Man o' War Dies in America
LEXINGTON (Kentucky) Sunday: Man o' War, America's best, known thoroughbred died today at Samuel D. Riddle's Faraway Farm…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Riverina · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1947
795 stories in Riverina's papers · page 35 of 40
Forges Express Appreciation of Wagga War Effort
Appreciation of the outstanding wartime effort of the Wagga Mayor's Patriotic and War Fund, which has just been wound up,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Britishers Wounded in Tel Aviv
In the first attack on Britons since Britain announced her intention to withdraw from Palestine, two British policemen were seriously wounded near…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr. Sheahan's Review of Soldier Settlement Bill Promised For Single Unit Farms For Ex-Servicemen
During the current session of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly a Bill would be brought down to provide for the purchase of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Frank Review of Soldier Settlement Lands Minister Critical
Legislation would be introduced during the current session of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly to provide for the purchase of single unit…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Being Considered for Soldier Settlement
Advising in a letter before Young P.P. Board to-day that the "Mt. Murray" property (owned by G.B. Kendall estate and in Demondrille Shires…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldier Fined; Assaulted Police Commissioner
SYDNEY, Monday: The Police Commissioner (Mr. W. J. MacKay) displayed a cut lip when he gave evidence in en assault case in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →1500 Ex-Soldiers in Leaving Exam
SYDNEY, Monday: The Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) said today that nearly 8000 candidates had nominated for the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sick Ex-soldier Brutally Dashed and Robbed
SYDNEY, Monday: A returned soldier who flew from Canberra to Sydney today to receive special medical treatment was brutally…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →U.n. Condemns All War Propaganda
NEW YORK, Tuesday, With a rare show of accord, the U.N.O. General Assembly yesterday unanimously adopted a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →U.s. War Graves to Be Removed From Australia
SYDNEY, Tuesday: American servicemen buried in Australia are to be taken home. One hundred American soldiers will arrive in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bill to Extend 50 War Controls to End of 1948
CANBERRA, Tuesday: A bill to extend the Defence Transitional Act and to continue 50 wartime controls until the end of 1948 was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wagga War Memorial
At Wagga sub-branch monthly meeting, held last Friday night, the matter of supporting a form of war memorial to comemorate…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local & General War Memorial Fund
The groups which have been formed to assist with the raising of funds for the erection of a memorial building worthy of our town, as busily devising ways…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Gratuity System May be Modified
CANBERRA, Wednesday: The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) has agreed to the Central War Gratuity Board examining the proposed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Last Rites for Man 0' War; 'Mourners' Weep
LEXINGTON (Kentucky) Wednesday: Nine speakers extolled the famous American racehorse Man of War in what was probably the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Minister Hints at Further Price Rises; Defends War Powers Bill
CANBERRA, Wednesday: Further price rises for Australia in 1948 were hinted at by the Minister for Postwar Reconstruction (Mr. J. J. Dedman) in the House of Representatives today…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Holy War Believed Declared in Moslem Drive to Take Kashmir
NEW DELHI, Wednesday (A.A.P.): Reliable reports from the Northwest Frontier Province state that a "Jehad" (Holy War) has been officially declared, says the "Times" Delhi correspondent. More tribesmen have been seen moving towards the Indian State of Kashmir,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Items of News War Pensions to Be Reviewed in Wagga
The Repatriation Commission's Travelling Medical Board will be in Wagga from November 17 to 28, and will sit at the Court House…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldier Settler Finds Going Tough No Sustenance, Conveyance, Fences or Mail
What appears to be a case of outstanding hardship. was brought before Mr Carters, a member of the classification committee dur…
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