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848 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 28 of 43
An affectionate greeting to Lord Louis Mountbatten, British Commander-in-Chief in South- East, Asia, is given by his daughter, Patricia, while his wife, Lady Mouhtbatten, looks on. Lord Louis ' had just arrived in London from Potsdam, where he had attended the "Big Three" Conference.-- British Official photo…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →CHUNGKING, Thurs.-- Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek has invited General Maotzetung, commander of the Communist armies in North- West China to confer immediately in Chungking, apparently, in an effort to avoid the mounting danger of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →CANBERRA, Thurs.--In his V-P broadcast to Australia tonight, the Governor-General said our determination which won…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CANBERRA, Fri.--Australian prisoners of war in Japanese hands total about 17,500, of which about 8000 are in Japan itself. In order to give the speediest relief to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →One of the first men in the district to enlist, Private Mervyn Lee, was guest at the welcome home function conducted under…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BOUGAINVILLE, Sun.—After studying the Jap envoy and his superior private escort at Mivo Ford, and on the 20–mile Japs'…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →While the fighting men of the world sweltered in the steamy jungles of tropical islands or on the shimmering desert sands, or suffered the biting cold of a bleak European winter, scientists of the world—Allied scientists and enemy scientists—worked…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY, Sun.—The War Cabinet has not yet taken a decision on the size or nature of Australia's immediate post–war army,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WASHINGTON, Monday.--The United States acceptance of Thailand's repudiation of its declaration of war against Britain…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"It is soldiers' day here to-day," said Mr. A. W. Clark, president of the Grafton branch of the Rotary Club, at its luncheon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY, Tues.—What women had gained in this war should be consolidated and held for all time, said the Acting Chief Secretary,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →More than 50 citizens assembled at a public meeting at Bellingen to discuss proposals for the provision of a fitting memorial for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A visit by an officer of the post-war reconstruction organisation was suggested at the meeting of the Grafton and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BELGRADE, Thurs.—The Yugo-Slav Government has asked the Allies to hand over Haj Amin E. Husseini, formed Grand Mufti of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WASHINGTON, Thurs.—Joint political action by the United States, Britain and Russia to halt incipient civil war in China and joint British, Russian, Chinese and American occupation of Korea are impending, according to authoritative quarters…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The suitability of areas on the Clarence River for soldier settlement was emphasised at Wednesday night's meeting of the Grafton and South Grafton Chamber of Commerce. It was stated that Mr. C. G. Wingfield, M.L.A., had been asked…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Despite unfavourable weather a well-attended function was held at Small's Forest recently to welcome home Pte. Ron Pattemore…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SYDNEY, Sun.—That the greatest civil war in China's history will break out very soon is a fear expressed by W. H. ("Chinese")…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY, Sun.—The Australian public will be told this week, in all their grim and ghastly horror, details of the inhuman atrocities inflicted on Australian fighting men in the islands by barbarous Japs…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A post-war development expenditure of £40,000 was decided upon at a spacial meeting of the Kempsey Municipal Council last…
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