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

The wars & local soldiers, 1953

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Gift of 17 High-class Stud Bulls For Soldier Settlers

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 1 January 1953 · page 2

Seventeen 100 guinea Aberdeen-Angus stud bulls, donated by members of the Aberdeen-Angus Society of Australia for soldier settlers on war service…

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Gift Sheep and Bulls for Soldier Settlers

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 5

The fourth annual gift of 100 merino flock rams from the "Bundemar" Stud at Trangie would shortly be allotted to…

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No War In Our Time

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 January 1953 · page 1

President Truman in his final "State of the Union" message says that his policies since 1945 have meant…

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More Than 5,000 Australians In Korean War

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 6

The Minister for Defence, Sir Philip McBride, said that the total number of Australian servicemen engaged in the Korean…

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Ballot Foe Soldier Settler Rams

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 19 January 1953 · page 1

It was announced yesterday that a ballot for a gift of 100 stud rams for soldier settlers would be conducted at the end…

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Old Soldiers Have "Snack" After Meeting

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 19 January 1953 · page 5

During the presidency of Mr. R. G. Buttenshaw, West Wyalong branch of the Returned Servicemen's League arranges…

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Soldier Settlement: Postponed State- Federal Talks

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1953 · page 1

The proposed conference between Commonwealth and State Ministers on soldier settlement finance has again been…

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Stud Rams for Soldier Settlers

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 26 January 1953 · page 6

Applications by men on war service land settlement farms for 100 merino flock rams from the "Bundemar" Stud at…

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Stalin Fears War U.s. Expert States

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1953 · page 1

Stalin fears the result of any world war. Mr. Averill Harriman said in Washington, confirming ex- President Truman's "no war in…

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Jemalong Roads Were Good In War-time

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 5

Good work was done on Jemalong Shire roads in the war years, particularly in 1941-42. There has been an almost complete…

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Two More Forbes Properties For Soldiers' Settlement

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 1

Mr. John Howse, MR. for Calore, has been advised by the Minister for the Interior, Hon. W. S. Kent Hughes, that he has approved of…

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Soldiers, Dairy Farms And Pastures Settle From Central Australia

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 4

MR. E. McVITUS, the peripatetic advocate of smaller dairy farms, is out in what he calls the "Big Sands." on the first stages of his opal hunt. The Advocate, with a cutting and copy-paper, fluked a reply from him to a…

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15 Blocks for Soldier Settlement

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 9 February 1953 · page 6

Another batch of fifteen sohtier settlement grazing blocks in the Western Division will open for applications on February 16, the Minister for Lands, Mr…

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Scout, Then SOldier R.S.L. Men Remember Dead Comrade

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 12 February 1953 · page 1

World travelled Scout, former membet of the Second A.I.F., honorable business man and a man of pleasant and charitable nature, were tributes…

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Soldier Settlement Goes Ahead Minister Explains Position

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 1

"BEFORE 1941," said the Hon. F. H. Hawkins, Minister for Lands, "the answer to all appeals for progress was: "We havn't the money." That statement was not heard again till 1951, when, in face of a Loan…

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Homes For Soldier Settlers Minister's Carawobitty Hope

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 3

THE Minister for Lands, the Hon. F. H. Hawkins, though on a hurried visit, with many engagements, made time to visit the seventeen soldier settlers at Carrawobitty. He wanted, he said, to see how they were…

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Old Soldiers Don't Forget: Sidelight Of Minister's Visit

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1953 · page 4

The comradeship of war, and especially of war in the jungle, helps to keep memory very keen. Mr. Leo Hunt, private secretary…

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War Declared On "Drunks": Petty Sessions Charges

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 10

Owing to the Quarter Sessions sitting in Forbes on Tuesday, the normal day for the Petty Sessions sitting, a number of cases had to…

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More Soldiers' Land Near Forbes: Two New Blocks

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 1

Two well-known properties in the Forties area are to be acquired and out up into areas for ex-Servicemen settlers…

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Soldier Settlers' Generous Gesture

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 1

The soldier settlers at Jemalong, who suffered for more than most through the June floods, have shown in…

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