Final Welcome Home at the Rock
The final welcome home at The Rock to all servicemen and ex-servicemen from the district was held on Friday night…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Riverina · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1947
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War Memorial Plans Committee Asks for Queen Competition—One Candidate Promised
The District War Memorial committee met on Thursday last, the 22nd instant, to receive replies from individual centres regarding…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Greek Guerillas Kill Two British Soldiers
ATHENS, Sunday: Guerillas, after ambushing two British Army lorries near Alexandropolis, in Northern Greece, killed two soldiers and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Cost of War
The money cost of the war will probably never be assessed accurately or allocated fairly between the participating nations. All that can be said is that all of the contestants lost by it heavily. Some countries, however,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Deserter From Boer War Surrenders
LONDON, Monday:—Moved by recent appeals to deserters to give themselves up, a conscience stricken man of over…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Soldiers Killed-truck Blows Up
When an Army semi-final left the road on Thursday morning and hit a tree on the Hume Highway at Benalla Victoria its cargo of cordite and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gift Evening Held at Soldiers' Hali
Miss Claire Rapley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. Rapley. of Sunshine Avenue. Wagga, and Mr. John Schaefer, son the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Govt. to Acquire Materials for War Service Homes
CANBERRA, Tuesday: Because it was dissatisfied with the co-operation of the State Governments in allocating the materials for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Service Homes The Federal Govt to Acquire Materials
Because it was dissatisfied with the co-operation or the State Governments in allocating the materials for the erection of war service homes, the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →What About the War Memorial Community Centre? Has Scheme Been Forgotten? "Proposal, Sabotaged From Start," Says Alderman
A scheme to erect a war memorial in Cootamundra to take the form of a community centre was adopted, at a public meeting held in the assembly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cables in Brief War Veteran's Death
NEW YORK, Wednesday: Brig[?]dier General Evans F. Carlson, veteran of two world wars and farmed leader of "Carlson's Raiders"…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bourke Shield Game on Anzac Park Next Sunday Can Tumblong Repeat First Round Victory Over south GUNDAGAI?
A most interesting game will be when Tumblong meets South Gundagai in the Bourke Shield competition. Great interest is being taken…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Soldier Settlement Land Ballot at Gundagai Next Month
The second Soldier Settlement Land Ballot, to be held in Gundagai, will take lace next month, when applicants will be interviewed for the “Illawong” and “Beggan” estates, which have been thrown open for closer settlement…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War Memorials
The decision of the West Wyalong War Memorial Committee to use its funds to add a children's wing to the district hospital is most worthy and one that could well be kept in mind by other such committees…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Royal Australian Engineers War History
All who served as members of the Corps of Royal Australian Engineers will be interested to learn that an R.A.E. committee voluntarily compiled…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Corps of R.a.e. War History
All those who served as members of the Corps of Royal Australian Engineers will be interested to learn that a R.A.E. committee has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →U.S. "Could Be in War Any Time" Universal Training Recommended
WASHINGTON, Monday: "United State military forces are now a hollow shell, despite the fact that American involvement in war could come at any time through some…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Impressive War Record
Only recently has the veil of secrecy been lifted on the wartime efforts of several of Great Britain's big industrial…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Welcome Home at Muttama
Muttama's final welcome home was held on Friday last. Two lads, Gordon Dunn and Tom Donoghue, have just been discharged from the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Presentation to Mr A. C. Welsh Of Hay Memo[?]War High Sc[?]
Ex-students of the Hay War Memorial High School are planning to honour their "Mr Chips"—Alex C. Welsh who, after 28…
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