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The wars & local soldiers, 1947

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Welcome Home to MR. H. V. Smith Interesting Address on Travels Abroad

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 11 February 1947 · page 2

Mr. H. V. Smith, General Manager of the Batlow Packing House Co-op. Ltd., recently gave a lecture of general…

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War Ends—officially

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 February 1947 · page 1

PARIS, Monday: In Europe the war has at last officially ended. Peace treaties with Italy,…

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War-time Wool Profits

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 11 February 1947 · page 3

The Australian woolgrowers' Council has decided to take further legal opinion on the validity of the Federal Government's action in appropriating…

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Australian War Bride Must Return Home

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 3

NEW YORK, Tuesday: An Australian war bride, Iris A. Kemble, 22, formerly Miss Barratt, of Melbourne, was charged with…

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Japan Wants Huge War Loan From U.s.a

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 1

TOKIO, Wednesday: Japan needs an immediate loan of 200,000,000 dollars from the United States to rehabilitate her sick economy, according…

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Russia's War Plants Going Full Blash

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 3

Russians are "working their war plants three shifts a day", while Soviet representatives at the United Naions meeting shout for…

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Would-be Soldier Settlers Humbugged

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 1

"Dual control system of soldier land settlement was responsible recently for the frustration of the ambitions of five ex-Servicemen, all competent primary…

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Returned Soldiers' League Annual Meeting of Tumbarumba Sub-branch Mr. G. C. Ashcroft Elected President

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 1

At the annual meeting of the Tumbarnmba Sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League, held on Saturday…

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War Ends—officially

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 2

In Europe the war has at last officially ended Peace treaties with Italy. Rumania, Hungary, Bulgaria and Finland were signed on Monday…

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Coolamon Returned Soldiers' League Annual Meeting

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 6

The annual meeting of the Coolamon Sub-branch of the It.SS- and A.I.L.A. was held at the Shire Hall on Wednesday…

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Canada's Fine War Effort Generous Gifts — to Britain Dominions and Allies — ( official press Release from Canadian High commissioner, carbora )

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 5

The Canadian Mutual Aid Board’s final report, tabled by Reconstruction Minster Howe in the Canadian House of commons, show that in addition to…

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Gundagai War Memorial Executive Visits Yass

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 1

Yesterday a [?]arty representing the executive of the Gundaga War Memorial Committee made a visit to Yass to inspect the Soldiers Club in…

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Gundagai’s War Memorial Site Council Offers Land to Committee February Meeting of Council

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 7

The Gundagai Shire Council has decided to offer to the local war memorial committee the choice of two portions of the recently land in Sheridan and West Streets .on which to build the proposed memorial, and if these are not suitable Council will welcome…

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U.s. Soldiers Shoot Up Town; Five Japanese Killed

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 1

TOKYO, Sunday: The United States Fifth Air Force announced that five Japanese were killed and about 20 others were injured when…

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Six Soldiers Hurt When Truck Crashes

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday: Six soldiers were injured, two seriously, when a military truck overturned on the Razor Back Mountain, six miles…

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Would-be Soldier Settlers Humbugged

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 4

Dual control system of soldier land settlement was responsible recently for the frustration of the ambition of five ex servicemen, all…

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Chiang Steps Up War Pace

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 1

Banning of all except approved radio stations and a personal…

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China Back to War Controls

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 1

NANKING, Monday: The Chinese Government has revived all its war-time emergency controls, to stave off the…

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More Land for Soldier Settlement

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 1

In the issue of the Government "Gazette" dated 7th February appears a notification setting apart lands for original holdings to be…

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Extension of Certificates Soldier Settlement for M.i. Areas

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 4

DISCHARGED service personnel holding qualification certificates entitling them only to apply for irrigation farms are advised by…

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