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

The wars & local soldiers, 1952

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School Children Sponsor Impressive Anzac Service

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 30 April 1952 · page 1

Children of the District Rural School sponsored a most impressive Anzac Day service on Thursday last at mid-day which was attended by members of the clergy and representatives of…

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LETTERS (To the Editor) Anzac Day Oration

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 30 April 1952 · page 2

Sir,--Permit me to express appreciation of the Anzac Day oration delivered by our worthy Shire President, Cr. J. E. Clifton, at the Memorial…

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Taralga and District News Anzac Dinner Again Well Attended Diggers Remember Fallen Comrades

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 30 April 1952 · page 6

Approximately 60 returned servicemen attended the League dinner, held at the Argyle Hotel on Anzac Day evening. The dinner was donated to the League by Mr. and Mrs. Bill…

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Big Anzac Day Marches Despite Adverse Weather 100 Veterans Pay Homage To Fallen Comrades

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 30 April 1952 · page 1

Despite unpleasant weather conditions, 100 ex-servicemen marched from the Service Club to the Memorial Gates for the 11 o'clock Anzac Day observance last Friday. School children, Scouts…

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Impressive Anzac Day Service Held at Soldiers' Memorial

Boorowa News · Friday 2 May 1952 · page 2

Following the march by ex-servicemen and children of the Central School through the streets of Boorowa, a most impressive service was held at the Soldiers' Memorial on Anzac Day last Friday…

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Two Competitions Drawn at Anzac Day Dinner

Boorowa News · Friday 2 May 1952 · page 5

Two competitions were drawn at the Boorowa Subbranch of the R.S.L. Anzac Day Dinner held in the Guild…

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Anzac Re-union Dinner Great Success Ex-servicemen Enjoy Their Special Celebrations

Boorowa News · Friday 2 May 1952 · page 6

From 1 p.m. until late on Friday, ex-servicemen enjoyed their own special Anzac Day re-union dinner and social in the Guild Hall, where over one hundred men banded together in a wealth of good comradeship, indicative of their dark days of…

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Comradeship And Tolerance Advocated Rev. Blackert Gives Anzac Day Address At Memorial

Boorowa News · Friday 2 May 1952 · page 3

In his Anzac Day address at the War Memorial, Rev. A. Blackert, Methodist Minister, very strongly advocated the continuance of that comradeship which existed during the war and racial and religious tolerance as positive means of…

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Germ War Propaganda Goes On

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 5 May 1952 · page 5

NEW YORK, Sunday: Nine Nobel prize winners yesterday called on another honoured scientist, Professor Frederick Joliot Curie, to withdraw his signature from a message supporting…

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Band Boys Thanked for Playing on Anzac Day

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 8 May 1952 · page 4

Matters before last Saturday night's meeting of the Vass Subbranch of the R.S.L. included:— Hospital Visitation: Mr. K…

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Gunning All Services’ Club Ball and Anzac March

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 8 May 1952 · page 2

The All Services Club ball was the first ball of the season and was held in wintry conditions. Although the weather was expected…

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War on Straying Stock

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 8 May 1952 · page 2

Ald. Meagher asked on Monday night that the impounding officer be requested to pay attention to…

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Returned Soldiers Meet League Not To Affiliate With S.W.D. Council

Boorowa News · Friday 9 May 1952 · page 2

At last Friday's meeting of the Boorowa branch of the Returned Soldiers' League, it was decided not to affiliate…

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Minister to Inspect Boorowa Property Five Or Six Blocks For Soldier Settlement

Boorowa News · Friday 9 May 1952 · page 1

Mr. Fred J. Cahill, M.L.A., who accompanied the Minister, Mr. J. B. Renshaw, to Boorowa last Thursday, told…

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Permanent Force Enlistments

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 12 May 1952 · page 2

“During the past four months over 5,000 men have been enlisted in the Permanent Forces,” Mr. P. J. Hynard, Acting Deputy…

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Fadden On War In 1953

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 14 May 1952 · page 5

MELBOURNE: Australia must prepare for possible mobilisation for hostilities by the end of 1953, the Federal…

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South Africa on War Footing

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 14 May 1952 · page 5

CAPETOWN, Wednesday: South Africa is now virtually on a war footing, the Prime Minister, Dr. Daniel Malan, told the nation. His statement came in a policy review in the Senate…

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R.S.L Concern Regarding Bolong Soldier Settlement Proclamation Strang Protest Forwarded To Authorities

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 14 May 1952 · page 1

A suggestion, which reached Crookwell last week, that the Lands Department was considering the lifting of the proclamation made under the provisions of the War Ser vice Land Settlement Scheme over portion of Bolong Estate aroused immediate indignation among local…

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The Wharfies' War

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 20 May 1952 · page 2

The proceedings before the Full High Court this morning bring to light once more the basic problem…

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Soldier Settlement And Local Results

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 20 May 1952 · page 3

[?]asture improvement programmes on soldier settlement farms are doubling and even trebling carrying…

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