Killed in Action
Word has been received by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Deacon, of Bega, that their son, Private Henry Charles Deacon, was killed in action in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →South Coast · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1952
25 stories in South Coast's papers · page 1 of 2
War Memorial Responsibility
Once again a Bega public meeting has endeavoured to accept the responsibility of giving this town a suitable…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Idea for Bega War Memorial Public Meeting Rejects Original Motion
At a public meeting in Bega, on Monday night, it was resolved: "That the present War Memorial Gates and Arch, at the entrance to the Bega Recreation Reserve, be engraved with the names of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Anzac Day Will Be Observed
Anzac Day will be observed in all parts of the district on Friday, when church' and combined public services will…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local & General Anzac Day
Anzac Day will again be fittingly celebrated at Berry tomorrow. The local branch of the RSL has all arrangements in hand for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Example of Anzac Spirit
Ansae Day comes this year with life complicated and menaced by shortages and the fear of further international…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bitter Wind on Anzac Day Large Bega Gathering Revere Dead. Warriors
A bitter wind made conditions uncomfortable for the large gathering of Ex-Servicemen and Women and general public who assembled at the Bega War Memorial Arch, on Anzac Day…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Anzac Day Fittingly Celebrated at Berry
Anzac Day was again fittingly celebrated at Berry on Friday last with a march of ex-servicemen and a united service in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Names Wanted for War Memorial
The Bega District War Memorial Committee is seeking the names of all Bega Servicemen who enlisted from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Loading Wounded
The method of moving wounded has changed these days from the old hand stretcher system. Just to show how it is done now a “Casualty Evacuation” exercise took place at a R.A.F. Station, in England. It was found that the evacuation of wounded by air is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bemboka Has First Anzac Day Service
For the first time in Bemboka a memorial service was held at the Soldiers’ Memorial, on Anzac Day, when, at 10.30…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bemboka to Repair Its War Memorial
Bemboka’s War Memorial is to be repaired by the local Sub-branch of the R.S.L. and a plaque attached bearing the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →“Welcome Home” to Walter Griffen
Many times amid the fierce fighting in the bitterly cold atmosphere of Korea and Japan, the thoughts of young Walter…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Enlistment Figures
“Enlistments for the Permanent Forces last week were 325,” stated Mr. P. J. Hynard. the Acting Deputy Director of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →More Dignity for Our War Memorial
The suggeston that the Bega War Memorial Arch precincts be rearranged appears to possess nothing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Proposal for War Memorial Committee Wants Drive With Gates Closed
The Bega War Memorial Committee, following a suggestion by Mr. Bill Ziegler, has asked the Bega Municipal Council to allow a circular drive to be made round the present War Memorial Arch…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldiers Will Be Marching in Bega
During its history, Bega has seen [?]tle martial display, but soon the town will have its own unit of the Royal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →-Money for War and Peace
"If we can find unlimited money for war, why can't we find it for peacetime development?" This question, asked by so many…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Soldier Settlement Hit Heavily State Government Policy Causes Cut In Money
The New South Wales Labour Government has this year made a further heavy cut in the amount of money it is devoting to soldier settlement. It will be remembered that last…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Weapons Needed for War Against Rabbits
Rabbit-proof wire neting shortages must continue to worry those primary producers who fear…
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