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Murray · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1955

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New Land Open for Soldier Settlement

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 11 January 1955 · page 3

A four farm soldier settlement ballot estate near Corowa opened for application on Wednesday, December 29, the Minister for Lands, Mr. Hawkins, announced recently…

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State's Second Woman Soldier Settler

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 13 January 1955 · page 2

The Sate's second woman soldier settler was given title to her war service land settlement farm in the Nyngan…

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Women as Soldier Settler

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 January 1955 · page 7

The State’s second woman soldier settler was given title to her war service land settlement farm in the Nyngan district today. She is Miss Ellen Maud McKeon who is being settled…

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"Haven on the Hill" Widely Known, But Litt Le Understood, the War Veterans' Home Sets a World Pattern for Treatment of the Aged an D the War-racked

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 3 February 1955 · page 2

Curious how words take on a different meaning for us as the years roll on! A change of colour now…

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Willandra Rams For Soldier Settlers

The Pastoral Times · Friday 11 February 1955 · page 3

Freehold and Leasehold Lands Pty. Ltd. (Vickery Bros.) have donated another 100 merino rams to men on war service land…

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Soldier Settlement

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 17 February 1955 · page 2

The result of a ballot under the war service land settlement scheme for a 1265 acre mixed farm near Mendooran…

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Let’s Not Have War

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 22 February 1955 · page 7

The bugles of war are all blowing again, We hear them calling far over the sea,…

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Soldier Settlement Scheme

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 24 February 1955 · page 8

A 1020 acre war service land settlement fat lamb block in the Coonabarabran district was thrown open for…

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Soldier Settlement Scheme

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 24 February 1955 · page 3

State Cabinet today approved expenditure of over £180,000 for additional land for war service land settlement…

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Anzac Day—Memorial Gates (To the Editor)

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 22 March 1955 · page 6

Sir,—This Is a request to those responsible for arrangements for Anzac Day March to allow the First War Diggers to lead the…

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Soldier Settlers' Association Meeting

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 31 March 1955 · page 1

A meeting of No. 2 Zone of the Soldier Settlers' Association was held at the Central' Coree Memorial Hall on the…

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Soldier Settlement

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 31 March 1955 · page 2

Over 45,000 acres of western division grazing land near Walgett will be thrown open for application late in March…

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Soldiers’ Day Appeal

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 5 April 1955 · page 7

On April 25th we commemorate more than a day when gallant men died nearly four decades ago with their faces…

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A. Malcolm Anzac Day Speaker

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 21 April 1955 · page 4

Mr. A. Malcolm, R.S.L. Riverina District Councillor, will be Guest Speaker at the Anzac Day Service in the…

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Wear a Tin Hat on Anzac Day

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 21 April 1955 · page 3

"It will be 40 years on April 25th since the First Division of the Australian Imperial Force landed at Gallipoli in…

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Anzac march of N.S.T’s

The Pastoral Times · Friday 22 April 1955 · page 1

Lieut. G. W. Richards, O/C. D. Coy., 38th Battalion, is organising a voluntary parade of National…

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Solemn Anzac Day Commemoration

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 26 April 1955 · page 1

“They died for the clean, the gentle, the decent, the free things of life, and in dying they kept them for us. What we do with those things we shall answer for” the guest speaker said at yesterday’s Anzac Day…

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Anzac Day

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 27 April 1955 · page 10

Under the auspices of the local branch of the R.S.L., Anzac Day celebrations were held at Berrigan on Monday, the people of…

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Anzac Commemoration

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 3 May 1955 · page 9

The Very Reverend Dean Hulley. of Bendigo, was guest speaker at the Anzac Service held at the Shire Hall on…

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War Service Land Settlement "Bookham" Estate, Yass "Myrtle Park" Estate Finley

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 12 May 1955 · page 3

Attention is invited to notifications in the Government Gazette of 29th April, 1955, setting apart eight farms on…

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