R.s.l. Seeks Names of Soldiers Killed in Last War
Narrabri branch of the R.S.L. is seeking particulars from the next-of kin of soldiers who were killed n World War II…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →North West (Tamworth to Moree) · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1949
35 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 1 of 2
Less Textile Fibres Than Pre-war
Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:— A remarkable feature of the world's supplies of textile fibres is that in 1947/48, rayon yarn was the only…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Feverish Preparations" for War. London, Wednesday (AAP)
A former member of the staff of General Sokolovsky of the Russian Command at Berlin, Lieutenant Colonel George Toknoff, who has escaped…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Undersea War Had Heroes
The human undersea war had its stories of eerie heoism. Here are some stories told by Lt. Commander H. S. Batterham in a…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Possibility of Civil War in Korea. Chungden, Korea, Wed. (AAP)
About 1,000 Soviet trained North Korean troops yesterday invaded the American occupied South Korean Republic. A high Korean official said…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →West Narrabri Soldiers' Hall
The block of land on the southern side of the West Narrabri Post Office, is dedicated as a site for a Soldiers' Memorial Hall, but as I am given to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£750 Millions Paid in Britain As War Compensation
Progress in making good war damage in Britain is reflected in figures which have just been published. These reveal that in 1948 more than…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →War Veterans' Art Union Closing Soon
Attention is drawn to the dosing date of the above Art Union on March 21, and the drawing date on March 28, 1949. The prize list is perhaps…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Veterans' Art Union
Attention is drawn to the closing date of the above Art Union on March 28, 1949. The prize list is perhaps the most outstanding ever put…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Local Organisations Invited to Sign Petition. Renewed Agitation For Start On Moree War Memorial Educational Centre
Following a resolution at a recent meeting of the Committee of the Moree War Memorial Educational Centre, the Hon…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Service Settlement Carabost Estate—tarcutta
Attention is invited to a notification in the Government Gazette of 11th. March 1949, setting apart eleven (11) blocks on Carabost…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Soldier Settlement Hampered by Federal Govt. COOTAMUNDRA
The N.S.W. Minister for Lands, Mr. Sheahan, said yesterday that he would not be made an office-boy by Mr. Dedman…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ghooli for Soldier Settlement
More than 200,000 acres had now been allocated for soldier settlement in the Namoi Electorate. This acreage represented the greatest area in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sheehan Discusses Soldier Settlement Lands COOTAMUNDRA
The N.S.W. Minister for Lands, Mr. Sheehan, said yesterday he would not be made office boy by Mr. Dedman, Minister for Post-war Reconstruction, or any of his officers. He was speaking at the Regional…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier Settlement and Land Sales
The Member for Namoi (Mr. R. Hamilton), in the House of Representatives, asked the Minister for Lands whether a substantial…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Britain's Post-War Budget Introduces Higher Living Costs No Income Tax Reductions LONDON, Wednesday (A.A.P.)—There will be
no reductions in British income tax for 1949/50. Instead, Britons are faced with higher prices for foodstuffs and other items, including 4d per lb, more for cheese and meat, 2d. per lb. more for butter, and Id. per…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Resumption of Land for Soldier Settlement. Sydney
The N.S.W. Legislative Assembly last night carried a motion for the resumption of the following estates for soldier settlement: Colon…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Properties for Soldier Settlement
Several more district properties are being acquired for soldier settlement, including Homeleigh, Drildool, Wallah, Murrumbilla…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War on Weevils
When war conditions prevented the export of the wheat harvest, C.S.I.R. entomologists were asked to advise the Australian Wheat Board on methods of controlling weevil infestation in stored wheat, to reduce the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Anzac Day Service
In perfect weather, Anzac Day, was celebrated in the traditional manner at Narrabri this morning. More than one hundred and thirty…
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