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

The wars & local soldiers, 1951

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Interest In War Memorial Fund Reviving Fund Reviving President Hopes For More Action

Boorowa News · Friday 5 October 1951 · page 2

The attendance at the annual meeting of the Boorowa Memorial Fund held at the Council Chambers last week was the largest for some" considerable time and the President Major L. L. Williams. was…

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High Court on Soldier Farms

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 8 October 1951 · page 5

MELBOURNE: The High Court in two reserved judgments to-day found that joint legislation between the…

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Collector War Memorial

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 9 October 1951 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Collector War Memorial Appeal organisation was very well attended and most enthusiastic…

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Crown Theatre Soldiers Three

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 10 October 1951 · page 1

Rudyard Kipling's laughable rogues come to riotous life in M-G-M's heroic, hilarious new motion picture, 'Soldiers Three.'…

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Soldier Settlement Acts Valid

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 11 October 1951 · page 6

Validity of the Soldier Settlement Acts of Victoria and N.S.W. was upheld in two High Court judgments. The Full Court dismissed an…

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Anzac Day Sport

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 15 October 1951 · page 5

"I consider that the decision of the State Congress to hold a race meeting at Randwick on next Anzac Day is the thin end…

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Ritz War Film

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 16 October 1951 · page 1

An action packed war film which uses the current Korean War as its setting, "The Steel Helmet" commenced to-day at the Ritz Theatre…

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War Memorial Scheme Adopted Unanimously by Council

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 17 October 1951 · page 1

Crookwell's War Memorial Library will be built on the front of the present Literary Institute as a result of the unanimous decisions of the Crookwell Shire Council,…

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War Memorial Fund Only £60 Donations Last Year

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 22 October 1951 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the Yass and District War Memorial Fund hold last week, the financial statement presented by the…

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Anzac Returns

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 23 October 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY: Over 250 officers and ratings on board the destroyer. H.M.A.S. Anzac returned to Sydney this morning after…

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Taralga and District News Early Start to Be Made on Taralga War Memorial Hall

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 24 October 1951 · page 8

All members of the Taralga and District War Memorial Hall Committee were present last Tuesday night when a meeting was held at the Taralga Hotel. The president…

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Living in a War Atmosphere

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 30 October 1951 · page 2

Speaking at a gathering of ex-servicemen and others at the Bowling Clubrooms in Bundanoon, on Saturday night, Brigadier F. G. Galleghan, ex-officer in charge of the Changi Prisoner of War camp In Singapore during the war, told an…

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Nearly War In Egypt

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 2 November 1951 · page 5

CAIRO, Fri.: Egypt's Foreign Minister, Salah El Din, last night warned that there was danger of a "revolution"…

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Soldier Settlement Menzies Govt. Charged With Hypocrisy

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 5 November 1951 · page 1

The New South Wales Minister for Lands (Mr. Renshaw) described as “sheer hypocrisy” claims that the Federal Government was keen to see soldier settlement was not curtailed…

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"Funny Hill" Considered for Soldier Settlement

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 7 November 1951 · page 9

The well-known Binda property, "Funny Hill" was mentioned in the Legislative Assembly last Thursday as being suitable for war service land settlement. The Member for Goulburn, Mr. L. J. Tully, M.L.A.,…

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War Risk

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 9 November 1951 · page 5

The Minister for Defence, Mr. McBride, said yesterday that no enemy, except Russia or her satellites, could start…

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Potato 'War' in Sydney

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 12 November 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY: Potato Marketing Board officials defied prices inspectors at Alexandria goods yards to-day by selling about 200…

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Reds Arrest U.s. Soldiers

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 12 November 1951 · page 5

BERLIN, Monday: East German police yesterday arrested two United States soldiers on the border between the American…

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War Memorial Sports

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 14 November 1951 · page 5

Crookwell War Memorinl Committee will write to the commanding officer expressing appreciation of the recent visit…

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"Go Ahead" for War Memorial

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 14 November 1951 · page 5

The "Go Ahead' with the construction of the Crookwell War Memorial Library was given by the committee at its meeting last week. A sub-committee was appointed to…

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