Sir T. Blamey Does Not Expect Early War
MELBOURNE, Thursday: Sir Thomas Blarney said today that he did not see the possibility of another war in the near future…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Riverina · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1947
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"If U.n. Tolerates Indonesian War. U.n. Ceases to Be"
NEW DELHI. Friday (A.A.P.): "We will give every possible help to Indonesia," Pandit Nehru told Press conference after talks…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Australia and War in Indonesia No Decision Yet on U.N. Move
There are no firm grounds for the week-end reports that the Commonwealth Government will refer the Dutch-Indonesian dispute to the United Nations, says a Canberra…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wagga Estates Wanted for Soldiers' Farms
The Wagga sub-branch of the R.S.L. is to ask the Government to open Moorong and Pomingalarna estates, near Wagga for soldier settlement…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Earnings Increase 7 P.c. Since End of War
Average earnings in Australia at present were 7 to 8 per cent. above the war-time and immediate post-war level the head of the Research section…
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SYDNEY, Monday: Average earnings in Australia at present were 7 to 8 per cent, above the wartime and immediate postwar level, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →From War to Peace Army Tank Converted for Rural Jobs
Residents in the [?]ty of the engineering works of Messers. Hamilton & Dickson, Audley Street, were attracted by a noise similar to that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Advisory Panel for Soldier Settlement
State Cabinet on Tuesday agreed to the Minister for Lanis (Mr. Sh[?]ean) setting up a panel of officers to deal with the question of ex[?]ing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bodies of U.S. Soldiers to Be Taken to States
LONDON, Monday (A.A.P.): The Brussels correspondent of British United Press says that at the request of American parents the bodies…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →At Anzac Memorial
WITH THE WHITE ENSIGN flying from the flagstaff at the steps of the Anzac Memorial, Sydney, men of the Royal Marines wait for the Sunset Ceremony to commence. The ceremony was linked with Beating the Retreat in Hyde Park late on Tuesday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Java War Australia Asks Security Council for Action
LAKE SUCCESS (New York), Thursday: Australia yesterday sought an immediate meeting of the Security Council with the object of taking…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Australia Intervenes in Java War Will Ask U.N. To End It
CANBERRA, Wednesday: The Commonwealth Government today took its first step in intervention in the Dutch-Indonesian dispute…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Nangus to Make Big Effort for District War Memorial Village Will Hold Big Gymkhana
Nangus is to make a big effort to assist in the drive for funds for the Gundagai district war memorial…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →100 P.C. Lambing at Wantabadgery Signal Success for New Soldier Settler
One of the new soldier settlers on "Wantabadgery East" is believed to have established a record percentage for lambing ewes…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Combined District Effort in Aid War Memorial Next Month's Big Gymkhana and Sports Street Procession — Horse and Athletic Events — Stall, Booths. Etc
Once again the people of Gundagai district will combine in an effort to help along and give a boost to a most deserving cause. On August 23rd next a monster gymkhana and sports meeting will be held at Gundagai, when the proceeds will be divided among the six…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dutch Ship Loads War Material in England
LONDON, Thursday (A.A.P.): Steel helmets, barbed wire, trucks and Bren gun parts were still being loaded into the Dutch ship…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dutch Resent Move by Australia Indonesian War Intensified
LAKE SUCCESS, Thursday (A.A.P.): Australia's action in placing the Dutch-Indonesian problem before the U.N. Security Council has raised world-wide comment. Most of it express warm support…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bodies of U.s. Soldiers to Be Taken to States
The Brussels correspondent of the British United Press says that at the request of American parents the bodies of United States soldiers who fell…
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