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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1949

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War on Rabbits Condobolin Tests

National Advocate · Friday 14 October 1949 · page 1

CONDOBOLIN, Thursday: Following a demonstration at Condobolin today, of machines designed to destroy rabbits, the Condobolin PP…

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War on Rabbits Some Districts Do Well

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 14 October 1949 · page 7

Local landholders and those in the Canowindra and Goolagong districts had generally got the upper hand in the struggle against…

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Big R.s.l. Education Plan Children of Ex-servicemen and Women of 1939-45 War

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 14 October 1949 · page 3

The Trustees of the R.S.S. and A.I.L.A Services Canteens Trust Fund have introduced anew scheme for the provision of education assistance to children of men and women who served in the…

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Farms for Ex-soldiers

National Advocate · Friday 14 October 1949 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday: So far almost 1200 ex-servicemen have been provide with farms under the State Government's War Service Land…

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India's War Policy

National Advocate · Saturday 15 October 1949 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Friday: India "cannot and shall not be neutral" in the event of any world aggression threat to freedom…

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Minister on War Prospects Disagrees with Sturdee

National Advocate · Saturday 15 October 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA. Friday: The Minister for Defence (Mr. Dedman) said to-day that he did not agree with Chief of the General Staff (General Sturdee)…

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Correspondence "Rabbits and Returned Soldiers" (To the Editor)

National Advocate · Saturday 15 October 1949 · page 3

Sir.—The Minister for Lands made certain statements regarding the obligations and duties to their fellow men by returned soldiers who…

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Disposals Commission Australia's Surplus War Assets Review by Mr. Chifley

National Advocate · Monday 17 October 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA. Sunday: In his Report to the Nation over the Macquarie network tonight. Mr. Chifley dealt with the work of the Disposals…

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Soldier Settlement the Rabbit Question

National Advocate · Monday 17 October 1949 · page 1

In the State Parliament, Mr. J. J. Cahill asked the Minister for Lands whether many of the properties acquired for soldier settlement were…

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War on Rabbits

National Advocate · Tuesday 18 October 1949 · page 3

FORBES. Monday: Condobolin PP Board has spent more than £4000 on two machines which will rip up more than 1000 rabbit burrows a week…

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Enlisted When 16: Ex-p.o.w. Fined

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 18 October 1949 · page 7

A man who enlisted in the Army when he was 16, and was a prisoner-of-war for three years, was fined 30/- at Orange Court yesterday for using-insulting words to a policeman…

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Says Kremlin Preparing for War

National Advocate · Thursday 20 October 1949 · page 2

LONDON, Wednesday (AAP) Lord Vansitart pre-war diplomatic adviser to the British Government chgarges that the Ki[?] is preparing for…

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300 Die in Air Raid China War

National Advocate · Thursday 20 October 1949 · page 2

HONGKONG, Wednesday: Three hundred people were hilled. when Nationalist aircraft raided Ningoc, in Chekiang Province, last Monday…

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War Graves Pictures Oberon Lecture

National Advocate · Friday 21 October 1949 · page 4

Padre Godfrey Kircher, hon. secretary of Oberon RSL. has Issued an invitation to everyone interested to attend the Malachi Gilmore Hall,…

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Soldier Settlements

National Advocate · Saturday 22 October 1949 · page 2

The Stock Inspector furnished progress reports on "Moer Klip" and "Riverview" Estate which are being taken over for soldier settlement to…

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"Stop War Talk" Red Dean's Appeal

National Advocate · Tuesday 25 October 1949 · page 2

LONDON, Monday: Canterbury's "Red Denn," Dr. Hewlett Johnson, told a London rally last night, "In God's name, let us stop this talk of…

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War Medal Worth Two Years’ Gaol

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 25 October 1949 · page 3

NEW YORK, Monday.— One of the 11 American Communist leaders convicted of conspiracy, today said…

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Ex-soldier's Death Fall From Window

National Advocate · Tuesday 25 October 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: A returned serviceman, who flung himself from iv sixth floor window of Concord Repatriation Hospital, had told dotcors…

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War Loot Windfall Expected

National Advocate · Wednesday 26 October 1949 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Tuesday: Australia may get a minor dollar windfall from the sle of unidentified Japanese war loot which is expected to…

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Government Aid in War on Rabbits

National Advocate · Wednesday 26 October 1949 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The N.S.W. Government had spent more than £27,000 in an effort to free soldier settlers' properties of the rabbit pest…

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