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Dubbo & the Western Plains · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1954

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Atomic Sub Not For War—Yet WASHINGTON

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 2

A high Navy officer said that he doubted if the new United States atom-powered submarine, Nautilus, would ever "fire…

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Rabbit War Must Go On

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 2

Rabbits are increasing in most of Dubbo PP Board's district ami are causing concern…

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Extra £32 000 grant for prickly pear war

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 1

An extra £32,000 has been made available by the State Government for prickly-pear destruction work this financial year. The Minister for Lands, Mr. Hawkins, announced…

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Rabbit War Must Go on

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 7

Rabbits are increasing in most of Dubbo PP Board's district and are causing concern Some landholders were…

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War over, says U.S. diplomat

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 4

Air Arthur Dean, the special Allied negotiator at Panmunjom, said that he was confident that the…

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Thugs Attack War Veteran

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1954 · page 3

Charles J. Baker, a quadruple amputee veteran of the Korean war, who was beaten and robbed by a [?]ing in Los…

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A Soldier’s Badge Fine for Illegal Use

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 21 January 1954 · page 10

Charged with illegally wearing a discharged returned soldier’s badge, Allan William Chatfield, of…

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Mr. Hargreaves Re-elected War Memorial Club President

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 13

At the first annual meeting of the Mendooran-Merrygoen War Memorial Club Mr. N. C. Hargreaves was…

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War Bride Wants To Come Home New York

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 3

Mrs. Doreen Addington, an, Australian war bride whose husband has been charged with the murder of another…

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Mum's Boy Won't Make a Soldier London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 3

Mum is blamed for spoiling the British soldier or today—making him softer than those who fought under Wellington…

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Forme District Man Officer on Hmas Anzac

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 3 February 1954 · page 1

There will be a special personal interest in the Royal Torn for Mr. L. S. Clark, of "Dulcidene."…

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Government Notice War Service Land Settlement "Willigobung" Estate—tumbarumba

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 4 February 1954 · page 5

Attention is invited to e notification in the Government Gazette of 29 th January, 1954, setting apart…

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"Defenceless If Oil Cut Off in War"

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 4

Senator McKenna, Leader of the Opposition said in the Senate recently that Australia could be…

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The Queen At War Memorial

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 3

The Queen was radiant as she smiled to the cheering crowd while passing by the Dubbo War Memorial. There were more than 60,000 people in and around Victoria Park. Some children get through a barrier in Victoria Park as the Queen walks to the War Memorial…

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Bundemar Rams for Soldier Settlers

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 3

Bundemar Merino stud, with a total of 500. will become the largest single donor of stud rams for men on war service…

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Waging War on Disease Carrying Insects

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 2

NEW YORK: The world's livestock may benefit through the development of a vigorous new family of chemical germ-killers known as nitrofurans, which development is beginning to look like the…

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15 Corriedales for War Service Farms Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 3

Fifteen corriedale rams have been donated for men on war service land settlement farms in the Baradine, Mendooran,…

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Soldier Settlement Ex-digger Wins Kennedy's Block

The Western Herald · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 4

On the 9th inst., the Local Land Board, comprising M. J. Cronin, Chairman; H. S. Spencer,…

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Soldier Settlement

The Western Herald · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 10

A 153 acre orchard on the "Willigobung" [?] Estate near Tumbarumba will be open for application under the war…

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Atom Bomb In Next War LONDON

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 5

Both sides will use atomic weapons if another world war comes, a Government report on defence states and…

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