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The wars & local soldiers, 1954

212 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 11 of 11

War Service Land Chief Retires

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 10 December 1954 · page 2

A man who has presided at soldier settlement land ballots in which blocks worth more than £5,000,000 have been won…

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Three Wool Blocks for Ex-soldiers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 10 December 1954 · page 2

Three soldier settlement blocks, for woolgrowing and breeding, in the Rylstone district will be thrown open next…

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Magnificent New War Memorial School Blessed and Opened by Cardinal Mammoth task of accommodating 1,100 people

The Wellington Times · Monday 13 December 1954 · page 1

His Eminence, Cardinal Gilroy, yesterday afternoon blessed and officially opened magnificent new Catholic War Memorial School, which has been erected in Percy Street at a cost of £55,434. Following the ceremony, about 1,100 residents of the…

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Stud Sheep Pavilion As War Memorial

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 14 December 1954 · page 2

The newly elected committee of the Trangie P.A. and H Association decided on Wednesday night to erect a new stud merino sheep pavilion on the showground as the Trangie P.A. and H. Association War Memorial. The meeting…

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Friendly Way. Atom Bombs And War

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 15 December 1954 · page 4

The world was stunned when the first atom bomb brought death from the skies to over 200,000 people in Japan. Even…

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Mixed farm for soldier settlers

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 December 1954 · page 2

A 1,265 acre mixed farm near Mendooran is open for application under the war service land settlement scheme…

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New Head of War Service Land Ballots Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 17 December 1954 · page 2

The appointment of Mr. L. R. L. McGinty as Chairman War Service Land Settlement Boards, Department of Lands, has been…

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Massive Attacks Immediately By Air And Sea And... Atomic War, Says U.S. If Reds Invade Indo-china London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 December 1954 · page 1

Any attack by the Communists on South Vietnam, Laos or Cambodia would bring immediate retaliation by U.S. forces using atomic weapons if necessary, the U.S. Secretary of State (Mr. John…

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Russia's New War Of Nerves WASHINGTON

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 22 December 1954 · page 3

A switch in Soviet Russia's propaganda offensive shortly, from France to Germany, is forecast here in the wake of…

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Eight Blocks for Soldier S[?]

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 24 December 1954 · page 3

Participate at eight soldier have been announced by the Minister for Lands, Mr…

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Japs to Collect War Dead

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 29 December 1954 · page 2

TOKYO: The Japanese Welfare Ministry yesterday tentatively decided to send the Teisei Maru (2400 tons) to New Guinea…

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Ex-WAAAF Gets War Service Farm SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 31 December 1954 · page 3

The State's second woman soldier settler has been given the title to her war service land settlement farm in the…

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