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The wars & local soldiers, 1950

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War Widows’ Pensions

The Inverell Times · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday.— War widows’ pensions would not be cancelled on the ground of immorality, the Minister for…

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Prediction of Atomic War

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 1

CAIRO, Friday.—Predicting an atomic, war Golonel Robert McColmick, publisher of the "Chicago Tribune," today told…

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Newspaper Colonel on Atom War

The Inverell Times · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 1

CAIRO, Friday: Predicting an atom war, Colonel Robert McCormick, published of the Chicago “Tribune,” to-day told reporters that a meeting of President Truman and Marshal Stalin to patch up…

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Immorality No Bar To War Pensions

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday.—War widows pensions would not be cancelled on the ground of immorality the Minister for…

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1 DEAD, 1 Injured in Gang War Melbourne

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 1

Shooting from a car, gangsters fatally, wounded one man and seriously injured another in the…

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Soldier Booklets

The Inverell Times · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 6

At a meeting of Glen Innes sub-branch of the R.S.L. it was stated that townspeople were buying certain booklets being…

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U.s. Policy on Pay for War Prisoners

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 6 March 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY. — The American Consul-General Mr Orson N. Neilson, announced in Sydney yesterday that Australians who…

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Emmaville War Memorial Hall

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 6

At the recent committee meeting of the Emmaville War Memorial Hall at which Mr. H. M. Simpkins presided the programme…

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'Reds Near War Footing'

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 3

General Carl Spaatz, retired U.S. Air Force General, said recently that America can expect only a short breathing…

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Inverell Anzac Day Service

The Inverell Times · Monday 13 March 1950 · page 4

Anzac Day services and parades this year will be exactly the same as those held by the…

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R.S.L. Not In Favor of Removal Of War Memorial

The Inverell Times · Monday 13 March 1950 · page 4

A meeting of Inverell Sub-branch R.S.S. & A.I.L.A. held at the R.S.L. Club on…

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Invl. Interest In Soldier Settlers’ C’ference

The Inverell Times · Monday 13 March 1950 · page 1

Nominations of delegates to the soldier settlers’ conference, to be held at the Anzac Memorial Hall, Belview…

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Soldier Settlers Can't Always Co-operate

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 5

"The progress of soldier settlement is not at all smooth because in some cases it is found impossible for neighbouring soldier settlers to co-operate with one another…

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Minister Praises Help For Soldier Settlers

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY.—The Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) today paid a tribute to the co-operation and help given by some landowners…

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Single Farms For Soldier Settlers

The Inverell Times · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 1

The Inverell and District Repatriation Local Committee will ask the Federal Government to hasten the…

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Increased Amount for Soldier’s Home

The Inverell Times · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 8

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) said this week that he proposed to increase the maximum amount expendable…

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Currency War Slackens in Germany

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 1

BERLIN. Monday.—The currency battle between the West and East zones of Germany has slackened…

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Ministers’ Anzac Day Regret

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 22 March 1950 · page 4

At the latest meeting of the Inverell Ministers’ Fraternal regret was expressed by members at the R.S.L.’s attitude towards the religious significance of the commemoration of Anzac Day…

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To the Editor Anzac Day Commemoration

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 22 March 1950 · page 4

Rev. Norman Monsen writes: In view of the reported resolution of the Returned Soldiers’ League not to accede to…

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Kept Their War Secret

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

Strange story to come out of the Pacific War was told by eight Japanese who returned home recently, complaining of the cold. The eight soldiers were presumed dead when their unit "perished" in New Guinea, but instead, they were hiding in the depth of the jungle and remained there for four years after VJ day in August 1945. Found on a farm they had…

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