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The wars & local soldiers, 1949

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Soldiers' Land Values

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 October 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday: There would be no writing down of soldier settlement lease values in N.S.W., said the Minister for…

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'Furphies' From the Soldiers' Club Billiards and Snooker

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 21 October 1949 · page 2

At a date to be fixed in the near future we intend to challenge Griffth Club for the Shield recently won by them. Our visit sit the moment…

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Anzac Navies Pay Visit To Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 October 1949 · page 1

LED by New Zealand cruiser Bellona and with aircraft from H.M.A.S. Sydney flying overhead, the 10 ships of the Australian Fleet and the New Zealand Squadron steamed into Port Phillip Bay last week ana berthed at Port Melbourne for their…

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New Clauses in War Land Settlement Act Applicants Most Tell Own and Parents' Finances

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 24 October 1949 · page 3

The Minister for Lands, Mr. W. F. Sheahan, said in Sydney that applicants for admission to ballot for war service land settlement…

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Tax Refunds for Soldiers Depend on Govt

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 October 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY Sunday: The Commonwealth Government could direct that taxation levied on the supplementary pay of men…

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Soldier’s Land Values Statement By Minister For Lands

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 24 October 1949 · page 7

There would be no writing down of soldier settlement lease values in NSW said the Minister for Lands Mr Sheahan in the Legislative Assembly…

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Soldier Settlement Hindered Says Minister for Lands

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 24 October 1949 · page 7

WAR SERVICE Land Settlement was being adversely affected two factors, the Minister for Lands (Mr Sheahan) said last week. These factors were. (1) A challenge in the High Court…

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War Service Land Settlement

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 25 October 1949 · page 2

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan said that applicants for admission to ballot for war service land settlement estates were required to…

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The Batlow War Memorial Sportsground

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 25 October 1949 · page 3

THE MEMORIAL to the soldiers from Batlow who paid the supreme sacrifice is now fast becoming something of the present and not so much as something of the future. Much has been accomplished in the past year and most of the playing areas are…

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Blarney Gives Warning On War Chances

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 October 1949 · page 1

General Sir Thomas Blarney said recently:…

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Adverse Effects On War Service Land Settlement

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 25 October 1949 · page 11

The Minister for Lands (Mr. W. F. Sheahan) said that war service land settlement was being adversely affected by two factors…

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Junior Farmers Stage Field Day Biggest Since the War

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 25 October 1949 · page 2

The most ambitious Junior Farmer field day to be planned on the M.I.A. since the war will be opened on Thursday, the 27th, at Yanco…

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War Service Land Ballots Applicants and Parents' Private Holdings Required To Be Diclosed

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 25 October 1949 · page 2

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) said that applicants for admission to ballot for war service land settlement estates were…

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Menzies Warns on War

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 October 1949 · page 3

MELBOURNE. Tuesday: If ther was another world war. it probably would begin without warning, and within a few days…

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U.s. Plans for Atomic War Defence

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 October 1949 · page 4

WASHINGTON, Tues.: Each American State is planning protective measures in the event of any atomic bomb attack, the…

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Condition of Wounded N. Wagga Youth

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 October 1949 · page 2

Jack Hurst, 19, who is in the Wagga Base Hospital with a bullet wound in the abdomen, was still in a very serious condition…

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Imposing Entrance for Anzac Park Council Approves of Plan

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 27 October 1949 · page 6

AN IMPOSING new entrance to Anzac Park, is to be constructed shortly. At this week’s shire meeting Council approved of a scheme…

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All-Out War on Rabbits?

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 October 1949 · page 2

Landholders throughout New South Wales and beyond will welcome the prospect that the control of rabbits may soon be handled on a national scale. The State Parliament at present has under discussion a…

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Shire Seeks Sporting Bodies’ Assistance in Improving the Anzac Park Playing Area

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 27 October 1949 · page 12

THE QUESTION of improving the sporting area on Anzac Park is one that for years has been the dream of local sporting fraternities and it is probable that the area will soon be converted into one of the best sportsgrounds in the State. A suggestion that over £1,000 be…

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50th Anniversary of of Outbreak of Boer War

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 27 October 1949 · page 1

THE FIRST contingent of Gundagai volunteers to sail for South Africa to fight in the Boer War left Gundagai in November, 1899…

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