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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1948

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Art Union for Boorowa War Memorial?

The Burrowa News · Friday 4 June 1948 · page 4

A public meeting has been convened for Thursday, June 17, in the Boorowa Shire Council Chambers, to arranger for the conducting of an Art…

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Will There Be Civil War? a Bleak Future For Korea

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 4 June 1948 · page 4

SEOUL: Avoidance of civil war in this ideologically divided land is considered" virtually impossible by both Americans and Koreans. The question is not whether but when it will come. North of the 38th parallel, where the streets of every town carry posters with life-size portraits'…

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More Blocks For Ex-Soldiers

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 4 June 1948 · page 4

Goulburn R.S.L. and repatriation officials have received advice of further blocks of land to be made available for soldier…

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£30,000,000 From War Time Wool To Be Shared Among Graziers

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 7 June 1948 · page 5

CANBERRA: Profits estimated at £30 million will be distributed to graziers whose wool was acquired from 1939 to 1946 under the purchase arrangement. The Minister for Commerce…

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War Memorial Appeal

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 9 June 1948 · page 1

The following donations to the Crookwell District War Memorial Fund were not included in the last…

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War on T.b

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 9 June 1948 · page 3

The Mayor of Leichhardt, Ald. Beek, being x-rayed at the recent Mass Chest x-ray Survey in that Municipality. Behind the Mayor it…

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Rise in Land Values Feared by Minister Could Have Serious Consequences With Soldier Settlement

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 10 June 1948 · page 1

Concern was expressed by some members at a meeting of the State Labor Caucus at the Commonwealth…

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Proposed Art Union For Boorowa War Memorial

The Burrowa News · Friday 11 June 1948 · page 1

At the last meeting of the Boorowa and District War Memorial Fund Committee, a proposition to augment a fund to raise the necessary finance to give the Returned Servicemen and women a suitable and lasting memorial in recognition of their service was discussed…

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Rise in Land Values Feared by Minister Could Have Serious Consequences With Soldier Settlement

The Burrowa News · Friday 11 June 1948 · page 6

Concern was expressed by some members at a meeting of the State Labour Caucus at the Commonwealth Government's…

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War Devices For Use In Peacetime

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 15 June 1948 · page 4

During nearly four years of wartime activity, the Commonwealth Inventions Directorate handled about 21,600 proposals at a cost of about £150,000. In other countries, inventors and would-be inventors were also busy dreaming up, ideas that might contribute to victory on the fighting fronts or behind the lines…

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War Memorial Committee Down to Business Plans Well Advanced For Big Effort

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 16 June 1948 · page 6

Keenness on the part of every member was particularly noticeable at the second meeting of the reconstituted War Memorial Committee at the Council Chambers on Monday night of last week…

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Communists' Cold War in Australia

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 17 June 1948 · page 3

CANBERRA: Communists were waging a cold war in Australia as well as other parts of the world, Mr. Abbott. country…

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JAPANESE War Crimes Protest at Prolongation

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 17 June 1948 · page 2

Correspondence has been going on in the Sydney Morning Herald concerning the prolongation of the Japanese…

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World War Ii Memorial Appeal for Funds

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 17 June 1948 · page 2

At a meeting last night, the Yass & District World War 11 Memorial Fund committee, decided to make a…

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Delays In Soldiers Settlement

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 17 June 1948 · page 1

Dual Federal and State control was causing delays in the acquisition of properties for soldier settlement…

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Yellow Box Turned Wedges Murrumbateman Soldiers’ Memorial

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 17 June 1948 · page 1

Last Saturday fifteen members of the Murrumbateman Agricultural Bureau and Progress Association met at “Glendon” for…

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Will Conduct Art Union For Ford Super De Lux Car Raise Funds For Establishment Of Boorowa's War Memorial

The Burrowa News · Friday 18 June 1948 · page 4

AN APPLICATION TO THE AUTHORITIES FOR A PERMIT TO PURCHASE A FORD SUPER DE LUXE CAR TO CONDUCT AN ART UNION AS A MEANS OF RAISING FUND TO ESTABLISH A FITTING MEMORIAL FOR THE EX-SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN WAS…

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“Getting Stale” World War II. Memorial Appeal £1343 SUBSCRIBED

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 21 June 1948 · page 2

Speaking at a meeting of the World War II Memorial committee on Wednesday night, Mr…

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Soldiers’ Club MR. R. CONOLLY Appointed Secretary

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 21 June 1948 · page 3

At a meeting of the committee of the Yass Soldiers’ Club held on Saturday night, Mr. R. Conolly was appointed secretary as…

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Cold War on Community

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 23 June 1948 · page 4

The Communists on the coal fields have at last achieved one of their aims. They have shown Sydney…

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