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The wars & local soldiers, 1949

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Wantabadgery East Soldier Settler Who Never Occupied His Block, Now Given Permission to Withdraw

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 3 June 1949 · page 5

THE ILLABO SHIRE COUNCIL WILL LOSE OVER £60 IN RATES BECAUSE A MAN WHO DREW A BLOCK IN THE WANTABADGERY EAST SOLDIER SETTLEMENT BALLOT TWO YEARS AGO, NEVER WENT INTO OCCUPANCY…

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Work Begins on Wagga War Service Homes

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 June 1949 · page 1

Work has commenced on 10 War Service homes in Wagga They will be 2-bedroom homes of fibro-cement, with brick…

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Riots in Paris Trouble with Colored Soldiers

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 6 June 1949 · page 1

PARIS, Monday—Three hundred armed police gendarmes and Republican guards clashed with about 500 colored soldiers…

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Wantabadgery East Soldier Settler Who Never Occupied His Block Withdraws His Application

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 6 June 1949 · page 4

The Illabo Shire Council will lose over £60 in rates because a man who drew a block in the Wan tabadgery Soldier Settlement ballot two years ago, never went into occupancy. This information was conveyed to…

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Land for Soldier Settlement

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 6 June 1949 · page 3

The member for Hume, Mr Arthur Fuller, MP, asked the following question of the Minister for Defence and Post-war…

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More Money for Work Than Plant Over £3000 for Roads on New Soldier Settlement

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 6 June 1949 · page 1

The Illabo Shire Council is very quickly approaching the stage where there is more money available for road works than there is…

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Dept. of Post-war Reconstruction Returned Soldier's League

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 7 June 1949 · page 4

Cabinet's decision on the closing dates for benefits under the Re-establishment and Employment Act should be of special…

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War Widows Seek Increase in Pensions

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 June 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: The Federal conference of the War Widows' Guild will present to the Federal Government a…

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Farm Record Books to Be Kept by Soldier Settlers

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 7 June 1949 · page 2

Between twenty and thirty exservicemen recently settled on the land under the War Service Land Settlement Scheme are to keep…

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Tenancy Rights of Ex-soldiers Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 June 1949 · page 1

The Premier (Mr. McGirr) said tonight that immediate legislation would be passed by the State Government to…

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Local Items Mangoplah Soldier's Remains Recovered

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 June 1949 · page 2

Mr. H. F. Roberts, of "View Bank," Mangoplah, has been informed by the Department of the Army that the remains of…

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Russian Flag Pulled Down and Trampled. R.S.L Vice-President Stops "Insult to War Ally"

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 4

After pulling down a Russian flag and trampling on it, a publican and three returned soldiers put it in a pig food tin at Emerald,…

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G.p. Member's Attack on Soldiers' Land

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: Mr. Drummond (C.P., Armidale) said in the Legislative Assembly today that the…

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'Furphies' From the Soldiers' Club BOWLS

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 2

The committee has decided to give the players in the single competitions, who have not played their first round one more chance and the draw…

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Comforts Sent to Soldiers in Hospital Meeting of Junee Red Cross Society

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 7

The usual monthly meeting of the Junee branch of the Australian Red Cross Society was held in the Masonic hall on Thursday last…

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War on Rheumatism

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 June 1949 · page 2

Lord Horder, the King's physician and doctor of the world famous American Mayo Clinic, told an…

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War Service Land Settlement Federal Govt. Rejects State Move to Cut Dairy Farm Standard

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 June 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: The Federal Government has rejected a request by die New South Wales Government to reduce the minimum butter production requirement for dairy farms settled under the War…

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War Fears Less But Economic Crisis Worse Mr. Chifley Sees No Sign of End

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 June 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) said today that he believed the possibility of war had receded still further, but the world economic…

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Truman on "Selfish Interests" U.S. "Will not be Misled a Second Time" Problems Arising From World War I Recalled

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 June 1949 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Sunday (A.A.P.): President Truman warned last night that the "cause of peace and freedom is still threatened." He criticised those who wanted to slash European…

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War Memorial Committee Subscriptions Now Invited

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 14 June 1949 · page 2

A meeting of the Narrandera and District War Memorial Committee was held at the Council Chambers on Tuesday evening, 7th June. There…

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