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The wars & local soldiers, 1946

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Australian War Grimes Court Opens

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 June 1946 · page 1

SINGAPORE, Wednesday: The first Australian War Crimes Court sat yesterday and will continue…

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Plans to Build Big Sporting Arena in Anzac Park Local Sporting Bodies Confer

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 27 June 1946 · page 1

The sporting organisations of Gundagai have combined in an effort to have the present lay-out of sporting facilities on Anzac…

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Says Coal Miners Are "At War" with Country Senator Foll's Bitter Attack

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 June 1946 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wednesday: "It is quite apparent that the coal miners in this country have been at war with the rest of the community for some years past, and during a period when this country was fighting…

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U.S. Charged with Causing Civil War Demand That Forces Quit China

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 June 1946 · page 1

SHANGHAI, Wednesday: Dr. Tao Heng Chi, spokesman for 54 anti-civil war groups, demanded that the U.S. forces quit China and…

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Seven Soldiers Killed In Explosion

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 June 1946 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday: Seven soldiers were killed and 1[?] injured when obsolete ammunition, which they were loading into landing…

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Tooyal News Welcome Home Dance

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 28 June 1946 · page 3

The attendance at the Welcome Home dance at Tooyal on Friday night last was not up to expectations, but a very good time was had by all who ventured out…

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Returned Men and Tenancy Regulations Minister Explains Tenancy Regulations

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 June 1946 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday: The, Tenancy regulations were designed to apply only to unoccupied houses and not to those in course…

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Leeton and District War Memorial Notes

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 28 June 1946 · page 2

THE committee hopes that these notes are being read and studied by everyone in the community, because they wish to impress…

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Names of This War's Dead on Wagga Cenotaph

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 June 1946 · page 7

In a report to the meeting or the Wagga City Council last night the town clerk (Mr. F. H. Burns) directed attention to the matter…

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Soldiers' Monthly Get-together at St. Jeter's Hall

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 28 June 1946 · page 5

These functions which were so popular last winter, have started off once again. On Thursday night of last week, a happy little crowd got…

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Japanese Hold Own "War Crimes Trial"

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 June 1946 · page 1

TOKYO, Friday (A.A.P.): Japanese soldiers who conducted a "war crimes trial" while being repatriated aboard the Tatsuhara Maru from…

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Rationing of Petrol Consumption Almost Equals Pre-War Figure

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 June 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: For all practical purposes, the rationing of petrol in Australia should end on Sunday, said the General Secretary of…

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War Preparedness in West Washington, Fri. (A.A.P.)

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 June 1946 · page 1

"Peace depends upon A world realisation that the United States could detest any enemy or combination of enemies who might…

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War Prisoner Hangs Himself Death For Murder of Australian Airman

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 June 1946 · page 2

LONDON, Friday: Lieut-General Max Koegell, former commanding officer of the notorious Flossenburg concentration camp who was…

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Temporary Workers and Returned Men

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 July 1946 · page 4

"What, another inquiry?" exclaimed Councillor M. Waring at the Leeton Shire Council meeting last week, when the president (Cr…

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Welcome Home Dance at Pleasant Hills

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 July 1946 · page 4

Six years of work by the Pleasant Bills Patriotic Committee culminated with a welcome home social in the Pleasant Hills Ball. A large crowd…

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Sydney's Need for Opera House Joan Hammond's Share in War Work

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 July 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: Miss Joan Hammond, the Australian linger, who is to tour Australian capital cities under the auspices of the…

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Soldiers' Memorial at Wagga Committee to Report on Proposed Building

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 July 1946 · page 1

It was decided at the monthly meeting of tile Wagga Subbranch of the Returned Soldiers' League on Saturday night that a…

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Soldiers' Memorial at Leeton May Be Abandoned Low Finances Worry Councillors

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 July 1946 · page 4

While agreeing that Mountford Park looked a perfect picture, and that the standard of the gardens was very high, doubts were…

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District News Sandigo Welcome Home to Able Seaman Miles

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 2 July 1946 · page 2

On Saturday evening, 22nd June, a welcome Home social was tendered to Able Seaman John Miles, of Sandigo, by the Sandigo Welcome Home…

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