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The wars & local soldiers, 1945

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Children Suffer Clothing for War Victims

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 28 July 1945 · page 2

In parts of war devastated Europe children do not attend school because they have no clothes. In some cases one garment is shared…

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Naked—Statistically War Victims Need Clothes

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 28 July 1945 · page 4

"Statistically naked" is a phrase now being used in official and private circles concerned with the problem of clothing the destitute…

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"War's Aftermath."

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 18 August 1945 · page 3

What will be the aftermath Of this terrific war? Million [?] and wounded the Lying on ev'ry shore…

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Soldiers' Preference

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 18 August 1945 · page 4

"The proposal that the Government's plan of preference to returned soldiers should have a limit of seven years, announced following a…

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The War and the Peace (To the Editor.)

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 25 August 1945 · page 2

Sir,—We have won the war. Can we win and maintain the peace ? We cap, bat not on a resumption' of the policy enforced before the war. We…

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What Our Editor Thinks "The one commodity of which there can be no over-production is Truth."—Walter Murdoch. "The Liberty of the Press is everybody's Liberty."—J. A. Spender. Hard Times for Soldiers

The Southern Mail · Friday 31 August 1945 · page 2

WITH PEACE bringing release to prisoners of war and to thousands of members of the fighting forces,…

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" 1 Love a Soldier.'

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 1 September 1945 · page 2

Ten years ago, a young screen unknown named paulette Goddard was given her first cll to act in a movie Thrilled, she arose early,…

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Mittagong's Fine War Effort Over Four Thousand Pounds Collected

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 September 1945 · page 3

Having accomplished its objects, Mittagong Win-the-War Committee was formally disbanded on 5th September. It had been instrumental in…

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Concert in Borneo Bowral Soldier Sees Gracie Fields

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 September 1945 · page 5

In a letter to his mother at Bowral, Pte. M. Mulquiney gives an excellent description of a typical concert in the South-West Pacific Islands. He says:…

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Soldiers Must Help Their Comrades League Representative Speaks Out

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 September 1945 · page 1

"The R.S.S.A.I.L.A. is seeking the repeal of the Repatriation Act with the object of getting something of use to the returned soldier in its…

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Our Soldiers

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 29 September 1945 · page 2

TO-day we are in the midst of a very great upheaval of bringing back the troops from overseas. Not many of them…

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Sent 17,382 Articles to Comfort Soldiers Fine Record of the Bowral W.V.S.

The Southern Mail · Friday 5 October 1945 · page 1

Bowral W.V.S. sent to the A.C.F. Comforts Depot from 1st October, 1944, to 18th September, l945: 271 prs. socks, 104 underpants, 50…

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Rival Taxi Plates Returned Soldier Given Advantage Over Absent Soldier

The Southern Mail · Friday 5 October 1945 · page 2

At last meeting of Bowral Council Mr. V. C. Grady, of Moss Vale, wrote asking permission to run a taxi at Bowral. He is a returned…

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Post-War Jeep

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 6 October 1945 · page 3

Within the next few weeks a limited number of post war jeeps will be on sale to the American public…

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Soldier Broadcaster

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 6 October 1945 · page 3

FRANK LEGG, A.B.C. War correspondent, assisted james J. Don [?] in the preparation of the A.B.C. [?] OF thE New Guinea…

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Returning Prisoners of War

The Southern Mail · Friday 12 October 1945 · page 1

At the meeting of Bowral returned Soldiers on Tuesday night it was decided to make representation to the Mayor (Ald. Foley) to have…

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Japs Were Unhappy Kangaloon Soldier Saw Surrender

The Southern Mail · Friday 12 October 1945 · page 3

Craftsman Aub. Ford, writing from an island in the South-West Pacific to a friend at Kangaloon, gives an interesting account of the Japanese…

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Post War Works

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 13 October 1945 · page 4

The New south wales states Government hopes to launch, before the and of October, a stupendous post war works scheme which will…

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Post-War Problems Have Arrived Controls, Taxation and Em-ployment

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 13 October 1945 · page 2

Mr. Gerge W.Watkins, of the Australian country party writes; Now the knock out blow has been dealt, the war war against…

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Food for Britain and War Torn Notions Mr. Fadden Asks for Government's plane

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 13 October 1945 · page 4

Drawing attention to a cable that from 10,000,0000 to 12,000,000 tons of food were required in Europe if 100,000…

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