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The wars & local soldiers, 1957

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Drainage of War Service Homes

The Biz · Wednesday 3 July 1957 · page 21

The Deputy Engineer reported to Fairfield Council on the drainage was Service Homes Subdivision, Sussex Street to…

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R.S.L. Anzac Essay Comp

Nepean Times · Thursday 4 July 1957 · page 1

The following essays, additional to others we have already published, were prize-winners in the recent essay competition…

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War Service Homes at St. Marys Correspondence Between Subbranch and Homes Division

Nepean Times · Thursday 4 July 1957 · page 1

Correspondence has been proceeding between the R.S.L. and the War Service Homes Division with regard to the prospects of building War Service Homes at St. Marys. The Division wants names and…

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N.C.J.W. Welcome Home Reception

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 19 July 1957 · page 9

All members are cordially invited to greet the National President, Mrs. Ber nard Cohen and…

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A-war lecturer now Governor of NSW

Tribune · Wednesday 7 August 1957 · page 5

GOVERNOR OF NEW SOUTH WALES Lieut-General E. W. Woodward is seen in this picture giving a lecture on atomic warfare to officers of the Far Eastern Command (N.S.W.). General Woodward (who was then G.O.G. Eastern…

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Kefauver Unmasks Oil Co's Threaten world war if Arab's nationalise Middle East oil

Tribune · Wednesday 7 August 1957 · page 4

In a remarkable speech. Senator Estes Kefauver has indicted the U.S. oil companies as framers of the Eisenhower doctrine of Middle East aggression. The Vice-Presidential candidate of the U.S. Democratic Party said the…

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Postzegel nieuws War memorial zegels

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 9 August 1957 · page 11

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A Colonel Writes A War Story... "Target Tank" Record of Bravery

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 21 August 1957 · page 15

One of the most gripping and comprehensive unit histories of World War 2 has just been published. It is "Target Tank,"…

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Group Paper Hits Algeria War

Tribune · Wednesday 28 August 1957 · page 4

MELBOURNE: ''Frenchmen are beginning to realise that France should cut her losses in Algeria says News-Weekly, organ of the Industrial Groupers. NEWS-WEEKLY reviews and commends three books by Frenchmen…

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Peace and War

Nepean Times · Thursday 5 September 1957 · page 2

"The inborn desire of man is for peace, not war, for life not death" said Mr. D. H. MacLean, in delivering his public address…

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New Stamps to Show Australian War Memorial

The Biz · Wednesday 11 September 1957 · page 26

The Australian War Memorial at Canberra will be depicted on new stamps to be issued early in 1958…

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Trade Treaty Part of Cold War, Says Labor M.p

Tribune · Wednesday 11 September 1957 · page 10

CANBERRA: "This treaty is part of the cold war. And the Australian people should have been given an opportunity to know how much it was going to cost them". MR. J. CAIRNS (Lab.,…

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West Plan: "Legalise" A-war Talks end; USSR appeal to Assembly

Tribune · Wednesday 11 September 1957 · page 4

LONDON: Winding up of the London disarmament talks and reference of the question to the U.N. Assembly will give other countries the chance to speak their…

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Junior Fashion Parade Soldiers' Memorial Church Cabramatta

The Biz · Wednesday 25 September 1957 · page 8

Blessed with glorious weather, lovely children, beautiful frocks and happy hard-working parish-[?]oners, under Guild secretary Mrs…

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160 War Service Homes to be built at St. Marys

Nepean Times · Thursday 26 September 1957 · page 1

Commonwealth War Service Homes Division informed council on Tuesday night last that about 160 homes were to be…

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Letter Receiver for War Service Homes, Cabramatta

The Biz · Wednesday 2 October 1957 · page 16

Mr. E. G. Whitlam, M.H.R. for Werrlwa, has received the following from the P.M.G.'s Department:--…

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Tribune Trade pact part of cold war

Tribune · Wednesday 2 October 1957 · page 2

THE Menzies Government's trade treaty with Japan has its origins in USA's "cold war" demands…

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One Hundred Hours To Suez First-Class Professional Soldiers INSTALMENT 8

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 11 October 1957 · page 5

People who do jobs which are particularly hazardous are sometimes able to relax more profoundly than those…

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Algerian War Bankrupts France

Tribune · Wednesday 16 October 1957 · page 4

PARIS: The French Communist Party has called for an all-France day of demonstrations on October 17 for peace in Algeria. THE landing of Egyptian troops in…

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Honour Roll

Nepean Times · Thursday 17 October 1957 · page 2

The executive has decided to place an honour roll in the new clubrooms, to contain the names of men who…

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