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The wars & local soldiers, 1946

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Gundagai War Agricultural Committee Disbands

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 21 March 1946 · page 4

All War Agricultural Committees disbanded on 14th March. It was decided at a rcent meeting of the Australian Agricultural…

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War Gratuities May Be Used on Homes

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 March 1946 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wednesday: Regulations to enable ex-servicemen to use their war gratuity credits to assist in buying or building homes…

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Shire Patriotic and War Fund Activities Finalised Surplus Funds Distributed

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 21 March 1946 · page 1

After a highly creditable record of service during the war years, the Tumbarumba Shire Patriotic and War Fund…

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Use War Gratuities on Homes

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 22 March 1946 · page 1

Regulations to enable ex-Servicemen to use their war gratuity credits to assist in buying or building homes will be introduced by the Commonwealth…

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War Criminal Trials at Nuremberg

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 March 1946 · page 1

NUREMBERG, Thurs. (A.A.P.): Further clashes between Reich-Marshal Goering and the V.S. prosecutor (Mr. Justice Jackson), who…

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Sydney's First Post-war Sheep Show

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 March 1946 · page 4

After an absence of five years. Sydney's annual sheep show will be resumed on May 31 and June 1 by the New South Wales…

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Farms for Soldiers

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 22 March 1946 · page 4

Negotiations for the acquistion of four properties in New South Wales for the settlement of returned soldiers have been completed. The…

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Big Food Release by Army At Risk of Soldiers Going Short

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 March 1946 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday: More than 20,000,000 lbs. of foodstuffs and 3,000,000 pints of fruit juice are to be released from Army…

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Soldiers' Memorial Hall Carnival To-day and TO-MORROW

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 22 March 1946 · page 2

£25,000 is required to erect the Memorial Building that has been designed for the local branches of the Returned Soldiers' League and the…

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Post-War Work in Tumut Shire £18,000 Road Works Programme Approved Council Asks Government for Grant on £-for-£ Basis

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 22 March 1946 · page 1

As the result of information received from the Minister for Public Works, Tumut Shire Council at its meeting on Monday night approved of a list of proposed post-war works prepared by the Engineer and totalling over £18,000…

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Wantabadgery East Sir Keith Murdoch's Offer "Soldiers Can Have Whole Area"

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 March 1946 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Friday: In a vigorous reply to statements made by the Minister for Lands (Mr. Tully) concerning negotiations for the…

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Soldier Settlement Along Murray Interstate Conference Held

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 March 1946 · page 2

Delegates of New South Wales and Victorian sub-branches of the Returned Soldiers' League along the Murray Valley held a…

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War Agricultural Committees Did Big War-time Job

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 25 March 1946 · page 2

The War Agricultural Committees in NSW were officially disbanded last week. With all their limitations these district committees and…

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Harden Property For Soldier Settlement

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 March 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: Announcement by the Minister for Lands Mr. Tully) that the Harden district property, Beggan Beggan, will be…

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Farms for Soldiers Eight Estates Bought, But None In Yass Electorate

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 25 March 1946 · page 7

Negotiations for the acquisition of four properties in NSW for settlement of returned soldiers have been completed, the Minister for Lands Mr Tully, announced last week. The properties are Gragin near Delungra, about 25,000 acres;…

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The Latest— First Property for Soldiers Beggan Beggan Named By Minister

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 25 March 1946 · page 1

First property named for soldier settlement in the Yass Electorate is Beggan Beggan, at Harden. Member for Yass (Mr Billy…

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Soldier Rehabilitation a New Approach Essential

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 25 March 1946 · page 3

Speaking at the recent Corowa Electorate Council Conference at Lockhart, Brigadier Warren McDonald, CP candidate for Hume, stressed…

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Woman War Criminal Executed

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 March 1946 · page 2

BUDAPEST, Monday: A Hungarian woman war criminal, Pirsoka Dely was executed by strangulation in the courtyard of…

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Darwin War Crime Sentences Declared Not Being Served

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 26 March 1946 · page 1

Three Japanese captains who had been sentenced to short terms of imprisonment by a military court last Friday for beating and torturing Aus…

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Win for Billy Sheahan Start With Soldier Settlement

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 26 March 1946 · page 2

Announcement by the Minister for Lands (Mr. Tully) that the Harden district property, Beggan Beggan, is to be used for soldier…

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