Department of Post War Reconstruction News and Views Industrial Development
Australia is not entitled to a large share of German reparations and up to December 1947 had received only a only 1.6 per cent, of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Queanbeyan & Braidwood · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1949
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Australia’s War Casualties
Total fatal casualties of members of the Australian fighting services in the 1939-45 war numbered 38,826. Mr. Chifley said that the casualties…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Palestine War LONDON, Thursday (A.A.P)
The diplomatic correspondent off “The Times” says that the Jewish; allegations that Britain has made active preparations to intervene in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Means Test in Soldier Settlement Big Changes in the Law
The amendments to the legislation governing the settlement of ex-service men on the land which the State Government has just forced through…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In Canberra Today From Our Columnist in Parliament House Australia Extends Indian-anzac Pattern
Australian decision to send delegates to the conference convened by the Indian Prime Minister, Pandit Nehru, to discuss the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Department of Post War Reconstruction News and Views Melbourne Seminar
Organised by the Commonwealth Office of Education, the Seminar now in progress at the Melbourne University is the first of its kind…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Happy Landings for War-Mutilated Children
From the Red Cross comes a report Which can only be described as narrowing of child war victims, war-multilated children from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Department of Post War Reconstruction News and Views C.r.t.s. Ex-service Student Wins Rhodes Scholarship
Mr. Robert Robertson-Cuning-hame aged 23, is the winner of the coveted N.S.W: Rhodes Scholarship for 1949…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Less Textile Fibres Than Pre-war
Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—A remarkable feature of the world's supplies of textile fibres is that in 1947/48. rayon yarn was the only…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Department of Post War Reconstruction News and Views Occupational Therapists Are in Demand
In the rehabilitation of the disabled, the occupational therapist is an important member, of the team, of medical and non-medical experts…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Department of Post War Reconstruction News and Views Guidance Officers at Universities
Ex-service personnel studying at Australian Universities receive certain assistance in addition to financial benefits which cannot readily…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Pensions
The 424,00,0 ex-service pensions now in force had cost the Common-wealth Government just over £20,000,000 for the six months ended…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£750,000,000 Paid in Britain as War Damage Compensation
Progress in making good war damage in Britain is reflected in figures which have just been published. These reveal that in 1948,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Department of Post War Reconstruction News and Views 1949 Rhodes’ Scholars From Four States Are C.r.t.s
“Few statements have given me greater pleasure than this one,” said the Minister for Post-war Rec[?]ns[?]uction, Mr. Dedman, in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Memorial
Discussion also took place about finalising matters re the war memorial. Means to make up the deficiency in the funds required…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Department of Post War Reconstruction News and Views Unusual School
A Sydney school which teaches 160 different subjects has had 57,000 enrolments in the Armed Forces since January, 1944. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Department of Post War Reconstruction News and Views Troops Returning From Japan
The T.S.M.V. "Westralia" will next month be bringing another batch of Australian B.C.O.F. personnel to this country for discharge, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Veterans' Art Union
Attention is drawn to the closing date of the above Art Union on 21st March, and the drawing date on 28th March, 1949. The prize list is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Veteran’s Art Union
Attention is drawn to -the closing Sate of the above Art Union on March 21st, and the drawing date on March 28th, 1949. The prize list…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Pension Payments
Australia is now paying nearly £20,000,000 a year in war and service pensions to Australian men and women who served in the 1914-1918…
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