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Dubbo & the Western Plains · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1947

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Soldier Settlement And The Government a Plain Statement of Fact

The Western Herald · Friday 21 March 1947 · page 6

The purpose of the Government in regard to soldier settlement is to at once make provision to meet the requirements of those…

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Converted War Craft Lost in Storm LONDON, Friday

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 22 March 1947 · page 1

Five persons including the owner, William Cecil Lower, and his wife are feared to be missing from the 454 ton ship, the Faniagusta, a converted…

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King Meets Nonagenarian Boer War Veteran Cape Town

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 25 March 1947 · page 1

A 91-year-old Boer War veteran, (J. Wiggatt) was among the gathering which took tea with the Royal Party at a famous spot on…

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Pressure Was Used To Induce Turkey To Enter War WASHINGTON

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 25 March 1947 · page 1

That the United States, Britain, and Russia, attempted unsuccessfully to bring Turkey into the war against Germany in 1943 was disclosed by the State Department when it made public the text of an…

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Anzac Day Form of Service

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 27 March 1947 · page 5

A sub committee comprising representatives of Council Returned Soldiers' League and the Legion of Ex-Servicemen and Women will…

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War on Galvanised Burr Notices to Be Served Prosecutions To Follow

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 27 March 1947 · page 1

"That the Engineer be instructed to serve notice on all landholders whose property is infested with…

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Dramatic Statement at War Crimes Trial Rabaul, Friday

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 March 1947 · page 1

There was a dramatic development in the war crimes trial of Major General Akira Hirota today, when General Hitoshi…

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2000 Single Farms for Soldier Settlers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 1 April 1947 · page 5

According to investigations made by returned soldiers' sub-branches, it would be possible to settle approximately 2,000 soldiers in New…

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Returned Soldiers Pay Tribute To fs 'Gone West'

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 1 April 1947 · page 6

About 60 members of the local sub-branch R.S.S. & A.I.L.A. met on Friday night for the regular monthly meeting. The President Mr. S. Keeble was in the chair. Silent tributes was paid to Fallen…

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Single Farms for Soldier Settlers 2,000 Said to Be Available

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 3 April 1947 · page 3

According to investigations made by returned soldiers’ sub-branches, It would be possible to settle approximately…

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Returned Soldiers Will Parade on

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 3 April 1947 · page 11

The executive officers of the Coonabarabran sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers’ League will shortly be making…

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Department Of Post War Reconstruction the Physically Disabled

The Western Herald · Friday 4 April 1947 · page 5

Ex-servicemen and women are minded that apart from the benefits provided by the Repatriation Commission for ex-service…

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Anzac Day Ban Concession to Jap Arrogance London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 10 April 1947 · page 1

Severe curtailment of Anzac Day commemoration service by the B.C.O.F. in Japan, which is regarded as a weak convession to…

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Aid For Greece, Turkey Means War, Says Isolationist WASHINGTON

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 10 April 1947 · page 1

President Truman's aid programme for Greece and Turkey would inevitably mean another war, declared Senator Bushfield, Republican of South Dakota, when he addressed the Senate yesterday…

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Soldier Settlers Gilgandra Leads the Way

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 10 April 1947 · page 9

Probably the first centre in this West to have created a group settlement for soldier settlers is Gilgandra, where…

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Latest Telegrams Controversy Over Celebration of Anzac Day in Japan. Observing Anzac Day in Tokio

The Western Herald · Friday 11 April 1947 · page 1

Melbourne. — Controversy over earlier reports that the occupation authorities in Japan bad banned the Australian troops public…

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Shire Road Plant Has Work For Three Years, Says President Big Leeway To Be Made Up After War Years

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 11 April 1947 · page 1

The different units of the Timbrebongie Shire Council's read plant will probably take there years to catch to up with the work that needs to be done. This opinion was expressed at wednesday's meeting of the council by the president. Cr. E. G. Hoy…

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Auxiliary Plans Anzac Ball Arrangements

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 12 April 1947 · page 1

Much of the time of the Women's Auxiliary of the R.S.I.L.A. meeting yesterday, was taken up with the discussion of arrangements for the Anzac Ball to be held at the Theatre Royal on April 25. Various sub-committees were formed to…

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Soldiers' Club Transfer of School of Arts Completed

The Wellington Times · Monday 14 April 1947 · page 5

The ownership of the Wellington School of Arts building has passed to the local branch of the R.S.S.A.I.L.A…

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R.s.l Plans for Anzac Day at Trangie

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 15 April 1947 · page 1

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