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

The wars & local soldiers, 1954

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Six Months' Sentence Suspended Soldier Settler Placed On 5 Years' Good Behaviour Bond

Boorowa News · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 1

A Boorowa soldier settler, Samuel Lawrence Dunn was sentenced to six months' hard labour on a charge of driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor at last sitting of Boorowa Court of Petty Sessions, by Mr…

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U.k. Soldier Brutally Murdered

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 31 May 1954 · page 1

ISMAILIA. Monday: A crowd of Egyptians yesterday brutally murdered a British Soldier on the outskirts of Ismailia…

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"Bodgies" Bash, Rob Soldier

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 1 June 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: A Korean war veteran was brutally kicked and bashed by two "bodgies" who robbed…

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LETTERS (To the Editor) Anzac Day Observance

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 2 June 1954 · page 6

Sir.-- I had no idea when I, replied to, Rev. A. G. Henderson's letter that it would cause so much[?] ill-feeling and I hasten…

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Gunning Land for Soldiers

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 2 June 1954 · page 1

State Cabinet yesterday approved the purchase of 2810 acres of land from properties near Gunning for…

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Soldiers' Re-union in Crookwell Next Week-end

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 2 June 1954 · page 1

Third battalion soldiers drawn from the Southern Highlands and far South Coast will converge on Crookwell for their annual reunion during the forthcoming weekend…

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Reds Would Lose War This Year

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 3 June 1954 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Wednesday: A "high state of preparedness against aggression" was claimed for the United States in a report by the Atomic Energy Commission to-day that it has spent over 9,000 million dollars—more…

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Soldier Settlement

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 3 June 1954 · page 5

State Cabinet has approved expenditure of over £200,000 for additional land for war service land settlement. Included in the…

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80 Rams Donated to Soldier Settlers

Boorowa News · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 6

The Minister for Lands, Mr. Havrkins, announced to-day that eighty merino rams have been donated for men…

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Yass R.S.L. May Use Soldiers’ Club Billiard Room

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 7 June 1954 · page 2

If the proposal to extend the premises of Yass Soldiers’ Club comes to fruition Yass R.S.L. may have the use of the present…

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Indo-china War: Pressure on U.s. Predicted

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 8 June 1954 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Monday: President Dwight Eisenhower is under new pressure to make a decision soon on intervention in the Indo-China war. One member of the United…

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Eisenhower Reticent on War Move

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 11 June 1954 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Thursday: President Dwight Eisenhower appeared to-day to draw further away from…

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£200,000 for War Service Land

Boorowa News · Friday 11 June 1954 · page 2

State Cabinet this week approved expenditure of more than £200,000 for additional land for war service…

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Aust. 'Quota' for Indo-china War

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 15 June 1954 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tuesday: Australia would be expected to provide two battalians of troops, four air squadrons, an aircraft carrier and subsidiary naval aid if the Western allies intervene in Indo-China. It is understood that the…

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R.S.L. Firm On Anzac Service

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 18 June 1954 · page 1

Goulburn sub-branch of the R.S.L. last night rejected a proposal by Goulburn Ministers Fraternal that the…

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Diggers Unanimous About Anzac Day Service Question of Religion

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 21 June 1954 · page 2

A decision by Goulburn sub-branch of R.S.L. on Thursday night to refuse to cooperate with Goulburn Ministers' Fraternal in making Anzac Day dawn service "religious in character" was unanimous. The decision followed the…

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ILO chief war[?] on jobs

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 24 June 1954 · page 2

Mr. David A. Morse, Director-General of the International Labor…

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Letters To The Editor War Widow's Views

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 24 June 1954 · page 2

Sir: With all the unrest in the world again to-day, it is very distressing to read of the disturbances between the R.S.L. and…

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Gunning Collingwood Portions Acquired For Soldier Settlement

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 24 June 1954 · page 5

It is understood that the portions of “Collingwood,” Gunning, which will be acquired by the State…

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Letters To The Editor Anzac Day

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 25 June 1954 · page 2

Sir: I have been sorry to learn that the quiet hour of remembrance on Anzac has been criticised. As a member of the A.A.N.S.,…

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