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The wars & local soldiers, 1949

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Returned Soldier Land Settlement “Corrowong Pty. Ltd." Estate, Delegate

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 July 1949 · page 4

The Minister for-Lands has advised Mr. J. W. Seiffert, M.L.A., that he has, approved of the acquisition of five farms from the 'Corrowong Pty. Ltd”…

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Department of Post War Reconstruction News and Views Helping Migrants

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 July 1949 · page 4

Latest move by the Department of Immigration to help British and European migrants to settle quickly in Australia is to plan to form Good…

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Handicaps for Soldier Settlers Not Being Given Chance, Says Drummond

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 3

Strong criticism of some of the conditions under which ex-servicemen were being placed on the land was made in the Legislative Assembly by…

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War on Grasshoppers

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 4

The kangaroo menace is becoming a major problem in the Kimberley (W.A.) district, where pastoralists report kangaroos are outnumbering…

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Soldier Settlement Land Tenure and Finance Liberal Conference Proposes Vital Amendments

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 August 1949 · page 1

Serious dissatisfaction with the position of soldier settlement, and especially; with the Federal Government's objections to freehold tenure, was…

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Fire Danger to Primary Industries in War Time Have Civil Defence Needs Been Neglected at at (From a Political Correspondent in Canberra)

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 August 1949 · page 2

Civil defence in Australia, as elsewhere, was sufficiently vital during World War II. to warrant the large and costly organisation, devoted to it…

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Fire Danger to Primary Industries in War Time Have Civil Defence Needs

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 16 August 1949 · page 4

Civil defence in Australia, as elsewhere, was sufficiently vital during World War II to warrant the large and costly organisation devoted it…

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War and Peace

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 26 August 1949 · page 4

War seems to have its points. Just cast a thoughtful eye over the world enjoying the blessings of peace…

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”War-mongering Provocation” Yugoslavia’s Warning BELGRADE, Friday (A.A.P.)

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 September 1949 · page 2

Yugoslavia made the lastest move in the Balkans “warm war” last night by a warning that charges made against her in the Hungarian…

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Soldiers Together

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 20 September 1949 · page 3

[?] strange that prices and [?] And [?] that caper through hoops and rings…

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Challenge to Soldier Settlement

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 23 September 1949 · page 3

Validity of legislation under which land is resumed for settlement of discharged servicemen is challenged in a writ issued in the High Court last…

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War Service Land Settlement Mr. Sheahan’s Confidence

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 October 1949 · page 4

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) said last week that the success of War Service Land Settlement in New South Wales was being…

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Fall in State Butter Output Now Less Than Pre-war Consumption

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 18 October 1949 · page 4

The position had now been reached in the butter industry, in New South Wales where production was insufficient to meet our own requirements…

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Challenge to Land Act Soldiers' Farms

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 18 October 1949 · page 3

The Minister for Lands, Mr. W. P. Sheahan, said in the Legislative Assembly last week that a property owner had issued writs against two State and…

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Nangus Soldier Settler Weds Gallagher-daley Wedding

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 18 October 1949 · page 2

Very Reverend Father Deegan P.P. officiated at the marriage in St. Patrick's Church, Gundagai. last Saturday afternoon, of Marie Ann. daughter of…

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In Canberra Today Government Sure Early War Unlikely

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 October 1949 · page 2

The Chifley Government claims to have convincing advice of a confidential nature from London and Washington that a major world war…

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War Service Land Settlement

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 25 October 1949 · page 3

The Minister for lands (Mr. Sheahan) said last, week that war service land Settlement was being adversely affected by two factors…

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War Damage Funds Now Paid To War Gratuity Reserves

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 October 1949 · page 3

The balance to credit in the War Damage Insurance Fund has been paid into the War Gratuity Reserve. The Prime Minister, Mr. Chifley,…

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Speed-up in War on Grasshoppers

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 November 1949 · page 1

Greater efforts to eradicate the grasshopper pest, especially in the irrigation areas, was urged in the Legislative Assembly by Mr. J. A. Lawson…

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Boorawa Property For Soldier Settlement

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 November 1949 · page 3

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) ancunced today that Parliament has approved of the purchase "Maryvale" Estate, in the…

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