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The wars & local soldiers, 1954

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£700 Theft at Lockhart Soldiers’ Club

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 17 June 1954 · page 6

Thieves stole a safe containing more than £700 in cash and cheques from the Lockhart Soldiers’s Club…

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Orchards for Soldier Settlers

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 17 June 1954 · page 2

Four new orchards have been settled in the Batlow district under the War Service Land Settlement scheme…

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War Medals Rush

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 18 June 1954 · page 2

A rush by ex-servicemen to claim war medals has over-taxed the Army's Medal Section in Melbourne…

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FURPHIES from the Soldiers Club Tennis

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 18 June 1954 · page 5

Many tennis players assembled at our courts last Saturday afternoon to play their last game against Mr. and Mrs. G. Ardill…

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Enlistment in Permanent Forces

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 18 June 1954 · page 8

“Enlistments in the three permanent Defence Forces since the beginning of the present…

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Soldier Settler Thinks He May be Regarded as Boundary Rider

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 21 June 1954 · page 8

Soldier settler, Mr. H. H. W. King, of Wantabad gery, wants the "Southern Cross" to ascert whether the public would agree with him that Department of Lands does not regard him as the…

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Soldiers' Furphies Tennis

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 22 June 1954 · page 3

Draw for Leeton Soldiers' Club ladies' doubles competition, to-morrow (Wednesday), 23rd June—Mrs. Marks and Mrs. Aylett v…

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Eisenhower Effigy Burned Guatemala war flare-up

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 June 1954 · page 1

NEW YORK, Tuesday (A.A.P.): The Guatemalan war was having repercussions throughout Latin America, according to American Associated Press…

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War on Hoppers Will Soon Be Intensified

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 June 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: State Cabinet has decided to provide for more effective destruction of grasshoppers. This was announced today by the…

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Coota Soldier in Road Accident

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 23 June 1954 · page 2

Warrant Officer Keith Reg mad Walker, of the ARA Drill Hall, Cootamundra, was admitted to the Young District…

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Wantabadgery Soldier Settler Thinks He May Be Regarded As Boundary Rider

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 24 June 1954 · page 6

Soldier settler, Mr. H. H. W. King of Wantabadgery, wants the Junee “Southern Cross” to ascertain whether…

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Indo-china. War at Standstill

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 25 June 1954 · page 1

HANOI, Friday — Peace rumors, which officials dared neither to believe or ignore, brought the war in Indo-China…

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FURPHIES from the Soldiers Club Bowls

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 25 June 1954 · page 3

A delightful week-end for bowls and the greens only reasonably patronised. The Bent green is back in circulation and members…

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Guatemala War Flares Up

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 June 1954 · page 1

NEW YORK, Friday, (A.A.P.): The Guatemala war flared up today when a fierce battle began for Chiquimula…

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U.K. Commissioned Tells of Britain’s Post War Economic Interesting Address to Gundagai Rotary

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 28 June 1954 · page 2

In an interesting* an enlightening address at last Friday evening’s Gundagai Rotary change-over function, the senior United Kingdom Trade Commissioner in Australia, Mr. H. Gray, told of Britain's am izing economic recovery is the…

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Search for Names for Honour Roll at Intermediate High School

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 30 June 1954 · page 3

IN ONE OF THE ROOMS AT THE INTERMEDIATE HIGH SCHOOL THERE IS AN HONOUR ROLL OF ACHIEVEMENT, PRESENTED BY HON. H. K. NOCK. AS A JUBILEE PRESENT…

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French Quit Ricelands to Beds Big Blow to Indo-china War

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 2

HANOI, Friday:—The French High command announced yesterday that they were withdrawing from the southern…

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FURPHIES from the Soldiers Club Bowls

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 4

Those who turned out last week-end enjoyed perfect conditions for bowling. The competitions for both days were won by…

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R.s.l. News War Medals

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 July 1954 · page 2

The Minister for the Army recently announced that only 34 per cent, of former Army members entitled to Second…

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Five Soldiers Injured When Army Truck Rolls

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 5 July 1954 · page 1

An Army truck carrying a team of footballers overturned near Junee at about 8.30 on Saturday night…

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