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The wars & local soldiers, 1952

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FURPHIES from Soldiers' Club Bowls

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 16 May 1952 · page 2

Entries are still needed for the pairs knockout championship which is set down for play on Sunday next at 10 a.m…

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Soldier fined on four charges

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 May 1952 · page 2

A former policeman was fined a total of £9 on four different charges and ordered to pay £10/10/ witnesses' expenses by Mr. Quiggin, S.M., at the Wagga Court of Petty Sessions…

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War of Nerves Still on

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 May 1952 · page 1

BERLIN, Sunday (A.A.P.): Allied officials think the Soviet war of nerves in Berlin will continue without much…

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Jeep Overturns Near Wagga Two Soldiers Hurt

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 19 May 1952 · page 1

Two soldiers were injured, one critically, on Saturday morning, when an Army Jeep in which, they were travelling…

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Two Soldiers Hurt When Jeep Overturns

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 May 1952 · page 2

Two soldiers were injured, one critically, early Saturday morning when an Army jeep in which they were travelling overturned on the Albury Road near the Albury-Wagga turnoff…

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War pensions cost £30-millions

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 May 1952 · page 2

CANBERRA, Monday: War pensions covering both World Wars now cost the Australian Government more than…

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President Truman Confident of Avoiding War

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 21 May 1952 · page 1

NEW YORK, Wednesday — "I believe that we are well on the way to preserving our freedom without paying the frightful cost…

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Soldier Preference Ends This Year

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 21 May 1952 · page 1

Soldier preferences will cease to operate on September 2. This information was contained in a recent issue of an official…

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Soldiers Get 5'- Fine

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 May 1952 · page 3

In the Wagga Court of Petty Sessions yesterday a soldier alleged that police had held him and his four mates at the station for about five hours before they were informed of the charges…

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Enlistment Figures

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 22 May 1952 · page 2

"During the past four months over 5,000 men have been enlisted' in the Permanent Forces,"…

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Big Enlistments in New South Wales Men Must Be Got For Forces In Korea

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 22 May 1952 · page 4

“During the past four months over 5,000 men have been enlisted in the Permanent Forces’ Mr. P. J. Hynard, the…

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FURPHIES from Soldiers' Club Bowls

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 23 May 1952 · page 2

The pairs game which was set down for Sunday last, has been postponed till a date to be fixed later in the year…

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Annual Meeting of War Memorial Committee

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 26 May 1952 · page 1

The annual meeting of the Gundagai District War Memorial Committee will be held at the Shire Office on Friday night…

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Premier on Soldier Settlement

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 27 May 1952 · page 2

The Premier (Mr. Cahill) said today that he had been in touch. with the Minister for Lands, Mr. Hawkins, who was out of town…

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War Service Home buyers to get rebate

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 May 1952 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday: War Service Homes purchasers will be allowed a rebate of 66 2/3 per cent orr insurance…

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Soldier Settlement Another Chance for Rejected Applicants

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 28 May 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday—Ex-servicemen seeking soldier, settlement farms and whose…

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Anti Inset Air War In The Middle East—

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 29 May 1952 · page 1

The use of aircraft for spraying crops is not new, but to this effective weapon has now been added a new and potent insecticide. Two ounces of it in a gallon of water will rid an acre of ground of locusts…

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Soldier Preference to End

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 29 May 1952 · page 6

Soldier preferences will cease to operate on September 2. This information was contained in a recent issue of an…

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Land for Soldier Settlement

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 29 May 1952 · page 3

“The State of New South Wales had spent over £80 million of its own loan funds on soldier settlement against a direct contribution by the Commonwealth or less than half a million, yet Federal Ministers acted as if the position was…

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£100,000 Rebate In Insurance On War Homes

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 30 May 1952 · page 2

The Minister for Social Services,Mr. A. G. Townley, said that buyers of war service homes would be allowed a rebate of 66…

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