Gundagai's War Loan Record
Writing to the Editor of the Gundagai "Independent", Mr E. Colin Davis, publicity officer for the Commonwealth Loans and National…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1947
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Gundagai C.w.a. Supports War Memorial Plan
A special meeting of the Gundagai CWA was called last Tuesday to consider the proposal of the War Memorial Committee that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Level of Wool Prices War-time and Present Costs
Indications continue favourable for the sale of wool at the ad vane prices recorded this season. Actually the rise in values to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →R.S.L Approves War Memorial Committee’s Idea Civic Centre Plans Endorsed
The Gundagai sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers’ League fully endorsed the scheme submitted by the local War Memorial Committee at its meeting last Friday evening. This scheme is that a civic centre will be built in Gundagai as a war memorial, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"Wrong Type of Men Seek Enlistment"
LEETON, Sunday: Recruiting for the B.C.O.F. was failing because the wrong type of men sought to enlist, Captain de Lacy-Leacy,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →“Edgeroi” Estate for Soldier Settlement
The Minister for Lands, Captain Dunn, announces that, subject to Parliamentary approval, negotiations have been completed for the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War Service Land Settlement
The Minister for Lands advises that thirty blocks on "Gragin" Estate were notified in the Government Gazette on 17th January, 1947, as…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Memorial Poorly Attended Public Meeting
Only 19 residents, including [?] Mayor and the Town Clerk, attended the public meeting on Thursday evening last held for the purpose of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Narandera Subscribed £414,460 to War Loans
Writing to the editor of the "Narandera Argus," Mr. E. Colin Davis, publicity officer for the Commonwealth Loans and National Savings…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Enlistments for Japan 5 From Cootamundra
Mr. Frank ("Tax") Pouting informed us this afternoon that the following had enlisted. F. J. PIGRAM…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wagga Welcome Home Dinner to Mr. Graham
Wagga businessmen and citizens will welcome home Mr. E. H. Graham at a dinner at Wagga on February 14…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Chips Rafferty Greets War Veteran
Chips Rafferty, star of "The Overlanders," who has grown a beard for his part in the film based on the Eureka Stockade, greeting an old Navy man at the Lyceum, when Army and Navy veterans saw the screening of "The Ovelanders."…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Scope of Ballot for Soldiers' Blocks Criticised
Following' the ballot for closer settlement blocks on Wantabadery East, great disappointed was voiced in Junee district…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Grimness of War Screened at Recruiting Rally
THE open[?]air Recruiting Rally held in Chelmsford Place, on Friday night last, was attended by about 600 men, women and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Sowing Seeds in Germany for New World War"; Attack in Commons
LONDON, Thursday: "By our muddle, our mismanagement, and our 'good intentions' in Germany, we are piling up the seeds of a third World War," said Mr. Richard Law (Cons.), opening the House of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Million War Medals for Issue
SYDNEY, Friday: Approximately 980,000 war medals will be issued in Australia to former members of the three fighting services, an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Churchill to Sell War Book for £250,000
LONDON, Friday: It is reported that £250,000 sterling will be paid by the American publisher, Henry Luce, to Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bethungra District Land For Soldier Settlers
Hellos are available at the Illabo Shire Council showing details of the areas which it is proposed to acquire of "Eulomo" and "Merribindinyah" for…
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