Widow Wins War Veterans' Art Union
SYDNEY, Thursday: A 67-year-old Victorian widow who earns her living cleaning windows today won £15,000…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1954
502 stories in Riverina's papers · page 1 of 26
A Stirring Task for Soldiers in Korea
The Christmas puddings were voted "Number One" by the Diggers in Korea this year. Here the cooks at C Coy. 3 Btn. The Royal Australia Regiment work on the mixture with loving carte. Sgt. Tony Tregonning of Wagga N.S.W. (left) adds more raisins, Pte. H. "Skeets" Parker of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Snake Wore a Soldier’s Ring Unusual Happening At Cudal
Recently a snake was killed on the property of Mr. C.H.R. Stapleton at Cudal, near Canowindra…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Reds could start "shooting war"
SEOUL, Sunday (A.A.P.-Reuter): Any Communist intervention in the demilitarised zone of Korea on January 23 "might well start the whole shooting war…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →World War III "in preparation"
CANBERRA, Wednesday: World War III appeared to be in preparation, Professor O. E. Oeser, Professor of Phychology at the Melbourne University…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War over, says U.S. diplomat
Mr Arthur Dean, the special Allied negotiator at Pamunjom, said that he was confident that the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldier fined on charge of theft
A young soldier who took money from an officers' coat was fined £5 at the Wagga. Court of Petty Sessions…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shorthorn bulls for soldier settlers
Mr. David Fairbarn, MHR, Member for Farrer, said yesterday that the ten herd Shorthorn bulls which he has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldiers' Furphies Bowls
There was n good roll up on Saturday despite the rather he conditions pud the competition went to Mckeham and pop…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Soldiers' Names on Memorial
The Municipal Council has accepted the recommendation of the Junee sub-branch R.S.L. concerning the names…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Women Discuss War Memorial Plan Combined Meeting Of Red Cross And C.W.A.
A group of Red Cross and C.W.A. representatives met on the afternoon of the 13th January to discuss with Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →U.S. and the U.n.! Latter Stopped Third World War
WASHINGTON, Tues. — The United Nations had kept the United States out of a third…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →FURPHIES from the Soldiers Club Bowls
A hot week-end saw only a few hardy souls brave the conditions for a roll. There were no competitions but championship games played resulted as follows:…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Soldiers Grove in Anzac Park (To the Editor)
Dear Sir, As a former resident of Gundagai, and owning a certain amount of pride in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Says migrant children have war disorders
CANBERRA, Wednesday: The Tasmanian Government was concerned at the number of British children being brought to Australia under the Fairbridge…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →FURPHIES from the Soldiers Club Bowls
Another hot week-end, but quite a good roll up on both days. competition held on Sunday vent to Campbells Bill and "Pop"…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dislikes atomic war threats
CHICAGO, Monday (A.A.P.): Dr. Harold Urey, noted atomic scientist, said last night the United States should not adopt the threat of atomic war in its…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Research to Wage War on Hoppers
The Minister for Agriculture and Food Production, the Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A., asked the Australian Agricultural Council…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Service Land Settlement Willigobung" Estate, Tumbarumba
ATTENTION is invited to a notification in the Government Gazette of 29th January, 1954, setting apart one…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →FURPHIES from the Soldiers Club Bowls
B. Pennants are scheduled to commence on Sunday next, 7th inst., when we meet Jondaryan Club on our own green. The…
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