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

The wars & local soldiers, 1949

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Soldier Blocks And Road Use

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 4 November 1949 · page 1

Greater use of a lane between the Braidwood and Windellama, Roads since the establishment, of soldier settlement, blocks on. Springfield Estate was reported to yesterday's meeting of the Mulwaree Shire Council…

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Crookwell Efforts for War Memorial

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 8 November 1949 · page 1

The sporting bodies' candidate in the Crookwell War Memorial Queen Competition has raised upwards of £150. This was recently disclosed by the committee. The competition has one…

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"An Unknown Soldier" But Secret Could Not Be Kept

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 9 November 1949 · page 5

AURORA (Illinois), Tuesday: James Powell, 74 retired real estate and insurance man, yesterday gave…

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Soldier Blocks at Boorowa

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 9 November 1949 · page 6

The Minister for Lands (Mt. Sheahan) announced today that Parliament has approved of the purchase of "Maryvale" Estate,…

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Atomic War Will Be Short and Disastrous

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 10 November 1949 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday: According to Lord Trenchard, one of the founders of the Royal Air Force, from 10 million to 20 million persons would be killed within a month in an atomic war…

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Tug-of-war Over Peace Prize

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 11 November 1949 · page 4

The Swedish Academy decided recently to shelve this year's Nobel Prize for literature, because it was…

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P.P. Board Continues War on Rabbits More Prosecutions Pending

The Burrowa News · Friday 11 November 1949 · page 6

It was decided by the Young P.P. Hoard directors at their monthly meeting to prosecute a further ten district residents for…

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Selling of Wool Under Lien: Soldier Settlers' Position Explained

The Burrowa News · Friday 11 November 1949 · page 3

The Minister for Lands, Mr. Sheahan, said to-day that soldier settlers were at liberty to sell wool, covered by a wool lien in favour of the Department, at the most convenient selling market…

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War on Rabbits Move for National Authority Cahill’s Scheme Welcomed in Parliament And in the Country

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 14 November 1949 · page 6

“If an enemy from without was doing the damage to our national economy that the rabbit hordes are doing, we would spend millions of pounds and harness all our resources to smash him. At a time when the…

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Soldier Blocks

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 14 November 1949 · page 8

The Minister for Lands (Mr. sheahan) announced today that he has approved of 16 farins on "Berida" Estate being made…

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Infested with Rabbits Soldier Settler’s Block At Binalong

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 14 November 1949 · page 6

Following a report by the rabbit inspector to Tuesday’s P. P. Board meeting of an inspection of Mr. C. Keefe’s B block, Eubindal…

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No War

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 16 November 1949 · page 1

Field-Marshal Lord Wavell said in Ottawa on Monday he did not believe there would be any world conflict in the…

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Attractive Programme for War Memorial Athletic Carnival Colourful Procession Planned

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 16 November 1949 · page 8

The sub committee appointed by the War Memorial Committee to draft a suitable programme of athletic events for the big sports day planned for Wednesday, December 7, have…

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Soldier Settlers Have Reduced Debts

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 16 November 1949 · page 8

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) said last week that Crown tenants had reduced the total debts owing to the…

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Crookwell War Memorial Queen Competition

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 17 November 1949 · page 5

Crookwell War Memorial Queen competition is looming large in public interest in the town as it draws to…

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War Memorial

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 21 November 1949 · page 1

TOMORROW the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital will open its War Memorial squash courts. The money for the courts was…

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Yass & District World War Ii. Memorial (To the Editor)

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 21 November 1949 · page 1

SIR— "“This tomb and the Cenotaph bear witness to the greatest emotion this nation has ever felt. Children are brought here every year; and so the memory, without the…

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Montgomery on War He Interviews The Reporters

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 22 November 1949 · page 5

NEW YORK, Monday: Field-Marshal Montgomery said on his arrival here by the liner Queen Elizabeth…

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Soldier Settlement

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 23 November 1949 · page 4

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) announced this week that 1317 farms have been provided for ex-servicemen under…

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Yass Pastoral Co. Claims in High Court Soldier Settlement Act Invalid

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 24 November 1949 · page 2

A YASS Pastoral Company yesterday challenged in the High Court the power of die Commonwealth and State Governments to resume the property, Jeir Estate, under the War Service Land Settlement Agreement Act…

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