Doctor On Drug Charge Worried by War Wounds
Dr. Norman Roy Patterson, of Cobargo, was charged at the Bega Police Court, before Mr. Bott, S.M., on Wednesday for the self administering…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →South Coast · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1949
19 stories in South Coast's papers
Australia’s War Casualties
The total fatal casualties of the Australian fighting forces during the 1939-45 conflict numbered 38,326. 2,004 Navy 21,558 Army, and 10,264 R.A.A.F…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Chance for War-mutilated Children
From the Red Cross comes a report —which can only be described as harrowing—of child war victims, war-mutlisted children from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Welcome Home
A âWelcome Homeâ was tendered Mrs. J. Logan, on Tuesday night last, at The Mause. A large and representative…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hectic Experience of Nowra War Bride
Owing to the unenviable experience of Mrs. Phillip F. Jones, who was formerly Miss Jean Wallis, daughter of Mrs. C…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Eternal Flame Memorial War Memorial Committee Meets
The Bega War Memorial Committee, which met under the chairmanship of the Mayor of Bega (Ald. Chas Ayres), on Tuesday evening, decided to raise…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dairy Farms for Soldier Settlers Must Produce 20,000 Gallons a Year
The Commonwealth view is that a property producing whole milk must have a capacity of 20,000 to 25,000 gallons a year to be suitable for a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dairy Farms for Soldier Settlers
The Commonwealth view is that a property producing whole milk must have a capacity of 20,000 to 25,000 gallons s year…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£750 Million Now Paid in Britain War Damage Compensation
Progress in making good war damage in Britain is reflected in figures which have just been published. These reveal that in 1948 more than…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Anzac Day Honoured in Bega Ranks of Original Anzacs Thinking
“Those who were Anzacs are now very few. The link has almost been broken, but to us, a later generation, an example has been given. This should be a day of gratitude for the trust placed in us by the men of Anzac.” Rev. T. J. O’reien, Rector of the Parish of Cobargo, was addressing the gathering of nearly…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War on the Dingo £1,000 Grant From State Government
Following strong representation by Mr. J. W. Seiffert, M.L.A., the Minister for Agriculture has announced that an immediate grant of £1,000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →“They March Again” Anzac Day at Berry Impressive Service
Anzac Day was celebrated on Monday last, as in past years, with a service in the School of Arts, at which the guest…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Veteran in Disturbance Excellent War Record Cited
During, a disturbance at the Central Hotel, Bega, on April 16, Constable Lewis attempted to stop an argument which had broke out in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Beale Points to Poor War Legacy In Every Shire
Speaking on the Main Roads Amendment Bill, in the State House, last week, Mr. Jack G. Beale M.L.A., Member for South Coast, said that no matter in. what shires of the State one travels there is a war caused legacy; disgraceful rods…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bowls Returned Soldiers’ Annual Day
The green presented an animated spectacle on Saturday afternoon when the Berry branch of the Returned Soldiers had their…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Australian War Pensions Best In World R. S. L. Official Addresses Cobargo Diggers
The Australian system of pensions for ex-servicemen, governed by the Act, as it now stands, is the best in existence in any country in the world today despite their meagreness was a revealing statement made at the Cobargo Sub-Branch of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →First 800 Yards Shoot Since War Shooters Do Well, Though Handicapped
For the first time since the end of the war a match was held on Saturday last 800 yards. As no 800 yards targets were…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Homeless Victims of War More Might Be Absorbed Here
Displaced persons are the homeless, blameless victims of war which stole from, them their freedom, their countries and their homes…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Poppies, Symbol Of First World War Bega Diggers Of Two Wars Unite At Annual Dinner
The bowls of poppies on the attractively prepared at the Bega Show Pavilion, in readiness for the annual diggers’ dinner, were a symbol of the days when the old battled through the days of the first world war…
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