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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1950

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Land Ballots Among Returned Soldiers Fares and Legal Aid

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 19 May 1950 · page 10

In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. W. A. Chaffey, M.L.A., asked the Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) whether a number of…

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War Service Homes at Forbes

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 23 May 1950 · page 1

In this Issue will be found particulars, of an advertisement calling for tenders for the building of five…

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Fencing Wire As War Reparations

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 26 May 1950 · page 9

A few days ago, Mr. Charles Cutler, M.L.A., Country Party member for Orange, received a reply from the Premier…

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Tree Memorial to Hurlstone Ex-soldiers

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 26 May 1950 · page 9

A memorial forest and cairn will be dedicated, on Sunday, May 27, to the memory of those students of Hurlstone…

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Boggabri Estate for Soldier Settlement

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 29 May 1950 · page 4

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) announced today that the resumption of over 37,000 acres of "Ghooteudaadi" Estate…

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£2000 To Equip Forbes Town Band Soldiers Make Contribution

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1950 · page 1

A STATEMENT made to Friday night's meeting of Forbes sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League set the cost of equipping the Town Band with uniforms and instruments at the sizeable sum of £2000…

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New Farm for Soldier Settlement

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 1 June 1950 · page 8

The Minister for Lands (Mr Sheahan) announced today that a farm on "Tooma" Estate has ben made available under the…

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Boer War Souvenir Old Forbesites Recalled

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 June 1950 · page 13

At Turner's lottery office in Lachlan Street is a copy of a 1900 souvenir of the Boer War that will have a lot of interest…

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Anzac Sick at District Hospital

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 5 June 1950 · page 1

Mr. Michael Keegan, of West Wyalong, who is an original Anzac of the 1914-18 war, is a patient…

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Aussie Rules President Ok "War-path"

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 8 June 1950 · page 8

Mr. Alf Pinner, President of the West Wyalong Australian Rules Football Club, is not happy about young players…

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Ungarie War Memorial Hall Committee Did Grand Job UNGARIE

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 8 June 1950 · page 6

In Australian parlance, two men and a dog constitute a crowd. Comparatively the assemblage at the annual general meeting of the Ungarie War Memorial…

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War Funds Distribution to Charities Forbes Welcome Home Committee

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 14

A meeting of the committee formed during the war period to welcome home returned men was held at Forbes on Monday night…

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Masonic Ball First Since End of War

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 7

A very successful function was held on Tuesday night. The first Masoffic ball to be held in Eugowra since the war proved grand…

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Settlement of Soldiers on the Land

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 June 1950 · page 7

The Minister for Lands (Mr. W. F. Sheahan), speaking at Narrabri last week, denounced as false a leading article, in a…

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Less Sheep Now Than Pre-War

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 19 June 1950 · page 4

World sheep numbers at the beginning of 1950 are estimated at 730,000,000 head, or two per cent, below the prewar average…

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End State War with Germany (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 22 June 1950 · page 1

A message from Paris states. A Foreign Office spokesman said that France had sent a Note to Britain and America,…

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America Sending Arms to South Korea Could be War Between Russia and America WASHINGTON

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 26 June 1950 · page 2

Heeding an urgent plea from Seoul, instruction's went from here yesterday to General Macarthur tto speed military supplies to South. Korea. The action came within 52 hours of the invasion of South Korea…

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Anzac Day at Ungarie

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 29 June 1950 · page 8

Ungarie branch of the RSL will discuss a notice of motion at its meeting on July [?] Mr. George Flack that the 195[?]…

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Emancipation of Japanese Women;' War Caused Many Big Changes

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 29 June 1950 · page 5

The emergence of women from her traditional role of obedient servant in the home has been one of the outstanding features of Japanese life in the past 10 years,…

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New Plan to Enlist Nurses

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 29 June 1950 · page 5

To help overcome the tragic shortage of nuraes qu. I ried in baby welfarte v.iork for the country, the…

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