Queanbeyan soldier buried with honours
A Regular Army soldier who was killed in action in Vietnam on December 19, has been buried with full military honours at Canberra Cemetery. He was Lance Corporal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queanbeyan & Braidwood · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1969
16 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers
Queanbeyan soldier killed in Vietnam
A 22 year old national serviceman from Queanbeyan -was killed in action on Friday in an operation against enemy forces in Bien Hon province, South…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier’s funeral today
The funeral of Private Samuel Graham took place at Canberra this afternoon and not…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Queanbeyan Soldier Buried with Full Military Honours
The funeral of Private Samuel Graham of Yass Road, Queanbeyan was held at Canberra on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Anzac Day Ceremonies in Schools
Anzac Day ceremonies will be held at all Queanbeyan schools on Thursday and representatives…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Anzac Day Commemoration
Organisers of Queanbeyan’s Anzac Day Commemoration Service tomorrow are expecting big crowds to pay homage to the men who have died in various conflicts in defence of their country. They will also pay…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Marist’ S Anzac Ceremony
Last Thursdays, April 24, the Marist Brothers School Queanbeyan held their Anzac…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bungendore News Anza.c Day at Bungendore
In ideal weather, ex-servicemen of the town and district assembled, in Gibraltar Street and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Division 4... ‘The Soldiers’
[?]Bone van who plays Detective Mick Peters (left) and Gerard Kennedy who plays Senior Detective Frank Banner (right) apprehend Luigi Villain who plays the part of Percy, a swag in this episode of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War Service Act
State Cabinet has approved of the preparation of a Bill to extend certain provisions of the War…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Dugald Munro’s views Abattoir ‘cold war’ will be strongly resisted
Mr. Dugald Munro, MHR for Eden-Monaro, said on Sunday night that any moves to defeat the operation of the Canberra abattoir, other than normal competition will be resisted most strenuously…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Three-powered air war at Darwin
Two RAAF northern bases were placed on a wartime footing for exercise “Town House,” which ended…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Forward if but is agricultural man Professional interest during Vietnam war
When Private Trevor Stuart of Queanbeyan, glides through jungle or farm fields ahead of, the main body of troops, marching for signs of enemy or enemy locations in Vietnam, he has no time for agricultural pursuits…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →English War Hero Visits Queanbeyan
Air Commodore P. M. Brothers, C.B.E., D.S.O., D.F.C. and Bar, arrived in Canberra yesterday by air as the guest of honour of the Air Force Association for the film “Battle of Britain,” which has its premiere in Sydney next Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Soldier’s funeral
Sapper John Gerrard Greene, killed in Vietnam on December 9 and buried in Canberra on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldiers’ “Good Cheer”
The number of shopping days left until Christmas means little now to 8000 servicemen and servicewomen on active service in Vietnam…
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