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

The wars & local soldiers, 1948

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Signs of Times in Europe Fears of Civil War in Italy

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 8 March 1948 · page 3

ROME (By Air Mail): The possibility of civil war is being openly discussed in Italy by the public, including leaders of political parties, following an incident in the southern town of San Ferdinando in which four person werre killed in rioting and shooting on the first official day of campaigning for the Italian general…

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Position Becomes More Serious in America Acts Which Could Lead To War

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 8 March 1948 · page 5

BEUZE British Honduras, Monday; United States commercial interests have become directly involved for the first time in the British dispute with Guatemala. The closing of the frontier between…

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Minister for Lands, Mr. Sheahan on Soldier Settlement

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 8 March 1948 · page 1

The Minister for Lands, Mr. W. F. Sheahan, speaking at the civic reception accorded him at Crookwell on Friday, referring to Currandooley Estate and the rejections of applications there, said that no…

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De Valera and Next War

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 9 March 1948 · page 3

NEW YORK, Monday: Belief that the world was heading for another world war was expressed by the…

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American Soldier Is Shot By Russian Refusing Order To Get Off Pavement In Vienna

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 9 March 1948 · page 3

VIENNA, Tuesday: An American soldier walking with another soldier and three Austrian girls was shot from behind after refusing to obey a Russian order to get off the pavement in front of the Russian Headquarters hotel in the international district, says a United States Army announcement…

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Minister for Lands, Mr. Sheahan on Soldier Settlement

The Burrowa News · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 2

The Minister for Lands, Mr. W. F. Sheahan, speaking at the civic reception accorded him at Crookwell on Friday, referring…

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Returned Soldiers' League Take 3 Years Lease of Billiard Saloon Convert Into Temporary Club For Ex-Servicemen

The Burrowa News · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 1

BOOROWA SUB-BRANCH OF THE RETURNED SOLDIERS' LEAGUE WILL TAKE OVER THE BILLIARD SALOON OWNED BY MR. J. P. BOURKE AND CONVERT IT INTO A TEMPORARY SOLDIERS' CLUB UNTIL SUCH TIME A NEW WAR MEMORIAL…

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"Up in Arms" Over Men's Dismissal Returned Soldiers' League Strongly Protest Against Council's Action

The Burrowa News · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 4

Boorowa Returned Soldiers' League are "up in arms" in reward to ex-servicemen being dismissed from Boorowa Shire…

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"We Russians Do Not Believe in War," Says Consul Statement That Soviet Wants Peace And Good Relations With U.S.

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 15 March 1948 · page 5

NEW YORK, Sunday: American-R uscian relatiors could, and must be improved, declared the Soviet Consul General in New York, Jacob O'Makin, before flying to the Soviet for holidays. Commenting on war talk in the United S tates. O'Makin said: "It i a crazy idea, T…

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War on T.b

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 18 March 1948 · page 4

State Ministers for Health may be called together in Canberra next, month to formulate plans for the implementation…

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Action Needed to Prevent War—truman

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 18 March 1948 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Wednesday: Temporary re introduction into the United States of conscription, the prompt enactment of universal military training, and the speedy completion of Congressional action on the European Recovery…

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Soldiers’ Club Inspection

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 22 March 1948 · page 2

The State Governor, Lt.-Gen-Northcott, Miss Northcott and Mr. Williams, High Commissioner for the United Kingdom and Mrs…

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Blocks For Soldiers

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 3

Details of soldier Settlement blocks available on Murraguldrie Estate (Tumbarumba) and Wantabadgery West Estate…

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Not Likely to Be War "For Long Time," Says Russian

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 24 March 1948 · page 5

NEW YORK, Tuesday: A few hours after Andrei C. Gromyko had bitterly attacked Britain and America in the Security Council, the Soviet Ambassador to the United States, Alexander Panyushkin appealed for Soviet-American peace and co-operation…

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Chamber of Commerce Behind War Memorial Committee Full Participation Also In Centenary Celebrations

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 24 March 1948 · page 4

Members present at Monday night's meeting of the Chamber of Commerce and Progress Association were unanimous in their decision to give the utmost support to the War Memorial Committee, by nominating delegates to…

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Invitation to His Majesty to Lay Foundation Stone of War Mem. All-Out Effort To Finalise Memorial Appeal

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 24 March 1948 · page 1

At a meeting of the Crookwell and District War Memorial Committee, held in the Council Chambers on Friday evening last, the first steps were taken to strengthen the Committee in preparation for a vigorous drive to raise the balance of the finance necessary to…

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War Memorial

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 25 March 1948 · page 2

At a meeting of the Crookwell and District War Memorial Committee, held in the Council Chambers last week the first…

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Council Should Encourage Soldier Settlement "Boorowa District Absolutely Land-Locked"—Cr. R. J. Forster

The Burrowa News · Friday 26 March 1948 · page 1

"BOOROWA IS ABSOLUTELY LANDLOCKED, AND WE SHOULD ENCOURAGE SOLDIER SETTLEMENT IN OUR DISTRICT, AND THE OPPORTUNE TIME IS HERE NOW, SAID CR. R. J. FORSTER AT MONDAY'S MEETING OF THE BOOROWA SHIRE COUNCIL, WHEN…

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Sub-Division, Of Boorowa River Lands Into Small Farmlets Boorowa Shire Considers Problem Too Big to Handle Request From Boorowa Returned Soldiers' League

The Burrowa News · Friday 26 March 1948 · page 1

BOOROWA SHIRE COUNCIL WILL MAKE REPRESENTATIONS TO THE MINISTER FOR LANDS, (MR.W.F.SHEAHAN, M. L. A.), TO INITIATE LEGISLATION TO EXPEDITE SCHEMES TO SUB-DIVIDE LANDS INTO SMALL FARMLETS BY MEANS OF…

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Waive Rates Of Soldier Settler For First Year Shire Council Will Ask Government To Assist Resolution to Shires' Conference

The Burrowa News · Friday 26 March 1948 · page 6

A RESOLUTION WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE SHIRES' CONFERENCE BY BOOROWA SHIRE COUNCIL, URGING THAT THE GOVERNMENT MEET RATES DUE BY SOLDIER SETTLERS OF LANDS ACQUIRED UNDER ANY SCHEME OF EX-SERVICEMEN…

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