War Service Land Settlement "Piedmont" Estate—land District of Bingara
Attention is invited to a notification in the Government Gazette of 22nd May, 1953, setting apart seven (7)…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1953
489 stories in Murray's papers · page 14 of 25
Albury soldier wounded in action fighting in Korea
CANBERRA, Thurs.: An Albury soldier has been wounded in action in Korea. He is L/Cpl. Geoffrey John Jarvis. The names of 61…
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LONDON, Friday: American reports from Seoul support Washington and Ottawa reports that the armistice in Korea is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Memorial Hall Funds Committee
This Committee, which meets each month, is still actively engaged in trying to procure the School of Arts building for the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Averting another war by “strength”
BOSTON, Thus.: Confidence that, a third world war could, be prevented by building up the Allied military strength was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dedication of Pleasant Hills War Manorial Church
The opening and dedication of the new War Memorial Church at Pleasant Wills took place on Thursday last in beautiful autumn weather. The church had been erected by the joint effort of the Anglican, Methodist and…
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TOKIO, Fri.: Sugamo prison authorities today released 31 Japanese war criminals whose sentences have been commuted by…
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LONDON, Fri.: An armistice in Korea is expected to be reached within a matter of days. World reports flooding info London…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Zoos’ “war” against vandals
SYDNEY, Sun.: Sydney and Newcastle Zoos have tightened their precautions against vandals to prevent the loss of more…
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MELBOURNE, Mon.: In the last war a man who had both legs blown off had one chance in 100 of surviving, but is…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Walwa War Memorials
Sir,—I read with mixed feelings the Walwa news published in the “B.M.M.” on Wednesday last, particularly that relating to the…
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PAN MUN JOM, Mon.: Truce delegated today cleared the way for an armistice in the three-years-old Korean war by signing an agreement on the exchange of prisoners…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Western Lands Open for Soldier Settlement
Nearly 400,000 acres of land in the Western Division, of New South Wales will be thrown open for soldier settlement on June…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →“Soldier bit hand of constable”
Charges of using indecent language, resisting arrest and unlawfully assaulting a police constable, were preferred against…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →War widows will see husbands’ graves
SYDNEY, Tues.: Two war widows, representing the War Widows’ Guild of Australia, left Sydney today to visit the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Big vote for brighter Anzac Day
MELBOURNE, Thurs.: Two of the biggest sub-branches of the Returned Servicemen’s League in Victoria have voted…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →In Holbrook Court Yesterday Two soldier settlers are given 2-year bonds
Two Holbrook soldier setters, who Were found guilty of driving and attempting to drive while tinder the influence of liquor, were each given two-year bonds by the magistrate, Mr. A. V. Quiggin, in Holbrook Police Court…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mr. Hawkins’ Claim on Soldier Settlement
SYDNEY, Tues.; At no stage has soldier settlement been allowed to come to a halt—in fact it has been kept going on almost…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →“Korean War to End Within a Week”
WASHINGTON, Sun.: High American officials today predicted an end to the three-year-old Korean war within a week. They made this forecast because of India and Switzerland’s acceptance of membership on the Five-Nation Commission, which will take…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Detectives injured in brawl between soldiers, civilians
SYDNEY, Sun.; Three Vice-Squad detectives were injured when they intervened in o brawl between soldiers and civilians outside o Pitt street hotel last night. About 200 people…
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