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The wars & local soldiers, 1953

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Anzac Day at The Rock

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 April 1953 · page 3

A record attendance witnessed. The Rock Anzac Day service on Saturday. Captain Couper of Kapooka…

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Anzac Day Lunch Over 300 Ex-servicemen Present

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 30 April 1953 · page 6

The annual luncheon held in the R.S.L. Hall by the Narrandera subbranch of the R.S.S. and A.I. League was largely attended on Saturday last…

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Tragedy at Adelong Anzac Day Dinner Digger Collapses And Dies

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 30 April 1953 · page 4

Tragedy marked the conclusion of the Anzac Day dinner at Adelong on Saturday afternoon last when one…

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War widow leader tor London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 April 1953 · page 1

Mrs G. A. Vasey, Federal president of the War Widows' Guild, will now represent Australian war…

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Archimedes-and His Engines of War

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 30 April 1953 · page 8

"Give me a place to stand on and I can move the earth," the mathe-matician Archimedes is reported to have said. Nothing was too small to…

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Tragedy at Anzac Day Dinner

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 1 May 1953 · page 5

Tragedy marked the conclusion if the Anzac Day dinner at Adelong on Saturday afternoon last when one…

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Anzac Day Commemoration Large Attendance At Impressive Ceremony

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 1 May 1953 · page 1

The general concensus of opinion is that Coolamon’s commemoration of Anzac Day was perhaps more impressive than any of its predecessors…

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FURPHIES from the Soldiers Club Tennis

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 1 May 1953 · page 8

Narrendera R.S.L. team of 8 men. will be entertained at the Club on Sunday, 3rd May. It is arranged that the team will lunch…

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British Aid for Indo-china War? Red Threat to Siam

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 4 May 1953 · page 1

LONDON, Monday. — France has asked Britain to supply urgently-needed transport aircraft to meet the grave…

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Soldier Block at Wakool

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 May 1953 · page 3

A 2590 acre soldier settlement block In the Wakool Irrigation District will be open for application on May 4, the…

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60 more rams for soldier settlers

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 May 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday: Sixty more Merino rams have been donated to ex-servicemen on nr service land…

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Three District Properties Under Consideration for Soldier Settlement

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 4 May 1953 · page 1

THE Gundagai Pastures Protection Board was advised last week that three well known district properties were under consideration for soldier settlement. The proprietors listed were :—…

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Three Properties for Soldier Settlement

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 5 May 1953 · page 1

The Gundagai Pastures Protection Board was advised that three well-known district properties were under…

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Soldier Settler's Block at Wakool

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 5 May 1953 · page 3

A 2,590 acre soldier settlement block in the Wakool Irrigation District will be open for application on May 4…

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Soldier Settlement Block at Wakool

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 5 May 1953 · page 2

A 2599 acre soldier settlement block in the Wakool Irrigation District, will be open for application on May 4, the Minister…

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100,000 War Service Homes in Tasmania

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 May 1953 · page 1

HOBART, Tuesday: The Minister for Social Services (Mr. Townley) today announced the completion of 100,000…

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Junior Competition Match on Saturday Gundagai Plays Tumut On Anzac Park

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 7 May 1953 · page 10

ON Saturday next, Gundagai will play Tumut in the Group Nine Junior Competition match. This game will…

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Damage to wreaths at Henty's war memorial

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 May 1953 · page 3

Henty R.S.L. Sub-branch has asked the Culcairn Shire Council for assistance in preventing acts of vandalism in the town's parks. Wreaths placed on the War…

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Can War Memorial Committee Divide Money Among Organisations? Question Raised By Shire Council

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 7 May 1953 · page 1

Has the Gundagai War Memorial committee the power to divide the money they hold for the purposes of building a War Memorial, among the three organisations who were to benefit from the construction of the building ? At this week's…

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Merino Rams for Soldier Settlers

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 7 May 1953 · page 8

The Minister for Lands, Mr. Renshaw, announced this week that sixty more merino rams have been donated for men on…

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