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

The wars & local soldiers, 1948

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War Service Homes for Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 22 September 1948 · page 4

An officer of the War Service Homes Commission will visit Goulburn to-morrow, to interview. ex-servicemen…

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Soldiers and the Land

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 22 September 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY: More than £6 million has been spent on the acquisition and purchase of land for soldier settlement since the…

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MARULAN Proposed War Memorial

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 23 September 1948 · page 2

At a recent meeting at Marulan concern was expressed at the lack of numbers present to discuss further plans for the…

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Woman Alleged To Have Been Shot By Arab Soldiers

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 23 September 1948 · page 3

TEL AVIV, Thursday: Ten Arab soldiers are alleged to have shot a woman at point blank range when a Jewish convoy…

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War Service Homes Some Not Served With Sewerage

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 24 September 1948 · page 1

A report on the proposed erection of eight or nine War Service Homes Commission dwellings in Prince…

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Russia Denounced by Bevin Black Fury Of Atomic War Breaks, Soviet Is To Blame

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 28 September 1948 · page 3

PARIS, Monday: Britain's Foreign Secretary, Mr. Bevin, told UNO General Assembly today that because of Russian obstruction, UNO might have to be reconstructed on a regional basis…

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And Site Sold to 848 Blocks Allocated To Returned Men

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 30 September 1948 · page 1

More than £6,000,000. had been spent on the acquisition and the purchase of land for soldiers settlement since the war ended, said…

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Armistice Day Celebration R.S.L.-Soldiers’ Club Function Suggested

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 4 October 1948 · page 2

At Saturday night’s meeting of the R.S.L., the matter of celebrating Armistice Day was discussed. It was stated the Soldiers’ Club…

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How Far Off Is War?

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 6 October 1948 · page 4

The question asked frequently nowadays is: How far off is the next war? So many thousands of…

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Services Canteen Trust Fund Principles of Welfare Relief for Returned Men

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 7 October 1948 · page 3

At the last monthly meeting of the Yass sub-branch of the R.S.S. & A.I.L.A., a circular letter was read from headquarters relating…

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War Gratuities R.S.L. Suggests Act Be Amended

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 7 October 1948 · page 1

At the monthly meeting of the Yass Sub-branch of the R.S.S. & A.I.L.A. held Saturday night, it was decided to request that the…

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Strike Moves to Civil War in Paris Troops In Full Battle Kit At Some Of The Mining Areas

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 8 October 1948 · page 5

PARIS, Friday: Striking French railwaymen yesterday occupied the railway station at Chalons-sur-Marn , half-way between Paris ard Strasbourg, causing main-line traffic to be diverted and slowed as France approaches ever closer to industrial paralysis…

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Soldier Settlement

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 8 October 1948 · page 3

Mr. A. M.. Hain (Secretary of the Goulburn Mulwaree Shire Repatriation Committee) to-day released details of 10 soldier…

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Solving War Mysteries

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 11 October 1948 · page 5

Squadron-Leader K. Rundle (left) discusses plans with Captain C. L. Harrison of the U.S. War Graves…

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Canberra Talks Speeding Up Soldier Settlement

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 11 October 1948 · page 2

The N.S.W. Minister for Lands (Mr, W. F. Sheahan) would not comment on the result of his visit last week to Canberra to urge…

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Only War Will Stop Royal Visit

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 13 October 1948 · page 4

CANBERRA: Only the outbreak of war would prevent the Royal tour of Australia and New Zealand taking place next…

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$War Memorial £139 From Soldiers’ Club

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 14 October 1948 · page 2

Mr. C. R. V. Edgar, manager of the Commonwealth Bank and treasurer of the Yass and District…

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Bigga's War Memorial Over £2000 Raised By Ugly Man Competition

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 14 October 1948 · page 1

Commenced with the object of raising £500 for the projected Bigga War Memorial' the "'Ugly Man" competition which concluded last week exceeded all expectations as a money raiser and…

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£ 1 /1 /- Donation For Blinded Soldiers

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 14 October 1948 · page 4

In response to an appeal for financial assistance, the Municipal Council on Monday night decided to make a donation of £1/1/- to…

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No Atomic War

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 20 October 1948 · page 1

Field-Marshal Lord Wavell stated at Copenhagen that he did not believe a third world war would be an atomic war. Neither side…

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