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The wars & local soldiers, 1947

44 stories in South Coast's papers · page 3 of 3

Soldiers’ Memorial Names of Fallen Required

The South Coast Register · Thursday 6 November 1947 · page 2

The public of Berry has decided to erect a memorial in honor of the fallen heroes of World War II., in the form of…

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Big War Damage Payments Compensation U. K. Owners

The Bega District News · Friday 14 November 1947 · page 5

Payments amounting to £100 million sterling are being made in Britain as compensation to the owners of such properties there as have been…

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Britain Builds Her Last Spitfire War-winning Aircraft Gives Way to the Jet Types

The Bega District News · Friday 28 November 1947 · page 5

Memories of the battle of Britain, of Dunkirk, of D-Day, indeed of the air fighting on almost every front, will be [?]ed by the news that…

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“Chaos and Delay” Soldier Settlement

The Bega District News · Friday 5 December 1947 · page 3

Extraordinary delays, amounting to absolute chaos, were occurring in connection with the settlement of ex-servicemen on the land because of the…

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