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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1957

21 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 2

Department of Agricultures War on Ant Pest

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 January 1957 · page 4

The CSIRO and the Department of Agriculture are waging a cealess war on Argentine Ants and are offering…

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Book Review of beyond the Chindwin War Leader’s Praise of “Ageless” Local Papers

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 January 1957 · page 3

The “ageless” quality of local newspapers and their everlasting fund of interest even to soldiers in gravest danger is emphasised by one of the…

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Treasurer Announces Extension for War Saving Certificates

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 29 January 1957 · page 3

The Treasurer (Sir Arthur Fadden) has announced a further extension in the period of War Savings Certificates and Savings Certificates which fail due for payment during 1957. The War Savings…

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Property Near Delegate for Soldier Settlement

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 February 1957 · page 5

The Minister for Primary Industry, Mr. McMahon, has advised Mr. Allan Fraser, MHR, that he has approved…

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Engineer Reports on Re-erection of War Memorial

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 February 1957 · page 1

Reporting to the last meeting of the Municipal Council on the re-construction of the Boer War Memorial[?]…

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Women Soldiers of Israel’s Army

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 February 1957 · page 4

THE Israeli Army is the online in the world to which women are consteripted for two ears on the same national…

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Soldier Settlers Are Improving Production of Rural Industries

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 February 1957 · page 4

How 600 soldier settler farmers and graziers have converted uninhabited areas of western Victoria into thriving communities which have increased production of…

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Immunisation Is Wining War Against Diphtheria

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 February 1957 · page 3

Preliminary figures show at the there were 65 cases of diphtheria notified in NSW last year with live deaths. These figures are easily the lowest eves recorded in this…

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Chemicals In Modern War On Cancer

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 March 1957 · page 3

Now engaged in the greatest mobilisation of resources ever undertaken to conquer a single disease, the medical…

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Schoolboy Soldiers Learn Map Reading

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 March 1957 · page 1

CADETS from Telopea Park High School receive instructions in map reading from Lt. A . R. Thornhill at the recent…

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Digger Doings Anzac Smoko

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 12 April 1957 · page 2

I think all members of the RSS & AILA are now aware that the Anzac Smoko takes place tonight…

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Trial Match On Anzac Day For “Tigers”

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 18 April 1957 · page 3

In preparation for their opening match of the season, Queanbeyan National footballers will hold a trial match at…

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Districtwide Preparations For Anzac Day

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 April 1957 · page 1

Indications from various sources show that close on 1,000 men, women and children will take an active part in Anzac Day celebrations throughout the district this…

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Council Declares War on Larrikinism in Monaro Street

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 April 1957 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council has declared war on ”milk-bar cowboys” and ”asphalt arabs” who frequent Queanbeyan’s main street at night on…

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Warning to Nation Sounded at Anzac Ceremony

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 April 1957 · page 1

Blessed by fine weather, Anzac Day celebrations throughout the district attracted record crowds and provided many inspiring and moving scenes…

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Brigade Called To Grass Fires On Anzac Day

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 April 1957 · page 2

Children are believed to have been responsible for two fires in Queanbeyan on Anzac Day…

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Anzac Service at High School

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 May 1957 · page 1

“Throughout the Nation today people of all walks of life, of all creeds, will unite in paying tribute to Australians who served in two world wears to preserve the heritage of…

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Farms for Soldier Settlement in Crookwell District

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 June 1957 · page 4

Twelve soldier settlement farms in the Crookwell district will be open for application early this month, the…

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No More War As We Know It Says Scientist

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 August 1957 · page 4

Speaking at an Education Week function at the Methodist Memorial Youth Centre, Queanbeyan, last Thursday night Professor Marcus Oliphant said the discovery of the atomic and hydrogen bombs has meant the end of war as we once knew it…

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War Memorial on New Stamps

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 November 1957 · page 4

The Australian War Memorial, at Canberra will be depicted on new stamps to be issued early in 1958…

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