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The wars & local soldiers, 1950

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Broadway Has Third Post-war Brownout

The Inverell Times · Monday 20 February 1950 · page 1

NEW YORK, Monday: Broadway’s glittering advertising lights were put out last night—by a coal shortage resulting from a strike of 350,000 soft coal miners…

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R.S.L. Complaint on War Medals

The Inverell Times · Monday 20 February 1950 · page 6

GRAFTON: The existing arrangement for the supply of war medals to ex-servicemen was criticised at…

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Soldier Settlers' Repayments

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 20 February 1950 · page 2

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) announced recently that soldier settlers had broken the previous month's record…

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Returned Soldiers Applying for Club License

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 20 February 1950 · page 2

At a well attended meeting of returned soldiers on Saturday further consideration was given to the proposal to apply for the…

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War's Bombs "In Few Days" Now

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 22 February 1950 · page 1

Lieut.-General Curtis Le May commanding general of the U.S. Strategic Air Command said recently that if atomic…

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Diplomatic Break with Bulgaria First Made by U.S.A Since End of War Washington

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 22 February 1950 · page 1

The Uinted Staes yesterday broke off diplomatic relations with Bulgaria and a break wkh Hungary is now threatened. The U.S. ordeted its Minister, Mr.Donald…

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War Medals Issued on Application

The Uralla Times · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 7

"The issue of Campaign Stars and war medals will in future be made only upon application by the person…

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New Campaign Stars and War Medals

The Uralla Times · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 2

A recent announcement of a medal of campaign stars and war medals for those who served in the second…

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War's Bombs "In Few Days" Now

The Uralla Times · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 4

Lieut.-General Curtis Le May commanding general of the U.S. Strategic Afar Command said recently that if atomic…

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No Quick Way of Ending Cold War Washington

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 1

President Truman told his weekly press conference here that he saw no reason for a new direct approach to Russia to end the EastWest cold war, nor did he see any sign of new…

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Truman Against Approach To Reds To End Cold War

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Friday.—President Truman told his weekly Press conference here that he saw no reason for any new direct approach to Russia to end the East West cold war, nor did he see any sign of new…

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Transfer of Soldiers' blocks

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 1

The Minister for Lands (Mr Sheahan) has warned ex-servicemen that there are definite restrictions on the outright…

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Malayan Memory In Name Given Soldier’s Block

The Inverell Times · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 11

When Mr. Con Hagon drew a block in the Inverell Station ballot it revived memories of the rural…

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“Bronzlee” Is An Object Lesson To The Soldier Settlers

The Inverell Times · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 11

The 40 years covering the period in which Mr. R. B[?]shier has had “Bronzlee,” a 578-acre property alongside the Gwydir Highway, about 11 miles from Inverell, have witnessed many ups-and-downs for…

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Inverell Station Soldier Settlers Are Confident Of Success Inverell Station Soldiers’ Settlement In Production

The Inverell Times · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 11

Inverell Station soldier settlement is one of the more recent establishments, but those ex-Servicemen who were fortunate enough to draw blocks have lost no time in bringing them into productivity…

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Drawing Soldier’s Block Likened To Lottery Win

The Inverell Times · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 11

Drawing a soldier settler’s block on Inverell Station was better than winning first prize in the lottery is the…

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Soldier Settlers In The Gragin District

The Inverell Times · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 10

The welfare of the soldier settlers in the Inverell district is of two-fold concern to the community. We want them to make good and gain some tangible reward for the national service to which they devoted the best…

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Soldier Booklets

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 1 March 1950 · page 2

At last nights meeting of the R'S.L. it was stated that townspeople were buying certain booklets being hawked around the…

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Legacy Appeal Helping War Orphans

Guyra Argus · Thursday 2 March 1950 · page 1

Representatives of Armidale Legacy Club attended a meeting of the Guyra Sub-branch of…

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Proposal to Enlarge Soldiers' Club Room

Guyra Argus · Thursday 2 March 1950 · page 1

Whether the present dub room at the Memorial Institute should be enlarged was discussed at a meeting of the Guyra sub-branch of the R.S.L. last Friday night…

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