Housing Programme “Pre-War Peak In 1948” CANBERRA
Housing programme in Australia would reach peak of pre-war building rate of 40,000 completed houses a year by the end of 1948, Federal experts…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Murray · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1947
781 stories in Murray's papers · page 6 of 40
Corowa Returned Soldiers
There was a small attendance at the monthly meeting of the Corowa Branch of the RSL at Fraser's office on Monday evening…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Debate on Soldiers’ Club Attempt to Have Members, Not Rsl, Adopt Rules
A surprise move to enable members of the Ex-Servicemen’s Club to draft their own rules and carry on the club under lease from the RSL. was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To the Editor a Soldier and His Home
Sir,—In the paper last week I read that a World War L war pensioner was given priority over a World War II. veteran as to a claim for the latter’s…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Complaint on Soldier Settlement
Hume Shire Council decided yesterday to complain to the Lands Department of inaction in regard to soldier settlement in the Albury district…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Schoolmaster Fatally Wounded Police Capture Boys LONDON
According to a Reuter’s message, police have captured nine of 10 boys who were missing from a farm home near Stock, after [?] 21…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →'“Canada Belgium of Next War” REGONA (Canada)
If the United States followed its present Imperialistic trend, Canada would be the Belgium of the next war, declared the Agriculture Minister, Mr I…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →U.S. Soldiers Run Amok; Charged With Murder TOKIO
Five Japanese were killed and about 20 others injured when a group of American soldiers ran amok and “shot up” the town of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Gives Canada New Toy Idustries OTTAWA
The wartime disruption of normal [?] channels has led to the establishment of many new industries in Canada and not the least of them is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →How U.s. Tankers Suffered in the War
The announcement that Great Britain has acquired two 15,000 ton modern [?] tankers disposed of - by the USA Martime Commission, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →German War Transit Through Sweden Goering’s Proposition LONDON
The Swedish Government disclosed in two “While Books” published [?] Monday that Goering suggested on May 6, 1940, while the British and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Trail of War “Black” Marketing By British Troops LONDON
Mr Bellenger (Secretary for War) informed the House of Commons last evening that an amount of £20,000,000 described in the supplementary…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Service Land Settlement
The Minister for Lands advises that thirty (30) blocks on “Gragin” Estate were notified in the Government Gazette of January 17, 1947, as available…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Drill Hall Flooring War Memorial Committee Take Over Control
At its meeting on Monday night, the Hay War Memorial Hall Committee agreed to lay down a new flooring in the Drill Hall…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Correspondence Ex-Prisoners Of War And The Red Cross
Sir,—In the past the operations of the Red Cross Society were limited to sick and wounded service personnel, but recently the Divisional…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →“We Are Now at War” Jewish Terrorists Oppose Reference To U.N.O. LONDON
Dr Izzat Tannous (general secretary of the new Palestine Arab National Treasury), in launching a national drive for raising £220,000, said, according to the Jerusalem correspondent of Reuter: “We are now war, in which no quarter will be asked and none given. It will…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Albury Soldier in Japan Describes Leave Spent in Tokio
In a letter to his mother, Mrs. D L Whilecross, Wilson st., Albury, her corporal son, who is with the occupation forces in Japan, describes…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →British Soldiers Sentenced LONDON
The army has announced sentences on the nine soldiers who tried to light their way off the transport Eastern Prince which was bound for the Far…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Crystals Arrive May Save Soldier’s Life SYDNEY
A supply of radio-active phosphorus crystals, which may save the life of a soldier in 113 AGH, Concord, arrived in Sydney this morning by Qantos…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hay War Memorial High School
A suggestion that a ball or series of dances be run by the P. and C. Association to raise funds for the visual education…
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