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

The wars & local soldiers, 1949

579 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 26 of 29

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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Soldier Land Settlement

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 26 October 1949 · page 4

The Minister for Lands, Mr. Sheahan, in a statement yesterday, said that applicants for admission to ballot…

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Mendooran War Memorial Deputation To Geurie

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 October 1949 · page 18

A deputation comprising Messrs. D. N. Garling, C. Pryor, N. McMahon and V. Meers journeyed to Geurie on Tuesday of last week to…

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Oberon News Imperial War Graves Lecture

National Advocate · Thursday 27 October 1949 · page 6

OBERON, Wednesday: Brig. A. E Brown, representative of the Imperial War Graves Commission visited Oberon and gave a very interesting…

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Western Lands Unfit for Soldier Settlers

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 1 November 1949 · page 5

The Western Lands—which cover two-fifths of New South Wales—are not suitable for closer settlement, said Mr. Charles Cutler, member for Orange, yesterday…

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Disease Danger; War On Flies

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 2 November 1949 · page 1

Orange City Council and Canobolas Shire Council have launched a campaign to get rid of…

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Estate Made Available for Settlement Government Disagree; Soldiers Miss Out

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 2 November 1949 · page 4

The Minister for Lands, Mr. Sheahan, has announced that the State Government has decided to make Cunninyeuk Estate (including Murphy’s Estate). near Moulamein,…

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Mendooran News Public Meeting Discusses War Memorial Schemes

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 3 November 1949 · page 18

A public meeting was recently called to discuss a motion by Mr. Ben Smith that a ballot be taken by post from all the district as to…

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Lag in Training for War

Central Western Daily · Friday 4 November 1949 · page 3

Lieut.-Gen. Savige declared recently that the Federal Government’s failure to train an adequate number of men…

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Avert Hunger to Stop War

National Advocate · Friday 4 November 1949 · page 3

WASHINGTON. Thursday: President Truman said today that at unused natural resources in America and Asia were developed to…

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Member Will Attend Soldiers' Ball

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 4 November 1949 · page 9

Mr. J. Howse, M.H.R., member for Calare, has advised the committee of the Manildra Soldiers' Memorial Hall ball that he will be present at…

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War Criminals Convicted

National Advocate · Saturday 5 November 1949 · page 2

BELGRADE, Friday: Three Yugoslav war criminals convicted of sending more than 10,000 Na[?] victims to their death during the German…

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War Debt Cut Australia Thanked

National Advocate · Saturday 5 November 1949 · page 5

PARIS, Friday: France has formally thanked Australia for wiping out a £[?]700,000 French war debt, the French Foreign Minister said…

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Next War Warning to U.s.a

National Advocate · Monday 7 November 1949 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Sunday: A warning that the United States and her Allies might never again have superiority in numbers in the event of…

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Soviet Wants Peace "Will Do Everything to Prevent War." Deputy Premier's Address London

National Advocate · Tuesday 8 November 1949 · page 1

THE Soviet people did not fear peaceful competition with the capitalist world but were sure of their might and knew very well…

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Cold War Menaces World Survival

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 9 November 1949 · page 5

CHICAGO, Tuesday. — Ending of the cold war between the East and West was an “urgent imperative” for survival, General Carios Romulo, president of the United Nations’ General Assembly,…

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Special Treatment for War Neurosis

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 9 November 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.--The Federal R.S.L. Congress meeting in Sydney to-day decided to urge the Federal Government to set up special…

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Estate Bought by Govt. Four Farms For Soldiers

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 9 November 1949 · page 4

The Minister for Lands, Mr. Sheahan, announced recently that Parliament had approved the purchase of “Maryvale”…

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Germany's War Cost

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 10 November 1949 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday. -- Hitler's war cost Germany an estimated total of £42,500,000,000 sterling, according to the…

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Toll of Atomic War Would Be Terrific

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 10 November 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday.--According to Lord Trenchard-- one of the founders of the Royal Air Force--from 10,000,000 to 20 000,000 persons would be killed within a month in an atomic war…

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