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The wars & local soldiers, 1947

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Grafton POW In War Crimes Trial

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 October 1947 · page 3

THE affidavits of a Grafton ex-P.O.W., Mr. C. E. Low[?]ien, before a war crimes trial, resulted in three Japanese prison guards being sentenced to 50 years' imprisonment and the fourth to ten years…

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Release of Soldiers

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 October 1947 · page 3

BATAVIA, Tues. (A.A.P.- Reuter),—The Republican Government has decided to release the three Dutch soldiers who were…

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Indian War Be Suicide For Both Sides

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 October 1947 · page 1

NEW DELHI, Wed. (A.A.P.).—War between Pakistan and India would be suicide for both sides, Pakistan's Premier (Liaquat Ali Khan) said in a broadcast…

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No Sydney Leave For U.S. Soldiers

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 October 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.—American troops in the Solomons have been refused leave in Sydney because of the marriage of two…

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Pensions For War Widows

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 October 1947 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Fri.—A resolution urging the weekly payment to war widows with children under 18 of an amount equal to…

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War Threat In Palestine; Arabs Move

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 October 1947 · page 1

BEIRUT, Fri. (A.A.P.).—A critical position in regard to Palestine appears to be developing following a decision of the Arab League Conference here, recommending that the Arab States take military measures along the Palestine frontiers…

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Greek Guerrilla War

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 October 1947 · page 1

ATHENS, Mon. (A.A.P.)—The Prime Minister will warn guerrillas in a radio address to-day that the Government has…

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To-day's Soldiers Changed Conditions

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 14 October 1947 · page 2

The Area Officer, Capt S. B. Godwin, Lismore, has just returned from inspection of Ingleburn, Casula and Greta training camps…

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War Zone Censorship By Chinese Govt

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 October 1947 · page 1

NANKING, Tues. (A.A.P.).—The Government has reimposed war-time censorship on the mail and telegraph messages in all…

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Another Attack On US 'War Mongers'

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 October 1947 · page 1

LAKE SUCCESS, Wednesday (A.A.P.).—Bitter attacks by the Soviet on American "war mongers" were renewed yesterday when the United Stated delegate (Mr. John Fostier Dulles), moved a resolution in the general Assembly's Political Committee calling…

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MacArthur Branded As Future War Criminal

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 October 1947 · page 1

NANKING, Wed. (A.A.P.-Reuter).—The Chinese Educator and Leader of the China Democratic League to-day branded…

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Bellingen R.S.L. To Take Over War Memorial

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 October 1947 · page 4

BELLINGEN.—The Shire Council has consented to hand over trusteeship of the present Memorial' Hall in Bellingen, to…

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Atomic Bomb Called War "Has Been"

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 October 1947 · page 5

TORONTO, Thurs. (A.A.P.). — "The atomic bomb is a 'has been' as a war weapon. Known methods of bacteriological warfare provide the final…

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Russia Not Capable Of Waging War

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 October 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Sun. ( A.A.P. ).—Professor Harold Laski, former, chairman of the British Labour Party, told a meeting that he had talked…

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New War Fears

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 October 1947 · page 2

AMERICAN workers at present are tearing down a few blocks of old New York buildings to make room for "United Nations City," while ten architects from ten different countries are designing a series of skyscrapers to house U.N.O.'s. large number of…

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Life's Problems War Brought Change

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 October 1947 · page 4

IS something troubling you? Have you a problem on which you would like some advice? If you have, write to Louise Linden, c/o "Daily Examiner," Grafton. Home Atmosphere…

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Story of Pacific Sea War

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 24 October 1947 · page 5

The 'Mike and Ike' of the United States Navy's Pacific submarine fleet—the Flasher and the Rasher—together sank more than 300,000 tons…

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Young War Widow Drowns Herself. Canoeist Saves Son

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 October 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thurs.—A young war widow drowned herself and tried to drown her six-year-old son in Lane Cove…

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War Service Homes

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 October 1947 · page 1

CANBERRA, Fri.—The Minister for Housing (Mr. Lemmon) to-day announced a change in the system for allotting war service…

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Holy War Threat By Iraq Leader

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 October 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Friday (A.A.P.).—An Iraq army will enter Palestine if U.N.O. adopts the scheme for the partition of that country, said Salih Jabur, Iraq Prime Minister. "A Holy War is most…

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