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The wars & local soldiers, 1954

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War Pensions Authority to Pay Visit

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 9 November 1954 · page 1

Tentative plans have been made to bring to Gosford, for the purpose of addressing RSL members and answering questions, one of Australia's highest authorities on pensions and medical…

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Old soldier's death at Patonga

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 23 November 1954 · page 4

Alexander Leonard Pearce, a 55-year-old returned soldier, told friends at Patonga Beach last Friday night that he had…

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Easy terms for War Service Homes

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 26 November 1954 · page 8

"Any ex-serviceman with a boat £400 can get a War .Service Lean to build a new home or buy on existing…

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General says: Prepare for war emergency

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 17 December 1954 · page 3

Australia should prepare herself for war, said Lieutenant-General Gordon Bennett in an address to The Entrance-Long Jetty…

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Winning War on Tb

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 23 December 1954 · page 4

In 1920 over 42,000 people in Britain died from tuberculosis; in 1953 the figure had dropped to well below…

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