Chifley Again Defends Anzac Night Quiz
CANBERRA, Tuesday: The holding of the national quiz championship on Anzac Night would not to way desecrate the spirit of the day,…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1947
795 stories in Riverina's papers · page 9 of 40
Orontes Finishes War Duty
SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Orient liner Orontes, 20,000 tons, has been released from troop carrying for the Australian passenger trade…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Collaborator's Huge War Fortune; Police Raid Monasteries
PARIS, Tuesday: Joseph Joanovici, known as Monsieur Joseph, cleared a profit variously estimated at £20,000,000 to £80,000,000 sterling by acting as a shipping agent for both the French and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →State of War in Paraguay
ASUNCION (Paraguay), Wednesday: The Government last night admitted that the entire country was in a state…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Trials for War-time Crimes Hearing in Rabaul
RABAUL, Thursday: Major-General Hirota, now on trial for his life, on war crime charges, pressed for the killing of all prisoners of war held by the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Experts Not Consulted Says Member for Yass War Service Land Settlement
Local experts elected to Closer Settlement Advisory as well as the local Member, were frequently ignored by officers of the Department of Lands and the Land Advisory Board. news of a proclamation over a holding for soldier settlement…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Country Centres Will Come to Aid of District Hospital Big Fair To Be Run on Anzac Park Official Opening of New Maternity Unit
IT WAS REFRESHING TO SEE SUCH A LARGE ATTEND-ANCE AT A MEETING CALLED FOR LAST MONDAY EVENING ARRANGE FOR THE COLLECTION TO MEET THE COSTS OF INSTALLING NEW FURNITURE…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No Single Farms For Soldier Settlers Amending Bill criticised
When the amending War Service Land Settlement Bill was introduced into the Legislative Assembly, Mr S. D. Dickson (C. P., Tomora) expressed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Still No Single Farms for Soldier Settlers Amending Bill Criticised
When the amending War Service Land Settlement Bill was introduced into the Legislative Assembly Mr S. D. Dickson (CP,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldier Settlement Estates Being Overrun by Rabbit
Delays in making available fan ex soldiers after properties hi been purchased were criticised Leader of the Country…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →China's Civil War Early End Predicted
NANKING, Friday: General Chen Cheng, Nationalist Chief-of-Staff, told a Press conference that the civil war "will not last very long."…
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SYDNEY, Friday: Employment for another 500 workers will soon be provided at the former Commonwealth munitions plant at St…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dire Effects If Greece and Turkey Fall U.S. Aid "Would Not Cause War"
WASHINGTON, Friday: "The collapse of Greece and Turkey might set off a chain reaction among other countries, both to the east and west, that are struggling under…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →District War Memorial Plans Now Completes Organisations Concerned Agree to Committee's Recommendations Imposing Structure To Re Erected On Shire Land
The Gundagai District War Memorial will be erected adjacent to the Shire Chambers, on the high ground in the northern portion of Turner's paddock, provided that a recommendation of the central committee is adopted by a public meeting, which will be held…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War on Bunny Young P.P. Board Prosecutes 30 LANDHOLDERS Netting and Labor Shortage Blamed for Inactivity
Admitting, at Young Court of Petty Sessions, that they had failed to full and continuously suppress and destroy rabbits on their properties, 29…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Settlement of Soldiers Local Committees Ignored
Both officers of the Department of Lands, and the Land Advisory Board too, frequently completely ignored the local…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Anzac Day Liquor Sales
SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Minister for Justice (Mr. Downing) said to-day that hotels and wine saloons would not be permitted to open…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Re-union Banquet Function on Anzac Day
A meeting of the [?] Sub-branch of the R.S.S.A.I.L.A. and delegates of the Legion of Ex-servicemen, held at the Memorial…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Planning of War Memorial Gardens
The first step in the planning of Tumbarumba's war memorial gardens was commenced during the week, when Miss D. Jackson, of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rabaul War Crimes Trial Held Up
RABAUL, Wednesday: The trial of Major General Skira Hirota, formerly supply commander of the Eighth Japanese Army at Rabaul,…
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