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The wars & local soldiers, 1947

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A Glittering Scene the Pre-war Royal Wedding Party

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 19 November 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday: "Insurances, already taken out on the presents for the Royal wedding reached £200,000 yesterday," says Reuter. Lloyd's Underwriters bear a risk against theft…

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Bill For Single Unit Farms for Soldiers

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 November 1947 · page 7

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Provisions for the acquisition of suitable single unit farms for soldier settlement is contained in an amendment to…

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Soviet "Feverishly Preparing for War" U.s. Told

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 November 1947 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Wednesday (A.A.P.): Mr. Everett Dirksen (Rep., Illinois) told the House of Representatives that the Soviet was…

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Princess at Most Magnificent Party Since Before War

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 November 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday (A.A.P.): More than 1200 guests, including four Kings, four Queens and many other foreign royalty; attended a pre-wedding party for Princess Elizabeth, given by the King and Queen at Buckingham…

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Cootamundra and District War Memorial Fund Drive For Funds

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 20 November 1947 · page 2

Arrangements are well advanced for the various functions during the gala week from December 1 to December 8. The various sporting fixtures have…

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Driving Force Behind War Memorial Effort a Tribute to President R. R. Knox

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 20 November 1947 · page 1

The success of the drive to raise money to build the Gundagai District War Memorial / is in itself a tribute to the keen and capable…

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300 Subscribed To War Memorial Fund Phenomenal Success of District Queen Competition Tarrabandra Queen (Miss Mavis Lewin) Crowned by Lieut-Colonel Anderson, V. C Record Crowd Packs Theatre at Coronation Ball

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 20 November 1947 · page 1

ACCLAIMED THE SOUNDEST DISTRICT IN THE COMMONWEALTH GUNDAGAI FULLY VINDICATED THAT OPINION ON TUESDAY NIGHT WHEN IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT THE PEOPLE OF THIS SHIRE HAD IN FIVE MONTHS, SUBSCRIBED…

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Stony Point War Memorial Hall

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 21 November 1947 · page 2

The official opening of the Stony Point War Memorial Hall has been fixed for Friday, December 5, at 8 p.m. Mr. A. G. Enticknap, M.L.A.,…

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Cootamundra and District War Memorial Fund Drive For Funds

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 21 November 1947 · page 2

Committees ore working hard for the street carnival in Wallendoon street on Saturday, 6th December (municipal election day). It is…

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Nine Soldiers Hurt in Sydney Explosion

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 November 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: While obsolete ammunition was being dumped from a naval landing ship 20 miles outside the Heads today, a box…

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“I Was a Prisoner of War”

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 24 November 1947 · page 2

“February of 1942 I found myself, with thousands of others, a prisoner of war. To try and unfold in little space what I went through…

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U.S. General And Alleged War Profits

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 November 1947 · page 1

WASHINGTON. Sunday (A.A.P.): The U.S. Justice Department Is to ask for criminal indictments against Major-General Bennett E…

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Warning of War Danger by U.s. Paper

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 November 1947 · page 1

NEW YORE, Sunday: In an editorial on the grave .condition of world affairs, headed "Winter of Decision," the "New York Times"…

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Cootamundra and District War Memorial Fund Drive For Funds

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 24 November 1947 · page 2

Congestion will be avoided at the ticket window at the cycle carnival next Monday night if patrons secure tickets earlier. The programme will…

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Means Test on War Tensions

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 25 November 1947 · page 2

In the House of Representatives on Thursday the Minister for Labour and National Services. Mr. Holloway, told Mr. Hamilton (W.A.) that…

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Senator Says Private Banks Can Cause War

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 November 1947 · page 1

CANBERRA, Monday: "Private banks are one of the causes of war," Senator O'Byrne (Lab., Tas.) declared in the resumed banking debate in the Senate today. FOR the first time for years the…

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Our Glorious Dead of World War Ii. Unveiling of Memorial Tablet

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 25 November 1947 · page 2

AN appropriate service has been arranged by the Shire Council, in conjunction with the Churches, for the Unveiling and Dedication…

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U.s. Warned That Rejection of Aid May Lead to War

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 November 1947 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Tuesday (A.A.P.): A warning that Congressional rejection of the 597,000,000 million dollars' stopgap programme to aid France, Italy and Austria might result in "a war which otherwise need never occur,…

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War Widows Urged to Keep Up Pension Fight

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 November 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Addressing a conference of nearly 100 war widows today, the R.S.L. State president (Mr Ken Bolton) urged…

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Cootamundra and District War Memorial Fund Drive For Funds

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 27 November 1947 · page 2

Ex-p.o.w. visitors, to Cootamundra for next Wednesday's Diggers' races may be identified by a disc worn in the lapel of their coats. The welcome…

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