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The wars & local soldiers, 1950

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Empire Day Commemoration At Hay War Memorial Migh School

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 30 May 1950 · page 1

Last Tuesday the students of Hay War Memorial High School commemorated Empire Day in accordance with the customary…

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War Service Land Settlement Bill Speech Delivered by Mr. E. T. Kendell, Mla, in the Legislative Assembly

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 May 1950 · page 1

Mr. Kendell said: -- "I listened with keen interest to the Minister's second-reading speech in which he gave a detailed…

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Soldier Settlement

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 May 1950 · page 1

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) announced on Friday that a farm on "Tooma" Estate has been made available under the war…

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Change in System of Soldier Settlement Ballots Suggested

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 30 May 1950 · page 6

In the Legislative Assembly. Mr. W. A. Chaffey (C.P.. Tamworth) asked the Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) whether a…

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Minister Defends Soldier Settlement Block Allocation System

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 30 May 1950 · page 6

Madam— An item in your paper of May 9, 1950, reporting a meeting of the Deniliquin sub-branch R.S.S…

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Land for Soldier Settlement

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 30 May 1950 · page 4

The acquisition of land for soldier settlement at a reasonable price had his whole-hearted support, declared J. T…

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“Russia Does Not Want War”

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 May 1950 · page 2

The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr Trygve Lie, on his return to America from his trip to Europe on a peace mission, said, with a rather obvious air of announcing a discovery, that Russia did not want war…

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Soldier For Jubilee Job

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 May 1950 · page 5

CANBERRA, Tues.: The Prime Minister (Mr Menzies) said today that Lieut.-General Berryman, G.O.C. Eastern…

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Ex-Soldiers and Farm Loans

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 May 1950 · page 11

Eligibility of ex-serviceman who were discharged on or before September 2, 1945, to apply for agricultural…

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Returned Soldiers to Be Appealed to on War Memorial Project

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 June 1950 · page 2

MEMBERS of the Hay Sub-branch of the R.S.L. will be asked at to-night's meeting to consider their attitude to the Drill Hall project, and the purchase of the Hibernian Hotel site as an adjunct to the memorial hall scheme. The present war…

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War Service Land Settlement

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 June 1950 · page 2

The classification committee of the War Service Land Settlement will sit at Albury courthouse at 9.30 a.m. on June 5, and at 9.30…

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Hay War Memorial High School

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 June 1950 · page 2

As a result of a recent inspection, renovations to the Hay War Memorial High School will be recommended. Work to receive…

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Will Not Handle War Cargoes for Malaya

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 June 1950 · page 15

WELLINGTON (NZ), Thurs.: The National Executive of the New Zealand Waterside Workers’ Union announced that…

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Reds Call for Strike Sequel to Attack on U.s. Soldiers

Border Morning Mail · Friday 2 June 1950 · page 15

TOKIO, Thurs.: The Japanese Communist Party in a special statement today called, for a “general strike” affecting 200,000…

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R.a.a.f. Soon in Malayan War

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 June 1950 · page 3

SINGAPORE, Sun.: The Royal Australian Air Force transport squadron which will take part in the anti-terrorist operations in…

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R.S.L. Adopts War Memorial Recommendation

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 6 June 1950 · page 7

At a meeting on Thursday night in the Shire Hall, the R.S.L. adopted the recommendation made at a repent public…

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Ex-servicemen Will Not Co-operate War Memorial Proposal

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 6 June 1950 · page 2

AFTER a prolonged and stormy debate, the Hay Sub-branch of the R.S.L. at a meeting on Friday, rejected a proposal to pool financial resources with the War Memorial Committee to build a memorial hall in Hay…

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Atomic Shells for Artillery in the Next War Washington

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 6 June 1950 · page 15

The army was developing atomic weapons to be fired by artillery, and carried by guided missiles in battlefield operations, General Lawton Collins, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army,…

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“Might Involve Australia in War”

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 7 June 1950 · page 19

CANBERRA, Tuesday: Dispatch of eight RAAF transport squadrons to Malaya might involve Australia in…

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May Use “Video” in Propaganda War

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 7 June 1950 · page 19

WASHINGTON, Tues: The West has agreed on plans for an increased “campaign of truth” to counter Russian…

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