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The wars & local soldiers, 1951

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Local Youth in Korean War

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 2

Climatic conditions under which Australian troops are fighting in the Korean Campaign, were described…

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PICTURE Of Proposed Inverell War Memorial Centre

The Inverell Times · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 4

The site selected for the proposed War Memorial is a level area commanding a prominent position in Campbell Street, terminating a vista along Evans Street, with the river forming the rear boundary…

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R.s.l. Boycotts War Gratuities City March

The Inverell Times · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.—The R.S.L. has boycoted the proposed march by ex-Servicemen and women through Sydney on…

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Wool 11 Times Pre-war Price

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 12 February 1951 · page 1

LONDON, Monday.—Wool and other fibres in 1950 cost up to 11 times pre-war prices, according to a Commonwealth…

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War on Rabbits in N.S.W. Authority Statement

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 12 February 1951 · page 3

The rabbit war in New South Wales was about to begin in earnest, said the Chairman of the Rabbit Destruction Authority…

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Wool Prices 11 Times Above Pre-war Level London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 12 February 1951 · page 1

Wool and other fibres in 1950 cost up to 11 times prewar prices, according to a Commonwealth Economic…

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War Gratuity

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 8

The Hon. D. H. Drummond, M.H.R., today directed attention of ex-Servicemen and women to the fact that on…

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11 Properties For War Service Land Settlement

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 1

The State Cabinet has approved the acqu[?]tion of 11 country properties for subdivision for war service land…

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Menzies Has Sterner View on Prospect of War Canberra

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 1

The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) arrived by plane this morning from Perth. He met several Ministers, who…

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Newstead North For Soldier Settlers

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 2

Newstead North Pty. Limited. of Inverell, has agreed' with the Federal and State authorities for the Acquisition by the…

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Soldier Settlement At Inverell

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 10

INVERELL. — Newstead North Pty. Ltd., of Inverell, has agreed to the acquisition of about 16,800 acres of its…

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Ex-soldiers Discuss Land Problems with Minister

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 19 February 1951 · page 2

About 30 ex-servicemen from the Glen Innes district discussed land problems with the Minister for Lands (Mr. J. B. Renshaw) when he visited the town on Saturday night…

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Successful Soldier Settler

The Inverell Times · Monday 19 February 1951 · page 11

Mr. Finn is among the most successful of district soldier terriers. When he took over Alpha 29 years ago it was bare of improvements, and comprised only 320 acres…

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Enterprising Soldier Settler

The Inverell Times · Monday 19 February 1951 · page 12

Twelve thousand concrete bricks went into the building of Mr. and Mrs. Terry's home on their Gragin block. Mr. Terry made the bricks…

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Lands Minister's Counsel Soldier Settlers Urged to Consolidate in Good Days

The Inverell Times · Monday 19 February 1951 · page 4

"One message that I would like to give you is this—you are only trustees for the blocks of land that you hold, you have the opportunity to develop your area, and disregarding profit, your objective…

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Products of Soldier Settlements

The Inverell Times · Monday 19 February 1951 · page 11

This year's soldier settlement group competition showed much improvement compared…

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Soldier Settler Varies Life on Farm

The Inverell Times · Monday 19 February 1951 · page 12

With a formidable staing of show horses, Mr. J. P. De Britt varies the routine of farm life on his 1000-acre block on Inverell Station. But Intensive cultivation and well-ordered grazing is his…

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Rhymes Of The Times World War [?]

The Uralla Times · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 8

I've carried my pack in the far outback, where the [?]es and dust would [?]ind you, where the mirage keeps…

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Phoney War On Drunken Drivers

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 8

WITH a flourish of trumpets and threats of "dire penalties" State Cabinet has bruited it…

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High Level Talks Urged with Russia to Avoid War

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 1

LONDON, Friday.—Talks with Russia at the highest level were urged by Lord Ismay., wartime Chief of Staff to Mr. Winston Churchill, when he told the House of Lords last night that Britain was in mortal peril—the…

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