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The wars & local soldiers, 1949

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Soldier Settlement Too Tardy

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 September 1949 · page 3

At the R.S.L. congress, in Sydney last week the following motion was carried: "That further strong representations to both Federal and…

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War Widows and Pensioners

National Advocate · Friday 2 September 1949 · page 2

Much interest has been shown in the move to form in Bathurst an organisation comprising War Widows and War Pensioners. The first…

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Home for War Neurosis Cases

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 2 September 1949 · page 8

Mr. John Howso, M.H.R. for Calare, has been informed that the Commonwealth Government will keep in mind a request that…

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War on Rats Brisbane

National Advocate · Friday 2 September 1949 · page 1

Brisbane city Council claims to have introduced into Australian the most deadly weapon known in the fight against rats…

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Tito Not Worried by Red Troops War Of Nerves Now At Peak

Central Western Daily · Friday 2 September 1949 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday,—Unofficial Belgrade reports that five Russian tank divisions, as well as infantry and air force squadrons, have concentrated on Yugoslavia’s northern frontiers are not…

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Soldier Fined "Disgusting" Language Over Phone SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 2 September 1949 · page 2

Mr. Stewart, SM, today imposed the maximum penalty of £10 fine on a former prisoner of war who pleaded guilty to using ind[?]cent language…

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Truman's View on "War of Nerves"

National Advocate · Saturday 3 September 1949 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Friday: Hopes that the war of nerves between the Communists and democratic countries would end in the surrender of the…

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War Pensioners' Meeting

National Advocate · Monday 5 September 1949 · page 2

The interest shown in the move form a body comprising War Widows and War Pensioners dearly indicates that the new organisation will be a…

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War on Rabbits

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 7 September 1949 · page 4

MOLONG.—Farmers organisations throughout the Molong Pastures Protection Board area will be asked to express…

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War Leader Acquitted Jap Trial

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 September 1949 · page 1

TOKIO. Tuesday: For the first time a major Japanese figure of the last war has been acquitted. He is the former commander in…

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Nerve War on Tito Renewed

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 7 September 1949 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday. — Russian attacks on Yugoslavia were renewed today when Moscow Radio said that “dozens of thousands of loyal Communists” in Yugoslavia had been tortured…

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Board Congratulated Its War On Rabbit Menace

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 9 September 1949 · page 4

Molong Pastures Protection Board came in for a bit of praise at the meeting on Friday when a letter from Mr. Douglas Baird was read…

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War Graves Care Official to Lecture at Oberon

National Advocate · Monday 12 September 1949 · page 1

OBERSON, Saturday: The secretary geenral of the Lmperial War Graves Commission, Brigadier A. E. Brown. of Melbourne, will visit Oberon in…

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Shire to Make War on Rabbits Help Expected From Formers

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 13 September 1949 · page 1

Every effort is to be made by the Canobolas Shire Council to destroy rabbit harbors on its roads, where landholders are willing to co-operate…

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Malayan Bandit War

National Advocate · Thursday 15 September 1949 · page 8

SINGAPORE, Wednesday: Six major military operations are now under way in mid-Malaya, as the army's new drive against bandits…

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Greatest Hoax of the War

Central Western Daily · Thursday 15 September 1949 · page 1

ARRIVAL of British freighter Waimana at Melbourne recently revealed one of the…

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The World In Brief Civil War London

Central Western Daily · Thursday 15 September 1949 · page 5

The Chief of the U.S. Military Ahssien, Lieut.-General Van Fleet, back in Athens after spending the summer in…

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Yugoslavs and Soviet's Gold War

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 16 September 1949 · page 1

BELGRADE, Friday--Yugoslavia has made the latest move in the Balkans "warm war" by charging Russia with inciting her satellites…

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U.S. War Manoeuvres Greater Co-operation Urged

National Advocate · Friday 16 September 1949 · page 2

NUREMURG, Thursday: Results of the eight-day war manocuvres in the American zone of Germany pointed to the need for a joint staff on a…

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Returned Soldiers Move on Reds Defeated

Central Western Daily · Friday 16 September 1949 · page 3

BIGWIG INN (Ontario), Thursday.—An Australian resolution tabled by Mr. Eric Millhouse, K.C., Federal president of the Returned Soldiers’ League, to have Communist organisations declared…

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