Bowls Soldiers of Three Wars in Gundagai Bowls Team
A Gundagai four which competed in the Cootamundra Diggers Bowls competition yesterday was made up of soldiers off three wars…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1948
649 stories in Riverina's papers · page 25 of 33
Diggers From First World War Settled on Tarrabandra
When the Drums of War ceased to beat in [?]l918, the Government of the day acquired the Gundagai district property, “Tarrabandra”…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →First Federal Surplus Since War Started Mr. Chifley Announces Concessions to Public Totalling £49-Million
CANBERRA, Wednesday: The financial year 1947-48 closed with the first surplus since 1939-40, said the Prime, Minister and Treasurer (Mr. Chifley) in his Budget speech tonight…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wantabadgery Wes Soldier Settlement Roads
Before the Illabo Shire Co[?] will approve of the closing existing roads on the Wantaba[?] gery West soldier settlement[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Proposed Coolamon War Memorial (To the Editor, “Coolamon-Ganmain Review“)
Sir:âI read with much regret a letter in the Coolamon âReview,â under the heading of âA Memorial.â The writer is, apparently,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldier Settlement at Boorowa
SYDNEY, Friday—Fifteen farms on Goba creek, Kenyu Estate, near Boorowa, have been approved for soldier settlement…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coolamon Returned Soldiers’ League Last Week’s Meeting
At last weekâs Coolamon Returned Soldiersâ meeting, the President, Mr. J. F. Cooper was appointed the branchâs…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wantabadery West Soldier Settlement Roads
Before the Illabo Shire Council will approver of the closing of existing roads on the Wantabadgery West soldier settlement…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Service Homes
Eligible exservicemen who are married or about to be married will be allotted 10 per cent, of all permits issued for the construction of War…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Increased Grants To War Widows
New rates of pay to widows and children of ex-servicemen were announced by the Minister for Repatriation (Mr. Barnard) in the House of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hyderabad Invaded Pakistan People Demand War
LONDON, Tuesday—Crowds in Karachi yesterday packed the main streets demanding that Pakistan declare…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Indians Bomb Hyderabad City and Airfields Pakistan Mob in War Demonstration
LONDON, Tuesday (A.AP.): The Indian Air Force to-day bombed Hyderabad city and other airfields. Airmen were ordered to restrict attacks to well defined military targets…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Pensions
The ex-servicemen's organisation liaison committee of the South Wales will request that the 100 per cent. war [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The World Moves Towards War
The Pope, in warning a gathering of 250,000 at St. Peter's Square of "dangers more radical than ever before," echoed the feelings of people everywhere at the chaos into which the world has been drifting since…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Three First World War Maps for R. S. L.
Three maps of battlefronts of the 1914-18 war have been donated, to the local sub-branch of the R. S. L. The first two…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coolamon War Memorial Committee Meeting New Fund to Be Opened
The chief business done at the meeting of the Coolamon War Memorial committee on Wednesday night in the School of Arts was the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Vehicles Collide at Soldiers' Monument
A collision occurred, at. the soldiers monument yesterday afternoon about 3 p.m., between two motor vehicles, a car driven by Mr. R. A. Eurcll, and a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →10 More Soldier Farms Near Tumbarumba
SYDNEY, Friday: Ten farms on Tintaldra Estate, 30 miles from Tumbarumba, are to be made available for soldier…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →U.S. A-Bombs Could Raze Six Biggest Cities "Must Do All in Our Power to Prevent War"
LONDON, Sunday (A.A.P.): The United States—which, as far as is known, is the only country which possesses atomic weapons—has sufficient atom bombs to blot out six of the world's largest cities and enough…
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