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The wars & local soldiers, 1946

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District News Geurie Welcome Home. Ten Servicemen Honoured

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 10

A large crowd attended the welcome home social given to ten of our servicemen on Saturday night last in the Memorial…

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400 Diggers Will Celebrate Anzac Day

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 1

The first peace time Anzac Day should be well [?]mem bered by the Gilgandra Diggers…

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Tour of Soil Research Station Arranged By District War Agricultural Committee

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 3

The District War Agricultural Committee is arranging a con ducted tour of the Wellington Soil Research Station on…

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Soldiers' Welfare League

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 4

A committee meeting of the Soldiers' Welfa[?]e League was held on 20th February, [?] v. M[?]ers presiding…

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Returned Soldiers' League

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Mendoolan-Meyrygoen branch of the Returned Soldiers' League was held on 2[?]rd February,…

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Local and General Young Soldier’s Record

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 5

What might well be a record in Australian military history has been established by a North Coast farmer’s son, Harry Green, who…

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13 Jap. War Criminals Shot. Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 8 March 1946 · page 1

Canberra.—The Minister for the Army, Mr. Forde, announced last night that the first mass execution of Japanese war criminals…

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Returned Soldiers' League Monthly Meeting

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 8 March 1946 · page 3

The usual monthly [?] of the Peak Hill sub-branch of the RSS and AILA was held in the AIF Hall on Saturday night the president (Mr. D…

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Geurie Welcome Home

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1946 · page 5

A large crowd attended the welcome home social given to ten servicemen on Saturday night in the Memorial Hall. The guests of honour were:…

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Nurses' War Memorial for Westminster Abbey

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 March 1946 · page 4

An appeal to Sisters of the R.A.A.F. Nursing Service, past and present, has been issued by the Matron-in-Chief, Medical Directorate, R.A.A.F., Albert…

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Post-war Reconstruction

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 14 March 1946 · page 7

It was my privilege a few days ago to present to Parliament estimates for the expenditure of £15,352,000 on public works,…

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Eumungerie News War Patriotic Association

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 14 March 1946 · page 4

On Saturday last a well attended meeting of the Eumungerie War patriotic Association brought its war effort to a close, when, after reading…

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Show Society's Annual Meeting Splended War Record

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 14 March 1946 · page 1

The annual meeting of the Gilgandra P. and A. Association was held last Saturday, when about 40 members were in attendance. The balance of the recent…

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Lovely [?] Radio Star Waits War Crime Trial

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 14 March 1946 · page 1

Tokio Rose, Japan's star wartime propagandist, is reported to be a very beautiful woman. She is a full-blooded Japanese…

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Yoizuki And War Brides Mr. Chifley's Comparison Formal Inquiry Refused CANBERRA

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 14 March 1946 · page 1

During a motion for adjournment, the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) told the House of Representatives last night that he did not pretend that the destroyer[?] Yoizuki, was not overcrowded, but said conditions were better than those of…

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Stalin on Churchill "A Call For War With Soviet" Questions at Press Conference Effect On Russo-British Treaty MOSCOW

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 14 March 1946 · page 1

"Mr. Churchill's speech at Fulton last week was dangerous, and calculated to sow discord, and hinder collaboration between Britain and the Soviet", declared M. Stalin in an interview with a correspondent of the official newspaper,…

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Grazing Land for Soldiers 20 North Western Blocks

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 14 March 1946 · page 4

Only service and ex-service men will be allowed to ballot for 20 blocks of north western graizinjg land just…

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Land for Soldier Settlers Government Asked for Definite Information

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 14 March 1946 · page 2

The delay in making land available for ex-Servicemen has prompted Mr. W. A. Chaffey (C.P., Tamworth) to ask the…

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Post-War Reconstruction Programme Foremost Needs a First Priority

The Western Herald · Friday 15 March 1946 · page 7

It was my privilege a few days ago to present to parliament estimates for the expenditure of £15,352,000 on public works, services…

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Vongarbon Welcome Home. Service Personnel Entertained

The Wellington Times · Monday 18 March 1946 · page 8

On Monday night last, a crowd of two hundred gathered at the local hall to welcome service personnel…

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