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The wars & local soldiers, 1953

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R.s.l. Asks Members to Aid Soldier Settlement

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Friday 18 September 1953 · page 3

The Taree Sub-branch of the R.S.L. is to ask the State and Federal Members of Parliament to urge their respective Governments to expedite the settling of ex-servicemen on the land…

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"Soldiers Three"

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Monday 21 September 1953 · page 3

Rudyard Kipling's laughable rogues come to riotous life in M-G-M's heroic, hilarious new motion picture,…

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R.S.L. Move to Expedite War Service Settlement

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 22 September 1953 · page 7

Taree R.S.L. Sub-Branch will make representations through local Members to the State and Federal Governments urging that action the taken to expedite War Service Land Settlement…

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Harrington Had Party For World War 1 Veteran

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Friday 25 September 1953 · page 4

Friends of William Sevester, M.M., of Crowdy Head, assembled at the Hotel Harrington last Saturday to…

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New Weapon in Dingo War

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 29 September 1953 · page 3

A Sydney scientist believes he is on the trail of a revolutionary method of ridding graziers of the dingo menace…

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Mr. Lucock Asks About Soldier Settlement

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 29 September 1953 · page 2

"What the States do with money allotted to them by the Loan Council was a matter entirely under their…

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Taree's "Top Town" Triumph Netted £1050 For War Memorial

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Monday 5 October 1953 · page 1

The "Top Town" fever which has gripped Taree in recent months had its culmination last night when almost 1,090 people packed the Civic Theatre to participate in the State-wide…

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Another Reply On Soldier Settlement

Macleay Argus · Monday 5 October 1953 · page 3

The Macleay RSL Sub-branch wrote recently to Mr. P. E. Lucock, M.H.R., on the question of…

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R. S. L. Takes Over £46,387 War Memor'l

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 7 October 1953 · page 1

Taree's £46,387 War Memorial Building was yesterday afternoon officially handed over to the Taree Sub-branch of the R. S. L. by the building contractor, Mr. E. T. George,…

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Knows Ex-soldiers

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 7 October 1953 · page 6

As Matron of the Lady Gowrie Red Cross Home, Gordon, Matron V. Horswill is well known to many…

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Second Korean War Unlikely

Macleay Argus · Monday 19 October 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Oct. 18: Commander of the British forces in Korea, Major-General West, said on arrival today he…

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War Service Land Settlement: Fed'r'l Govt. Concerned at Slowing Up of Scheme

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Monday 19 October 1953 · page 3

"The Commonwealth Government has been concerned, over a period of some years, with the slowing up of War Service Land Settlement in New South Wales, due to the fact that the N.S.W. Government…

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Lucock Speaks on Soldier Settlement

Macleay Argus · Monday 19 October 1953 · page 1

Mr. P. E. Lucock, M.H.R., in a press statement today, said that any curtailment of the War Service Land Settlement programme in New South Wales was undeniably due to the action of the State…

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War Service Settlement Press Statement By Mr. P. E. Lucock, Member For Lyne

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 20 October 1953 · page 4

The Commonwealth Government has been concerned, over a period of some years, with the slowing up of War Service…

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State R. S. L. President To Open Taree's War Memorial

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Monday 26 October 1953 · page 1

Arrangements have been made for the State President of the Returned Servicemen's League, Mr. W. Yeo, to officially open Taree and District's £46,000 War Memorial…

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Taree Legacy Gp. Raised £617 for War Orphans Taree Legacy Contact Group raised £617 on the recent War Orphans' Day Appeal

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 27 October 1953 · page 2

The amount came from the sale of buttons and donations The secretary of the Group (Mr. J. P. Sharpe) said…

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£617 Raised To Aid War Orphans

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 28 October 1953 · page 2

Taree Legacy Contact Group raised £617 on the recent War Orphans' Day Appeal. The amount came from the sale of buttons and…

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War Service Land Settlement Funds £3 Mill. for Year

The Northern Champion · Friday 6 November 1953 · page 11

The State Government has increased its allocation of loan funds for War Service Land Settlement to £3…

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Papuans Showed Profit From War Experience

Macleay Argus · Friday 13 November 1953 · page 3

NEWCASTLE.--Papuan natives were not an oppressed and subject people, Mrs. F. de Witt Batty said. No Papuan was poor and there were no native…

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Arrangements For War Mem. Opening

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 2

Order of arrangements for War Memorial official opening tomorrow is: 3 p.m. on Balcony facing…

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