Anzac Day Holiday Arrangements At The Post Office
The following arrangements will be observed at Tumut Post Office on Anzac Day, 25th April:— Office open from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1947
795 stories in Riverina's papers · page 14 of 40
Anzac Day Commemoration Veterans of World Wars and 11 to March
ANZAC DAY Commemoration will be observed in Leeton on Friday next with a march of war veterans commencing at,…
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The amount of advance under mortgage which may be made on war service homes will be increased from £1250 to £1500 under new legislation…
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PELELIU, Tuesday: Twenty-six Japanese soldiers and sailors, who had hidden in the hills since the fall of Peleliu over two years ago, marched…
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KURE, Thursday: Lieut.-General Robertson, explaining that he could not lead the main observance, ceremony of Anzac. Day at Kure because…
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To-morrow (Friday) will be observed as Anzac Day public holiday. The post office will be open one hour, 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. for all…
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Special services will be held on Sunday next to commemorate Anzac Day. The Rev. J. W. Henderson will be the preacher at both serviced and…
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To-morrow an Anzac Day service will te held at St. John's Chapel. Baylis street, at 7 a.m…
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The order of the Anzac Day march to-morrow (Friday) is as follows:— Town Band;…
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A comprehensive report and plans and specifications from Miss. D. E. Jackson, giving a series of suggestions for the development of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Country Party Leader Addresses Leeton Electors War Service and Land Settlement
LIEUT.— COL. the Hon. M. F. Bruxner, leader of the Country Party, addressed a public meeting in Leeton on Wednesday afternoon in support of the candidature of Mr. J. C. Thorne in the forthcoming State Elections…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →U.S. Senate Supports Aid for Greece, Turkey Like Declaration of War, Say Critics
WASHINGTON, Wednesday: The Senate has passed the bill authorising the United States to spend 400 million dollars in aid to Greece and Turkey—thus backing President Truman's momentous new venture in foreign policy…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bremer Promises Consideration to South Gundagai Water Extension Will Visit District To Gain First Hand Knowledge Of Problems Deputations Ask for Grants for the Showground, Flood Damage, Central School and Anzac Park
Impressed with the urgency of granting assistance to the Gundagai Shire in order that the Council could proceed with the extension of the South Gundagai water reticulation system, the repair of flood damagte, etc, the Premier of NSW, (the Hon. J. J. McGirr)…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →District War Memorial Plans Now Complete Committee's Recommendations to Be Placed Before Public Building Will Serve Ex-Servicemen, Red Cross Society and C.W.A.
Yesterday evening the Gundagai district war memorial committee finalised matters in connection with formulating a plan for the memorial. On Tuesday evening next the committee's recommendations will…
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To-day, on the second Anzac Day of peace, thousands of men from both wars will march, and hundreds of thousands of people will watch them in admiration. Later civilians and soldiers will adjourn to the traditional…
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SYDNEY, Friday: It is estimated that 55,000 ex-service men and women paraded through the city streets today in the greatest Anzac…
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Diggers of the 1914-18 War and the 1939-'45 War marched side by side in Cootamundra's Anzac Day parade today…
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The Wagga branch of the Legion of Ex-Servicemen and Women last night attacked the Wagga Returned Soldiers' League sub-branch on the organisation of the Anzac Day march to-day…
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Anzac Day marches throughout Australia to-day are expected to be the biggest ever held. In Sydney, it is anticipated that more than 55,000 ex-servicemen and women will take part, as compared with 52,000 last year…
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BERLIN, Thursday. Thousands of German prisoners of war are being organized in a "Free Germany" camp near Moscow, and trained…
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