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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1946

191 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 10

War Service Land Bill Ex-servicemen Will Be Rehabilitated

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 1

Ex-servicemen qualified for rural occupations may be rehabilitated by way of lard settlement as a result of the Government's War Service Land…

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Local Advice Urged. Avoiding Errors in Soldier Settlement. Sydney

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 4

In order to avert the mistakes of soldier settlement in the past, the opinions of local landholders should be obtained before intending soldier…

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Australian War Graves

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 3

On the movement of the A.I.F. to the Middle East, an Australian War Graves Unit accompanied the force for the purpose of locating and…

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Snail’s Pace in Soldier Settlement Eight Years to Settle 6000 Present Applications

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 4

Recently demobilised himself, Mr. W. A. Chaffey (C.P., Tamworth) during a speech in the Legislative Assembly, vigorously criticised the…

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Soldier Killed Eighty Feet Fall From Hospital Window SYDNEY

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 1

Sergeant Frank Arthur Cox, 32, A.I.F., was killed instantly last night when he fell 80 feet from the window of a ward at Yaralla Military Hospital,…

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Wool and Its Competitors War-time Experiences

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 3

No country in the world publicised the production of artificial fibres and their uses to a greater extent than Germany before the war. They were…

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P.O.W. Could Have Prepared Land for Soldier Settlers Sydney

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 4

Criticising the delay in settling ex-servicemen on the land, Mr. J. T. Reid (C.P., Casino) said in the Legislative Assembly that the Commonwealth…

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Memorial to Honour War Nurses

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 15 January 1946 · page 4

The gallant and heroic deds of Australian War Nurses who gave their lives on active service are to be commemorated by a Memorial to…

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Private Sales of Farm Land to Returned Men. Should Be Encouraged If Properly Controlled. Sydney

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 1

A suggestion that in any soldier settlement scheme men with adequate qualifications who desired to deal direct with landowners should be…

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Soldiers Denier Former Army Car. Mr. Fadden's Protest

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 4

"Reports that the Commonwealth Disposals Commission sold 800 former Army vehicles at Lae at an average price of 30/- each to a group of…

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Snail's Pace in Soldier Settlement. Eight Years to Settle 6,000 Present Applicants

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 18 January 1946 · page 2

Recently demobilised himself, Mr. W. A. Chaffey (C.P., Tamworth) during a speech in the Legislative Assembly, vigorously criticised the delay…

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Latest Cable News Trials of Japanese War Criminals

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1946 · page 2

SINGAPORE.—Many cases of particular interest to Australia are listed among the trials of war criminals in the South-East Asia theatre, which…

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Leave for Prisoners of War. Mr. Faddens Plea

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1946 · page 1

The leader of the Australian Country Party, Mr. Fadden, has telegraphed the Minister for the Army, Mr. Forde, concerning protests by ex-prisoners of…

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Soldier Settlers and Single Farms. Attitude of Ex-sericemen's Organisations

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1946 · page 1

When the War Service Land Settlement Bill was being dealt with in the Legislative Council the Minister in charge, Mr. R. R. Downing, said that…

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Farms for Soldiers inBetter Areas “Give Them a Chance,” Says C.P. MEMBER

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 January 1946 · page 2

A strong plea for ex-servicemen to be allowed to acquire existing farms under the War Service Land Settlement scheme was made in the…

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Patriotic and War Fund Committee Meeting

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 2

On Tuesday night in the Council Chambers, a meeting was held of the committee of the Queanbeyan and Yarrowlumla Shire Patriotic and War…

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Classing the Clip. War and Peacetime Procedure

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., write:—The current half-year is the final period of the existing appraisement system. During its currency a great…

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Classing the Clip War and Peace Time Procedure

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 3

The current half year is the final period of the existing appraisement system, reports Winchcombe Carson Ltd. During its currency a great…

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Farms for Soldiers Better Areas. "Give Them a Chance," Says C.p. Member

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 1

A strong pled for ex-servicemen to be allowed to acquire existing farms under the War Service Land Settlement Scheme was made in the…

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Soldier Settlement Certificates. Discharged Men Must Apply Again

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 4

Members of the armed services who have obtained qualification certificates while they were still in the forces entitling them to apply for land under…

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