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The wars & local soldiers, 1947

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Civil War Likely in Korea

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 May 1947 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Wed.--A new attempt to establish a Provisional Government for all Korea will be made when the…

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Anzac Park Further Donations Acknowledged

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 16 May 1947 · page 7

Many additional donations have been received by the trustees towards defraying the costs for the fine new Anzac Park at Coffs, and…

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City Beautification As War Memorial

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 May 1947 · page 5

OTTAWA, Monday.--Tentative conclusions have been reached in the comprehensive re-planning of Ottawa, according to Jacques…

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London Anzac Day

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 May 1947 · page 1

Mr. J. A. Beasley (High Commissioner for Australia) and Lord Bruce (former High Commissioner) attend a wreath-laying ceremony at the Cenotaph in Whitehall during London's Anzac Day ceremony…

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Soldier Settlement Problem

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 May 1947 · page 4

A comprehensive review of the land settlement scheme for soldiers embarked upon following the 1914-18 war, and the manner…

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Incapable Governments Might Cause War

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 May 1947 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Sun. -- If war came it would be because of the incapacity of those controlling the Governments of…

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German War Plans Revealed In Book

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 May 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday.--Many of Germany most important war secrets were revealed for the first time in a book, simultaneously published by the Admiralty and the United States Navy Department…

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Useful Diseases For Bacteriological War

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 May 1947 · page 1

NEW YORK, Mon.--Thirty-three diseases of man, plants and animals possibly useful in bacteriological war are described with the War Department's permission in the "Journal of Immunology."…

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Nations Arm For Another War

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 May 1947 · page 2

ONCE again the world is echoing the sound of marching military formations. About 19 million men of various nationalities are being trained to kill. The common man is wondering in what direction the world is drifting, while politicians are…

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Police Force Enlistments

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 May 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.--The Secretary of the Police Association (Mr. F. C. Laut) said to-day that one big reason why young men were…

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Honour Roll

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 1

Dorrigo branch of the Returned Soldiers' League has decided to have the names of all personnel in Dorrigo district who gave their lives in…

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Soldiers Killed When Cordite Exploded

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thurs.--When an army semi-trailer left the road and hit a tree on the Hume Highway at Benalla, between…

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Maclean Returned Men In Favour Of Extension

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 May 1947 · page 3

MACLEAN, Sunday.--At a meeting of the Maclean sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League a ballot was taken on the question of admitting all men who volunteered to serve anywhere with the fighting forces to membership of the League. The voting…

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Guerrillas Killed Wounded British Soldier

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 May 1947 · page 1

ATHENS, Sun.--The Minister of Public Order has announced that guerrillas, after ambushing, two British Army lorries…

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Forces Of Good And Evil War In India —Pandit Nehru

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 May 1947 · page 1

NEW DELHI, Mon.—Forces of good and evil were at wat in India, and saboteurs were active while India was on the threshold of freedom, declared the Vice-President (Pandit Nehru)…

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Crown Lands As Free Gift to Soldiers

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 27 May 1947 · page 2

Dorrigo Shire Council at the monthly meeting gave its unanimous endorsement to a proposal from the Coffs Branch of the…

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Lismore Soldier Swept Off Train

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 May 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.— Douglas Vidler, 23, of Lismore, a soldier attached to L.T.D. Marrickville, was seriously injured when…

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Lismore Soldier Out Of Danger

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 May 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.--Private Douglas Vidler, 23, of Lismore, whose left arm was amputated last night after a train accident at…

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Seriously Wounded By Rifle Bullets

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 May 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.--A man and his wife were found seriously wounded by 22 calibre bullets at Rushcutters Bay this…

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War Recovery Retarded

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 May 1947 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Wed.--World recovery from war was being retarded by the fact that practically every European country has gone over to some type of Socialism…

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