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The wars & local soldiers, 1946

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Japanese War Trials at Singapore Notorious Siam-Burma Road Inhuman Sadism "Frankenstein Monster" SINGAPORE

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

The first of a big series of war trials connected with the building of the notorious Siam-Burma Railway opened in Singapore yesterday. A Japanese Major, Totaro Mizutani, commander of camps…

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BODANGORA Welcome Home Committee

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 May 1946 · page 11

The Bodangora welcome home committee met in the local hall on Wednesday night, 15th May. A large crowd, under[?]erred by…

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Collie Welcome Home Arrangements Being Finalised

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 23 May 1946 · page 2

A meeting will be held next Saturday afternoon at Collie at 3 p.m., to finalise arrangements for the welcome home function…

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Ex-Soldiers Want Land Angry Scene at Forbes Meeting

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 23 May 1946 · page 11

The failure of both the Federal and State Government to put soldier settlement schemes into effect was criticised at an RSL…

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War Service Homes

The Western Herald · Friday 24 May 1946 · page 4

The Commissioner for War Service Homes recently announced that the amending War Service Homes Act recently passed by…

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Benefit for Soldier Newtown Club's Effort

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 28 May 1946 · page 2

A highly successful benefit social for Mr. J. K. Maxwell, a returned soldier, was conducted in the Newtown Hall by the Newtown R.S.S…

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Welcome Home Bodangora Servicemen Warmly Honoured

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 May 1946 · page 1

Bodangora residents on Friday evening last staged a warm and sincere welcome to the returned…

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Facing World War III

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 30 May 1946 · page 2

In the normal relationships of life, the desire for ponce is as Widespread, among civilised peoples, as it is genuine and deep-rooted, and there is no reason for assuming that the ordinary man prefers to die on the battlefield rather than in his bed…

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Australia Shares in War Reparations BRUSSELS

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 30 May 1946 · page 1

This Inter-Allied Reparations Agency announced that of 249 ships totalling 689,286 tons available to 18 Allied nations, Britain will receive 90 German…

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Minister For Lands Replies The State Secretary, R.S.S.A.I.LA. of Australia, Anzac Memorial, Hyde Park, Sydney

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 30 May 1946 · page 1

Dear Sir,— Your letter of 5th March, 1946. (NR.JS.25/L/1), invited my comment relative to a communication…

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Support Only Returned Soldier Candidates at Elections

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 30 May 1946 · page 5

At last meeting of the Dubbo R.S.L. a resolution for submission to the Western Districts Conference was that the…

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Only One Soldier in Six Will Be Successful

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 30 May 1946 · page 1

Out of every six soldiers who qualified for Government land grants, only one would be successful in the final ballot, mid…

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State and Soldier Settlement

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 30 May 1946 · page 13

Statements made in the Press and on the public platform alleging delay on the part of the Government in implementing its…

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The Story of Bread. in War and Peace

The Western Herald · Friday 31 May 1946 · page 8

(A joint statement on behalf of the Master Bakers and Bread-Carters of Western N.S.W.). Bread has long been accepted as…

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The Story of Bread In War and Peace (A joint statement on behalf of the Master Bakers and Bread-Carters of Western NSW)

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 31 May 1946 · page 5

Broad has long been accepted as the basic food of the white races. When war threatened our Empire, statesman in England and Australia…

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German War Trial Witness Collapses Hamburg

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 1 June 1946 · page 1

A German Lieut-Colonel, Karl Sparkoff, collapsed while giving evidence for the defence at the War Crimes trial. A Doctor diagnosed it as…

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Post-war Adjustment Hits Bathurst Bathurst

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 1 June 1946 · page 1

The Army camp and munitions factory in Bathurst virtually closed clown to-day, after operating for four years. There are only about two hundred…

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British Soldiers Murdered at Alexandria Action By Ambassador LONDON

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 4 June 1946 · page 1

The British Government holds the Egyptian Government responsible for the melancholy occurrence and has instructed its Ambassador to make further representations to Egypt, said the Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Mr. McNeil)…

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Returned Soldiers Decide an Issue Patriotic Functions Discussed Electoral Employment Available

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 4 June 1946 · page 2

The question of whether or not the Victory Ball, to be held in aid of the Dubbo Base Hospital on the night of June 10, was a patriotic function, was discussed at length by members of the Dubbo Sub-Branch of the R.S.S. & A.I.L.A, at a…

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Dubbo Welcome Home

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 6 June 1946 · page 1

Attention is directed to an advertisement in this issue calling for a large attendance of members of the Auxiliaries of the R.S.S. and A.I.L.A…

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