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The wars & local soldiers, 1945

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Anzac Dinner

The Western Herald · Friday 20 April 1945 · page 3

The Anzac Dinner will take place at 1 p.m., and all returned men and fathers of returned men are invited to attend…

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Anzac Ball

The Western Herald · Friday 20 April 1945 · page 3

The Anzac Ball on Thursday night, April 26th, promises to be a big success, and the proceeds are in aid of the proposed Soldiers'…

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Local and General Anzac Dawn Ceremony

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 20 April 1945 · page 4

Next Wednesday, April 25, the Anzac down ceremony of remembrance [?] conducted at 5.30 a.m. under the auspices of the Narromine…

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Anzac Day Celebrations Service at Memorial

The Western Herald · Friday 20 April 1945 · page 3

Anzac Day will be celebrated in Bourke in the usual way on Wednesday next. The usual Dawn Service will be held at the…

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Anzac Day at Peak Hill Programme of Commemoration

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 20 April 1945 · page 7

The town clerk (Mr. C. McDowall) has supplied us with the following programme for the Peak Hill and [?] commemoration of…

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War News In Brief Germany

The Western Herald · Friday 20 April 1945 · page 1

American 9th Army troops have captured the battered City of Magdeburg. The bridgehead over the Elbe River has been enlarged…

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Local and General Reception of Prisoners of War From Germany

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 20 April 1945 · page 5

Two members of the Australian Red Cross unit in England, Commissioner Jack Nimino and Senior Representative I. W. Walker, are leaving…

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Narromine News Anzac Day

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1945 · page 2

It is expected that the Anzac Commemoration service at Narromine this year will be largely attended and for this reason will be held at the…

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Anzac Day Arrangements Parade and Memorial Ceremony

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1945 · page 1

The Dubbo Branch of the R.S.S. and A.I.L.A. has arranged an impressive programme for the celebration of Anzac Day. Commencing with the traditional Dawn Service it includes a luncheon to visiting Airmen and concludes with a…

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Anzac Day

The Wellington Times · Monday 23 April 1945 · page 1

The postmaster. Mr. G. H. Dicker, supplies the following information: Office open from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.: outward mails…

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Anzac Day Wednesday's Ceremonies

The Wellington Times · Monday 23 April 1945 · page 5

Anzac Day will be celebrated in Wellington on Wednesday next in the usual manner, when the ceremonies will be held in…

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Madame Fabian Chow Eloquent Address China's Grim Ordeal in Eight Years of War

The Wellington Times · Monday 23 April 1945 · page 1

"Are you going to do your job?" were the final words of a stirring address, entitled "China's Sacrifice," by Madame Fabian Chow, the eminent Chinese lecturer, who visited Wellington on Friday evening last, in support of…

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Welcome Home

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1945 · page 4

A meeting was held at the Trangie School of Arts on Friday night to arrange a welcome home to discharged personnel. The chair was taken by…

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Local and General Welcome Home

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1945 · page 1

The Mayor (Ald. R. C. Tancred) told last night's Town Council meeting that he would call a public meeting to discuss the subject of…

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EDITORIAL Anzac

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1945 · page 2

THIRTY years ago tomorrow, on April 25, 1915, the men of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps stormed Gallipoli and founded…

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Anzac Day Arrangements

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1945 · page 1

The march, of the returned servicemen to the Dubbo War Memorial will leave the Exchange Hotel corner at 10-30 a.m. and will be by way of…

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Postal Arrangements Hours on Anzac Day

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1945 · page 1

There will be no delivery of mails by position on Anzac Day and the Post Onion will be open only from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Only ordinary postal and…

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Mr. Forde on the War

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1945 · page 1

NEW YORK, Friday.—Australia's Deputy Prime Minister, Mr. Forde, who, with the Attorney General, Dr. Evatt, have arrived in New York…

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Prisoner of War Free Captain Tony Clark

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1945 · page 3

Mrs. Chirk, Jnu of Dulcidene, Terramungamme, has received word that her husband, Captain Tony Clark, is in London, having been liberated by…

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Prisoners of War in Europe Nazis Giving Them Up

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1945 · page 1

Allied planes last night dropped leaflets on German-held portions of the Reich warning all German officers…

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