Mr Fairbairn, MHR, offers 10 bulls for soldier settlers
SYDNEY, Wed.: More than 300 merino rams and nearly 50 bulls had been offered for ballot for soldier settlers over the past 12…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1953
489 stories in Murray's papers · page 3 of 25
War against Huks resumed
MANILA, Thurs.: Full-scale war on the Huks has been resumed by the Philippine troops following the total collapse of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Western Division Soldier Blocks
Another batch of fifteen soldier settlement grazing blocks in the Western Division will open for applications on February 16, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Western Division Blocks for Soldier Settlers
Another batch of 15 soldier settlement grazing blocks in the Western Division will open for application on February 16, the Minister for Lands (Mr. Hawkins ) announced this week…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →More Hints on Korean War
SEOUL, Sun.: Hints that his troops may soon be fighting north of the present battleline in Korea, were dropped by Lieut.-General…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Labor war fears ‘unfounded’
WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Mom.: The New Zealand Prime Minister (Mr Sidney Holland) said today…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →U.S has war policy: “Pravda”
NEW YORK, Monday: “Pravda” today attacked President Eisenhower’s order for…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Soldiers' Children Education Scheme
Hay sub-branch of the R.S.L. has been given details of a scheme under which children of deceased ex-servicemen and of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Clash on football on Anzac Day
PERTH, Tues.: The 1953 League football season in Perth is likely to open on Anzac Day— against the wishes of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Chinese Nationalist soldiers
Soldiers of Chiang Kai-Shek’s army in Formosa on Manoeuvres…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldier settlers meet Mr Padman
Willigobung soldier settlers told Mr. Padman, M.L.A., yesterday that roads were important from their point of view and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →“Hands off Anzac Day, say Diggers”
Five returned serviceman interviewed at random at Albury yesterday gave o definite “hands off Anzac Day.” Only one was in favor of afternoon sport…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our first big cricket set-back since the war
MELBOURNE, Thurs.: For the first time since World War II Australia failed today to win an international cricket rubber. South Africa won the fifth Test by six wickets and two runs, and the rubber ended with two wins each and one drawn game…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Stud Stock for Soldier Settlers
Since last year's Bundemar ballot, when made an appeal for other owners to give stud stock for soldier, settlers, gifts totalling…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →132,000 Acres Made Available for District Soldier Settlement
"The N.S.W. Labor Government was the first government in Australia to move for soldier settlement as far back as 1941," the Minister for Labour and Industry, Mr. Finnan, said at Henty and Culcairn during political…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Corowa Returned Soldiers Meet N.s.w. Governor to Open Club Rooms
The monthly meeting of the Corowa Sub-branch of the R.S.L. was held at the club rooms on Monday evening. The president, Mr. F. R. Sammons, presided and there were 14 members pretent…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Memorial for war criminal
TOKIO, Fri.: A cemetery is to be built as a memorial to a Japanese war criminal. He was General Yamashita, who…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldier Settlement Funds Conference Delay Comment by Lands Minister
The Minister for Lands (Mr. Hawkinsâ said the other day at Boggabri that he had never suggested the Federal Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Man who interpreted at trial of Jap war criminals sent to goal
SYDNEY, Tues.: A man who had been on interpreter at the Japanese war criminals’ trials was sentenced to two years’ gaol at Quarter Sessions today for stealing. Cyril Asheton Clarke; 38,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier, girl in dramatic bid to elope to New Zealand in small craft
SYDNEY, Tues, : An 18-year-old Sydney girl and a 19-year-old Victoria soldier who is A.W.L had yesterday set sail to New Zealand in a stolen £5000 ketch, Manly Police Court was told today. They intended to elope, it was added…
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