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The wars & local soldiers, 1959

11 stories in Murray's papers

The War Memorial Committee

The Pastoral Times · Friday 30 January 1959 · page 6

The War Memorial Committee met on Tuesday night and in addition to general business discussed plans to beautify the…

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War Pensions Bill

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1959 · page 2

At the end of last June, 628,362 people in Australia were receiving war pensions costing £49.3 million a year…

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Anzac Essay Competition

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 14 April 1959 · page 1

The Berrigan Sub-Branch of the R.S.S. & A.I.L.A. will be conducting an Anzac Essay Competition again this year. There…

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Anzac Day at Berrigan

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1959 · page 1

Anzac Day Commemoration Service in Berrigan this year will commence half an hour later than in previous years. The…

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Attack at Blighty on War Service Land Settlement “Lagging,” says R.S.L. speaker

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 21 April 1959 · page 1

IT will take another 67 years to settle applicants from war service land settlement blocks at the present rate of allocation. This is the opinion of a prominent Sydney R.S.L…

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Wounded Soldier’s Letter

The Pastoral Times · Friday 24 April 1959 · page 1

SGT. W. Tulloch, son of the Presbyterian Minister in Deniliquin, was one of the wounded on…

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Anzac Day Commemoration

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 28 April 1959 · page 1

There was a splendid roll-up of ex-servicemen and citizens at the Anzae Day Co[?]acmoration Service on Saturday…

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Soldier Settlement

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 7 July 1959 · page 1

Three soldier settlement sheep farms in the Gonlburn district will be thrown open for application by the Department of Lands…

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War Settlement Scheme Queries

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 22 September 1959 · page 8

TWO Federal Ministers have told the Deniliquin sub-branch of the R.S.L. that war service land settlement is a State…

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Soldier Settlement

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 29 September 1959 · page 4

Thirteen soldier settlement sheep farms in the Wagga district will be thrown open for application by the Department of…

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1959 Anzac Day Essay Competition

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 20 October 1959 · page 3

The following results have been announced in the local section of the Anzac essay competition: Seniors, Pat…

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