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Southern Highlands · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1947

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Empire Theatre To-night (Friday) Sunday Dinner for a Soldier. One Exciting Week. Sunday Dinner for a Soldier

The Southern Mail · Friday 10 January 1947 · page 4

Ann Baxter and John Hodiak are co-starred in "Sunday Dinner for a Soldier." which is a comedy-drama dealing with the Story of an…

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Returned Soldiers Visit Bowral Happy Time Spent

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 2

A party of members of North Sydney Returned Soldiers' League and their wives and families to the number of about sixty visited…

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Returned Soldiers' Annual Meetings BOWRAL

The Southern Mail · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 2

Over 100 members attended the annual meeting of Bowral Returned Soldiers' League in the School of Arts on Tuesday of last week. The…

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Petrol Tax Mosey for Country Roads Need to Overtake War Damage

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 25 January 1947 · page 4

Pointing out that war traffic had caused a great deterioration in the condition of many country roads, and that the…

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Returned Soldiers Annual Meeting at Robertson

The Southern Mail · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 3

The president (Mr. A. P. Schofield) occupied the chair at the recent annual meeting of the Burrawang-Kangaloon-Robertson Returned…

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War Service Land Settlement

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 1 February 1947 · page 2

The Minister for Lands advises that thirty blocks on "Gragin" Estate were notified in the Government Gazette of 17th January,…

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"Edgeroi" Estate for Soldier Settlement

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 1 February 1947 · page 2

.The Minister for Lands, Captain Dunn, announces that, subject to Parliamentary approval, negotiations have been completed for the…

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Land for Soldier Settlement

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 4

The danger of estatee acquired for soldier settlement deteriorating severely between the time they were taken over…

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Red Cross Must Continue Care of Sick and Wounded

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 March 1947 · page 6

Since 1939 some of the members of Bowral Red Cross Society have met every week to sew for the needs of the sick and wounded and those…

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£550,000 War Risk Bands Since V.P. Day Mr. Fadden's Query

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 15 March 1947 · page 4

In the eighteen months since V.P. Day, August, 1946, the estimated total cost of war risk bonus payments was about…

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Soldier Settlement and the Government a Plain Statement of Fact

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 15 March 1947 · page 2

The purpose of the Government in regard to soldier settlement is to at once make provision to meet the requirements of those possessing…

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"Local People Should be Consulted." Purchase of Land for Soldier Settlement

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 15 March 1947 · page 4

A vigorous protest was made in the Legislative Assembly by Mr. S. D. Dickson (C.P., Temora) against the failure of…

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Returned Soldiers' District Council Annual Meeting

The Southern Mail · Friday 21 March 1947 · page 6

The annual meeting of the Southern Highlands District Council of the Returned Soldiers' League was held in the Town Hall, Bowral, on…

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Soldier Settlement Estates Being Overrun by Rabbits

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 29 March 1947 · page 4

Delays in making available farms to ex-soldiers after properties had been purchased were criticised by the Leader…

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Single Farms for Soldier Settlers 2,000 Said to be Available

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 5 April 1947 · page 4

According to investigation made by returned soldiers sub-branches, it would be possible to settle…

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Ausralians Honored Work in War Years

The Southern Mail · Friday 11 April 1947 · page 8

The achievements of Australian workers in various branches of science contributed inestimably to Allied success in the war, and a…

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Ex-Bowrallian in New Ginea War Graves Well Cared for

The Southern Mail · Friday 11 April 1947 · page 5

In a letter to the Editor, Mrs. C. Woolard, who conducted Mount Gladstone guest-house at Bowral, some years ago, gives an interesting…

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Soldier Settlement Blocks Too Small C.P. Member Sees Certainty of Failures

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 April 1947 · page 2

Speaking in the Legislative Assembly, Mr. S. D. Dickson (C.P., Temora) said that unless the soldier settlers to be placed…

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"The Australian Journal" New Novel by EX-Soldier

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 April 1947 · page 4

The principal feature of the April "Australian Journal" is the first instalment of a new three-part novel by Rett…

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Soldiers' Day Appeal

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 19 April 1947 · page 4

As a forerunner to Anzac Day the United Returned Soldiers' Fund is issuing miniature tin hate which will be…

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