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The wars & local soldiers, 1946

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Welcome Home at Trangie a Correction

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 11 May 1946 · page 1

We regret that, in our local correspondent's report of the Trangie Welcome Home ("liberal," May 7), the Shire President's name was…

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Second Welcome Home 890 Attend Successful Function Ex-service Personnel Fittingly Honoured

The Wellington Times · Monday 13 May 1946 · page 2

APPROXIMATELY 800 town and district citizens thronged the S.A.F. Building on Friday evening last to participate in Wellington's Second Welcome Home. It is estimated that nearly 200 ex-service men and women were…

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Wool Review Preparation for Auctions. Reverting to Pre-war Conditions

The Wellington Times · Monday 13 May 1946 · page 4

It is well recognised by all in a position to advise on this matter, that it must be emphasised that the auction system requires…

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Soldier Settlement Govt. Provision

The Wellington Times · Monday 13 May 1946 · page 8

Recently, through the courtesy of the Country Press, I announced that 20 further original blocks of adequate home…

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Welcome Home To Returning Servicemen

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 14 May 1946 · page 3

A meeting was held at Beni recently to discuss tile form of welcome to be tendered to local returning servicemen. It was decided that a wallet of notes…

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War Memorial in Dubbo

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 14 May 1946 · page 2

A letter from the Dubbo Chamber of Commerce was brought before the last meeting of the Municipal Council in winch advice was requested as to…

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[?]bella Welcome Home [?] A Spectacular Success [?] and Sincere Tribute to Returned Men

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 May 1946 · page 9

[?]MBELLA staged a warm, sincere and spectacular welcome to its returned servicemen on Tuesday evening. [?] than 300 people gathered to honour the young [?] of the district who had answered the nations call…

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Correspondence President's Thanks. Second Welcome Home

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 May 1946 · page 1

To the Editor "Wellington Times" Sir.—Would you kindly allow me space in the columns of the "Times" to express appreciation…

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District News Ballimore Welcome Home. Grand Affair

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 May 1946 · page 14

A grand welcome home was tendered by the Ballimore residents to returned personnel of the district on Friday, 26th…

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Strangest Story of the War

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 16 May 1946 · page 2

What Howard Marshall described at the B.C.C. microphone as “the most revealing story of the war” that he’d come…

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Soldiers’ Club for Boggabri

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 16 May 1946 · page 6

Boggabri sub-branch of the Returned Servicemen’s League will apply for a club liquor license under the new legislation shortly…

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Success in Soldier Settlement Generous Commonwealth and State Provision

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 16 May 1946 · page 2

Recently, through the courtesy of the Country Press, I announced that 20 further original blocks of adequate home maintenance…

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Disgusted and Amazed with Labor Govt. Shire Councillor Outspoken on Soldier Settlement Scheme

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 16 May 1946 · page 14

Supporting the Coonabarabran branch of the Returned Soldiers’ League in protesting against the inactivity of the Closer…

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Wheat Licences for Soldiers

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 16 May 1946 · page 8

Returned soldiers would definitely be given permanent wheat licences on areas that were considered to be wheatgrowing farms,…

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Success in Soldier Settlement. Generous Commonwealth and State Provision

The Western Herald · Friday 17 May 1946 · page 2

Recently, through the courtesy of the Country Press, I announced that 20 further original blocks of adequate home maintenance had…

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Comabella Welcome Home a Record Function

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 May 1946 · page 2

At the Comobella Hall on Tuesday evening, the Windorah-Comobella Welcome Home Committee held a banquet and dance in honor of 15 returned men…

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Jap War Leaders To Face Trial

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 May 1946 · page 1

Tojo Matsuoka Koiso Shimada…

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Post-War Policy For Agriculture

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1946 · page 1

Dr. B. T. Dickson (chief of the Division of Plant Industry in the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. Canberra)…

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U.S.A. War Disposals Investigation Washington

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1946 · page 5

Five separate Concessional committee are investigating the disposal of many million dollars' worth of war supplies and properly. Many members…

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Japanese War Criminals a Far-East Review Top Militarists on Trial

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1946 · page 7

The story of eighteen years of "conspiracy" for world domination will be told before the International Court in the mass war criminal trial opened in Tokyo on May 3 for the fifty-five-count indictment of top Japanese militarists…

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