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The wars & local soldiers, 1943

163 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 8 of 9

The Men Out Back Soldier's Thought for Them

The Southern Mail · Friday 15 October 1943 · page 4

The editor of "Make-'n-Break," unit magazine of the R.A.E., expresses soldiers' gratitude for comforts and makes a suggestion:—…

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Soldiers' Verse

The Southern Mail · Friday 15 October 1943 · page 2

Some members of the R.A.E. write pretty decent verse. Here are two examples from "Make-'n-Break," the unit magazine:…

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The War

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 16 October 1943 · page 3

The war is still unfinished ! There are many things to do - To make the world a safer place , It needs much cash to see it thro…

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Red Cross Society Prisoner of War Collections

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 16 October 1943 · page 2

The now year for collections commended on 1st July last, and for the first three months an amount of £535 has been forwarded to Head…

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Release of Soldiers for Farm Work Our Member Has a Better Plan

The Southern Mail · Friday 22 October 1943 · page 3

Speaking at the Exeter sports on Saturday, Mr. A. D. Fraser, member for Eden-Monsro, criticised the existing process by which men are released…

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Can't Beat Soldiers

The Southern Mail · Friday 22 October 1943 · page 4

A Digger tells Smith's Weekly this fearful tale of woe:— Narks! That's what these Railway blokes are—just plain narks!…

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Employment After War

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 23 October 1943 · page 2

Full employment after the war is one of the aims for which we are fighting. Full employment, like any other…

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Letters to Prisoners of War Important Changes

The Southern Mail · Friday 29 October 1943 · page 4

The Red Cross advises that letters and parcels for prisoners of war in Italy are still being forwarded as usual to the last known camp…

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Post-War Development Country Pressmen to Prepare

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 6 November 1943 · page 2

One of the most important decisions of the recent Country Press Conference in Sydney was the setting up of a small sub-committee…

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More Cross-Country Railways Post War Transport Problems

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 13 November 1943 · page 4

The construction of more cross country railways after the war was advocated by the Deputy Leader of the Country Party (Mr. Drummond)…

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Leasehold Land Tenure Will Not Satisfy Soldiers, Says Bruxner

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 13 November 1943 · page 4

The opinion that returned soldiers would not be satisfied with the offer of a lease in perpetuity as a settlement…

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The War Draws Nearer the End

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 20 November 1943 · page 2

We are now about able to see that, the war is fast drawing to a close. More than that we cannot say at this juncture, for…

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War Planes for Peace

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 27 November 1943 · page 2

Following closely upon official announcements that the famous Beaufort aircraft is being manufactured in…

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Market Day—£480 Kangaloon Breaks Her Own High Records Revel of Buying to Help Prisoners of War

The Southern Mail · Friday 3 December 1943 · page 2

If one did not know the depth of the patriotism of the people of Kangaloon it might have been thought they were under the influence of John…

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Voluntary Work for the Soldiers

The Southern Mail · Friday 3 December 1943 · page 2

Mrs. Mowll, wife of the Archbishop of Sydney, gave a lantern lecture in Bowral School of Arts last Thursday afternoon to about 150 persons. Her…

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No Free Gifts for Post-War Works Councils Must Contribute

The Southern Mail · Friday 10 December 1943 · page 4

Shire engineers who have been busy preparing schemes for post-war works on the assumption that large funds would be made available to the…

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W.v.s. Soldier's Appreciation

The Southern Mail · Friday 17 December 1943 · page 2

Bowral W.V.S. has received the following letter from Trooper Neville Speer, who is serving at an advanced battle station:—…

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War Fosters Invention

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 18 December 1943 · page 2

An interesting sidelight on Australia's rich fund of resourcefulness is provided by the range and number of…

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Irrigation Farms for Soldiers Government Urged to Act

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 18 December 1943 · page 4

Speaking in the Legislative Assembly on the subject of land settlement, Mr. J. Lawson (C. P. Murray) said he could…

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The Mail What Our Editor Thinks the Next War

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 December 1943 · page 2

READING recent speeches in the Australian Parliament, one might be forgiven for thinking we were preparing for…

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