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The wars & local soldiers, 1946

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Western Lands for Soldier Settlers Twenty Splendid Blocks Now Available

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 4 May 1946 · page 4

In pursuance of its policy of withdrawing from leasehold by companies and large individual holders Crown lauds in the Western…

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Patriotic Society at Kangaloon Final Welcome Home to Ex-service Men and Women

The Southern Mail · Friday 10 May 1946 · page 2

Kangaloon Patriotic Society, which chroughout the war years raised large sums to assist patriotic organisations, concluded its activities recently when…

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Aid for War Widow Mittagong Appeal

The Southern Mail · Friday 10 May 1946 · page 2

Private Ronald George Gilham, of Hittagong, who had been missing whilst a prisoner of war, was recently posted a officially presumed…

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Country Section for War Veterans Official Opening by the Duke of Gloucester

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 11 May 1946 · page 2

On Saturday, 27th April, 1946, His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester attended by Major. General C. Miller,…

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Returned Soldiers Make Protest Sale of Fish at Bowral

The Southern Mail · Friday 17 May 1946 · page 4

At a meeting of Bowral Returned Soldiers' League on Tuesday night it was decided to make representations through Mr. Jeff Bat, M.L.A., to…

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Land for Soldier Settlers Government Asked for Definite Information

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 18 May 1946 · page 3

The delay in making lend available for ex-servicemen has prompted Mr. W.A. Chaffey (C.P., Tamworth) to ask the State Government for precise…

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Success ia Soldier Settlement Generous Commonwealth and State Provision

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 18 May 1946 · page 4

Recently, through the courtesy of the Country Press, I announced that 20 further original blocks of adequate home maintenance arena had…

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Returned Soldiers at Mittagong Support for Food for Britain

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 May 1946 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting of Mittagong Sub-branch was held at the club rooms on Thursday last. Following the recent resignation…

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Soldier Land Settlement Government Refusal to Authorise Purchase of Single Farms

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 25 May 1946 · page 2

Mr. J. C. Thorne, Guiffith, Immediate Past President of the Murrumbidgee State Electorates Council, A.C.P., Writes:…

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Linden Tree Shifted Now in War Memorial Gardens

The Southern Mail · Friday 31 May 1946 · page 2

The linden tree which has grown in Wingecarribee Street near The Mail office for many years was shifted on Monday to the northern…

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War Effort of Nattai Shire Shire Clerk Replies to Critics

The Southern Mail · Friday 31 May 1946 · page 8

Although no statement has been made by Nattai Shire Council regarding letters published in the press criticising the Council, an indirect reply was given in a report submitted to Council by the clerk (Mr. C. N. Lee) on Saturday…

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Councils and Post War Works Expected to Use Their Own Resources

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 1 June 1946 · page 4

Information as to what happening about the post war works that Municipal' and: Shire Councils were asked to list some time ago…

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The State Soldier Settlement

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 1 June 1946 · page 3

Statements made in the press and on the public platform alloging delay on the part of the Government in implementing the coldier settlement…

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War Service Act Amended Ex-servicemen Are Protected for Two Years

The Southern Mail · Friday 7 June 1946 · page 8

A recent amendment to the War Service Mortaorium Act extends the time under which ex-servicemen arc classified as "protected persons"…

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Local Artists Did Well Concert for Soldiers' Clubroom

The Southern Mail · Friday 7 June 1946 · page 3

Local artists rose generously to the ocasion on Tuesday night when they lent their aid to the popular concert organised in Bowral to assist the…

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Old Town Hall at Mittagong Proposed Soldiers' Club

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 June 1946 · page 2

Nattai Shire Council decided at last meeting to ascertain whether could legally give the old Mittagong Town Hall to the local returned…

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Two-Days Show at Robertson Committee Reverts to Pre-war Custom

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 June 1946 · page 5

At a meeting of the committee of Robertson Show Society on Thursday night of last week, it wag decided that the 1947 snow would be held…

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Legacy Cares for County War Orphans

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 June 1946 · page 2

There are hundreds of war orphans and their mothers living ia the country who are being cared for, by legacy. Those children are the responsibility…

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The World's Greatest Rice Form Wakool, in Peace As in War

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 June 1946 · page 4

As the Farm Mechanisation Scheme, which I had the honour of introducing, it playing in peace aa important a part in the economic…

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Lag in Forestry Shocks Former Minister No Money Provided for Post War Restoration

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 June 1946 · page 2

Iam shocked at the state of affairs existing in the sphere of forestry In New South Wales to-day," declared…

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