From Prison Camp To Dubbo Workshop Brian Stevens Links Up with an Old War Friend
While a prisoner ol ivar for three and a half years, in Germany, Brian Stevens, sen of Mrs. Slovens and the late E. J. Slovens…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1946
593 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 19 of 30
War [?] Production
Of prime important [?]covery of peace-time industry, is the reconvention of fact[?] time during the war, including the days of the Battle of [?] drop-bammer at the Vickers Works Sheffield, was the only [?] crank-shrifts for Spitfires and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CORRESPONDENCE. Ex-Gunner Bitter About Soldier Settlement
To the Editor Wellington Times. Dear Sir,—By courtesy of your newspaper, Mr. McrKell has endeavoured to explain away his…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Service Moratorium Application Refused
Before Mr. G. C. Hook, P.M., at the Dubbo Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, Thomas King Gardiner, schoolteacher, applied under the War…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier Settlement Inquiry Mr. Fadden to Demand Inquiry
When Federal Parliament resumes, the Leader of the Federal country Party, Mr. Fadden, will demand a searching inquity into…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldier Land Settlement Government Refusal to Authorise Purchase of Single Farms
Mr. J. C. Thorne, Griffith, Immediate Past President nf the Murrumbidgee State Electorate Council, A.C.P., writes: "It would be hard to find any more stupid action in connection with Soldier Land Settlement Land decision by the Federal and State…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Orange Conference of Returned Soldiers
The president of the local branch of the Returned Soldiers’ League. Mr. Noel Knight, reported to a meeting last week that all motions…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Soldiers Give £10 for Food for Britain
“There is no cause more worthy than this,” said Mr. H. A. Manning at a meeting of the Coonabarabran sub-branch of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Donations by Soldiers’ League
Members of the Coonabarabran sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers’ League have so far donated £7/2/10 to the Legacy appeal. At…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Returned Soldiers Say Au Revoir To Dr. Docker
The Coonabarabran Sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers’ League took the opportunity at their meeting on Friday night to esay Au Revoir to their patron, Dr. Docker, who, together with Mrs. Docker, is shortly leaving- the district…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Soldiers Discuss Community Hotel Councillor Advise Diggers to Get Behind Scheme
Coonabarabran’s proposed Community Hotel was discussed at a meeting of the local sub-branch of the returned Soldier’s League on Friday night, when Councillor A. H. Manning advised the Diggers to get behind the hotel scheme from which they…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Slur on Australian Soldiers Misleading Statements by Metropolitan Newspapers
Most of us have liked to think that the things we read in atleast one Sydney morning paper are carefully edited and are in fact the truth. It seems that in its eagerness to become "modern," the "Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wongarbon Welcome Home
Although the weather was most unfavourable, very large gathering attended a welcome home party in the local hall on Saturday. June 29. Six…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Narromine Welcome Home a Stirring Function
Although somewhat belated, Nanomine's welcome home, on Saturday, to returned men and women of the services, was not lacking in warmth…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mumbil Welcome Home. Banquet and Dance Arranged
A meeting was held on Friday night larft to finalise arrangements for a welcome home to the servicemen of the district…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Anzac Day Service Protest From Shire President
At the last meeting of the Gilgandra Returned Sold iers League a strong protest was made by Mr G. Christle, Shire President, against the action of the lea gue in passing a resolution that in future the league…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wellington District News Cumnock War Memorial Committee Meets Park Site Not Yet Finalised
The meeting held in the Shire Hall on Saturday last by the War Memorial committee was well attended. Among those…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Developments in Palestine "Illegal Munitions of War" British Leader Cheered in House of Commons Jerusalem
A Clandestine Jewish Radio, operated by the Irgun Zvai Laumi Movement, last night denounced the "stay-your-hand" appeal made by the Jerwish agency leader (Doctor Weizmann) to the British Government and people…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier Settlement Government Record Criticised
Nothing discredited the Government more than the story of its lands administration, declared the Leader of the Country Party (Lt…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Seven Years Soldiers Preference
According to a Gallup Poll taken from a wide cross-section of Australian opinion, most Australians are opposed to extending soldier…
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