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The wars & local soldiers, 1946

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Soldier Settlement Certificates Discharged Men Must Apply Again

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 22 January 1946 · page 1

Members of the armed services who have obtained qualification certificates while they were still in the forces entitling them to apply for land…

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Farms for Soldiers in Better Areas

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 22 January 1946 · page 1

A [?] ex-servicemen to be [?] existing farms under [?] War Service Land Settlement [?] war made in the…

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Tribute to Bowlers Splendid War Effort

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 January 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY. Tuesday: A high tribute to the war effort of bowlers was paid by the lord Mayor of Sydney (Alderman…

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Ending of Far-east War Official Date Named

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 January 1946 · page 2

CANBERRA: The commonwealth Government believes that September 2, 1945, should be regarded as the date on which…

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V.C. for Brave Soldier Defied Enemy On Bougainville

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 January 1946 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday: A New South Wales militiaman. Pte. Frank John Partridge, N454.409, of Upper Hewell Creek, via…

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Classing the Clip War and Peace Time Procedure

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 24 January 1946 · page 7

The current half year is the final period of the existing appraisement system. During the currency a great change has occurred in the…

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Re-enlistment Rush

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 January 1946 · page 2

BRISBANE, Wednesday: Many discharged servicemen are applying here for re-enlistment. One man said he had been discharged…

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Mud Bricks to Make Home for Young Soldier

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 24 January 1946 · page 1

Intending to get married, and confronted with a shortage of house building materials, a young ex-soldier and professional cyclist,…

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Welcome Home Socials

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 3

Two Welcome Home Socials are to be held next week, one at Yanco on Tuesday night and the other in St. Peter's Hall on Thursday night…

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Returned Men's Difficulties

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: The in flexible provisions of the Re-establishment and Employment Act were prejudicing preference to…

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Wallaroobie News Welcome Home and Presentations to Local Servicemen (from our Correspondent)

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 4

A welcome home was tendered two servicemen at the Wallaroobie Hall, on Wednesday, 17th January: Keith Woods lately discharged from the Air Force…

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Writing War History

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 2

CANBERRA. Thursday: Major Dudley M'Carthy and Squadron Leader John Herritngton, both returned from this war, are to write…

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War Reporters Kept Trust

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 2

"Pressmen were let in on most vital top-secret plans during the war, and in not one single case did they ever abuse the trust placed in them," said…

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September 2 Was End Of Pacific War

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 4

The Attorney-General (Dr. Evatt) said that there had been several requests to die Government for an expression of legal opinion as to…

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Leave for Prisoners of War Mr. Fadden's Plea

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 7

The leader of the Australian Country Patty, Mr. Fadden, has telegraphed the Minister for the Army. Mr. Forde, concerning protests by…

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Classing the Clip War and Peace Time Procedure

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 8

Winchcombe Carson, Ltd. report: The current half year is the final period of the existing appraisement system. During its currency a great…

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Soldier Settler Blocks Who Should Effect Improvements?

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 4

Portion of the agreement the Federal and State Governments regarding soldier settlement provides Hint no settler shall occuy his block…

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"Bordering on the Impertinent" Federal Control of State Soldier Settlement

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 4
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Conditions imposed by the Commonwealth on the States in the agreement covering the settling of ex-servicemen on the land were described in the…

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Fruit Industry and Soldier Settlement

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 January 1946 · page 3

CANBERRA, Friday: "War service land settlement will be conditioned by land opportunities rather than by the number of applicants…

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