Bandits Clash With Polish Soldiers
WARSAW, Fri.—Nine hundred and eighty-four bandits were killed and 3500 captured in fighting between Polish soldiers and…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1946
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Jap Soldiers Destroy Weapons
Under the direction of U.S. Army and Navy men, Japanese soldiers push artillery pieces into the ocean from an L.S.M. (landing ship, medium) off Saishu Island, Japan. The operation is in keeping with the U.S. policy of destroying all enemy war…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier Settlement Farms From Large Estates
SYDNEY, Fri.—An estimate that over 23,000 farms suitable for soldier settlement can be provided from large, estates in the eastern and central divisions of New South Wales was given by the Minister for Lands (Mr. Tully) to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Welcome Home At Lower Southgate
Three recently returned servicemen were welcomed at a social gathering in the School of Arts at Lower Southgate on…
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ADELAIDE, Sun.—The Western Australian soldiers who twice this week refused to travel to Perth in converted cattle trucks, are to be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Proclaimed War Criminals
BELGRADE, Mon.—The Yugoslavian War Crimes Commission has proclaimed 27 German Croat officials as war criminals,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →U.s. Post-war Fleets
WASHINGTON, Monday.—The Navy disclosed that it will operate seven active post-war fleets, namely, three in the Atlantic,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Doubt On Ability To Provide Farms For Soldier Settlers
SYDNEY, Mon.—Doubt regarding the Government ability to provide 23,000 farms for land-hungry soldier settlers was expressed…
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The Commonwealth Government has approved the acquisition of 15 properties in New South Wales for soldier…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Gratuity Board Chairman
CANBERRA, Thurs.—The appointment of Lieut-General, S. G. Savidge as chairman of the Central War Gratuity Board, was…
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AUCKLAND, Thurs.—The Gov-ernment has nominated the Hon-orable Erima Harvey Northcott, Supreme Court Judge, as member…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Emperor Named As Pacific War Criminal
TOKIO, Thurs.—Both Australian and New Zealand have named Hirohito as Pacific war criminal No. 1 on lists submitted…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Death Penalty Sought for High Nazi War Criminals
NUREMBERG, Thurs.—The French Prosecutor, Francois Dementhon, former resistance leader, made a demand for retribution, and demanded the death penalty for high Nazi war criminals when he opened the French case at the War Crimes Tribunal…
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LONDON, Thurs.—It is clear that, however much the world may spent on making this organisation effective, it will be a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Land Suitable for Soldier Settlers
SYDNEY, Fri.—There were, at least 23 million acres of land held by private interests suitable for the settlement of soldier…
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AN INTERNATIONAL military tribunal to try major Japanese war criminals is to be set up by General MacArthur in Tokio, where it will be permanently located. It will consist of representatives of the nine Allied Powers—Britain, America, Russia,…
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TOKIO, Sun.—According to the latest information only Britain, America, Canada, New Zealand and China replied,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Low "Mortality" Rate Among Japanese War Criminals
SYDNEY, Sun.—The mortality rate among convicted war criminals appeared to him to be remarkably low, said the State president of the R.S.L. (Mr. Neagle) last night. He was commenting on reports…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Jap War Potential Destroyed
TOKIO, Mon.—According to the Associated Press, American troops since October have destroyed over one-third of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Crimes Trials at Singapore
SINGAPORE, Mon.—When the first war crimes trials in South-East Asia Command commenced at Singapore to-day, 10 Japs…
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