Boer War Veteran Dies at Yass Hospital
The death occurred at Yass District Hospital on Tuesday night of Mr. Arthur Thomas, 84, a veteran of the Boer War and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1953
263 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 13 of 14
R.sa. to Show World War Ii Films Free
With the co-operation of Mr. H. L. Phillips, Yass Sub-branch R.S.L., will present a number of excellent Documentary Films of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hopper "War"
An R.A.A.F. Dakota this morning will start attacking grasshoppers in the Narrandera district…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Foundation Stone Laid Of New Additions To Soldiers' Memorial Hall Councillor Thomas Perceval Performs Ceremony At Rye Park Commemorating District's Servicemen and Women of World War Ii
In most favoured weather conditions, a large crowd of residents and representatives from surrounding centres, assembled at Rye Park last Saturday afternoon for the laying of the foundation stone of additions and alterations…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Council Activities Vastly Increased In Past Three Years Administrative Salaries' Percentage Below Pre-war
In the triennial period of the present Boorowa Shire Council, the Council's activities have vastly increased in scope but the percentage of administrative salaries and engineering supervision costs are below the pre-war level and compare…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Taralga and District news War Memorial Rall Committee Confers with Architect ; Further Meeting In Near Fnture
All members of the Taralga War Memorial Committee were present on Sunday week last when the architect, Mr. Glancey, and contractor, Mr. Lakin, visited the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →200 Saw War Film at Liberty Theatre
An audience of 200 attended the free showing of war films in the Liberty Theatre on Monday night. It was sponsored by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ballot for Kenyu Soldier Block 1091 Applications From Near And Far
The ballot was held at Boorowa last Wednesday and was conducted by the War Service Land Settlement Board at the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tennis "War U.s. Claim
NEW YORK, Tuesday: An American Associated Press tennis writer, cabling from Melbourne on the elimination of the American Davis Cup stars from the Victorian Championships, bluntly accuses spectators of "needling"…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"A Little Piece of the Cold War"
LONDON, Wednesday: A Russian woman has obtained a Russian divorce from her English husband because "I am tired of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Could Set Off Third World War
NEW YORK, Wednesday: Admiral Arthur Radford, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs-of-Staff, said to-day that if Communist China intervened in the Indo-China war it might lead to a third world war…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Killed the First German Soldier
PARIS, Thursday: The man who killed the first German soldier in the first word war has died at Champagnole, Eastern…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Memorial Hall Offices Soldiers’ Club As Tenants
The Yass Soldiers’ Club has secured the tenancy of offices at present occupied by Messars Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Red War Atrocities Proved in U.n
NEW YORK, Thursday: Strong Soviet bloc objections throughout this week failed to half United Nations approval to-day of a Western resolution voicing "gave concern" over evidence that the Communication in Korea committed atrocities…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →“Welcome Home”
A welcome home sign hung over the door and his office was filled with flowers when Mr. D. L…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No "War" on Wood Ducks
Goulburn Pastures Protection Board will not declare war against wood ducks which, according to the P.P…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →"Language of Atom War," Says Moscow
LONDON, Thursday: Moscow Radio, official mouthpiece of Kremlin propaganda, last night accused President Eisenhower of threatening atomic…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →History and Progress Of War Memorial Fund
When a tiny seed is planted in the earth few can visualise the grandeur and beauty of the forest giant that may result after the passage of years. On 15th September, 1945, a seed was sown; it flourished for some years; it received numerous…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Work Has Commenced On New Club War Memorial Building Will Provide Long-Needed Amenity Boorowa Ex-Servicemen's War Memorial Club
Work has commenced on the new Boorowa Ex-Servicemen's War Memorial Club in Pudman Street, near the C.W.A. Hall…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Aiding Soldier Settlement
The Commonwealth: Government has allocated £1500.000 to expedite soldier settlement in States, in…
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