Bad Precedent Could Be Estalbished. Councillor, Sympathise With Soldier Settler
The Department of Lands wants the Illabo Shire Council to forego a portion of the rates which have been debited against new…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1949
732 stories in Riverina's papers · page 3 of 37
Father and Son Drowned Cootamundra Resident Had Drawn Soldier’s Block on Murray River
Fate played a grim role in double drowning tragedy which occurred last Friday in the Murray River near Tocumwal. A man…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Menzies Says Atom Bomb Holds Up War
SYDNEY, Thursday: There must be no further retreat before Soviet aggression, the Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Menzies)…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Clothing Price Doubled Since Start of War
CANBERRA, Thursday: Retell prices of clothing in Australia have increased by 117.5 per cent since the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Department of Post-war Reconstruction Questions and Answers
Q. I may be involved in court proceedings in connection with the will of a deceased relative. Can I secure the services of a Legal Bureau…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wire Netting for Ex-soldiers
SYDNEY, Thursday: Wire netting and rabbit fumigant for the 793 soldier settlements in N.S.W. were being made…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier Settlement Netting Needs. Officer Making Important Survey on Wantabadgery
Officers of the Lands Department have acted quickly following recent meetings at Eurongilly when the menace of rabbits on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War Bride's Weight Down 20-lbs. Large Number of Immigrants Arrive
SYDNEY, Monday: More than 500 British migrants arrived in Sydney to-day on the liner Ormonde…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier Settlement Netting Needs Officer Making Important Survey at Wantabadgery
Officers of the Lands Dept have acted quickly following recent meetings at Eurongilly when tin menace of rabbits on Wantabadgery East &…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Widows And Reconstruction Training Scheme
War widows are still eligible to apply for training under the Commonwealth, Reconstruction Training Scheme. Full details,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Criminals "Not Treated Too Leniently"
The Minister for the Army lost night denied allegations that Japanese war criminals at Rabaul were being treated too…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Clothing Price Doubled Since Start of War
Retail prices of clothing in Australia have increased by. 117.5 per cent, since the outbreak of war Announcing this, the Acting…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Jumped to His Death a Sick Ex-Soldier
SYDNEY, Tuesday — A young returned soldier Jumped to his death from the window of a flat in Broughton Square, King's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Less Textile Fibres Than Pre-war
Winchcombe Carson, Ltd. report, a remarkable feature of the world's supplies of textile fibres is that in 1947-'48, rayon yarn…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →U.n. Wants Republican Govt. Re-established to End War in N.e.l
LAKE SUCCESS (N.Y.), Tuesday: The U.N.O. Good Offices Committee has reported to the Security Council that the war in Indonesia cannot be ended until the Republican Government is re-established…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War in N.E.I. How to End It U.N. Wants Republican Govt. Again
LAKE SUCCESS (N.Y.). Wednesday — The UNO Good Offices committee reported to the Security council that the war…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Undersea War Had Heroes
The human undersea war had its stories of eerie heroism. Here are some stories told by Lt Commander H. S. Batterham in a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →U.S. Stockpile of Strategic War Materials
WASHINGTON, Wednesday (A.A.P.): The United States stockpile of strategic war materials is now 39 per cent…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War? "Not Imminent" But a Possibility
WASHINGTON. Friday—The Army Secretary. Mr. Kenneth Royall. said, yesterday that war was not imminent, but at least a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wagga Legion to "Adopt" War Widows
The Wagga Legion of Ex-Servicemen and Women last night decided to "adopt" war widows in the district and offer them any assistance they may require. ACTING in accordance with a…
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