War on Fruit Flies
CSIRO is looking for a parasite to control Queensland Fruit Fly, Australia's most serious fruit fly pest…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1952
200 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 9 of 10
Disease Greater Killer Than War, Pupils Told
Disease-carrying rats had been responsible for the deaths of more than 2,000,000,000 people in the 2000 years of the Christian era, Dubbo Council health inspector (Mr. Simpson) told Dubbo Central…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rams for Soldier Settlers
Messrs Mills and Son, of Hay, have donated 100 merino stud rams for distribution among soldier…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Country Party Conference Condemns Government's Failure on Soldier Settlement
LAST week's Regional Conference of the N.S.W. Country Party condemned the State Socialist Government's failure to foster War Service Land Settlement. Delegates congratulated the Federal Country Party on its endeavour to see that the States properly establish…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Grazing Blocks Open to Soldiers and Civilians
Fifteen Crown land grazing blocks in western New South Wales will be thrown open in November for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Minister For Lands Defends State Government Stand On Soldier Settlement
Replying to criticism of the NSW Government's achievements in soldier settlement the Minister for Lands, Mr. Hawkins, said to-day that the [?] self-satisfaction of the Commonwealth Government with its capacity to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lucky Escape from Death Youth Wounded by Rifle
A Coonabarabran youth, Bruce Howard, 19, of North Street, had a lucky escape from death on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Soldier Settlement
The Minister for Lands, Mr. Hawkins, said recently that the smug self-satisfaction of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldier Living Third "Life" New York
In the second world war the United States War Department reported that Sergeant Omer Willette…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Peak Hill Man's Donation to Soldier Settlers
Mr. W. H. Swe[?] of "Riverview," Peak Hill, has donated a [?]ed Poll stand [?], valued at a [?]dred guiness, to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Memorial Park Meeting
The annual meeting of the Cumnock War Memorial Park was held on Wednesday of last week. There was a good…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fearsome War Cry Failed to Ensure Victory for Touring Queensland Bowlers
A FEARSOME war cry failed to ensure victory for the party of 20 Queensland bowlers who, styled as the "Tiger Tourists," were comfortably defeated by five rinks representing the Wellington Bowling Club on Tuesday last. The Queenslanders, who were representative of clubs from Gladstone, Maryborough, Murgon, Gympie…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Action Soldier Settlement Protest
The Coonabarabran sub-branch of the RSSAILA at its meeting on Friday night took no action in connection…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Obituary Mr. Yee War
Mr. Yee War, a Chinese market gardener, died in Nyngan on Wednesday night at the age of 90…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldier Settlement
The Commonwealth threat to "take over" soldier settlement in N.S.W., Victoria and Queensland is fantastic, coming…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →More Money But Less To Soldiers
Last year although the New South Wales Government received 50% more loan, money than the previous year, it cut…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →State Government Strikes Heavy Blow at Soldier Settlement Loan Money Diverted From Food Production
The excuse given by the State Minister for Lands (Mr. Hawkins) for the drastic cut in soldier setlement is completely misleading and entirely contrary to facts. Mr. Hawkins blames "the harsh curtailment of loan…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War Correspondent to Speak Here
A French war correspondent will be guest of the Wellington Apex Club for its International Goodwill Week dinner on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →State Government Strikes Heavy Blow at Soldier Settlement Loan Money Diverted From Food Production
THE excuse given by the State Minister for Lands (Mr. Hawkins) for the drastic cut in soldier settlement is completely misleading and entirely contrary to facts. Mr. Hawkins blames "the harsh curtailment of loan funds" by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →2 Gilgandra Men Wounded Canberra
Two Gilgandra men are reported wounded in action in Korea. They are L/Cpl Sydney Edmund Thompson, and Pte…
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