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Dubbo & the Western Plains · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1951

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Soldier Settlers Responsible for Rabbit Control

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 4 October 1951 · page 2

"Soldier settlers, just the same as any other landholder, have a responsibility to combat rabbits on their farms," the Minister for…

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War Damage Repairs in Britain

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 5 October 1951 · page 1

Hard hit by "enemy action" Britain has so far spent a thousand million pounds sterling on patching up and…

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Soldier Settlement

The Western Herald · Friday 5 October 1951 · page 10

Government policy on soldier settlement farms that are rabbit-infested has been clearly stated on many occasions, the…

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Letters to The Editor Why Cut Soldier Settlement?

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 9 October 1951 · page 7

Sir.—This year the McGirr Government is cutting its soldier settlement by £1½m. It pleads that this action has been…

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Soldier Settlement Controversy

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 October 1951 · page 2

Mr. Failes, Member for Lawson replied today to the complaint of the N.S.W. Minister for Lands, Mr. Renshaw that…

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Soldier Settlement Act Valid MELBOURNE

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 October 1951 · page 3

The High Court yesterday upheld, the validity of Soldier Settlement Acts of Victoria and New South Wales…

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Coolah Rssaila Soldiers’ Settlement Protest

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 11 October 1951 · page 3

At the annual meeting of the Coolah sub-branch of the RSSAILA on Saturday it was decided to write to the appropriate…

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Soldiers’ Club Rooms Left to Building Committee

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 11 October 1951 · page 11

After discussing a motion passed at the August meeting of the Coonabarabran sub-branch of the RSSAILA…

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Soldier Settlement

The Western Herald · Friday 12 October 1951 · page 4

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Renshaw) said that while he would welcome a Commonwealth - State conference on soldier settlement…

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Soldier Settlement

The Western Herald · Friday 12 October 1951 · page 5

Soldier Settlement in New South Wales had received a bitter blow because of the 25 per cent cat in the State's loan…

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Jubilee Week Opened By Sir John Northcott Impressive Cremonies Mark Official Start of Historic Week Great Crowd At Cenotaph for World War II Unveiling

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 17 October 1951 · page 1

At an impressive ceremony in brilliant sunshine this morning, the Administrator of the Commonwealth, Sir John Northcott, officially opened Dubbo's Jubilee week celebrations. Crowds jammed Macquarie Street in front of the Council…

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Welcome Home to Rev Father Leo Donnelly at Gulargambone

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 18 October 1951 · page 1

The Rev. Father Leo Donnelly, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Donnelly, of Gulargambone, was accorded a public welcome home at the Red Cross Rooms,…

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Sir John Visits Soldiers' Club

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 18 October 1951 · page 2

The Administrator of the Commonwealth, Sir John Northcott, paid an informal visit, to the Returned Soldiers' Club…

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Soldiers’ Memorial

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 18 October 1951 · page 3

SIR: It is proposed to have swimming baths for a memorial to the soldiers of World War 11, but owing to delays the rising…

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West Dubbo Boy Wounded

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 19 October 1951 · page 3

Pte. E. Heslin. 22. son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Heslin, of West Dubbo, has been wounded in action in Korea…

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Soldier Settlements

The Western Herald · Friday 19 October 1951 · page 8

The validity of the South Wales Closer Settlement Acts, under which soldier settlement land resumptions…

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War Orphans Enjoy Christmas Parties

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 24 October 1951 · page 4

In practically every city in Britain special parties are given for poor children, especially war orphans…

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"Little Known" in Schools of Anzac Day

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 30 October 1951 · page 3

Schoolchildren know little of Anzac Day according to the Archbishop of Sydney and Primate of Australia (Dr…

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British Navy Stops Fuel Oil Supplies to Cairo As a Reprisal Egypt's Underground Declares "War" On Britons On Canal CAIRO

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 2 November 1951 · page 1

Egypt's underground "declared war" on Britons in the Suez Canal zone and has promised to exact "an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth" in the bitter struggle for control of the vital Suez waterway…

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More Shots Fired In Suez "War" LONDON

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 7 November 1951 · page 1

British troops exchanged gunfire yesterday with a small band or Egyptian extremists who demanded the "surrender"…

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