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The wars & local soldiers, 1947

795 stories in Riverina's papers · page 6 of 40

Australian Charged With Joining Tokyo Radio During War

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday: An Australian, John Joseph Holland, 39, described as a seaman, of Kendal Street, London, was remanded at Bow Street Police Court until March 5 on two charges concerning…

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Concession Fares For Soldiers

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wednesday: The Commonwealth Government has asked State Governments to reintroduce concession fares for…

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Murrumbidgee Soldier Settlers—minister's Advice

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Means of overcoming the restrictions on soldier settlers of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area were suggested…

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Ambulance Sports On Anzac Day

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 1

THE Ambulance Committee, at its meeting on Thursday night, authorised Supt. Davies to go ahead with his arrangements…

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War Neurosis Specialists Plan Nearly Ready

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 2

The Government is completing extensive plans to treat war neurosis by specialists. The Minister for Repatriation, Mr…

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Britain Knew of Nazi V-weapons Early in War

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday: Britain had information about German secret weapons two months after the war began, said Professor R…

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"Arabs Now at War," Says Spokesman Jews Plan State on Jordan

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday: Dr. Izzat Tannous, general secretary of the new Palestine Arab National Treasury, said to-day: "We are now at war, in which no quarter will be asked and none given…

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Returned Soldiers' Auxiliary Annual Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Returned Soldiers' Auxiliary was held at the Auxiliary room on Monday, 3rd February. The President (Mrs. W. R…

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Taxation and the Class War

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 February 1947 · page 2

A campaign has been started in Sydney to induce commercial houses to quote prices clearly setting out the incidence of taxation on each item of consumer goods. If it should succeed—and it could succeed—our "class war"…

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Soldier Said "Bream" Was Shark

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 February 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: There was a shark scare in a Sydney cafe to-day. A soldier and his mate were in…

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China and Manchuria "All-Out War!"

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 24 February 1947 · page 1

YUNAN, Monday: "An 'all-out' war has started," said General chu Ten Cine, with the Communist armies in China and Manchuria. He added that…

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Nangus to Have Own War Memorial Temporary Committee Elected

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 24 February 1947 · page 1

At a mete ting at Nangus yesterday it was decided that the village should have its own war memorial, and a temporary…

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14 Blocks for Returned Men in Northwest

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 February 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Fourteen blocks of the Orrondunby Estate, near Walcha, in the north-west, have been made available for land…

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Civvy Street (A Column for Returned Men and Women)

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 February 1947 · page 2

[At the request of the Wagga sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League, the "Daily Advertiser" will print a weekly…

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Pravda: "Red Army Won War Alone"

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 February 1947 · page 1

MOSCOW, Monday: "Single handed the Red Army crushed Hitler Germany," says the official Russian newspaper…

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Batlow Returned Soldiers' League Annual Meeting

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 25 February 1947 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Batlow Sub-Branch of the R.S.S. & A.I.L.A. was held on Friday night last in the clubhouse. There was an attendance…

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Gaol for Theft of Returned Soldier's Badge

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 February 1947 · page 2

ALBURY, Monday: Patrick James Ryan, 78, described as a boilermaker, was sentenced to two months gaol in the Albury Police Court…

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Indian Civil War Fears Grow; Clashes in Punjab

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 February 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday: "Exceedingly serious" is the description given by the Punjab Government to the situation following clashes between police and Moslem crowds demonstrating against the Government's ban on…

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Communists Claim Biggest Victory of Chinese War

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 February 1947 · page 1

NANKING, Wednesday: The Communist Yenan radio to-day claimed that Communist forces had won the biggest victory of…

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Palestine 19 Killed, 26 Wounded

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 3 March 1947 · page 1

JERUSALEM, Monday A Jewish girl, aged 4, was mortal injured, and her sister, aged 20, was [?]ounded when British troops, acting on a shoot on…

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