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Dubbo & the Western Plains · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1945

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War News In Brief Germany

The Western Herald · Friday 6 April 1945 · page 1

The race by Allied armies for Berlin and other important cities c[?]nues. A pincer movement by the U.S. 1st and 9th Armies…

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No Extra Beer for Soldiers. Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 6 April 1945 · page 1

Melbourne.—The Minister for Customs, Senator Keane, announced that the request that returned soldiers organisations should get…

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Sport With America When War Ends

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 7 April 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday. — Sporting relations between Australia and America would boom after the war said former world's heavyweight boxing…

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Dubbo Investors Are Ready to Boost Local Effort in Big War Loan Derby

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 7 April 1945 · page 1

"We are confident that Dubbo will make a great showing in the Western Loan Derby to be staged over Station 2DU on Sunday," said the secretary…

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Senator Eraser Takes Message to Soldiers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 7 April 1945 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday—On a visit to operation areas, the acting-Minister for the Army, Senator Fraser, is taking with him a message from the Prime…

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Returned Soldiers Oppose ABC 'Political' Appointment

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 7 April 1945 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday.—The Federal Executive is to be asked by the State Council of the Returned Soldiers' League to take out an injunction…

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Dubbo Soldiers Killed in Action with A.i.f

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 10 April 1945 · page 3

Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Stroud, of 42 Goode Street, received a telegram today informing them that their son. Pte. Clarence. Robert Stroud (25),…

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Australian War Effort Sabotaged By Miners

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 10 April 1945 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Those coalminers who were deliberately sabotaging Australia's war effort and its future were enemies of the country,…

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Soldier Fined £3/10/- For Possessing Goods Believed to be Stolen

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 10 April 1945 · page 3

Charged at Dublin Court of Petty Sessions on Monday with being in possession of goods reasonably believed to have been stolen, Lawrence Patrick…

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Gulargambone Anzac Service

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 12 April 1945 · page 2

Service will be conducted at 10.30 Anzac Day at the Memorial. Diggers roll up, also local residents. Note time…

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Bulga War Workers Annual Meeting

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 12 April 1945 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Bulga War Workers was held at Chippendale School. Mrs. Kilby[?], retiring…

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Fadden Urges National Stocktaking of Aust. War Effort Front SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 12 April 1945 · page 1

A national stocktaking of the Australian war effort on the home front by practical independent men was advocated by the leader of the…

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Welcome to Returned Men What is Narromine Doing ?

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 13 April 1945 · page 4

At Tuesday night's meeting of the Narromine Patriotic Committee several of the members wished to know what had been done by the municipal…

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Post-war Work

The Western Herald · Friday 13 April 1945 · page 1

Canberra.—A survey of the services to secure data to guide Post War Reconstruction, reveals that only 50 per cent of the R.A.A.F…

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War News In Brief Russian Front

The Western Herald · Friday 13 April 1945 · page 1

Fighting has virtually ceased in East Prussia, with the capture of Konigsberg by Soviet troops. The Austrian capital of Vienna has…

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Soldiers Letters

The Western Herald · Friday 13 April 1945 · page 1

In addition to our request of Parents and Relatives to let us have anything interesting in the letters they receive from…

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EDITORIAL Dubbo After the War

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 April 1945 · page 2

IT is a remarkable fact that, in modern times, a period of war produces the greatest will to re-organise and reconstruct, to reduce…

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Wool Marketing The Post-War Prospects

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 17 April 1945 · page 3

Sydney wool appraisements recommenced yesterday and this series is expected to extend until Friday. It has been estimated that approximately 21,800 bales of growers wool will be submitted over this period. Usually at…

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Portable Libraries For Prisoners of War

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 17 April 1945 · page 2

Perty box libraries, each containing 100 Australia books, are awaiting shipment from Victoria to Australian prisoners of war and internees in…

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Yeoval News War Memorial Hall. £103 Raised

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 April 1945 · page 15

The street carnival, in aid of the Yeoval War Memorial fall, which was postponed rom Saturday, 7th inst., on…

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