Girls Wounded Palestine Tension Army Begins Operations JERUSALEM
A Jewish girl, aged about four, was mortally wounded, and her sister, aged 20, was wounded when British troops on a "shoot"…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →North West (Tamworth to Moree) · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1947
35 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 1 of 2
Pre-war Petrol "Hoard"
Believe it or not, but there are still many motorists who are boarding "precious' 'tins of pre-war petrol in their garages. Mr. J. Fielder, chief…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Soldier Settlements Legion Urges Increased Areas
Members of Narrabri sub-branch of the Australian Legion of ex-servicemen, discussing the subdivision of Edgeroi, were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Land for Soldiers
The Australian Legion of Ex-servicemen & Women held a land settlement conference in Sydney recently. Mr. A. A. B. Taylor attended…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Churchill's View on Next War London
"My view is that war is not inevitable, but it would be inevitable if Britain and the United States followed a policy of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Show Tops Pre-War Standard [?]eep Set New High for North West All Sections Well Filled
In a show of outstanding features, Narrabri P., A. & H. Association's 1947 dis[?] will be recorded as one of the greatest in the Society's 64 years of presenting to the [?] the rural wealth of this district. When the gates opened on Wednesday, almost four thousand entries in the various…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Anzac Celebrations 200 Servicemen March
Two hundred ex-servicemen marched from the R.S.L. rooms to the Town Hall for the Anzac Day service on Friday. With police escort, and led by the Municipal Band, the procession included the School Cadets, Junior Red Cross, Scouts and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Veteran's Art Union
Persons holding books and cash in the War Veteran's Art Union No. 9, drawn June 9th, are asked to deliver book to the local agent in Narrabri…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Gratuities Regulations Amended
War Gratuities Regulations have now been amended to provide early payment to ex-Servicemen needing the money because of distress or…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Single Farms for War Land Settlement
The secretary of the local Repatriation Committee (Mr. R. Kimmorley), stated to-day that the promotions provision of the War Service…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War on Communists. Melbourne
Australian Labour Party Industrial Groups are gunning for the Communist element in Trade and are urging that the A.L.P…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Outstanding War Loan Efforts by Voluntary Committees
Voluntary committees comprising people in all walks of life have played no small part in Commonwealth Loan Organisation efforts in raising…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Scientific Warfare. Grand for the Human Race to Eliminate War! Sydney
It is a for cry since the character in Shakespeare first exclaimed:— "Come, the three corners of die world to arms, And we shall shock diem; nought shall make us rue…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Girls at Britain's First Post-war 'Territorial' Camp
First two girls of the Auxiliary Territorial Service to attend the first post-war camp of the Territorial Army (Britain's part-time volunteer defence force), study the mechanisation of a heavy anti-aircraft gun on the camp's first day of training. With the girls were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Small Firms Mushroom In U.S. Post War Boom
The streets of many a suburban community in the United States every week day morning echo with lively loudspeaker…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Health Notes War Against Cancer
More than two thousand years ago, Hippocrates fought cancer with the knife and fire. Today, medical men are infinitely better equipped to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A War Souvenirs?
Working a piece of timber in Messrs,' Logan & Co's factory a few days ago, one of the staff found, firmly embedded in the wood, a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Milk Use in War Jumped
In the two decades prior to World War II, milk production per capita remained fairly constant, but during the war per. capita consumption of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Returned Soldiers' League. Bellata Branch Formed
At a very well attended meeting of Returned Servicemen of the district, it was unanimously decided to form a branch of the Returned Soldiers and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →War Souvenirs
The Narrabri CEMA committee is anxious to obtain war souvenirs for exhibition at the Arts and Crafts Exhibition in the town hall on October…
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