Football Braidwood's First Match Since War Began
Braidwood's newly-formed team had its first match on Sunday, when a team from Captain's Flat came across. The visitors were not nearly at full…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1946
191 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 5 of 10
Economic Vultures Who Stayed at Home. Returned Soldier's Fighting Speech
"Forty thousand Australians did not lay down their lives so that racketeers who stayed at home could reap the rich harvests. These economic…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Success in Soldier Settlement Generous Commonwealth and State Provision
Recently, thro.ugh the courtesy of the Coutry Press, I announced that 20 further original blocks of adaquate home maintenance area had been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Welcome Home Charley's Forest Soldier Honoured
Charley's Forest Hall was the scene of a very enjoyable evening on Wednesday night, 8th May, when the local residents gathered together for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Memorial
Sir,—It has been announced by advertisement in your columns that a referendum will be held on Saturday, May 25, to decide the form our War…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier Wants Reserve P.p. Board's Concern for Stockowners
A letter was read at last meeting of Braidwood P.P. Board from the Land Board Office, Goulburn, stating that inquiry had been received from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sutton Welcome Home
The Welcome Home to returned men from this district was held according to plan on Friday night last and drew a large and enthusiastic…
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Sir—The points .raised in letter of “Voter” in your latest issue are worthy of consideration and should, if possible, be known to the public before…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Proposed War Memorial Referendum To-morrow
There's one thing you will be able voice your opinion on, and that is form the war memorial shall take, The Memorial Referendum to be held…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Letter to the Editor Theo. Cooper's War Memorial Design
Sir,—May I tell the ratepayers and district residents the great advantages my “Unique Olympic Swim Fool Recreation Arena” as a War…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Memorial Referendum
The Memorial referendum conducted on Saturday last, indicated that public opinion was fairly evenly divided between a swimming pool and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Arabs Protest May Mean War JERUSALEM, Tuesday (A.A.P.)
“I hope the Arab League declares war against Britain so that the Arab case may be brought to a head,” said the secretary of a Palestine Arab…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Review of Saturday’s War Memorial Poll
Sir,—May I take the liberty of giving a review of Saturday’s result of the poll for our town and district War Memorial…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Welcome Home Braidwood Honours Returned Service Personnel
The attendance at last Tuesday's welcome home was not nearly as large as on previous occasions. Whether this was due to the cold, unpleasant…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Notes and News' Greatest War Casualty
Thirty-two million Australian rabbits died in the service of the country. They gave their fur to the Australian Army for the manufacture of 3,250,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Civil War Forecast in India
NEW DELHI.—At a conference with Sardar Patel, (The Iron Dictator) of the All-India Congress, Viceroy Lord Wavell warned that a breakdown in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Memorial No Second Referenduim '
At the last general meeting of the Queanbeyan War Memorial Committee a letter was received from Mr. Theo. Cooper, couched in similar…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Post War Works Monaro and South Cosat Region £852,000 To Be Expended
The Premier has advised Mr. J. W. Seiffert, M.L.A., that the total estimated cost of the “A” priority section of the Post-War Works Programme of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Araluen Celebrates Returned Soldiers Welcomed After Demobilisation
On Friday night, 7th June last, a "Welcome Home" was tendered to the demobilised soldiers who had enlisted from Araluen and have now returned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →World’s Greatest Rice Farm Wakool In Peace As In War
As the Farm Mechanisation Scheme, which I had the honour of introducing, is playing in peace as important a part in the economic…
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