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

The wars & local soldiers, 1954

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Anzac Day at Rugby

Boorowa News · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 2

Despite the chilly breeze and early hour of the morning, quite a crowd gathered at the Memorial Gates to…

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Churchill Rejected Air War Move

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 3

LONDON, Friday: Two London newspapers to-day claimed that a plan, favoured by France, to use planes from American, British, Australian and French aircraft carriers in Indo-China is the…

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Soldier Settlement Finance Bruxner's View

Boorowa News · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 3

Under the soldier settlement scheme in New South Wales, the soldier was not carrying the capital cost of…

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Laniel Faces a Crisis Over Indo-china War

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 5 May 1954 · page 3

PRAIS, Wednesday: French Prime Minister Joseph Laniel last night staked the future of his Government on a vote of confidence on his handling of the war in Indo-China…

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French Wounded

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 6 May 1954 · page 6

GENEVA; Thursday: France is making a new attempt through the International Red Cross to obtain Vietminh rebels'…

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CONGRATULATED Address At Anzac Day Commemoration

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 6 May 1954 · page 4

Replying to a welcome by the president, Dr. D. L. Graham, at Saturday night’s meeting of Yass R.S.L., Air Vice Marshal Bladin,…

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War Veterans Remembered

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 7 May 1954 · page 1

The Federal Government will give special Empire Day gifts on May 24 to 21 veterans who enlisted in Australia in 1886 or…

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French Fear War Losses

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 7 May 1954 · page 8

PARIS, Friday: Reuter says the French military situation in Indo-China now is so serious that it is widely believed that, if France has to continue the war alone, she will lose most of Indo-China when…

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"No One Wants War to Expand"

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 7 May 1954 · page 8

SYDNEY, Friday: External Affairs Minister, Mr. Casey, said to-day he found it difficult to believe the Communists wanted…

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Noted Soldier Dies

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 12 May 1954 · page 3

Major-General Sir Charles Rosenthal. 79, died yesterday at his home at Green Point, in the Gosford district. Sir Charles…

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Rye Park Memorial To Men And Women Of 1939-45 War Officially Opened By Col. Chas. Anderson, V.C. Rye Park, Village with High Civic Pride

Boorowa News · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 1

"The finest memorial to the fallen is in the hearts and minds of their comrades and loved ones," said Col. C. W. Anderson, V.C., of Young, when opening the Memorial to the servicemen and women of the last war at Bye Park last…

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Fight cold war, urges U.S. Admiral

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 17 May 1954 · page 3

Democracies must fight the Reds in all cold wars, U.S. Fleet Admiral William R…

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S.M. Gives Soldier Settler Benefit of Doubt Charge of Cruelly Ill-treating 200 Sheep Dismissed

Boorowa News · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 2

The final hearing of a charge of having cruelly ill-treated by torture two hundred sheep against Samuel Lawrence Dunn, soldier settler of Binalong Road, Boorowa was heard at the Boorowa Court of Petty Sessions last week by Mr. Finlay, S.M…

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U.S. 'Took Leap,' But Turned Back Nearly In Indo-China War

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 24 May 1954 · page 3

NEW YORK, Sunday: The United States "actually took the leap" toward active intervention in the Indo-China war recently, but "turned back in mid-air," Senator George Smathers (Democrat, Florida) said to-day…

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Old Soldier Died in Cooma Street

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 24 May 1954 · page 2

Mr. William John King, aged 67, who served in the second World War, collapsed in Cooma Street near Pollock’s Corner on…

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A-weapons in New War Vast Soviet War Power

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 1

PARIS, Tuesday: Both sides would probably use atomic weapons in the event of a full scale war, Field-Marshal Viscount Montgomery said yesterday…

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French Plan To End War In Indo-China

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 3

GENEVA, Tuesday: French Foreign Minister Georges Bidault, back from week-end consultations with the Laniel…

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LETTERS (To the Editor) Anzac Day Observance

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 26 May 1954 · page 9

Sir.--In view of the remarks made by Mr. S. Hart in his letter published in last week's issue of the "Gazette," I would…

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LETTERS (To the Editor). Anzac Day and Church Services

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 26 May 1954 · page 3

Sir.--In his letter to you in the. May 19th issue, of your esteemed paper, Mr. S. Hart referred to "some of the clergy"…

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Labour's Promise on Soldier Settlement

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 27 May 1954 · page 1

Return of a Federal Labour Government should double the rate of soldier settlement, Mr. L. J. Tully, M.L.A., said to-day. Mr. Tully speaking in support…

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