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The wars & local soldiers, 1950

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'Furphies' From the Soldiers' Club

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 2

Pennant bowls were not played during Easter week-end and there was a mild exodus of bowlers to try their skill on pastures new…

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Junee Returned Soldiers' League Wants Full Land Board To Hear Cases Where Holdings May Be Forfeited

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 3

The Junee sub-branch of the R.S.L. and A.I.L.A. intends to [?] that where the…

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U.s. to Seek Initiative in "Cold War"

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 April 1950 · page 4

NEW YORK, Friday (AAP): The Secretary of State (Mr. Dean Acheson had decided to create a top-level Strategy…

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Says U.S. Will Win CoM War Against Russia

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 April 1950 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Friday: Confidence that the United States would win the cold war with Russia without sacrificing any democratic freedoms was voiced by Defence Secretary Louis Johnson…

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Big Repayments By Soldier Land Owners

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 April 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday: More than 37 per cent of the £3,000,000 advanced to soldier settlers had already been repaid, the State…

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New Blocks for Soldier Settlers

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 April 1950 · page 3

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) today announced particulars of the first blocks made available for ballot by…

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U.s. Senate War Still Goes On

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 17 April 1950 · page 1

(A.A.P.) WASHINGTON: Senator Millard Tydings said in a broadcast last night that Senator Joseph McCarthy had so far…

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Meeting of Junee Red Cross Comforts Distributed to Sick Soldiers

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 17 April 1950 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the local branch of the Red Cross was presided over by Mrs. W. J. Hiscock…

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Anzac Day District Arrangements Announced

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 8

Special arrangements have been made for the commemoration of Anzac Day by the Lockhart R.S.L. Sub-branch and the…

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Postal Arrangements on Anzac Day

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 2

The Wagga Post Office will be open from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. for all classes of business with the exception of money orders on…

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Leeton District War Memorial

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 2

The official opening of the Leeton War Memorial Shrine, commemorating Leeton's part in World War 11, will take…

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Malaya's War on Communists

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 1

SINGAPORE, Monday (A.A.P.-Reuter): Britain's new Anti-Terrorist Director (Lieutenant-General Sir Harold Rawdon…

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1£5,000,000 War Pensions Rise

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 2

CANBERRA, Monday: Increases in war pensions to be implemented by the Government in the…

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Fear of "Cold War" Haunts Man's Destiny

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 6

Declaring that the fear of another world war was overshadowing the lives of people everywhere, the Rev. Dr. Sidney Berry…

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War Memorial Committee Arrangements for Unveiling Ceremony

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 2

A meeting of the special committee appointed for the purpose of making arrangements for unveiling and dedication of the 1939-45 war memorial…

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Soldiers' Day Appeal

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 2

"After 34 years the dawn of April 25th., 1915, seems remote especially with the folly of another war to obliberate this…

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Delay Checks Soldier Settlers

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 6

The New South Wales Minister for Lands (Mr. W. F. Sheahan) said that delay by the Federal Government had severely checked…

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War Veterans Help Raaf Recruit Drive

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 April 1950 · page 6

The Air member for Personnel, Air Vice-Marshal…

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Junee Sub-Branch R.S.L. to Build Club-Room, Secures £479 from the War Manorial Committee Funds

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 19 April 1950 · page 7

AN AMOUNT OF £479 HELD BY THE TRUSTEES OF THE JUNEE WAR MEMORIAL COMMITTEE WILL BE DIVERTED TO THE JUNEE SUB BRANCH R.S.S.A.I.L.A. FOR THE PURPOSE OF ERECTING AN EX-SERVICEMENS' CLUB…

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Soldier Settlers Rapidly Repay

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 19 April 1950 · page 1

The Minister for Lands (Mr. W F. Sheahan) announced that soldier setters, during March, repaid over a quarter of a million…

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