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

The wars & local soldiers, 1954

111 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 3 of 6

Anzac Remembered

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 6

The Anzac Day ceremony followed the same procedure as in recent years, but was earlier than usual…

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Anzac Observance

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 3

An Anzac service was conducted in the Quandialla Hall on Sunday. The returned soldiers marched to the hall to the strains of the…

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Anzac Day Dinner

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 6

About 70 ex-servicemen and women attended the Anzac Day dinner served by the Red Cross branch at the Bowling Club House…

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WIRRINYA Anzac Remembered Helpful Rain

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 8

Easter was marked by large congregations at church services held on Good Friday and Easter Sunday…

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Grazing Land For Soldier Settlement

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 30 April 1954 · page 10

Over 336,000 acres of grazing land in the Western division will be open for application late this month under the war service land…

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Anzac Day Essays From Tallimba

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 3 May 1954 · page 5

The Tallimba sub-branch of the RSS and AILA again conducted its Anzac Day essay competition for Tallimba school children this year…

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War Memorial Wrecked by Car: Farmer Charged

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 4 May 1954 · page 1

THE South African War Memorial, in Lachlan Street, at the intersection of Templar Street, which was saluted by more than 500 marchers on Anzac Day, was object of rougher attention about 9 p.m. on Saturday…

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CP. Leader's View on Soldier Settlement Finance

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 6 May 1954 · page 7

Under the soldier settlement scheme' in New South Wales, the soldier was not carrying the capital cost of the land the Leader of the State Country Party, Lt…

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Court Sequel to War Memorial Collision Case Adjournment

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 7 May 1954 · page 1

HEARING of the case against a young farmer charged with having driven while under the influence of liquor,, as sequel to the alleged collision between the car be was. driving and the South African War Memorial in Lachlan…

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Anzac Seeks Job on District Farm

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 10 May 1954 · page 4

An orlglnal Anzac seeks a job on a West Wyalong district farm. He is Mr. Sydney Holland,…

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Repayments by Soldier Settlers

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 10 May 1954 · page 2

Soldier settlers "advance" debt repayments do not go "down the drain," but are paid back into the General Loan…

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Death of Boer War Veteran

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 13 May 1954 · page 7

A veteran of the Boer War. Mr. A. E. M. Battye, died in the Cowra hospital recently at the age of 84 years…

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Fresh Shot in War Over Silo Board

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 1

A FURTHER shot in the new Silo Board war begun by the criticism of the Board's constitution by Mr. J. B. Howse M.H.R. for Calare, has been fired, this time in defence of his arguments, in the following letter:…

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Court Action Follows Anzac Day

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 17 May 1954 · page 4

"Anzac nay is a wonderful day, but is one on which law and order must be preserved," said the Stipendiary Magistrate…

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Death Of Boer War Hero in Cowra, 84

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1954 · page 1

The death occurred to Cowra Hospital recently of Mr. A. E. M. Battye, aged 84, a veteran of the Boec War…

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The Truth About War Service Land Settlement

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 20 May 1954 · page 7

In a speech at Berrigan on Tuesday last, Mr. Hugh Roberton, M.H.R., Country Party candidate for Riverina, said he would tell the electors the truth about war…

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War Against Weeds

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 9

Noxious weed eradication carried out by Forbes Council during April included cutting by two men on the Orange Road, Girot's Lane,…

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S.A. War Memorial Talks Postponed

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 5

Discussion of the South African War Memorial, which was knocked down on May 1, was deferred by the Forbes…

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The Sporting Outlook Hopman And Nerve War In Tennis

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 9

One of the mast fascinating sidelights to the visits of overseas players to Australia has been their penchant to criticise…

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Soldiers' Blocks Will Be Visited

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 1

Mr. Fred Cahill, M.L.A., telephoning from Sydney yesterday, said that a special delegation would interview soldier…

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