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The wars & local soldiers, 1951

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Rabbit-Infested Soldier Settlement Farms Government Policy Outlined

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 5 October 1951 · page 6

Government policy on soldier settlement farms that are rabbit-infested has been clearly staled on many occasions, the Minister…

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Russia 'Can Stage Total War'

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 October 1951 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Friday (A.A.P.): A member of the Joint Congressional Atomic Committee (Henry M. Jackson, Democrat) says that the second atomic test in Russia has convinced him…

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Hint on Use Of A-Bombs in Korea War Tactical Type "Could End Nibbling Aggressions"

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 October 1951 · page 1

LOS ANGELES, Friday (A.A.P.): Mass production tactical atom-bombs in the United States has started, aid Mr. Gordon Dean, chairman of the U.S. Atomic energy Commission today…

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Soldiers' "Enormous Credits"

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 October 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.: The paymaster at the Marrickville Leave and Transit Depot had run short of cash due to the…

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Abadan Pull-Out Criticised "Was No Need For War With Persia." Churchill Replies

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 October 1951 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday (A.A.P.): "I can't believe there would have been any need for war with Persia," said Mr. Winston Churchill last night, criticising the British withdrawal from Abadan. He told his constituents at Woodford (Essex) that the Foreign…

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National Need Is Puzzle to Sheep Men Hume Consumption since End of Last War

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 8 October 1951 · page 3

Speaking at the annual meeting of shareholders of Messrs Winchcombe Carson Ltd., in Sydney on Thursday last, Mr. W. D…

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Soldier Settlement Hit by Cuts

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 8 October 1951 · page 1

Soldier settlement had suffered with every other department of the Government from the cuts in expenditure demanded by the Commonwealth…

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High Court Ruling on Soldier Settlement

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 8 October 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday — The High Court, in two reserved judgments, today found that the joint legislation between the…

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War Damage Repairs in Britain

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 9 October 1951 · page 2

Hard hit by "enemy action" Britain has so far spent a thousand million pounds sterling on patching up and rebuilding. Now the bill is…

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War Memorial Shrine "Clear the Debt" Appeal

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 9 October 1951 · page 2

The cost of furnishing the Public Memorial Shrine with the necessary tablets, books, lecterns and protective girll[?]s, has not yet…

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Soldier's Farm at Tarcutta

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 October 1951 · page 1

Secretary of the Land Settlement Committee at Tarcutta (Mr. W. J. Murray) advises that the Minister of…

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Soldier Land Settlement Act Is Legal

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 October 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Mon.: Commonwealth - State legislation enabling the purchase of land for soldier settlement is legal…

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Water Supply to Anzac Park

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 11 October 1951 · page 12

At last Tuesday’s Shire meeting Cr Stan Crowe again brought up the need for a better water service to Anzac…

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Gundagai’s War Memorial Construction to Start Shortly

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 11 October 1951 · page 1

THE Gundagai Shire President (Cr F. R. E. McHugh) announced this week that the construction of the…

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Setback for Soldier Settlement Scheme

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 11 October 1951 · page 1

Soldier Settlement in N.S.W. had recieved a bitter blow be cause of the 25 p.c. cut in the State's loan fund allocation the…

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Why Cut Soldier Settlement? Nsw Has Extra Funds

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 11 October 1951 · page 4

Why had the NSW, Government cut its 1951-52 expenditure on soldier settlement When the Commonwealth had allocated it…

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Commonwealth and Soldier Settlement

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 11 October 1951 · page 2

The Minister for Lands (Mr Renshaw) said that while he would welcome a Commonwealth-State conference on…

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Soldier Land Settlement Act Is Legal

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 11 October 1951 · page 8

Commonwealth - State legislation enabling the purchase of land for soldier settlement is legal, the High Court held this…

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Gun explodes on tractor Farmer Wounded

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 12 October 1951 · page 2

Mr. G. Woods, sharefarmer of Stanbridge, was accidentally wounded while working on a tractor about 5.30 p.m. on…

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War Service Land Settlement "Errewaahaaf (2)" Estite--Land District of Blayney

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 12 October 1951 · page 7

ATTENTION is invited to a notification in the Government ment Gazette of 5th October, 1951, setting apart 11 blocks on…

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