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The wars & local soldiers, 1950

262 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 12 of 14

Adopters Sought For War Orphans

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 6 September 1950 · page 8

"One way in which you can join in this personal service is to undertake the adoption of one or more…

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Soldier Farms Transfer Warning

Macleay Argus · Friday 8 September 1950 · page 7

A warning to ex-servicemen that there were "very definite restrictions" on the outright transfer of farms allotted under the War…

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Latest War News

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 13 September 1950 · page 2

Tokio: American and North Korean Infantry tangled inconclusively in a wild battle north of Taegu to-day as other Allied forces ripped into enemy…

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Warning on Transfer of Farms by Soldiers

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 15 September 1950 · page 1

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Renshaw) has issued to ex-servicemen a reminder about the very definite restrictions on the outright transfer…

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WINGHAM War Memorial HOSPITAL

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 19 September 1950 · page 2

Mr. C. F. Beesley, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Wingham District Memorial Hospital, has received the following tetter from Mr. L. C. Jordan…

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Latest War News

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 20 September 1950 · page 2

Saigon: Thousands of Communist troops were reported to be massing along Chinese-Indo-China border yesterday. Two French…

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Motoring News and Notoes 50,000,000th Tyre Since War

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 20 September 1950 · page 6

The world professional sprint cycling champion, Reg. Harris, of Great Britain, recently visited the Dunlop tyre factory at Fort Dunlop, Birmingham, and was presented with the 30,000,000th cycle tyre produced at the factory since the end of the war. This picture shows Bob Carlisle…

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Holiday in Ireland Taree Rotarian Recalls War-Time Leave

The Northern Champion · Saturday 23 September 1950 · page 2

Experiences he enjoyed in Ireland, while on leave from his Army unit in 1916, formed the basis of Mr S. S. Sheppard's address to Taree Rotary…

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Latest War News

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 27 September 1950 · page 2

Tokio: Victory in Seoul appears near to-day after United States 7th Infantry Division captured the strategic 700-foot-high South Mountain,…

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War on Flying Foxes

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 27 September 1950 · page 5

Gangs of men armed with flamethrowers, may be recruited this year to destroy flying foxes menacing North Coast and Queensland fruit…

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R.S.L, Hall and Soldiers' Club— New Proposal Making Headway

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 29 September 1950 · page 2

On Wednesday last, the R.S.L. President, Mr. W. W. Wilson, accompanied by Messrs. F. H. Stone and D. C. Rye, had a very…

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Australia Unprepared For War Unity Urged to Solve Economic Problems

The Northern Champion · Saturday 30 September 1950 · page 3

"It is a shocking state of affairs that Australia should be confronted with another war—indeed, was participating in one—that the world should be…

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New Australians Seek to Enlist But Rejected

Macleay Argus · Friday 6 October 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday --Almost as many migrants as Australians are seeking enlistment in the services…

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Soldiers' Hall and Club Room —

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 10 October 1950 · page 2

At Friday night's meeting of the Gloucester R.S.L. sub-branch it was decided to make immediate application for the submission of the…

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Photographs Of War Graves In Berlin Notes For Ex-servicemen

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 14 October 1950 · page 5

A very kind offer has been received from 21413, Cpl. W. Intosh, Australian Military Mission, Berlin, Germany, to forward…

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Latest War News

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 18 October 1950 · page 2

Tokio (AAP Reter): All roads led to Pongyang last night for American and South Korea troops racing in for the kill along four lightly defended…

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Army Nurses' Unusual Post War Plan

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 31 October 1950 · page 8

After being overseas together from 1939 to 1913 in the same Australian Army unit--in the Middle East, New Guinea, and…

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Children of Ex-servicemen and Women of 1939-45 War--education Plan

Macleay Argus · Friday 3 November 1950 · page 2

The Trustees of the Services Canteens' Trust Fund have introduced a new scheme for the provision of education assistance to children of men and women who served in the 1939-45 war. The Scheme is this:--…

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News For Ex-servicemen Information On War Gratuity Entitlements

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 11 November 1950 · page 5

R.K.L. State Headquarters receive many enquiries from ex-servicemen concerning War Gratuity, and the following points are…

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CORRESPONDENCE Tinonee and District Soldiers' Memorial Fund (To the Editor)

The Northern Champion · Saturday 11 November 1950 · page 4

Sir,—Might I have a little space in your paper to make a few remarks on the above subject? Firstly I would point out that this fund, which has as its…

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