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

The wars & local soldiers, 1949

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Land Purchased for War Memorial Sports Ground Sub-Committee Appointed To Draw Up Plans For Outlay

The Burrowa News · Friday 25 November 1949 · page 1

An area of land comprising approximately six acres situated on the Young Road has been purchased for the establishment of a Memorial Sportsground by the Boorowa War Memorial Committee…

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Infested with Rabbits Soldier Settler's Block At Eubindal

The Burrowa News · Friday 25 November 1949 · page 3

Following a report by the rabbit inspector to Yass P.P. Board meeting of an inspection of Mr. C. Keefe's block,…

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Amateur Hour At Crookwell In Aid Of War Memorial

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 28 November 1949 · page 4

Crookwell staged an amateur hour last Friday night to swell the funds of the sporting bodies' queen candidate in the War Memorial competition…

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Next Communist Move In The Cold War

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 30 November 1949 · page 5

PARIS, Wednesday: Observers here believe that the recent secret Cominform meeting in Budapest and the Peking session of the Communist-dominated World Federation of Trade…

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Challenge From Yass on Soldiers’ Land

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 1 December 1949 · page 2

The Full High Court reserved its judgment in an action brought by a Yass pastoral company challenging the validity of the soldiers’ land settlement scheme. The company, P. J. Magennis…

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Hirohito Won the War

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 5 December 1949 · page 5

TOKYO, Mon. (A.A.P.-Reuter): A Japanese businessman flew into Tokyo to-day to get a message…

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War Atomic Secrets

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 8 December 1949 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Wednesday: Lieut.-General Leslie Groves said yesterday that Russian spies tried to steal American atomic secrets during the war…

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

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 8 December 1949 · page 1

SIR,— “If the money, or part of it. spent in waging wars and building Memorials, were [?]sed to prevent war, it would be well spent and without loss of the most precious thing in the…

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Pam McLoughlin Crowned Queen Of Crookwell At Colourful Ceremony £1300 Raised For War Memorial Library Building

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 14 December 1949 · page 7

In the presence of four hundred people, Miss Pamela McLoughlin was crowned Queen of Crookwell at the Coronation Ball in the School of Arts on Friday night…

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Challenge From Yass on Soldiers' Land

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 14 December 1949 · page 8

The Full High Court reserved its Judgement in an action brought by a Yass pastoral company challenging the validity of…

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Over 700 Farms Allotted Soldier Settlers

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 14 December 1949 · page 5

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) said that over 700 farms in the Eastern and Central divisions of the State have…

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Shooting at Dubbo Man Wounded In Chest

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 15 December 1949 · page 5

DUBBO: A young shearer who allegedly shot himself in the chest with a pea-rifle after a struggle with a 29-year-old…

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World War II. Memorial. Quiet Haven, Symbolic of a People’s Gratitude

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 15 December 1949 · page 5

In a fast changing world, Australians are in danger of losing the old reverence, sanctity, and stability that was a characteristic of our forefathers. WALKED into a local shop re-new appreciation of , and a…

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War on Rabbits New Australians to Help

The Burrowa News · Friday 16 December 1949 · page 3

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) said to-day that he had decided to use New Australians for rabbit…

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War on Blackberries

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 19 December 1949 · page 7

ARMIDALE: Blackberry destruction by hormone spray, being carried out by Mr. L. Brown, City Health Surveyor, is…

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Soldier Blocks

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 20 December 1949 · page 2

Eighteen blocks of land on the Piallaway Estate have been made available for soldier settlement…

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Interim Ban on Atom War Is Suggested

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 21 December 1949 · page 5

LAKE SUCCESS, Tuesday: An "interim prohibition or control" of atomic weapons was proposed yesterday by the President of the United Nations General Assembly, General…

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War Memorial Committee's Appreciation (To the Editor)

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 21 December 1949 · page 5

Sir.--May I, on behalf of the War Memorial Committee, seek space to thank everyone who, in any way contributed to the…

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Soldier Settlement Act Invalid P. J, Magennis Pty. (Jeir) Won High Court Action

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 22 December 1949 · page 2

THE FULL HIGH COURT in a majority judgment on Tuesday, overruled demurrera by the Commonwealth and the N.S.W. State Governments claiming that a pastoral company had no cause of action in…

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Review of Soldier Settlement

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 22 December 1949 · page 4

The Minister fr Lands (Mr. W. F. Sheahan) said that over 700 farm in the Eastern and Central Divisions of the State have been…

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