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Dubbo & the Western Plains · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1954

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Lottery War May Start Soon HOBART

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 1 October 1954 · page 1

Tasmanian Lotteries will start a lotteries war if its High Court challenge succeeds…

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27 War Service Farms to Be Acquired

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 1 October 1954 · page 3

Nearly 36.000 acres of land for soldier settlement ballots will be taken over shortly from five country properties…

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U.k. Ex Prisoners of War Further Compensation From Japan and Siam

The Western Herald · Friday 1 October 1954 · page 2

In 1952 an announcement was made by the British Government that an initial distribution of…

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War Cemetery In Siam

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 5 October 1954 · page 1

This is the Australian section of the large [?] at [?] where there are…

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Land for 27 Soldier Settlers

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 5 October 1954 · page 6

Nearly 3[?],000 [?] of land for soldier settlement ballots will be taken over shortly from five country properties by the…

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Dairy Farm for Ballot by War Settlers

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 October 1954 · page 2

A 1298 acre irrigation dairy farm near Wakool was opened for application under the war service land settlement scheme…

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Land for soldier settlement

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 October 1954 · page 8

Nearly 36,000 acres of land for soldier settlement ballots will be taken over shortly from five country properties…

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17 Blocks for War Service Settlement

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 14 October 1954 · page 2

Applications for 17 war service land settlement grazing blocks in the Western Division close in Sydney on October 22…

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War Service Land In Western Division

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 15 October 1954 · page 2

Applications for seventeen war service land settlement grazing blocks in the Western Division close in Sydney on…

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Planes And Warships Join Hunt For Fleeing Criminal After Wounded Gunman Eludes Police Drag-net Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 15 October 1954 · page 6

RAAF planes and Naval units will join in the hunt for the wounded gunman, Robert Brown, 20, following the theft of a 48ft. trawler from its moorings at The Spit last night…

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155,000 New Houses Post-War

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 21 October 1954 · page 6

Since the end of World War II, more than 155,000 new houses, valued at about £300,000,000 have been completed in New…

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Appeal to Aid Returned Soldier for Flood Loss

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 October 1954 · page 1

Wellington residents have generously donated more than £80 to an appeal launched to compensate a Curra Creek man for the loss of his truck last Monday. The man is Mr. Ern Newman…

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Declaring That West Will Definitely Us H-Bomb If Attacked 'Monty' Has A... "Look Through the Window at World War Iii" London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 22 October 1954 · page 1

Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery said yesterday that the Western Powers will definitely use atomic weapons if they are victims of an attack. Montgomery, World War II hero and now…

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Donations to help returned soldier

The Wellington Times · Monday 25 October 1954 · page 8

The following donations to the public appeal in aid of Mr. E. Newman, the returned soldier who lost his truck in the…

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Grant for War Memorial Park

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 27 October 1954 · page 8

Reference was made to the Mendooran-Merrygoen War Memorial Park, at last meeting of Gulgong…

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Ex-servicemen Honor Guard at Welcome Home

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 29 October 1954 · page 5

Ex-servicemen from two world wars formed a guard of honor at a welcome home party for Korean veteran…

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Soldier Settlement

The Western Herald · Friday 29 October 1954 · page 13

The first of a large group of soldier settlement ballot estates will be open for application late in…

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War Service Land Settlement “Barwon” Estate Baradine

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 4 November 1954 · page 2

Attention is invited to a not [?]ication in the Government Gazette of 29th October, 1954, setting apart seven farms on…

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70 Stud Rams for Soldier Settlers Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 5 November 1954 · page 2

Seventy merino flock rams from the "Williamdra" Stud have been 'donated to men on war service land settlement…

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Spectre Of War less Threatening Says Eisenhower Though Red Jets Destroy U.S. Bomber Over North Japan Washington

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 November 1954 · page 3

President Eisenhower said yesterday that the spectre of war loomed less threateningly than in a long time despite the shooting down of an American plane over Japanese waters by Russian-built…

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