No Preference for Soldiers
The Commonwealth Government is not obliged to give preference to ex-servicemen in Federal jobs and is exempt from penalties incurred Under…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Riverina · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1946
1,339 stories in Riverina's papers · page 37 of 67
May Take 16 Years to Settle All Soldiers
SYDNEY, Thursday: "Dual control of State and Commonwealth authorities is holding up soldier settlement, and it may be 16 year…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ganmain News Ganmain Returned Soldiers’ League Monthly Meeting
At the monthly meeting of the Ganmain sub-branch of the R.S.S. & A.I. League, on Saturday, 25th May, Mr. W. Hitchene (president) presided over…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Burmese Threaten War For Independence
RANGOON, Friday (A.A.A.P.): More than 50,000 Burmese marched the main streets of Rangoon to-day, shouting independence slogans and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier Killed by Grenade
AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Friday: When a hand grenade was thrown into a trench in which they were working at Papakura military camp…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Greek Civil War Threat
ATHENS, Sunday (A.A.P.): Tension is mounting in Greece, where new disorders are occurring. The Government blames the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Hero Found Dead with Head Fracture
MELBOURNE, Sunday: Arthur Ewing Elvidge, 64, who won the Military Medal with two bars in World War I, was found dead in a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Correspondence What Has Happened to the Welcome Home Committee? (To the Editor)
Sir,—Some months ago the Welcome Borne Committee gave the public to understand that a final and gran welcome would be tendered to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Housing War Between State and Builders
A bitter struggle Was being waged between the State and private enterprise for labor and materials to build homes, said Mr W. G. Pooley, general…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Junior Farmers' Movement Re-organising on Pre-war Basis
ALL young people who have been junior farmers, as well as all others interested, are requested to get behind the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Single Farms for Soldiers
Ex-servicemen's organisations in feveral country districts, especially where irrigation is available, claim that young men who served overseas…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →More Homes Promised for Soldiers
SYDNEY, Monday: By the end of this year nearly £7,000,000 would have been allocated by the New South Wales Housing Commission…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australia's War Bill Expenditure Exceeds Estimates
CANBERRA, Tues.: The war has cost Australia in me last 11 months £4,800,000 more than the last Budget estimate for the 12…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"War" Threat Between U.s. Judges
LONDON, Tuesday (A.A.P.): Two American judges are on the brink of waging "war" against each other. In a 2000-word statement…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Soldiers' Party for Politics District Council Will Not Agree to Formation
The South-west District Council of the Returned Soldiers' League will have no truck with the formation of a soldiers' political party…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Welcome Home Dinner
The next welcome home function will be held in the Town Hall on Tuesday night next, commencing at 6 o'clock. All those who have not…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Casualty Killed in Action No. 411524 R.A.A.F. Flight Lieut. Sidney Leonard McDONALD
Official news has been received by Mr. and Mrs. E. R. McDonald, Farm 338. Leeton, that their son. F/Lieut. Sidney Leonard, who was reported…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Danced En Masse At Victory Ball Memorable Welcome Home to Forces
PEOPLE are still talking of the wonderful time they had at the Victory Ball, held in the Dormitery Hall on Monday night last as a finale to the Victory Day celebrations. As was fully anticipated by the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Welcome Home Committee Banquet and Dance to be Held in September
A meeting of the Welcome Home Committee was held on Thursday evening of last week, when there were present Messrs. T. Gordon (chair),…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Leeton and District War Memorial Notes
VICTORY Day has come and gone, leaving the fund little altered. There could have been, quite a big additional sum…
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