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The wars & local soldiers, 1955

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Waging War On Bushfires With Mail Slogans

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 28 October 1955 · page 21

As one authority in the United States has it, "Fire can warm your heart or break it," but prevention and protection from and against fires are the concern not only of the man on the land, but the motorist and the…

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Soldier of Fortune drops sword for pen Man whom a showgirl saved from firing squad finds new life in Canadian Arctic

The World's News · Saturday 29 October 1955 · page 10

TWENTY years of high adventure are enough for American soldier of fortune Harold (Whitey) Dahl, who made world news when he was…

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Japan to Export War Goods

Tribune · Wednesday 2 November 1955 · page 13

PEKING, Oct.21--Japan is planning to export arms and ammunitions to SEATO countries, according to the…

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War Policy Creates Crisis in Education

Tribune · Wednesday 2 November 1955 · page 11

"GRAVE, Critical Overcrowding in Many State Schools" (SMH, (24253)…

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1st Fairfield Scouts Old Soldiers Never Die

The Biz · Wednesday 2 November 1955 · page 12

The 1st Fairfield Boy Scouts will conduct a bottle drive on Saturday, November 5. It would be much appreciated…

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Partially Blinded Soldiers' Association

The Biz · Wednesday 2 November 1955 · page 7

The above association is desperately in need of funds to augment its welfare and provident commitments, and we feel…

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TRIBUNE Magazine Sport exchanges make friends Send Athletes, Not Soldiers

Tribune · Wednesday 2 November 1955 · page 5

"AS an athlete keen to compete anywhere in the world I would welcome the opportunity to…

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Radio Will Recall Vital War Years

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 November 1955 · page 19

Historic recordings from the A.B.C.'s Record Library will play the main roles in This Was Our War, a special 60-minute programme arranged by Mr. Frank Legg…

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Rush Spray Production For War On 'Hoppers

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 November 1955 · page 5

MELBOURNE.—The Sydney and Melbourne plants of Imperial Chemical Industries of Australia and New Zealand Ltd. have stopped making other insecticides to concentrate on full-scale production of a powerful…

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Over 5000 Soldiers On Land In Vic

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 November 1955 · page 48

MELBOURNE.—Soldier settlement had so far cost Victoria £4.5,000,000, the Premier,…

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To outlaw war Unions back Nov 26 -- 27 Peace Rally

Tribune · Wednesday 9 November 1955 · page 3

Strong union support is pledged for the Peace and Co-Existence conference to be held in Sydney on November 26-27. THIS was stated this week by the…

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Out Menzies, Dec. 10 Unite to Bring Down War Govt. Com'nist Party Policy

Tribune · Wednesday 9 November 1955 · page 1

An all-out, united campaign over the next four and a half weeks will bring down the Menzies-Fadden Government at the…

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War Service Land Open

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 November 1955 · page 18

Successful applicants for four War Service blocks on Goorianawa Estate were announced…

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4 Soldiers Blocks

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 November 1955 · page 42

Four woolgrowing blocks for soldier settlers will be open for application on…

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"Fair Market Value" Now For W.S. Land State Cabinet decided this week in future to pay "fair market value" for land resumed for soldier settlement

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 November 1955 · page 1

In the past, payment has been on a basis of February 10, 1942, valuations, plus up to 15…

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A World War on Mars An astronomer reports that he can see a gigantic battle going on, more than 50-million miles away

The World's News · Saturday 12 November 1955 · page 17

DR. E. C. SLIPHER, lifelong observer of Martian phenomena, believes that a new blue green area on Mars, covering 200,000 square…

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Guildford Soldiers' Memorial School of Arts

The Broadcaster · Wednesday 16 November 1955 · page 7

The annual meeting of the above was held on November 3, when the following committee was elected:—President, Mr…

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Air Spraying Now In Grasshopper War

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 18 November 1955 · page 43

MELBOURNE.—Murray Valley wheat farmers are gearing up to begin harvesting ahead of schedule to beat the swarms of grasshoppers expected from the Riverina…

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Ex-Soldiers Forced to Leave Holdings

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 18 November 1955 · page 34

Over 100 returned soldiers in the Tweed district have had to leave their banana plantations and take more work in the canefields to keep their families…

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Splendid union response to appeal against atom war

Tribune · Wednesday 23 November 1955 · page 5

Seventy-three of the delegates to the 1955 Queensland Trade Union Congress in Brisbane signed the Vienna Appeal against atomic war…

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