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

The wars & local soldiers, 1950

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War Service Land Settlement; Reminder to Ex-servicemen SYDNEY

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 31 July 1950 · page 5

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Renshaw) today issued a reminder to Exservicemen interested in war service land settlement, who intend to apply for…

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War Service Land Settlement

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 3 August 1950 · page 2

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Renshaw) has condemned a leading article in a country daily newspaper as grossly misleading…

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War Service Land Settlement

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 1

The following has been received by the local branch of theR.S.L.: CLOSING DATES FOR APPLICATIONS FOR QUALIFICATION…

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Beer War Veteran Died at 80 Years

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 3

Ex-Servicemen of three was formed a guard of honor at the funeral of Mr. Willliam Creighton Gunn, aged…

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War Hero Gets Rough Treatment

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 10 August 1950 · page 4

Audie Murphy, the war hero who survived countless engagements with the enemy and accounted for 246 Germans, nearly met his Waterloo…

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Aden seems to have been built for war

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 10 August 1950 · page 2

The whole impression of Aden to me is that it was built for war. Without exaggeration it stands or midable--watching and waiting…

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Soldier Settlers 100 on Estates in Forbes Land District

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 August 1950 · page 1

To June 30 1950 100 returned soldiers have been settled on blocks within the administrative district of Mr. C…

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War Service Land Settlement. Part "Avondale" Estate-land District Condobolin

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 14 August 1950 · page 3

ATENTION is invited to a notification in the Government Gazette or the 4th August, 1950, setting apart one farm for Closer…

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Applications for Enlistment

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 15 August 1950 · page 1

Two applications have been received by the Town Clerk, Mr. D. P. Detnpsey from ex-servicemen wishing to join the…

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Button Day for War Orphans

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 17 August 1950 · page 10

Lachlan Legacy War Orphans' Appeal wats, given permission by Bland Shire Council at Friday's…

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War Service Land Settlement. Part "Yarrowitch" Estate-land District Walcha

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 17 August 1950 · page 2

ATENTION is invited to a notification in the Government Gazette of 11th August, 1950, setting apart one block for Closer Settlement…

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War Veterans' Art Union R.S.L. Expresses Its Confidence

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 August 1950 · page 2

At the State Congress of the R.S.S. & A.I.L.A., held at North Sydney Ahzac Memorial House, on August 15, the following resolution…

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Burcher District Honour Roll

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 21 August 1950 · page 1

Sixty names of ex-Servicemen who enlisted from Burcher Wamboyne-Bena district in the 1939/45 war…

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War Service Land Settlement

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 21 August 1950 · page 2

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Renshaw)annonviced on 17th August, that two sheep blocks, one at Walcha, and the other at…

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R.S.L. Will Seek Increase in War Gratuity

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 21 August 1950 · page 2

Owing to the devaluation of the pound, the rate of War Gratuity to be paid Australian ex-Servicemen…

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New Trustee for Soldiers' Hall WEETHALLE

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 21 August 1950 · page 1

Mr. K. Boal has been nominated to [?]ll a vacancy on the Board of Trustees of the Weethalle Soldiers' Hall, caused by…

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Shire Work Jemalong Soldiers' Settlement Correspondence (To the Editor)

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 22 August 1950 · page 4

Sir,--Your paper has reported on the correspondence' dealt with at recent meetings' of the 'Jemalong Shire Council. I desire to…

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Two Blocks for War Service Settlement

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 28 August 1950 · page 6

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Renshaw) announced today that two sheep blocks, one a Walcba and the other at…

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Acquiring Land for Soldier Settlement

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 28 August 1950 · page 2

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Renshaw) said last week that, if a press report of a recent Carcoar Pastures Protection Board meeting…

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100 New Soldier Settlers in Forbes District

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 28 August 1950 · page 4

To June 30 1950, 100 returned soldiers have been settied on Mocks within the administrative district of Mr. C…

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