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The wars & local soldiers, 1955

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Mass Peace Canvass Ban H-war drive next

Tribune · Wednesday 13 April 1955 · page 3

"The stage is set for a big drive to gather thousands of signatures to the world-wide appeal against atom-war preparations." THE secretary of the NSW Peace Council Ex-Senator william…

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Anzac Service at Emu Plains

Nepean Times · Thursday 14 April 1955 · page 5

An Anzac Service will be held in Emu Plains Park on Sunday, April 24, commencing at 3 p.m…

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Scouts at Anzac Week-end Area Rally 1955 at Blackheath

Nepean Times · Thursday 14 April 1955 · page 8

Scouts from Troops representing the entire West Metropolitan and Blue Mountains area and Hartley district will visit…

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Soldier Farm Ballot Result

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 April 1955 · page 1

Result of a ballot for four mixed farming soldier blocks at Forbes was announced…

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£500,000 For Soldier Blocks

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 April 1955 · page 30

Expenditure of more than £500,000 on further land for soldier settlement was…

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Aldermen To Attend Anzac March

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 20 April 1955 · page 12

Holroyd aldermen have accepted an invitation from the Merrylands R.S.L. to attend the Anzac march…

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Tribune Magazine In a special Anzac Day story a Tribune ex-AIF men tells why... Troops for Malaya means mockery of our war dead

Tribune · Wednesday 20 April 1955 · page 5

The young airman almost apologised for going.....! COMING home from…

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Casey-US deal for Aussies in Formosa war Need for Public Opposition

Tribune · Wednesday 20 April 1955 · page 10

CANBERRA: A deal involving use of Australian troops in planned American aggression in the Formosa area was agreed to by External Affairs Minister Casey, at the SEATO talks in Bankok recently, and details were tidied up while Menzies was in Washington…

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Penrith R.S.L. Sub-branch Anzac March Next

Nepean Times · Thursday 21 April 1955 · page 1

The Penrith sub-branch of the R.S.S.A.I.L.A. Will conduct their Anzac March and Commeoration Service next Sunday,…

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Anzac Biscuits

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 22 April 1955 · page 28

1 cup rolled oats, ¾ cup coconut. 1 cup flour. 1 teaspoon bicarb…

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Anzac Day Services Rabbi Falk Honoured

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 22 April 1955 · page 3

Jewry throughout the British Common-, wealth has always identified itself very actively with Anzac Day, and this year the N.S.W. Jewish community will have added interest in these…

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War On Margarine

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 22 April 1955 · page 2

Dairymen, who are already facing the risk of butter dumping on overseas markets, will welcome the latest move to limit the output of margarine…

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Radio A.b.c.'s Special Broadcasts For Anzac Day

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 22 April 1955 · page 16

The A.B.C. will broadcast descriptions of marches, ceremonies and dawn services on Anzac Day (April 25), together with other special features. Bryson Taylor will…

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Reunion for Three They were mates on the beach at Anzac and each thought the others were dead until a cold Saturday night in a hotel back parlor. a Real Life Story

The World's News · Saturday 23 April 1955 · page 27

I WAS only a kid when it happened—I couldn't have been more than nine, for my widowed mother had…

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Anzac Services Record Crowd Attends Guildford Ceremony

The Broadcaster · Wednesday 27 April 1955 · page 1

Last Sunday a record crowd of over 200 people attended the Anzac Service held at the Cenotaph in Military Road…

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Bandung Blow at War Planners

Tribune · Wednesday 27 April 1955 · page 1

Speaking for 1400 million people -- the majority of the human race -- the history-making Bandung Conference of Afro-Asian nations has struck new and powerful blows for world peace…

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St. Stephen's Church Anzac Service

Nepean Times · Thursday 28 April 1955 · page 4

An Anzac Service was held at St. Stephen's Church, Penrith, on Sunday evening and was largely attended…

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Anzac Service at Mt. Druitt

Nepean Times · Thursday 28 April 1955 · page 5

On Sunday, April 24, at St. John's Church, Mt. Druitt, an open service to returned men was held and was very well attended…

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Penrith-St. Marys Brass Band in Anzac Services

Nepean Times · Thursday 28 April 1955 · page 6

The services of the band were very much in demand last weekend, the band having been invited to take part in the observance…

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Anzac Commemoration in Penrith Acclaimed One of the Best

Nepean Times · Thursday 28 April 1955 · page 1

Forty years have not dimmed the regard of people of Nepean district for the annual commemoration of Anzac, and it can be said that the service held in Memory Park, Penrith, last Sunday afternoon showed…

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