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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1950

350 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 18

Ex-soldiers Promised "Fair-deal"

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 March 1950 · page 5

The Senate Leader (Senator O'Sullivan) said in the…

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Welcome Home To Very Rev. A. E. Warr

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 2

Very Rev. A. E. Warr, Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Grafton, who returned recently after a trip to England, was…

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Anzac Day Service At Coff's Harbour

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 March 1950 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR. -- A special public meeting in the School of Arts, Coff's Harbour, decided to recommend to the…

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Kept Their War Secret

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 6

Strange story to come out of the pacific war was told by eight Japanese who returned home recently, complaining of the cold. The eight soldiers were presumed dead when their unit "perished" in New Guinea, but instead, they were hiding in the depth of the jungle and remained there for four years after VJ day in August, 1945. Found on a farm they had…

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Change in Anzac Day Service

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1950 · page 1

A non-religious form of service will be arranged by the Urban Committee as part of Coifs Harbour Anzac Day…

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Anzac Day Service at Coff's Harbour

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 April 1950 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR.--Acting upon a recommendation from the public meeting held to discuss Anzac Day Commemoration…

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To-day's Children "Will See Atom War"

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 April 1950 · page 1

OTTAWA, Tues. (AAP).--Atomic bomb warfare within the lifetime of to-day's children was predicted by Dr. L…

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Coffs Anzac Day Celebrations

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Thursday 6 April 1950 · page 1

The dawn service men and service at the [?] [?] by Coffs Harbour [?]…

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Upper Orara R.s.l Anzac Day Preparations

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Thursday 6 April 1950 · page 1

Complete plans for a fitting service for the commemoration of Anzac Day and for a sports meeting for children were…

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Sub-Branch Prepares For Anzac Day

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 April 1950 · page 2

UPPER ORARA: Complete plans for a service for the commemoration of Anzac Day and for a sports meeting for children…

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Anzac Day Arrangements

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 2

The usual arrangements for the civic commemoration of Anzac Day would apply again this year, the Town Clerk of Grafton (Mr…

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Postal Arrangements For Anzac Day Tuesday, April 25, 1950

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 2

The holiday arrangements at the Post Offices at Grafton and South Grafton, on Anzac Day will be:--…

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Remember Cairns, Soldier?

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 5

Thousands of troops from the Clarence and all over Australia remember Cairns--they remember it as a straggling city, and a hot…

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Confident Of Cold War Win

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 April 1950 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Fri. (AAP).--Confidence that the United States would win the cold war struggle with Russia without…

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Reports New Plans On Cold War

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 April 1950 · page 1

NEW YORK, Fri. (A.A.P,).--The Secretary of State (Mr. Dean Acheson) had decided to create a top-level strategy committee or general staff, to screen, co-ordinate and supervise all aspects of…

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Soldier Settlers' Repayments

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 April 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday--More than 37 per cent, of the £3 million advance to soldier settlers had already been repaid, the State…

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Soldier Drowned In Fall From Ferry

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 April 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.--Sergeant William Knight, 25, attached to the Ordinance Depot at Bogan Gate, was drowned last night…

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Cost Of Increasing War Pensions

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 3

CANBERRA, Monday.--Increases in war pensions to be implemented by the Government in present session of…

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Anzac Day March

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 April 1950 · page 4

Grafton Girl Guides and Rangers would participate in the Anzac Day commemoration, and would take part in the march, it…

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Anzac Day

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 21 April 1950 · page 5

All returned personnel are to be assembled in street near Salvation Army Hall not later than 10.45 a.m. Service in the Hall will commence…

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