Western Lands Ten Million Acres for Soldiers and Civilians
The Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) has stated that he would recommend to the State Government that…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1947
271 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 10 of 14
Names to Appear on Honour Roll Not Decided Yet
Members of the Peak Hill AIF School of Arts committee are having difficulty in deciding what names should be included in their Roll of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Returned Soldiers Meeting
A special general meeting of members of the R.S.S. & A.I.L.A. will be held in the Council Chambers on Saturday evening 19th July,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Next War Won by Guided Missiles Washington, Friday
Admiral Nimitz, testifying before the House and Services Committee on the proposed reconstruction of the test sea range at Point Mugo,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War-time Echo
When Mr. Stan Rawson's nephew joined the RAAF he received an air force publication. The first copy be read contained…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Gratuity and Homes
The conditions surrounding a returned soldiers war gratuity and Its application for the erection and purchase of a home was raised at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War Neurosis Subsidise Bodies Tackling the Work, Says John Howse
The opinion that the treatment of war neurosis cases would be better undertaken by organisations such as the R.S.L., Legion of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Lower Interest Rate for Soldier. Settlers
Soldier settlers who require fin ance to stock and equip holdings won in land settlement ballots, may obtain money from district…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Books for Mechanics’ Inst. Gift by Returned Soldiers
Two cases of books containing about 100 books have been donated by the Coonabarabran Returned Soldiers’ League to the Mechanics’…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Soldier Settlement Digger’s Application Complaint
Reference was made at the Coonabarabran Returned Soldiers’ League feeting held on Friday, to the complaint of a member who…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Soldiers’ Refresher Course
Reference to a refresher course at Wagga, for returned soldiers, was made by Mr. L. Failes, at the Returned Soldiers’ League…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldier Settlements and Citrus Growing
Before tea, representatives from the Returned Soldiers Association interviewed the Prime Minister in regard to Soldier Settlements on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Returned Soldiers Meeting
A special general meeting of members of the R.S.S. & A.I.L.A. will be held in the Council Chambers on Saturday evening 19th July,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A.t.s. Girls at Britain's First Post-war "Territorial," Camp
Private Connie Persoff and Private Audrey Smith are the first two girls of the Auxiliary Territorial Service to attend…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Unless the Democracies Combine Against Soviet
"Our only chance to avoid open war with the Soviet Union is to organise the world's free peoples to resist Soviet imperialism. . . . Time…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Early Payment of War Gratuity to Aid Soldier Settlers
Debating on the War Gratuity Bill, the Member for Calare, Mr. John Howse, maintained that sympathetic consideration…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →“5,000 Lousy Pounds” To Build War Memorial “People Should Feel Ashamed”
“The wealthy people of Coonabarabran should feel ahsamed of themselves being able to raise only five thousand lousy pounds to build a war memorial,” said Councillor John Holder Keeping during a discussion on the Memorial Baths at a meeting of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Aircraft Carrier's Role in Future War Importance of British and U.s. Visits
Widespread interest that was aroused by the recent visit to Australia of the U.S. Aircraft Carrier Task Group 38 will be still further increased shortly by the visit of two aircraft carriers and escorting vessels of the British Pacific Fleet,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Soldiers Club Is on the Way Plans Adopted by League
Gilgandra servicemen's club is definitely on the way and should be an accomplished fact before four months, Plans submitted to last Friday's league meeting were adopted and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Thrilling Polo W'ton Teams Defeated at Narromine Carnival Huge Crowds of Spectators and Great Enthusiasm Signal Revival of Game on Pre-war Basis
NARROMINE was invaded by a host of visitors on Friday and Saturday last, quite a large contingent being present from Wellington and district, for the occasion of the first post-war polo carnival to be held at the centre which is…
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