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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1950

726 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 3 of 37

Jap. War Trials

National Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1950 · page 4

PARIS, Friday: Four Japanese officers were sentenced to death by a military court at Saigon yesterday for executing 300 French prisoners at…

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New War Memorial Scheme

Central Western Daily · Saturday 28 January 1950 · page 1

Orange War Memorial Committee has again changed its mind about the type of memorial for Orange and has decided to erect an arch in Robertson Park as a war memorial if Orange City Council will give its approval…

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Jap War Criminal Not Under Arrest

Central Western Daily · Monday 30 January 1950 · page 3

TOKIO, Sunday.— An AAP-Reuter correspondent last night located Lieut-General Fusataro Teshima, senior was crimes suspect wanted by Australia, at his home in a Toko suburb…

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British People Want Explanation on Germany Who Really Won The War?

Central Western Daily · Monday 30 January 1950 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday.—British people had an excuse for doubt about who really did win the war, said Lord Balfour, war-time Under Secretary for Air and a Conservative Member of the…

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U. S. Warned Against Lightning War Possibilities

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Tuesday. -- Defence Secretary Louis Johnson yesterday warned the nation that with the development of modern weapons which broke down the barriers of time and space an attack could come from the…

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War Pensions to be Renewed

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: War pensions and allowances paid to ex-servicemen and dependants, will shortly be reviewed by a Federal Cabinet…

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Diggers' Note. Making Application for War Gratuity

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 2

A great number of Ex-servicemen from the recent war still not made application for War Gratuity which is payable…

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The Next War a Gloomy Picture American Minister's' Views

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Tuesday: Defence Secretary Louis Johnson today warned the nation that with the development of modern weapons which broke…

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War Memorial Hospital News

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 20

We are pleased to report thai there has been a decrease in the number of patients at the Dunedon War Memorial Hospital this week…

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Donations to War Memorial Hospital

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 20

The Dunedoo War Memorial Hospital Board desires to acknowledge the following donations: A cheque received from Mr. M…

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War Likely On Scarab Pest

Central Western Daily · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 1

If pasture scarabs, known locally as brown beetles, become a serious post in the Orange district this year, the Department of Agriculture has some new methods of destruction, which will be tried. Mr. N. C. Lloyd entomologist…

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Bandits Use Tommy Gun In Payroll Robbery Attempt--Man Wounded

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.--A payroll clerk was shot in the arm in a gun battle when three bandits, one armed with a tommy-gun, attempted to stage an £8,000 payroll robbery at Morts Dock to-day. One bandit is believed to have been hit. Many residents and passers-by had lucky…

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Big Brother Movement Boer War Veteran's Bequest

National Advocate · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY. Thursday: Boer War veterian Thomas Gunning, Spit Road, Mosman, who died last October, aged 84, directed in his will that his…

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Phones Installed At Twice The Pre-War Ralte

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 3

During 1948-49, new telephones have been connected at a rate more than double that achieved in pre-war years…

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Russia Asks for Trial of Hirohito War Criminal Charges

Central Western Daily · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 4

WASHINGTON, Thursday. — Russia yesterday proposed to the United States that Emperor Hirohito and other Japanese be tried as war criminals…

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Former Soldier Amazed by Suicide's Confession

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 2

NEW WINDSOR (Marylands), Friday. -- Charles Lemmon, former United States Army sergeant, mentioned in a "confession" made by an…

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War Veteran's Confession Friend Puzzled

National Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1950 · page 6

NEW WINDSOR, Maryland. Friday: Charles M. Lemmon, former Army serfgeant. who was mentioned in a "confession" by an…

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The Super Bomb Brings War Nearer Views of Vatican Newspaper

National Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1950 · page 2

VATICAN CITY, Friday: The hydrogen bomb means that the cold war is 'sliding irresistibly toward a waged war," the Vatican newspaper…

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Uk Wool Textile Output November Figures Highest Since War

National Advocate · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 4

Britain's wool textile production last November—the most recent date for which official figures are available— was at the highest point since the…

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Soldier Settlers Only a Few Failures statement by Mr. Sheahan

National Advocate · Monday 6 February 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: The Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) said today that the position of the majority of soldier settlers whose "assistance period"…

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