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

The wars & local soldiers, 1949

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Yass Names on Honour Roll at Church of the Order of St. John, London

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 18 August 1949 · page 1

ST. JOHN Ambulance Brigade’s 46th annual report received by the Yass ambulance superintendent Mr D. J. Ross, reports on July 9, 1948, the names of officers and members who lost their lives during the 1939-1945 War were…

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Wounded at Prestonpans

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 18 August 1949 · page 3

“A man stood up in the Westminister County Court and announced that he’d been wounded at the battle of Prestonpans and…

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Soldier Block And Rabbits

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 18 August 1949 · page 5

Following the acquisition of "Leighwood" Estate for soldier settlement, the Department of Agricultural yesterday advised…

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Not Soldiering On

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 18 August 1949 · page 2

The effort to form a volunteer Infantry battalion in Yass has failed. Recently Capt. Young, a W.O…

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Never Let a Sick Soldier Down

The Burrowa News · Friday 19 August 1949 · page 1

"As long as the public supports the Red Cross, the Red Cross will never let a sick soldier down."…

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Bookham Estate For Soldier Settlement

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 22 August 1949 · page 2

Mr. A. N. Fuller, M.H.R., has received the following telegram from Mr. John Dedman, Minister for Defence and Post-War…

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Marulan and District War Memorial Ball Lucky Winners Of Art Union

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 24 August 1949 · page 3

The ball organised by the Marulan and District War Memorial Committee was one of the outstanding functions for this centre. A Large crowd attended from…

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Huge Soviet Forces 'War Threat'

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 26 August 1949 · page 5

Lieut. General Albert Wedemeyer told Congressmen in Washington recently that Russia had 175 Army…

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Golf Club Pleased to See Its Former Champion in Action Lloyd Stuart Loses None Of Pre-War Artistry

The Burrowa News · Friday 26 August 1949 · page 9

Boorowa Golf Club members were very pleased to see their former champion, Lloyd Stuart, again in action…

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Skirting the Road to War

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 29 August 1949 · page 5

NEW YORK, Sunday:—Speaking from the pulpit of a Presbyterian church at Watertown, New York,…

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Soviet Plots Started As War Ended

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 1 September 1949 · page 3

PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday: Defence Secretary Louis Johnson last night accused Russia of plotting against her wartime Allies from the moment war ended…

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Death Was Due to War Injuries Late Mr. Rex Garry

The Burrowa News · Friday 2 September 1949 · page 3

Binalong and Boorowa people were shocked to learn of the death in St. Vincents Hospital, Sydney, of Mr. Rex Garry, only…

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"Cold War" Waged in Gambling Touched By Roulette Wheels

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 5 September 1949 · page 7

SAN MARINO: Italian gambling interests are waging a "cold war" against the Government of San Marino, tiny republic among the mountains of Central Italy…

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War on Grasshoppers How They Fight Them In the United States

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 5 September 1949 · page 2

The kangaroo menace is becoming a a major problem in the Kimberley (W.A.) district, where pastoralists report kangaroos are outnumbering sheep by about four to one. Similarly insects threaten to plague American farmers…

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Pre-War Standard Is Expected In This Year's Holiday March

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 6 September 1949 · page 1

"This year's procession should result in a return to pre-war standards," the secretary of the Goulburn Six Hour Day Association, Mr. W. Taylor, said to-day…

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Toyoda Not Guilty of War Crimes

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 7 September 1949 · page 4

TOKYO: An Allied War Crimes Tribunal yesterday dismissed all charges against Admiral Soemu Toyoda,…

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Shire Rates Special Exemption For Soldier Settlers

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 7 September 1949 · page 2

Prior to the introduction of the War Service Land Settlement and Closer Settlement Act of 1948, rates were charged soldier…

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Special Courses For Soldier Settlers

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 7 September 1949 · page 2

The Department of Agriculture has arranged for a course of eight weeks' duration in the principles of farm management, to be held at…

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"Ravenswood" Estate War Services Land Settlement

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 8 September 1949 · page 1

The Minister for Lands, Mr. W. F. Sheahan, has approved that four farms on "Ravenwood' Estate be made available…

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Gun Battle in Colombian House of Representatives One Killed And Four Wounded

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 9 September 1949 · page 5

BOGOTA (Columbia), Thursday: Police and army forces; were rushed to surround the Capitol Building yesterday after a member of Parliament was killed and four wounded during a gun battle in the House of Representatives…

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