War Against Disease In China HANGCHOW
Most noticeable advance in China is that of hygiene and public health reports a Reuter correspondent travelling with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1954
212 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 8 of 11
Crowd of 500 at unveiling of War memorials at Cumnock
A crowd estimated at 500 attended the unveiling of the Rolls of Honour and the Memorial Gates and the opening of the new R.S.L. Memorial Club Rooms by His Excellency the Governor, Lt.-General Sir John Northcott, at…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →If A Pacific War Broke Out Tomorrow... AN 8 Nation Army Could Field Only ½ Red's Force New York
Even if the eight nations now assembling in Manila for next week's Seato conference agree on the formation of an all-Pacific Army, the forces they can field if war breaks out tomorrow will be only…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sacked Over War Book
Lord Russell. 59, the British Army's Assistant Judge Advocate-General, has been forced to resign…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Firefighting Equipment In War Against Grasshoppers
The one of Bush Fire Brigades' fire fighting equipment for the destruction of grasshoppers, in co-operation with the Dubbo Pastures Protection Board, was discussed at Monday's annual meeting of the Bush Fire Brigades…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sheep and Wool Block for Soldier Settlement
A 2017-acre Sheep breeding and woolgrowing block near Tull[?]re will he open for settlement on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cold War Hots Up As Red Planes Raid Formosa And Soviet Jets Shoot Down U.S. Bomber on Patrol Washington
The shooting cown of an American Navy Patrol Bomber by Soviet jets off Siberia, the Chinese Communist bombardment of Nationalist held Quemoy Island and the air raids over Formosa have…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Nationalist China Hits Back At Reds As Shooting War Nears Planes Raid Junks Massing for Invasion of Island New York
Communist China's invasion plans for the assault on the Nationalist stronghold at Quemoy Island off the Chinese mainland are reported to be shaping up as the cold war in the East turns into…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →10 Japs Raid Guam Farms Believing War Still On GUAM
At least 10 Japanese soldiers are living in the steaming jungles on the island here believing that the war is still on and refusing to take notice of signs and letters from families of missing men…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Welcome Home Party for Cyril Flood
A special welcome home party for Dubbo's popular, 32-years-old invalid pensioner, Mr. Cyril Flood, will be held…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Materials Supplied Free for War Un Hoppers
A very famous statesman once said, "Give as the tools and we'll do the job." That principle is being put into of [?] in the coming battle against grasshoppers, which [?] likely to be very serious menace in the next week…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Still No War Memorial
Despite the fact that the Gilgandra Shire Council was requested over four months ago to consider the establishment of a suitable war memorial in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Air War Of Future To Be Fought Without Pilots CANBERRA
Fighters and bombers of the future will be pilotless and high priority should be given defence research to developing a really long range, pilotless bomber and ground to ground missiles, the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier Settlement
Over 737,000 acres of grazing land in the Western Division will be thrown open for application late in…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Reds May Gain All Indo-china in Civil War Paris
Total political confusion now reigns in Victnam—split into Communist and non-Communist sections under the Geneva…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rabbit Inspections of Soldier Settlers’ Estates
Before the last meeting of the Coonabarabran Pastures Protection Board were reports by the rabbit…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldier [?] At [?]re
[?] under the war service land settlement scheme for a [?] breeding [?] growing block near…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Soldier Settlement
Applications under the wa[?] service land settlement scheme for a 2017 acre sheep breeding and wool growing block near…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War service block ballot
Applications under the war service land settlement scheme for a 2017 acre sheep breeding and wool growing block near…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Barkes on Post-war Cars Defective
A British research laboratory recently found that 30 per cent of cars tested had almost no braking on one or more wheels…
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