New Telephone Connections More Than Double Pre-war Years
"During 1948-1949, new telephones have been connected at a rate more than double that achieved in pre-war years." In making this comment…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Murray · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1950
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Rapid Repayments by Soldier Sutlers
The Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) said recently that 28 per cent, of the money advanced to soldier settlers for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Remains of Deniliquin Soldier Recovered
The retrains of Private Jack Wennerbom, who enlisted at Deniliquin and was not heard of again after he had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Moscow’s War Hysteria Charge Against Britain and Us New York
THE decision of the Untied Suites to build the world-destroying hydrogen bomb has brought a sharp, uncompromising reply from Moscow. In the period of all kinds of devaluation, Russia has accomplished the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pitiful Victims of Civil War
LONDON, Sun.: Nineteen emaciated Greek orphans, aged between six and 12 years, several with limbs amputated,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Building Blocks for Ex-soldiers
The N.S.W. Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) said yesterday that building blocks of Crown land at Albury had been earmarked…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Anzac Day Holiday
The Chief Secretary (Mr. C. H. Matthews) has announced that a public holiday would be observed on Anzoc day, which falls on Tuesday, 25th…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Hunt for Gangster Who Used Machine-gun to Blast Car : Man Wounded Melbourne
A HAIL of sub-machine gun fire blasted a car and wounded the victim of a sensational shooting affray in the heart of the city two years ago, when what is believed to be gang…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Live Stock in Holland Almost Restored To Pre- War Numbers
The 1940 autumn census of cattle in the Netherlands revealed that Holland's live stock numbered 2,542,000 or 10 per cent more than the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Post War Assistance [?]
Since its formation the [?] Assistance Fund has given ass[?] to some ten returned [?] this district. It is apparent, [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Prisoners of War
The Fall of Singapore will be commemorated by a memorial ceremony at the Cenotaph in Martin Place, Sydney, on February 15 this…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Air War on Rabbits
An experiment in mass poisoning, which is taking place at Triamble, Hargreaves, may provide the answer to the rabbit problem, says the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Successful Year Reported By Henty Returned Soldiers' League
"Looking back over the year's activities of our sub-branch, we have had a very successful year," said Mr. R. Heathcote, in his report to the annual meeting of Henty Returned Soldiers' League, held in the School of Arts on Friday night "The attendance generally has been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Advice on Soldiers' Land Blocks
The Minister for Lands baa advised ex-servicemen who had not yet applied for qualification certificates under the War Service Land…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier Settlers
The Position of the majority of soldier settlers whose "assistance period" under the war service land settlement scheme had ended, is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →One Bullet Killed War Bride
MARTINEVILLE (West Virginia), Fri.: Only one revolver bullet and not four as believed earlier killed Veronica Garrett, 31,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldier, Migrant Injured
When the motor cycle he was riding collided with a cyclist, Laszlo Ribarics, 24, Hungarian migrant, of Puckapunyal,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War-time Warnings Return
SEATTLE, Mon.: War-time air raid sirens are being reintroduced in the two west coast States of Washington and Oregon…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →“War with Russia Inevitable,” Says Mr Maloney
“EVERYTHING that has happened since I left Russia leads me to believe war is inevitable “The Soviet Union intends to dominate the whole world and is depending upon an economic and financial collapse…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bundemar Gift Rams for Soldier Settlers
The first batch of 100 flock rams given by Bundemar Merino Stud, Trangie, to be allotted annually to soldier settlers was…
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