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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 7 of 10

Formal End of War with Germany

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 16 July 1951 · page 6

Australia and New Zealand on Monday ended the state of war with Germany. Italy formally ended the war…

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Soldier Settlers More Land To Be Opened Up

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 16 July 1951 · page 2

Sixteen (16) new dairy farms will be established under the war service land settlement scheme with the allocation to…

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Appeal to Resume Land For Soldiers on Just Terms

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 16 July 1951 · page 1

Mr. H. IV. Budd (Country Party) made a renewed appeal in the Legislative Council to the Government to discontinue the policy of resuming land…

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Nine Grazing Blocks For Soldiers

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 16 July 1951 · page 2

Two western division soldier settlement grazing blocks will be open for application till August 10, 1951. Mr. Renshaw,…

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Soldier Settler Blocks for Ballot

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 17 July 1951 · page 4

Two western division soldier settlemen grazing blocks will be open for application till August 10, 1951, Mr. Renshaw, Minister for Lands,…

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Wool Back to Pre-korean War Levels

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 20 July 1951 · page 11

In the absence of local wool auctions, business is confined to the sale by private treaty of fellmongered descriptions. During the…

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War Hero Audie Murphy Knows How to Use Guns

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 20 July 1951 · page 1

The fastest gunslinging since the days of William S. Hart was watehed with awe on the set of "The Kid From Texas," Universal-International…

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Council Declares War on Straying Stock

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 23 July 1951 · page 5

The Bland Shire Council has persued a vigorous policy against straying cattle and horses in West Wyalong, Barmedman, Ungarie and Weethalle…

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Soldier Settlers Particulare Regarding Ballots

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 30 July 1951 · page 1

A baseless report that ex-servicemen are now excluded from war service land settlement ballots if they are in permanent…

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New U.S.C. Head First War Vateran

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 2 August 1951 · page 1

Veteran of the 1914-18 World War, Mr. L. S. Bentley, has been elected president of the West Wyalong and District United Services Club…

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"Old Soldiers" Say "Farewell" to Popular U.S.C. Member

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 2 August 1951 · page 1

Ex-servicemen said "good-bye" to Mr. W. ("Billy") Ball at a bright party this week, held at the United Services Club…

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Minister's Denial on Soldier Settlement

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 2 August 1951 · page 7

A baseless report that ex-ser vicemen are now excluded from war service land settlement ballots if they are in permanent…

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23 More Farms for Soldier Settlers

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 6 August 1951 · page 5

The New South Wales State Cabinet has approved the acquisition of a number of country, properties under the provisions of the War Service Land…

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Ungarie Diggers Honor to Boer War Veteran

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 9 August 1951 · page 8

Prior to the opening of the Ungarie R.S.L. meeting held on Saturday night last, a photo of the late Mr. W. Passmore was…

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Block for Soldier Settlement

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 9 August 1951 · page 5

The Minister for Lands, Mr. Renshaw, announced today, that 780 acres of woolgrowing country near Adelong had been…

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"Colonel" Hart Heeds Famed War Adage

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 17 August 1951 · page 4

They used to call her "Colonel" before the name Dorothy Hart began to mean something. The 23-year-old bronze-haired,…

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"Colonel" Hart Heeds Famed War Adage

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 17 August 1951 · page 2

They used to call her "Colonel" before the name Dorothy Hart began to mean something. The 23-year-old bronze-haired,…

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Cost of Placing Soldiers on Land

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 21 August 1951 · page 4

Mr. Renshaw, Minister for Lands, states that the rising cost of establishing ex-servicemen was causing concern and…

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Showpiece of Britain's Post-war Recovery

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 30 August 1951 · page 8

A four-year project to regain for Wales its old leadership in steel making lias now reached fruition with the opening of the…

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Wyalong Boy Of to War

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 3 September 1951 · page 2

Corporal Owen Wheeler, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Wheeler, of Wyalong, has sailed for active service in…

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