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The wars & local soldiers, 1946

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For the Man on the Land Vegetable Production Effect of War-time Developments

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 May 1946 · page 4

No agricultural industry in Australia had been more greatly influenced by war conditions than vegetable production, and the resultant tendency would be toward keener competition and a sharper accent…

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Restriction on Soldier Settlement Condemned at Narandera

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 May 1946 · page 3

When the report on the public meeting at Narandera to discuss land settlement was tabled at the recent meeting of the Narandera…

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War Crime Trials Murder of U.S. Troops

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 May 1946 · page 1

LONDON, Friday: A third major war crimes trial was opened at Dachau yesterday when Colonel-General Sepp…

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Big U.s. War Scandal May Be Revealed

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 May 1946 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Friday: Five separate Congressional committees are investigating the disposal of one hundred thousand million…

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Returned Men Welcomed at Clear Ridge

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 May 1946 · page 4

The newly appointed Minister for Conservation (Mr. George Weir), accompanied Major J. C. Chanter, D.S.O., M.L.A. for Lachlan, to a…

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Gundagai Teams Selected to Play Cootamundra Two Big Games On Anzac. Park Next Sunday Omission of Marshall and Boyton a Surprise

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 20 May 1946 · page 8

A feast of football is promised at Gundagai next Sunday when two Cootamundra teams clash with O'Connell and his merry men on…

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Civil War Both Sides Criticised

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 21 May 1946 · page 1

NANKING, Tuesday: Sharp criticism of both communist and Government forces for their part in the civil war was made by the U.S. Ambassador,…

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Cootamundra and District War Memorial Fund

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 21 May 1946 · page 2

Mr. Dedman, Minister for Post-War Reconstruction, said in the Sydney Morning Herald" on Thursday, May 16. "It is the intention of the…

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War Crimes in Batavia Collaborationist Intrigues

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 May 1946 · page 1

BATAVIA, Monday: "Two Japanese and three Indonesians, who were arrested by the Indonesian Republican Peoples" Amy, following…

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Civil War Continues in China Truce Teams Working Hard

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 May 1946 · page 1

NANKING, Monday: Government and Communist forces are reported to be fighting in the North China…

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Returned Soldiers' Auxiliary Monthly Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 21 May 1946 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the R.S. Women's Auxiliary was held on Tuesday, 6th May, Mrs. J. L. Moir (vice-president) occupied the chair in the…

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Foreigners for Demobilisation To be Returned Whence They Enlisted

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 21 May 1946 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday: Following an Agency announcement that arrangements had been made for the return to Britain of the Polish forces from…

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Soldier on Four Charges of Housebreaking Alleged Thefts at Wallacetown and Brucedale

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 May 1946 · page 2

An 18-year-old soldier, Albert Edward Richards, of Wagga, was committed for trial at the Wagga Police Court yesterday, before Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, P.M., on each of four charges of breaking, entering…

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Success in Soldier Settlement Generous Commonwealth and State Provision

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 21 May 1946 · page 3

RECENTLY, through the courtesy of the Country Press, I announced that 20 further original blocks of adequate home…

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Post-War Policy For Agriculture

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 May 1946 · page 2

Dr. B. T. Dickson (chief of the Division of Plant Industry in the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. Canberra…

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Soldier Has Too Many Petrol Tickets

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 May 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY. Tuesday: James William Malcolm, 22, soldier, was fined £60 at Burwood Police Court to-day for having in his possession…

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Persian Civil War

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 May 1946 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday: Reuter's Agency, quoting a reliable source, says that fighting between the Government forces and the Azerbaijan…

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War Graves Australian Units in Malaya

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 May 1946 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wednesday: Eight Australian War Graves Units and three Australian Contact and Inquiry learns were operating…

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Hillston Pat[?] and War Fund the Final Meeting

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 23 May 1946 · page 2

At the final meeting of the Hillston Patriotic and War Fund Committee held on Monday night it was agreed that the sweaters…

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The War on Rabbits Ned for Vigi[?]ce

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 23 May 1946 · page 2

"The position in regard to rabbits is fairly satisfactory in the district which I have recently inspected," reported Mr…

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