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Southern Highlands · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1946

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Soldier, Farmer, and Legislator

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 2

Lieut. W. A. Chaffey, M L.A. for Tamworth, who has just joined the Country Party, after having, been an Independent…

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Soldier Settlers' Homes Coat Limited to £750

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 2

Udder the War Service Land Settlement Bill not more than; £750 can be spent on the erection of a dwelling for the…

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Memorial to Honour War Norses

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 19 January 1946 · page 2

The gallant and heroic deeds of Australian war nurses who gave their lives on active service are to be commemorated by a memorial to be…

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Snail's Pace in Soldier Settlement Eight Years to Settle Present Applicants

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 19 January 1946 · page 2

Recently demobilised himself, Mr. W. A. Chaffey (C.P., Tamworth) during a speech in the Legislative Assembly…

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Soldiers Receive Presentations Scots' Great Welcome

The Southern Mail · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 3

Bowral Scottish Association welcomed over fifty returned servicemen and women at a presentation dance in the School of Arts on…

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Leave for Prisoners of War Mr. Fadden'a Plea

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 26 January 1946 · page 2

The Leader of the Australian Country Forty, Mr. Fadden, has telegraphed the Minister for the Army Mr. Forde…

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Soldiers Denied Former Army Car. Mr. Fadden'a Protest

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 26 January 1946 · page 4

"Reports that the Commonwealth Disposals Commission sold 900 former Army vehicles at Lae at an average…

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"Bordering on the impertinent." Federal Control of State Soldier Settlement

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 2 February 1946 · page 4

Conditions imposed by the Commonwealth on the states in the agreement covering the settling of ex-servicemen on…

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Soldier Settler Blocks Who Should Effect Improvements ?

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 2 February 1946 · page 2

Portion of the agreement between this Federal and State Governments regarding soldier settlement provides that no…

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Soldier Settlers and Single Farms Attitude of Ex-Servicemens Organisation

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 9 February 1946 · page 2

When the War Service Land Settlement Bill was being dealt with in the Legislative Council, the Minister in charge,…

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Welcome Home Burrawang Social for Soldiers

The Southern Mail · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 2

A social held at Burrawang last week to welcome home returned soldiers of the district was very successful. The hall was well filled and…

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Street Stall Fifty-four Pounds for Soldiers' Hall

The Southern Mail · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 1

The recently-formed Women's Auxiliary to Bowral Returned Soldiers' League met with outstanding success in its initial public effort on Friday…

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Welcome Home Burrawang Social for Soldiers

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 23 February 1946 · page 2

A social held at Burrawang last week to welcome borne returned soldiers of the district was very, successful. The hall was wellfilled…

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Soldier Settlement Certificates Discharged Men Mast Apply Again

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 23 February 1946 · page 2

Members of the armed ser, vices who have obtained qualification certificates while they were still in the forces entitling…

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Farms for Soldiers in Better Areas "Give Them a Chance," Says C.P. Member

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 23 February 1946 · page 4

A strong place for ex-servicemen to be allowed to acquire existing farme under the War service Land Settlement…

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Returned Soldiers' Match

The Southern Mail · Friday 8 March 1946 · page 2

A match between Bowral and Wollongong Returned Soldiers' League teams was played at Wollongong on Sunday. The match resulted in a…

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Private Safe of Farm Land to Returned Men Should to Encouraged if Preperly Controlled

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 9 March 1946 · page 3

A enggestion that in any soldier settlement scheme men with adequate qualification who desired to deal direct with…

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Post-War Reconstruction Foremost Needs a First Priority

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 9 March 1946 · page 2

It was my privilege a few days age to present Parliament estimates for the expenditure of £15,352,000 on public works service and housing…

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Welcome Home Dance Three Hundred Present

The Southern Mail · Friday 15 March 1946 · page 2

The welcome home dance held by the Bowral Welcome Home Committee in the School of Arts on Friday, 1st March, was one of the brightest…

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Soldier Settlement Government Record Criticised

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 16 March 1946 · page 2

Nothing discredited the Government wore than the story of its lands administration, declared the leader of the Country Party (Lt…

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