Australian War Trials
The trial of about 100 suspected Japanese war criminals, now held in Japan, will probably begin at Manus Island within a month…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queanbeyan & Braidwood · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1950
55 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 3
Road Toll Higher Than War’s
Few people realised, that road casualties between 1943 and 1949 were 51 per cent, greater than Australian active service casualties in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Not Pulling Their Weight Soldier Settlers and Rabbit Destruction P. P. Board Threaten Prosecutions
The Braidwood P.P. Board is not Alone in its worries over the rabbit position on & number of soldier settler blocks…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldier Settlers Future Secure
The Minister for Lands, Mr Sheahan, said today that 23.8 per cent, of the money advanced to soldier settler’s for the purchase of stock,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Toll Higher Than War's
Few people realised that road casualties between 1943 and 1949 were 51 per cent. greater than Australian active service casualties in the 1939-45…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Prisoners of War
The fall of Singapore will be commemorated by a memorial ceremony at the cenotaph in Martin Place on February 15 this year. Many…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldier Settlers Making Good Progress
The position of the majority of soldier settlers whose “assistance period” under the War service Land Settlement Scheme had ended was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Record Repayments By Soldier Settler
The Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) announced to-day that soldier settlers had broken the previous month’s record repayment of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War With Russia Is Not Inevitable Says U.S. State Dept. Official
A United States-Russian war, while possible, is by no means inevitable and indeed not even possible if America keeps militarily strong and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In Canberra Today From Our Columnist in Parliament House Drift to War Can Be Halted
The new Federal Government is convinced, after studying all the secret evidence from London, Washington and Moscow that the drift towards…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers Plus
"And there, my be," said the Sergeant 1st Class to his little grandson, "you have the story of your Grandad and the Great War."…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tractors For Soldier Settlers Sharing System Brings "Disastrous" Results
The policy of the War Service Land Settlement Board in providing funds for the purchase of tractors for soldier settlers holding alternate blocks…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tin Hat Day Appeal Buy One for Anzac Day
As a prelude to Anzac Day, the United Returned Soldiers’ Fund is distributing miniature Tin Hats, which will be sold to help those who have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Explosion in Trench Kills Soldier
An explosion during training exercises at Moorebank military camp on Sunday killed one soldier and injured several others…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers’ Day Appeal
After 34 years, the dawn of April 25th, 1915, seems remote, especially with the folly of another war to obliterate this memory and the new…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Post Office Arrangements for Anzac Day
There will be no delivery on Anzac Day by Queanbeyan postmen. The office will be open from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. only and no Money Order business…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Anzac Day Form of Service Dawn Parade
Conducted by Queanbeyan Legacy Club. Officer in charge, Mr,. W. A. Woodger. 5 a.m. Assemble at School of Arts…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldier Settlement More Farms Available
The Minister, for Lands., Mr. Sheahan, announced today that he has approved of nine farms on “Toongo” Estate, in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Repayments By Soldier Settlers
The Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan announced this week that soldier settlers during March, repaid over a quarter of a million pounds of principal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Anzac!
After 34 years, the dawn of April 25th, 1915, seems remote, especially with the folly of another war to obliterate this memory, and the new…
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