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The wars & local soldiers, 1954

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Happy Welcome Home

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 September 1954 · page 6

Happy faces at a welcome home to Mr. Bill Young, manager of the Empire Games cycling team, and…

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FURPHIES from the Soldiers Club Bowls

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 3 September 1954 · page 2

Bowlers who turned out over the week-end, enjoyed delightful spring weather. On Saturday the competition went to Thornton…

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Partly Finished Building Stood Up to Strong Wind. Fears for Soldiers' Club Unnecessary

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 3 September 1954 · page 5

The contractors were relieved when they arrived down town yesterday morning and saw that…

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Shire War Trophy Is to Be Scrapped No Sentimental Value to Old Digs

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 6 September 1954 · page 5

After two first world-war diggers had expressed the opinion that the 1914-18 cannon in front of the Illabo…

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Allegedly Wounded Constable

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 September 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: A youth charged at Newtown Court today with maliciously wounding, was alleged to have…

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War Service Homes for Territories

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 September 1954 · page 3

CANBERRA, Monday: Ex-servicemen living in Papua, New Guinea or Norfolk Island will shortly become…

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Shorthorn Bulls Donated to War Service Farmers

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 7 September 1954 · page 6

Two stud horned beef shorthorn bulls have been donated to men on war service land settlement farms by the Killen Parternership of…

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Justly Trip to Forbes for Two Local Soldiers

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 8 September 1954 · page 2

Two soldiers stationed at the RAAC Squadron, Cootamundra pleaded guilty to charges in the Cootamundra Court of Petty…

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Soldiers fined on pistol charge

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 September 1954 · page 2

Five soldiers from Kapooka Camp were fined at yesterday's Wagga Perry Sessions for having possession of an unlicensed pistol…

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War criminal released

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 September 1954 · page 1

WERL, (Germany) Wednesday (A.A.P.): Former 43-years-old SS general of he Hitler Youth Division, Kurt…

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To the Editor: War Memorial School Bell

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 9 September 1954 · page 1

Sir, -- I learnt from the last edition of your newspaper that the Tumbarumba Shire Council has generously decided to present…

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Soldier Killed in Crash

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 September 1954 · page 4

MELBOURNE. Wed.: Trapped in the cabin of a semitrailer truck which crashed into a tree on the Home…

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War in the South Pacific Epic Screening at the Broadway

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 10 September 1954 · page 7

The vivid sea saga, "Sailor Of the King", a powerful story of patriotism and passion, will be screened at the…

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Russia Says an Armed West Germany Could Provoke New World War Mr. Eden to Visit Former E.d.c. Countries

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 10 September 1954 · page 1

LONDON, Friday—Soviet Russia has served notice on the West that the remilitarisation of West Germany will "probably" provoke a new war. A SOVIET Foreign Ministry…

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FURPHIES from the Soldiers Club

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 10 September 1954 · page 6

Another fine week-end for bowls, and on Saturday an excellent roll up saw Thornton, Pulling, Pattison and who do you…

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Anglo-american Bomber Force Will Stop War

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 13 September 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday—The American atom bomber force constitutes the "teeth" or the South-East Asian Defence…

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Costly Trip to Forbes for Two Soldiers

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 13 September 1954 · page 2

Two soldiers stationed at the RAAC Squadron, Cootamundra pleaded guilty to charges in the Cootamundra…

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Western Division Blocks for Soldier Settlement

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 14 September 1954 · page 3

Over 723,000 acres of grazing land in the Western Division will be thrown open for application late in September under…

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Soldiering on [?] At Lockhart—

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 14 September 1954 · page 3

The monthly R.S.L. meeting was held in the Memorial Hall at Lockhart with a disappointing attendance to start with. Late arrivals…

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Blood Bank Against A-war Urged

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 September 1954 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wednesday: A proposal that the Commonwealth Department of Health should build up a…

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