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

The wars & local soldiers, 1952

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Money for War and Peace

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 13 August 1952 · page 6

"If we can find unlimited money for war, why can't we find it for peacetime development."…

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World War Danger Warning by Diggers' Leader

National Advocate · Wednesday 13 August 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Another world war could come easily and quickly between the democratic and communist worlds, State president Mr. W. Yeo…

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Financial Aid To Soldier Settlers

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 13 August 1952 · page 4

The Commonwealth Government's dictatorial action in slashing the 1952/53 loan programme approved by the Loan Council was solely responsible for the cuts in financial aid to soldier settlers in…

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Fires As Deadly As War

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 14 August 1952 · page 2

NEW YORK, Thrus.--Fires m the United States killed more than 11,000 persons in 1951…

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Preference for Ex-soldiers R.S.L. Request

National Advocate · Thursday 14 August 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday: A request that the Federal Government continue preference in employment for returned soldiers was made by the…

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Yugoslavia's Role Vital In Cold War

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 15 August 1952 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Friday,--Communist Yugoslavia standing defiant on the Soviet Union's southern flank…

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Soldier Settlement Heavily Hit State Government's Policy

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 15 August 1952 · page 8

The New South Wales Labor Government has this year made a further heavy cut in the amount of money…

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State Labor Government Shirking Responsibility to Soldier Settlers

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 15 August 1952 · page 5

"The NSW State labor Government is shirking its responsibilities towards soldier settlers under the War…

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Anzac Day Sport R.S.L Attitude

National Advocate · Saturday 16 August 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: A move to seek the banning ol ccmmercialised spore on Anzac Day was defeated at the RSL Congress today…

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Returned Men Get Two Hard Knocks (To the Editor)

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 18 August 1952 · page 7

Sir,—In the last two weeks ex-servicemen have got two hard knocks—first the State Government taxing hauliers…

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War Dead Commemorated Melbourne Ceremony

National Advocate · Monday 18 August 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sunday: At the Melbourne Shrine of Remembrance today, many Australian and American ex-servicemen and women attended a…

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M.P. Urges War On ‘Hail Menace’

Central Western Daily · Monday 18 August 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Mr. David Hughes (M.P. for. Armidale) today appealed for immediate action to combat hail menace to frutigrowers in N.S.W. “It is hard to estimate the…

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Soldier Settlement Heavily Hit State Government's Policy

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 18 August 1952 · page 2

The New South Wales Labor Government has this year made a further heavy cut in the amount of money it is…

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Korean War Chinese Claims

National Advocate · Tuesday 19 August 1952 · page 3

HONG KONG, Monday: A Chinese newsagency claimed today that shore batteries had sunk a destroyer and a minesweeper off Kosong on the…

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Holbrook Property for Soldiers

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 19 August 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY. Monday— Sixteen solder settlement farms on “Yara—Copabella”…

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Hostel Boarder Wounded In Leg

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 20 August 1952 · page 1

Shot in the leg when the .22 rifle he was holding exploded, a 21-year-old boarder at Littleton Hostel was this morning taken to hospital and treated for a flesh wound to the calf of the right…

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100 Merino Rams for Soldier Settlers

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 20 August 1952 · page 3

The gift by F. S. Falkiner and Sons Pty. Ltd. of 100 "Boonoke" Merino rams for soldier settlers is to be…

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War Memorial Hospital News

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 21 August 1952 · page 19

There is little to report this week apart from the fact that hospital continues to have a large number of patients for,…

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Preference to Returned Soldiers

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 21 August 1952 · page 3

Federal Cabinet has decided to extend the preference provisions of the Reestablishment Act for…

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Pity the poor soldier! No Response to Appeal for Books

Central Western Daily · Thursday 21 August 1952 · page 2

Orange Chamber of Commerce, in co-operation with the 6th N.S.W. Mounted Rifles Regiment, is making arrangements to collect all donations of books and reading matter for…

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