Soldier Settlers
Soldier settlers, during November and December, repaid £360,000 of the advances made to them…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →South Coast · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1951
19 stories in South Coast's papers
Miners Again Declare War
War has again broken out in this country with the miners who are willing to create a complete collapse of industry, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Money Released For Bega War Memorial Lord Mayor’s Patriotic War Fund Now Available
The unexpended balance held by the Bega Branch the Lord Mayor’s Patriotic and War Fund is to transferred to the Bega District War Memorial' Committee…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New R. S. L. President Was In World War II Served With R.A.A.F. After Early Enlistment
Digger Roy Howard, t he newly elected president the Bega Sub-Branch of the R.S.L. was an early enlistment in the R.A.A.F. in World War II. Less than 21 at the time he Bob pearce Ron prentice, Hal…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Distinguished War Record Red Cross Man in Pathfinder Unit
Mr. G. C. C. Smith, of the New South Wales Division of the Australian Red Cross, who addressed the Bega Branch…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wounded Turks Flown From Korea
A flying ambulance “Hastings’ aircraft of the B.A.F. Transport Command recently flew from Singapore to Habbaniya airfield in Iraq, with a cargo of wounded Turkish soldiers returning to military hospitals in their homeland. The soldiers, after…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →“Lest We Forget” Anzac Day at Berry
ANZAC DAY was celebrated at Berry yesterday with a march of ex-servicemen and women, and Junior Red Cross, headed by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Anzac Day March, Service Dull Weather Did Not Discourage People
Cnder dark clouds, that earlier threatened rain, the Bega Anzac Day march of ex-Servicemen and women, and memorial service, at the War Memorial Arch, was attended by a large crowd…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War on Rabbits Huge Order for Mechanical Equipment
The Minister for Agriculture, the Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A., announced to-day that he had authorised the Rabbit…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wonderful Way To Express Memory St. John's War Memorial Organ Dedicated
"The Parish has decided on a wonderful way to express the memory of those who sacrificed their lives for the defence of their country, and the music from this grand instrument will symbolise the true love of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Anzac Day Service
Sunday, April 29, was the occasion of the annual Tea and Commemoration Service at St. Lukeâs, Berry…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Plea From Korea Pen Friends Wanted by Soldiers
The need for regular contact with one’s homeland while on active service is still necessary to the Servicemen in the field…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Start on School War Memorial
Mr. Greg Lofts has been instructed by the Bega P. and C. to proceed with the production of his Bega Intermediate…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Army Enlistments Rise 12,071 Men Join Services in Year
Last week’s Army enlistments of 182 men had been exceeded only once since the Recruiting Campaign began,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Korean War This Every Australian Why We Are in Trouble
Australia has a relatively small force fighting in Korea, but few Australians realise how profoundly the fighting there…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Soldiers’ Land Cut Back “McGIRR’S Act Not Justified”
The outburst on soldier settlement by Mr. J. W. Seiffert, labour M.L.A. for Monaro, in the “Bega District…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War Must Be Memorial Finalised
It is more with relief than satisfaction that it can be recorded that there is to be a revival of the Bega…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →“Queen Mary” Saved by Ex-bega Boy Thrilling World War II Action Revealed
One of the most thrilling stories of World War concerns a young airman, Cyril Wallace Burcher, a former Bega schoolboy, who by courage and quick thinking saved the great war-time liner “Queen…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bega War Memorial Com. to Be Revived Money Received From Lord Mayor’s Fund
Ald. Chas. Ayres, Mayor of Bega, told Bega Municipal Council, on Tuesday last week, that the Bega War Memorial Committee had been a long time trying to get money, but had at last acquired £600,…
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