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The wars & local soldiers, 1948

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179 New Farms For Ex-Soldiers

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 20 July 1948 · page 1

Twenty additional estates, providing 179 soldier settlement farms, are ready to be taken over ant balloted for…

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Czech President's Opinion On Prospects of War LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 21 July 1948 · page 3

CZechoslavakia's president, Klement Gottwald does not believe there will be war, but has qualified his opinion, with a…

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Soldier Settler Applications

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 July 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Soldier settlement applicants should check their qualification certificates and make certain they…

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Unfair Criticism of Railways Galong Smash Effects of War

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 22 July 1948 · page 1

In a leading, article the Goulburn "Post" writes in part: " Under the heading " Two Too Many Smashes' the Sydney Daily…

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Applicants for Soldier Settlement Should Check Certificates

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 22 July 1948 · page 3

Soldier settlement applicants should check their qualification certificates and make certain they are endorsed for the type of land…

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Grim Warning of Result of Another War

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 July 1948 · page 1

LONDON, Thurs. (A.A.P.): If war comes, with such devilish weapons as bacteria and chemicals that would…

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Coolamon Returned Soldiers’ League Mr. C. Newport Fareweled

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 23 July 1948 · page 1

There was a large attendance at last week of the Coolamon Sub-branch of the R.S.S. and A.I. League, when the opportunity was…

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Belmore-Possum Plains Blocks for Ex-Soldiers

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 July 1948 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. E. H. Graham) announced yesterday that 15 blocks on the Belmore-Possum Plains Estate…

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Fighting the Rabbit Wire Netting Production Only a Third of Pre-War days

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 26 July 1948 · page 2

Part of the dollar earnings of the rabbit should be used for its control asd destruction, a special conference on the rabbit problem…

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Belmore-Possum Plains Blocks For Ex-Soldiers

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 27 July 1948 · page 1

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. E. H. Graham) has announced that 15 blocks on the Belmore-Possum Plains Estate had become available…

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100 Australian War Brides Want to Return

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 July 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: One hundred Australian war brides who went to England three years ago on the Dominion Monarch are…

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"Returned Men Will Have to Fight Again"

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 July 1948 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: "Would-be tyrants, thirsty for power, are challenging our wonderful democratic structure…

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Britain Now Exporting One Third More Than Pre-war More Records Set Up in May Trading, with Machinery Still in the Lead

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 29 July 1948 · page 7

The volume of Britain's exports is now about one third greater than before the war. Official trade returns for May, issued this week show that last month goods to almost the value of £130 millions [?]terling were shipped overseas from the United Kingdom…

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War Gratuity

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 30 July 1948 · page 2

On page four of this issue appears an announcement urging ex-service-men and women who have not lodged an application for credit of War…

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Establishment of Joint War Production Staff

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 July 1948 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thursday: The Minister for Defence (Mr. Dedman) tonight announced the establishment of a joint war…

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Tojo Regains Face in War Crimes Trial; Allied Purpose Fails

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 August 1948 · page 1

NEW YORK, Sunday (A.A.P.): The Japanese War Crimes Trials have been an expensive failure, and no sentences imposed will alter the Japanese opinion that Tojo made a strong case for Japan and ably…

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Gundagai R.s.l. Wants Marble Masterpiece in War Memorial Buildings

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 2 August 1948 · page 2

"It is to! be regretted that such a marvelous example of craftsmanship as Mr Frank…

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Temora's Soldier Member Doug. Dickson

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 2 August 1948 · page 4

Says "Hard comment": Samuel Douglas Dickson, otherwise "Doug" Dickson, Country Party member of the Legislative…

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India-Pakistan War

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 August 1948 · page 1

NEW DELHI, Wednesday: Indian newspapers fear the possibility of a breaking of economicties with Pakistan and the…

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War Pension Increase "A Pittance"

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 August 1948 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: The increase of 5/ in war pensions, reported to have been agreed to by the Federal…

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