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The wars & local soldiers, 1954

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Memento of Australia's Leading Soldier

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 November 1954 · page 3

The Mayor of Wagga and Ald. A. L. Cook, H. Condon and L. Barrand photographed last night…

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Young Soldier Not Guilty of Murder

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 November 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY Thurs.: A young soldier, Donald Motbey (23), was acquitted by a Central Criminal Court jury today…

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Soldier Settlement Farms at Finley

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 26 November 1954 · page 6

Four irrigation dairy farms near Finley will be open for application under the war service land settlement scheme late in…

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FURPHIES from the Soldiers Club Bowls

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 26 November 1954 · page 6

Wet weather on Saturday last prevented play, but although it was very unpleasant on Sunday, we were able to meet our…

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Soldiers' Furphies Table Tennis

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 26 November 1954 · page 2

Another singles tournament was held last Friday, when the winner was Roy Smith. The trophies for winners of previous…

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Responsibility for Soldier Settlement Federal and State Relations

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 26 November 1954 · page 6

The State Chairman of the Country Party (Mr. J. M. Carter) said that the statement of lite Minister for Lands (Mr…

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70 Merino Rams For Soldier Settlers

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 26 November 1954 · page 7

Applications close on Friday, November 26, for seventy merino flock rams donated to men on…

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Marines Will Honor War Dead

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 November 1954 · page 4

United Slates Marine Corps officers arriving at Essendon airport this week to take part in the…

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Soldier settler blocks

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 November 1954 · page 6

SYDNEY, Friday: Applications, under the War Service Land Settlement Scheme for seven fat lamb raising blocks…

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Gift rams for soldier settlers

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 November 1954 · page 3
Also in The Gundagai Independent

Men an war service land settlement farms who wish to share in the annual gift of one hundred "Boonoke" rams…

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Founder of Anzac Service Dies (Reprinted from "The Anglican")

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 30 November 1954 · page 1

The late Canon A. E. White, whose death at Herberton, Queensland, was reported in a recent issue of The Anglican, was the…

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War Service Land Settlement

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 30 November 1954 · page 1

The Chairman of the Classification Committee, Mr. J. C. Carter, advises that his Committee will be visiting various country centres at…

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War Service Land Settlement “Biamble” Estate —Mendooran

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 2 December 1954 · page 4

Attention is invited to a notification in the Government Gazette of 26th November, 1954, setting apart a farm on…

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Eisenhower Sees China Blockade As War Threat

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 December 1954 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Wednesday (A.A.P.): President Eisenhower considers that naval and air blockade of Commounist China would amount to "war action," presidential Press secretary James Hagerty told reporters yesterday…

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Training for War

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 December 1954 · page 2

The National Service Training Scheme has been in operation for some time now, and no doubt it has achieved a certain amount of good in its own way. But there still persists in the…

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Blockade Would Be an Act of War! Pres. Eisenhower's Warning

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 3 December 1954 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Friday — President Eisenhower yesterday told the American people that a blockade of Communist China would be an act of war which he would not take without mature…

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R.S.L. News a Weekly Featube World War II medal issue

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 December 1954 · page 2

The Minister for the Army has announced that there should be little delay in the future in issuing World…

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FURPHIES from the Soldiers Club Bowls

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 3 December 1954 · page 2

Two championship games were decided during the week-end as follows:— A. Singles: Thornton d…

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More Land for Soldier Settlers

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 6 December 1954 · page 2

A 1265 acre mixed farm near mendooran will be open for application under the war service land settlement scheme early…

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