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The wars & local soldiers, 1952

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Anzac Day Address Delivered in Roxy Theatre

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 29 April 1952 · page 1

The address at the Combined Remembrance Service, held in the Roxy Theatre on Anzac Day, was delivered by the Rev. E. A. Bennett. The text of same appears below…

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Anzac Service in Roxy Theatre Attendance Smaller

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 29 April 1952 · page 1

The rain which fell on Anzac Eve and continued during the morning prevented the country people and many of…

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Anzac Day at Yanco Procession and Service

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 29 April 1952 · page 2

One of the largest gatherings yet seen in Yanco assembled in the Main Avenue on Friday afternoon to participate in…

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Anzac Day Service at Whitton Sincere, Impressive and DIGNIFIED

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 29 April 1952 · page 4

The Anzac Day service at Whitton, conducted in front of the Memorial Park Gates and later at the Whitton Hall, carried the usual air of simple yet impressive dignity and sincerity…

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Urana and District News Anzac Day Essays by Urana Children

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 29 April 1952 · page 8

An essay competition, dealing with the significance of Anzac Day, was conducted at Urana and won by Raymond Wallace, of…

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Farouk Was Wounded

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 April 1952 · page 1

NEW YORK, Tuesday (A.A.P.): King Farouk was wounded in the thigh last month during an assassination…

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Anzac Day at Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 April 1952 · page 2

ABOVE: War widow Mrs. Mary Brazenall placed a wreath on the Wagga Cenotaph on Anzac Day. Her husband, the late Sgt. Wm. Edward Brazenall, was in the Boer War and the First World War. With her is her daughter,…

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Anzac Day ceremony at Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 April 1952 · page 1

The Anzac Day ceremony at the Wagga Cenotaph, showing part of the huge crowd in attendance…

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Illabo Celebrates Anzac Day Impressive March By Junior Red Cross

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 30 April 1952 · page 2

Anzac Day was fittingly observed at Illabo on Friday last, and despite the weather quite a nice crowd assembled…

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Turks reply to Anzac Day message MELBOURNE, Wednesday

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 May 1952 · page 1

The Federal president of the Returned Servicemen's League (Mr. G. Holland) said today that he had received the…

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Anzac Day Collection

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 2 May 1952 · page 1

The collection taken up in the Roxy Theatre on Anzac Day totalled 127/17/7, which was a good deal below the record…

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New "War"

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 May 1952 · page 2

LONDON, Thursday: The outlawed Irish Republican Army has proclaimed a new war against the British in…

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Soldiers Nearer A-blast

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 May 1952 · page 1

LAS VEGAS, Thursday(A.A.P.): Scientists hastened final preparations yesterday to touch off an atomic…

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Soldiers' Furphies Coolamon Here on

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 2 May 1952 · page 2

On Sunday next 32 bowlers will be playing a return match on the Soldiers' Club greens. All Soldiers' Club members…

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U.s. Will Help Australia in Event of War

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 May 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Australia could depend on all the help the United States could give her In the event of another…

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War danger

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 May 1952 · page 2

Mr. Churchill is not the only politician in recent weeks to suggest that the danger of a major war has lessened, and there is little or no doubt that the assurances are correct. There seems to…

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War Danger Less, Says Mr. Churchhill

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 May 1952 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday (A.A.P.): Britain's Prime Minister (Mr. Winston Churchill) said night he believed the danger of a world war is not as great as it was one year ago…

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Divergent Views on War Threat Bradley Pessimistic, But Dulles Confident

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 6 May 1952 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Tuesday—General Omar Bradley told Congress yesterday that the Soviet Union was building towards…

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Anzac Day Pleases R.S.L. Plant Made for Annual Ball

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 7 May 1952 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Junee sub-branch R.S.L. on Monday night last reviewed the success of the Anzac Day…

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Liberal M.h.r.: Govt. Has Broken Promises "War" Homes

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 May 1952 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tuesday: A Government [?]ber tonight reiterated a claim be made some [?]ths ago that the Government had dishonored [?]edges to Australian ex servicemen…

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