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

The wars & local soldiers, 1951

195 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 4 of 10

8 Farms for War Settl'ment

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 19 April 1951 · page 7

Nine thousand acres of Banoon, one of the best known properties in the Barruba district. is to be bought for war service…

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9 Farms for War Settl'ment

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 19 April 1951 · page 4

Sydney, Thursday Nine farms on "Geraki" Estate, near Finlay, will be op[?] for application under the war…

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Soldiers' Day Appeal

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 19 April 1951 · page 1

"After 36 years the dawn of April 25, 1951, seems remote, especially with the folly of another war to obliterate this memory and…

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Anzac Day Arrangements

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 20 April 1951 · page 6

The usual Anzac Day ceremony will be conducted at the Soldiers' Memorial in the park following the march…

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Anzac Day Arrangements At Post Office

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 20 April 1951 · page 1

The following arrangements will be observed at Forbes Post Office on Anzac Day (Wednesday. 25451):…

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Dance on Anzac Night

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 23 April 1951 · page 1

A dance will be it the Masonic Hall, West Wyalong, on Wednesday night of this week…

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Post Office Holiday Arrangements. Anzac Day

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 23 April 1951 · page 2

The office will open from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. for all classes of business (money order excepted). Outgoing mails close at 10 a.m…

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Reply to Soldier Settlement Criticism

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 24 April 1951 · page 1

The Federal Government, at a Canberra conference in May, 1959, rejected a N.S.W. proposal to review and readjust all prices…

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Anzac Day at Grenfell

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 26 April 1951 · page 2

The celebration of Anzac Day in Grenfell yesterday commenced with a dawn service at the Monument, Rev. R. McL. Thomas giving…

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Anzac Day March Most Impressive

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 26 April 1951 · page 2

The march of men and women of two World Wars at West Wyalong yesterday, was the most memorable in the history of the fighting forces…

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Prist Says Australians Proud of Anzac Tradition

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 26 April 1951 · page 2

Throughout the world, to friend and foe alike, Anzac signifies self-sacrificing patriotism, heroism and comradeship, Rev. Father Butler said at St…

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No Road Accident Deaths on Anzac Day SYDNEY

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 26 April 1951 · page 1

For the first time in some years no road accident deaths were reported in New South Wales on Arizac Day. This was revealed this…

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Grand Work of Red Cross in Peace and in War

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 26 April 1951 · page 2

There was a very large attendance of town and district residents at the C.W.A. Hall, West Wyalong, on Tuesday afternoon, when Mr. G. S. Pritchard…

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Anzac Day Eugowra Celebrations

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 April 1951 · page 6

A large crowd of people gathered at the Memorial in the park to take part in the ceremony on Anzac Day…

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Anzac Day At St. John's

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 April 1951 · page 1

Owing to the absence of Padre White in Queensland, the 4.15 a.m. Anzac Day service at St. John's Church of England was dispensed…

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Anzac Day Celebrations Unveiling of Memorial Plaques

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 27 April 1951 · page 1

Traditional services to commemorate Anzac Day were held last Wednesday, firstly a Civic Service at the School Gates, followed by the local Returned Soldiers Sub-branch's service at the Memorial Park Gates…

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Impressive Anzac March Tribute To Fallen Servicemen

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 April 1951 · page 1

THE observance of Anzac Day in Forbes was conducted with an immense feeling for the implications of the occasion. Public interest and reverence seemed at a high level,…

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The Anzac Dinner

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 30 April 1951 · page 2

The 1951 Anzac Dinner was held in the show paviliion, where 160 odd Diggers and visitors enjoyed a delicious dinner served by the…

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Anzac Day. United Service

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 30 April 1951 · page 3

The United Service in Taylor Park on Wednesday was conducted by the Ministers' Fraternal and Major Cotterill (Salvation Army)…

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Grim Relics of War in Marseilles

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 30 April 1951 · page 6

Next port of call was Marseilles. where it good day was spent. There are plenty of rusty bulks in the harbor—grim…

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