Limbless Soldiers and Land Settlement Disqualification Opposed
When the War Service Land Settlement Bill was going through the Legislative Assembly recently, Mr. S. T. Stephens (C.P., Byron), a returned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queanbeyan & Braidwood · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1946
191 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 10
Welcome Home at Charley's Forest. Outstanding Success
The welcome home at Forest on Saturday, 2nd was one of the most successful entertainments ever held in the hall In…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Prisoner of War in Japan Braidwood Soldier's Terrible Experiences (Continued from last issue)
Sergeant Gerald Irwin, in the course of his story, produced from his diary a copy of an official report upon the conditions of prisoners of war…
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Servicemen discharged from the Army will be permitted to wear their uniforms complete with badges and buttons, up to a maximum period of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldier Settlement What Is the Government Doing?
Speaking in Braidwood recently when a Parliamentary delegation visited here, the Hon, Vernon Treatt, Deputy Leader of the Opposition,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Prisoner of War in Japan Braidwood Soldier's Terrible Experiences (Concluded)
The report added: The ration of the men in hospital was far too low (250-300grms. of rice and a few beans per day). In our opinion this was a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Japanese War Criminals Executed MANILA, Feb. 24 (A.A.P.)
General Tomoyuki Yamashita was hanged on Saturday morning before dawn near the prison camp where he had been held since his conviction…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest Cable News (Our Special cable Service Trial of Nazi War Criminals
NUREMBERG.—Allied prosecution ended in the case against 21 Nazi war leaders late yesterday. The case ended after over a three months'…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldier Drowned In Molonglo River
The body of a young man was found floating yesterday in the Molonglo River, at Kingston, Canberra He was Douglas Louden Smith, 19…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Memorial Referendum in May
At the last general meeting of the War Memorial Committee, it was decided after considerable discussion had taken place, that the referendum…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Post War Reconstruction Programme Foremost Needs a First Priority
It was my privilege a few days ago to present to Parliament estimates of £15,352,000 on public works, services and housing during the financial…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Welcome Home Another Big Batch of Braid-wood Servicemen Entertained
There was a large attendance at the social last week in the National Theatre to welcome another batch of servicemen, proceedings throughout…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Patriotic and War Fund Committee Meeting
On Tuesday evening at the Municipal Council Chambers a meeting of the Committee of the Queanbeyan and Yarrowlumla Shire Patriotic and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Land for Soldier Settlers. Government Asked for Definite Information. Sydney
The delay In making land available for ex-servicemen has prompted Mr. W. A. Chaffey (C.P., Tamworth) to ask the State Government for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldier Settlement Monaro Properties
Mr. Seiffert, member for Monaro, in the Legislative Assembly, asked the Minister for Lands whether it is a fact that he has issued. closer…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Welcome Home at Tarago
On 8th March a second welcome home was extended to servicemen ol the Tarago district. Servicemen welcomed were Jim Wilson, Colin…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Latest Cable News German War Criminals Arrested
BERLIN.—British Intelligence officers have arrested Rudolph Hoess on a farm near Flensburg after a search testing for many months. Hoess was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Braidwood Soldier Story of His End
When Pte. Ted Barrett, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Barrett, of Braidwood, was reported missing a long while back no details or information of any kind…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Jap. War Criminals Traced to Rabaul Hong Kong, Friday (A.A.P.)
The British War Crimes Investigator has reported that remnants of the Japanese regiment which raped and murdered in Hong Kong and South…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier Settlement
In the Assembly Mr. J. W. Seiffert, M.L.A., asked the Minister for Lands whether it was a fact that that he has issued closer settlement proclamations…
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