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The wars & local soldiers, 1950

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Mendooran War Memorial R.S.L. Branch Approves

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 25 May 1950 · page 14

At the meeting of the War Memorial Committee held last Friday night in Mendooran the president, Mr. D. N. Garling, revealed…

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Expenditure Not Warranted. Minister's View of Soldier Settlement Road

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 May 1950 · page 12

Amaroo Shire Council was advised at last Monday's meeting that the Minister for Lands had decided that special…

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War Service Land Settlement Part "Tooma" Estate-tum-barumba

The Western Herald · Friday 26 May 1950 · page 10

Attention is invited to a notification in the Government Gazette of 19th May, 195,0, setting apart one farm for Closer Settlement…

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Nobody Wants War— But the War Ships Mass Pacific Is Now Focus Of World Tension

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 27 May 1950 · page 1

Nobody wanted war and the time would come when nobody would even talk about a cold war, said the Secretary General of the United Nations (Mr. Trygve Lie) on his return from…

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Story of Anzac C'bran Proposal

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 1 June 1950 · page 15

Delegates to the annual State Congress of the RSSA-ILA in Sydney in August, will discuss a proposal from…

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Anzac Day Essay Championship for Jill Marchant

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 1 June 1950 · page 18

Mr. G. F. Single president of the Mendooran-Merrygoen sub-branch of the RSL attended the Empire Day function at the…

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Soldier Settlement Blocks Provision of Roads

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 1 June 1950 · page 10

"That the Government should bear all costs of survey and construction of roads of access through Soldier…

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Soldier Settlements

The Western Herald · Friday 2 June 1950 · page 6

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) has announced that a farm on "Tooma" Estate has been made available under the war…

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Cmf "Better Trained Than Pre-war"

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 3 June 1950 · page 1

The Army Director of Infantry, Brigadier I. R. Campbell, who recently completed a 20.000-mile…

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Atomic War Could Be Won in One Day General Warns Of "Pearl Harbor" Danger DETROIT

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 6 June 1950 · page 1

A nation could be crippled by atomic weapons in one day in the next war, warned General George C. Kenney yesterday. Dozens of cities could be smashed overnight and…

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Mr. Sheahan and War Service Land Settlement

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 3

Of all the activities of the Minister for Lands, the Hon. W. F. Sheahan, LLB, his work In connection with the settlement of…

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Returned Soldiers League to Have Its Own Brewery

The Western Herald · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 6

A resolution that the Returned Soldiers' League establish its own brewery to supply the needs of sub-branches was carried at the…

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The Young People and Anzac Day

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1950 · page 3

An essay competition, for senior, boys and girls, on the subject "What! Anzac Day Meant to Me" is being promoted by the Anzac Festival…

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Less Sheep Now Than Pre-war

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1950 · page 2

World sheep numbers at the beginning of 1950 are estimated at 730,000,000 head, or two per cent, below the prewar average,…

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Soldier Settlement Mr. Sheahan’s Claims

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 15 June 1950 · page 9

The Minister for Lands (Mr. W. F. Sheahan), speaking at Narrabri last Thursday night, denounced false a leading article, in a…

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New Agreement War Service Land Settlement

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 16 June 1950 · page 8

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Sh[?] said this week that the recent conference at Canberra to discuss a new War Service Land Settlement…

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Soldier Settlement

The Western Herald · Friday 16 June 1950 · page 4

The Minister for Lands (Mr. W. F. Sheahan), speaking at Narrabri denounced as false a leading article, in a country paper yesterday,…

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Dramatic Turn at War Crimes Trial Los Negros, Wednesday

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 21 June 1950 · page 1

There was a sensation at the war crime trials here today when Captain Choici Nonaka, war-time personal aide of Lieut-General Takima Nishimura, asked permission to correct vital parts of his sworn…

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Less Sheep Now Than Pre-war

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 22 June 1950 · page 3

World sheep numbers at the beginning of 1930 are estimated at 730,000,000 head, or two per cent, below the…

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Output of Aust.i Wool Mills Above Pre-war

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 22 June 1950 · page 6

Although the output of Australian woollen mills is less than war-time peak levels, It is still very substantial and well above…

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