Riverina Land for Soldier Settlement
Mr. David Fairbairn, MP., has been informed by Mr. W. S. Kent Hughes, Minister for the Interior, that the…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1954
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Shorthorn Bulls for Soldier Settlers
Ten Shorthorn herd bulk have been donated by Mr. D. E. Fairbairn, M.H.R, for men on farms under the War…
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TOKIO, Fri.: Purchase of about £500 million sterling worth of Japanese goods for use in the Korean war and by garrison troops…
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SYDNEY, Mon.: The Orient liner Orion will make three âsunshineâ cruises to Pacific ports this year…
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Ten shorthorn herd bulls have been donated by Mr. D. E. Fairburn, M.H.R., for men on farms under the war service land…
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State Cabinet has approved the purchase of nine more properties for war service land settlement. The Minister for Lands (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queen, Duke Visit War Veterans in Hospital They brought sunshine into their lives
MELBOURNE, Thurs.: The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh brought sunshine into the lives of hundreds of war veterans when they visited Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital today…
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SYDNEY, Fri.: Applications for a 153-acre soldier settlement orchard block near Tumbarumba will close on March 12. The…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Hanged War Criminals Reburied
HAMELIN (West Germany), Sun. : The remains of 30 of 91 hanged German war criminals, whose reburial was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Explosion injures three soldiers
SYDNEY, Sun.: Three members of the citizen military forces were slightly injured at Singleton last night when a…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Three soldiers drown: ‘ducks’ sink in sea
NEWCASTLE, Mon.; Two soldiers were drowned when seven army amphibious vehicles foundered off Port Stephens about 3…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Will Be Denominational Albury R.S.L. decision on Anzac Day services
Albury R.S.L. committee has decided to conduct a non-denominational Anzac Day service this year, with the programme so arranged that it will not clash with morning church services…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tribute to soldiers drowned in “duck” tragedy
NEWCASTLE, Wed.: Hundreds of people in Christ Cathedral and along the funeral route paid tribute to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soviet expects a Third World War
LONDON, Thurs.: Russia must push ahead with her defences in view of the danger of a Third World War, the Soviet Defence Minister (Marshal Nikolai Bulganin) said last night…
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The monthly meeting of the Corowa Sub-branch of the R.S.L. was held on Monday evening when there was a very…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Demand full probe into deaths of soldiers
NEWCASTLE, Fri.: A full public inquiry into to last Mondayâs Army disaster was today demanded by two Federal members of Parliament. Two men were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Viet. Reds Launch Biggest Blow of 7-Years Old War
SAIGON, Mon.: Thirty thousand Communist Vietminh troops lost night bunched the biggest offensive of the seven yearsâ Indo-China war…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coroner told that man shot his best friend whilst playing soldiers
MELBOURNE, Mon.: A 23-year-old man who had fired cartridges in which cheese spread replaced the lead bullets, was today committed for trial on a charge of manslaughter of his best…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →U.s. War Plans Revealed by Admiral
WASHINGTON, Tues. : The power to launch massive atomic retaliation on an enemy was not alone sufficient to…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Indo-China war costs America’s £490m. for France
PARIS, Tues.: The United states is bearing 78 per cent of the cost of the Indo-China war in 1954, according to…
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