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The wars & local soldiers, 1947

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11 Germans Hanged for War Crimes

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 May 1947 · page 3

BERLIN, Sunday: Johann Schwarzhuber, Ludwig Ramdour, Gustav Binder, Gerhard Schidlausky and Rolf Rosenthal, who…

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Stalin Urges Greater Co-operation; if not, War Inevitable

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 May 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday: An appeal for greater co-operation between the United States and Russia was made by M. Stalin to Harold Stassen, candidate for Republican Presidential nomination, in an interview in Moscow…

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U.s. Move to Court Martial Soldiers in May Day Parade

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 May 1947 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Sunday. Representative Parnell Thomas, Republican Chairman of the House Committee on Un-American…

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Appeal for £25,000 Disabled Soldiers' Assn

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 5 May 1947 · page 6

An appeal for £25,000 has been launched for the builiding of a comfortable club room in Sydney for the thousands of ex-servicemen in…

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War Memorial Plans

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 6 May 1947 · page 1

The Federal Cabinet asked for consideration of utilitarian memorials before approving recommendations for the four memorials to commemorate…

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Gundagai District War Memorial Public Meeting Ratifies Committee's Recommendation Impressive Building to Be Constructed on Shire Property

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 6 May 1947 · page 1

The Gundagai district War Memorial will be built on the high ground adjacent to the Shire Chambers, facing…

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Blocks for Soldier Settlement

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 6 May 1947 · page 4

Thirteen blocks on Illawong and Beggan Beggan Estates were notified in the Government Gazette of April 24 as available for application…

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Disabled Soldiers' Appeal

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 May 1947 · page 2

An appeal for £25,000 has been launched for the building of a comfortable club rooms to Sydney, for the thousands of ex-servicemen in…

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Soldiers' Memorial Building Early Start Possible

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 6 May 1947 · page 2

It is expected that an early start is to be mada on the erection of the Soldiers' Memorial vestibule and club rooms In Leeton, the successful…

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Britain's Crushing Load War Debts Must be Scaled Down

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 7 May 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday: "Britain's vast debts owed to her war-time allies are unsupportable, unreal, and an unjust burden which must be very…

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Disabled Soldiers' Assn. Appeal for £25,000

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 7 May 1947 · page 2

An appeal for £25,000 has been launched for the building of comfortable club rooms in Sydney for the thousand of ex-servicemen in N.S.W…

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Rev. C. Egan's Anzac Day Speech

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 8 May 1947 · page 4

For the second time since the voctorious conlusion of the last war we are observing Anzac Day. The first world war is growremotc, and the minds of most people…

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Britain's War Debts "Unreal, Unjust," Says Dalton

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 May 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday: "Britain's vast debts owed to her wartime Allies are an unsupportable, unreal and unjust burden, which must be very substantially scaled . down."…

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Wagga R.S.L. Auxiliary and War Brides

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 May 1947 · page 2

The Women's Auxiliary of the Wagga Returned Soldiers' League sub-branch will send Christmas parcels to the parents of British…

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Raising Funds for War Memorial Quotas Allocated to Various Centres Drive to Be Launched on King’s Brthday

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 8 May 1947 · page 1

Next month the district will launch its drive for funds to finance the War Memorial. The campaign will commence oh the King's birthday, when a gigantic effort will be made to start the, ball rolling. This week the committee met to…

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Eliaibility for Membership of Returned Soldiers' League

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 8 May 1947 · page 2

At the monthly meeting of the Hillston Sup-Branch of the Returned Soldiers League on Saturday night…

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Land for Ex-soldiers

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 8 May 1947 · page 1

An area of land in the Gundagai Land District, to be set aside by way of closer settlement lease, and in accodance with…

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Parents of Six Returned Soldier Sons May Have to Quit Premises Magistrate Reserves Decision In Local Tenancy Matter

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 8 May 1947 · page 1

A local tenancy matter in which hardship exists on both sides, came up for hearing in the Gundagai Court yesterday. The parties…

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Appeal for £25,000 Disabled Soldiers' Association

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 8 May 1947 · page 1

An appeal tor £25,000 has been launched for the building of a comfortable club room in Sydney for the thousands of…

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Tumut's Quota of War Surplus Goods

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 6

Since Thursday's meeting a consign-ment of goods, including linch, cloth-ing for patients. hospital equipment. etc., donated from Red Cross Stores…

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