of the R.S.L. was held in the Colonial Sugar…

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War Veterans' Art Union

Tweed Daily · Thursday 28 February 1946 · page 2

Readers attention is drawn to an advertisement in today's issue of a first prize of £15,550 (block of flats) in addition to 234 other…

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Bexhill War Memorial Discussions

Northern Star · Thursday 28 February 1946 · page 4

A public meeting of residents of Bexhill and Boatharbour, covened by Messrs. A. Alcorn and E. Cooke, was held in Bexhill School of Arts…

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Merchant Seamen Still Receive War Bonus

Tweed Daily · Thursday 28 February 1946 · page 5

CANBERRA, Wednesday: A decision on whether the war bonus to Australian merchant seamen should continue after…

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War Agricultural C'tees to Disband

Northern Star · Thursday 28 February 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Graham, announced in Parliament today that the District War…

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Surplus War Material For Ex-Servicemen

Tweed Daily · Thursday 28 February 1946 · page 6

CANBERRA, Wednesday: The Federal Government is reported to be investigating how the special requirements of ex-servicemen…

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Black Market in New York Worse Than in War

Tweed Daily · Thursday 28 February 1946 · page 1

NEW YORK, Wednesday: The New York Times says: The New York OPA director (Mr Leo Gentner) in a speech said that…

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