Two Farms Available For War Service Settlement
The Minister for Lands (Mr. Renshaw) announced to-day that two farms in the Tumbarumba district were available for application under…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1951
50 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 3
Small Farm Allotment Under Soldier Settler Scheme
Ex-servicemen who want to ensure that they are allotted a particular farm under the War Service Land Settlement Scheme can only…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Too Much Publicity" Soldier Settlers' Feelings Hurt. Over Rabbit Broadcasts
Complaint was voiced at last Braidwood P. P. Board meeting by Dir. P. J.B. Osborne in connection with broadcasts re[?] to the rabbit…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Prisoners of War Reunion
Following the success of the last mass reunion of prisoners of war on the anniversary of the fall of Singapore, which was attended by former…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mosquitoes Help in Rabbit War. Mosquitoes are assisting to keep down rabbit numbers along the Murray River
Recently field officers of C.S.I.R.O. introduced the rabbit-killing virus known as Myxomatosis to burrows in infested country. Mosquitoes are now…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Getting Out of Debt Soldier Settlers Repayments
Soldier settlers during November and December, repaid £360,000 of the advances made to them. The Minister for Lands (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Australia on Semi-War Footing
The Prime Minister Mr. Menzies who returned to Canberra from his visit to. London,, said the` Government was aiming at placing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hale and Hearty at Ninety Veterans of Boer War
Mr. Charles de Smet, another member of the old Queanbeyan Mounted Rifles, celebrated, his, 90th birthday on January 14th. He missed seeing his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Practical Sympathy Der Osborne Pays Returned Soldier's Rates
At last Saturday's meeting of the Braidwood P. P. Board letters were read from two ratepayers re arrears of stock rates. One was from Mrs. L…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Cost of War Damage
War damage in Britain has so far cost more than £947,000,000 sterling for repairs and reconstruction during the past eight and a half years…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →One Million New Post War Houses
More than 1,125,000 families in Britain have now been found new homes under the Government’s post-war [?]cusing programme. The total…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War of Manoeuvre UN Troops Must Continue in Korea New York, Friday (A.A.P.)
General MacArthur says that United Nations’ troops must continue their war of manoeuvre in Korea because there are no natural…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Thirty Years War Predicted
James Reston, "New York Times" Diplomatic Correspondent, reported that American officials believe the chances of the Big Four talks in Paris…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldier Settlement Purchases
The time for applying to convert settlement purchases to which title commenced before Decembr 15, 1937, and soldiers’ group purchases, into…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Anzac Day Holiday Postal, Arrangements
On Anzac Day, Wednesday, April 25, Queanbeyan Post Office will, be open only from 8 a.m. to .10 a.m. No Money Order business will be transacted. The…
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Anzac Sunday will be observed at both services in the Queanbeyan Methodist Church, next Sunday, 22nd April. At the evening service the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Anzac Day Parades
To-morrow the usual Dawn Parade will be conducted by the Legacy Club and members are asked to assemble at the School of Arts at 5 a.m. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Anzac Day Postal Arrangements
On Anzac Day Wednesday, April 25, Queanbeyan Post Office will be open only from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. No Money Order business will be transacted. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Anzac Day Local Ceremonies
In the grey dawn on Wednesday, about 100 ex-Servicemen and friends gathered at the War Memorial in front of the Municipal Council…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War on Rabbits
The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. E. H. Graham, said yesterday that the Rabbit Destruction Authority was about to begin an all-out war against…
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