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ANZAC Day 1947

This Was The News

English - April 24, 2022 22:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MB
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This special ANZAC Day episode was put together and broadcast on 1RPH in Canberra. The following articles were featured in this week’s episode from 25 April, 1947:

From the Canberra Times...
National Commemoration of ANZAC Day – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2713307
ANZAC Day Messages – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2713308
Meat Shortage Due To War Effort – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2713289
Prosecution Demanded of US Communists  – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2713258
Plane Available For Governor-General – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2713272
Bus Service Fare Increases – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2713312
Unusual Accident With Wood Truck – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2713251
M.P. Complains Of One-Sided A.B.C. News Session – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2713269
National Rules Football – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2713320

From the Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal...
A Deplorable State Of Affairs – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article119260551

From the Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga)...
ANZAC Day Celebration Wagga Arrangements – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article145144219
Anzac Day and Realities – http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article145144275