2-Day Carnival To Welcome Home Members Of The Forces
At a public meeting held in the Mechanics’ Institute Coonabarabran, it was decided to hold a welcome home…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1946
593 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 4 of 30
Latest British War Plane
Fast as a fighter, deadly as a bomber, the Blackburn Firebrand, latest British warplane released from the secret list, is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →For Jap War Trials
Sir William Webb Chief Justice of Queensland and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Memorial to Houor War Nurses
The gallant and horoic deeds of Australian war nurses who have given their lives on active service are to be commemorated…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Loan to Britain Urged by President Truman Goal of Expanded World Post-War Financial Policies WASHINGTON
A prompt grant of 3,750 million dollars to Great Britain, was urged by President Truman, in a message to Congress. He said it would lead to expanded production, consumption, and employment, and to rising standards of living…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier Deserters. Drastic Punishment Advocated. SYDNEY
Lieut. Colonel Mant, chief legal adviser to the N.S.W. L. of C. and S., at a Board inquiry into military law…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Building Priorities. Soldiers Favoured
Priority in home building materials will be given to returned soldiers, evicted persons and persons with large…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier Settler Blocks Who Should Effect Improvements?
Portion of the agreement between the Federal and State Governments regarding soldier settlement provides that no…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Returned Soldiers League Hold Annual Meeting President Presents a Comprehensive Report
A comprehensive report coming the [?]ear ended December 31, 1945 was presented to the annual meeting of the Coonabarabran branch of the R.S.A. & A.I.L.A. [?] Friday night last. In his report Mr. Dawson…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Serisier Badly Beaten on Dredge Issue Operations to Re-commence Next Week Wellington Councils Case Convinced Minister Dredge Will Soon Provide Employment at Pre-war Level
IN spite of the vigorous efforts of Ald. Serisier (Dubbo) and his cohorts to bring political pressure to bear on the Minister for Mines to restrain further operations of the Wellington Alluvials dredge, operations will commence next week as soon as final maintenance details are completed. About 40 men are at present fully employed, and the dredge management is…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Welcome Home at Borah Creek
Three Borah Creek soldiers, recently returned, Sergeant Oliver Horton, Sapper Arnold Horton, Sapper Norman…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →German War Trials Liberation of France "A Year of Sorrow" NUREMBURG
Numerous instances of German cruelty and terrorism, against the French civilian population, were cited by the French Prosecutor (M. Dubost) before…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Secret War Speeches In House Of Commons the "Admiral Darlan" Policy New York
Life magazine publishes another secret speech delivered to the House of Commons on December 10, 1942, a month after the Allied landings in North Africa, in which Mr. Churchill defends the Admiral Darlan policy…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sweeping Up After the War
The Royal Navy will be busy to the end of 1947 at great task of making world sea routes safe again…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"The Most Remarkable Place In Australia" Narromine's Fine War Fund Record Presentation of Loan Derby Cup Broadcast
There was a representative gathering at the Narromine Bowling Club on Thursday night. when Mr. H. B. [?] western loans organiser, presented the cup won by Narromine in the recent western war loan derby. The proceeding were broadcast over station 2D[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Death Penalty for War Crimes Uruguay's Attitude London
"It is an insult to even discuss the proposal," declared the Russian delegate (M. Gromyko) when a resolution from Uruguay, urging the next general…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Gratuities. Sydney
Canberra.—Minister for the Army, Mr. Forde, announced that war gratuities due to June 30th, 1945, are stimated to total…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →28,753 Australians Killed in War
Revised casualty figures for the Australian fighting forces, just issued, show that 28,753 were killed in all war theatres. This is 2388…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Loan Committee Meets P.M's Deputy Welcomed
Mr. Walter Marks, a Sydney so[?]tor of the well-known firm of Messrs Marshall, Marks and Jones, and chief volunt[?]y speaker for the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"We Have More Money Than Ever" Prime Minister's Representative Visits Mrromine, Peak Hill and Trangie How to Avoid the Financial Crash that Followed Last War
"In America they are planning to raise from all over the United States, the sum of 1375 million pounds to put our mother country, England, on her feet again. But do you realise that we, in Australia, have in our banks, on call at any time the banks are open, the…
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