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The wars & local soldiers, 1947

408 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 21

War Crime Charges Against Judges

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 January 1947 · page 1

BERLIN, Sun.—A four-count indictment, alleging war crimes and crimes against humanity, has been served on 16 Nazi…

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British Soldiers Raid Indian Institute

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 January 1947 · page 1

NEW DELHI, Sunday.—British soldiers raided the Anglo-Indian railway institute at Jhanzi on Boxing Day…

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Trends in U.s.a. War Memorials

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 January 1947 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Monday.—The modern tendency to combine beauty with utility has extended in the United States to the construction of memorials to commemorate the people and events of World War II. Within recent weeks, local newspapers…

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Post- War Trade Policy For Australia

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 3

CANBERRA, Tues.—Australia's post-war trade policy was not concerned with markets which were demanding goods at present and which would be unlikely to make demands when conditions stabilised later, it was stated officially to-day…

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Defences Against Atomic Bomb—No War Or Go Below

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 January 1947 · page 3

CANBERRA, Tues.—The only possible defence against the atomic bomb was complete avoidance of war or…

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Peace-Time Benefit Of Skill In War

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 January 1947 · page 5

These three stories show that the wartime knowledge and skill of the R.A.A.F. is being put to useful peace-time tasks. Using radar and aerial photo[?]…

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To Aid Soldiers' Club

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 January 1947 · page 5

COFF'S HARBOUR, Wed.—Mr. Joe Williams, who provided such fine entertainment in his "Can You Take It" show in aid of the…

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Coff's Harbour War Graves

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Thurs.—A member of the Imperial War Graves Commission called this Week to see the secretary of the…

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Removing Economic Causes Of War

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 5

NOT yet ratified by the Australian Government, the Bretton Woods agreement represented a concerted effort by the leading nations of the world to remove the economic causes of war. This was contended by Frank Gervasi, whose article in the…

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Land for Soldier Settlement—danger of Deterioration After Purchase

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 4

The danger of estates acquired for soldier settlement deteriorating severely between the time they were taken over by the Government and…

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Most Intriguing War-Born Gadget

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 2

Of all the little war-born gad-gets, a transparent mirror seems most intriguing. In normal mirrors, a double contour usually…

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Need to Fight Atomic War At Outposts

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 January 1947 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sun.—Australia was to survive, the atomic war it would have to be fought at outposts in New Guinea the…

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Price Of Aid To War Victims

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 January 1947 · page 1

VATICAN CITY, Monday.—"Americans, when they generously assisted war victims, little thought the food and clothing they…

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Returned Men Seek Home Sites

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 January 1947 · page 3

The housing position and availability of building sites is most acute in Bellingen. At the January meeting of Bellingen…

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Govt. Vote To Help Purchase Anzac House Site

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 January 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.—The State Cabinet has decided to vote £100,000 towards the purchase of a site for Anzac House,…

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War Crimes Tribunal In Japan

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 January 1947 · page 1

TOKIO, Tuesday.—The War Crimes Tribunal prosecution expects its case will be completed on Wednesday on Thursday, after…

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State Grant For Anzac House Appreciated

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 January 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wed.—The decision of the State Cabinet to grant £100,000 towards the purchase of a site for Anzac House was deeply…

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Jewish War Orphans Have A Future

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 January 1947 · page 6

THIS is the story of How the survivors of Nazi concentration camps are fitting into normal life. It is graphically told by Robert Wellington, who recently visited a camp of young survivors from Buchenwald. He says:—…

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Big Estate Purchased For War Service Land Settlement

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 January 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.— Negotiations have been completed for the acquisition by the Crown of Edgeroi estate, 15 miles from Narrabri…

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Anzac Park

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 4

The Trustees of Anzac Park (Cr. W. H. T. Rding and Messrs. R. C. Bray, and C. H, Everingham) have accepted a tender from Starr & White,…

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