British Soldiers Killed In Dance Hall Fire
BERLIN, Mon.—It is officially announced that three British soldiers were killed and four seriously injured in a fire in a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1947
408 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 21
War Bride Deported From America
NEW YORK, Tuesday.—An Australian war bride, Iris A. Kemble, aged 22, formerly named Barratt, of Melbourne, was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →First Post-War Show At Bellinger
BELLINGEN, Wed.—In April the first post-war show will be staged on the Bellinger, and indications are that this show will…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Apex Club. American Soldiers Dental Conscious
"United States soldiers were the most dental conscious people I have encountered," said Mr. W. Mylchreest,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Soldiers Ran Amok; Killed Japanese
TOKIO, Sun.—The U.S. Fifth Air Force has announced that five Japanese were killed and about 20 others injured when a…
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SYDNEY, Sun.—A soldier who went to the rescue of survivors of yesterday's launch tragedy off Middle Head, found that one of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Life in Japan Coffs Soldiers' Experiences
Letters written home by Lt. R. S. Smith, son of Sgt. and Mrs. S. Smith, of Coffs Police Station, are breezy and full of interest about the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Returned Soldier Given a Chance
Lewis Roy Fuller, of Ulmarra, a returned soldier with five years army service, was released on a bond by the Police…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War-Time Pressure On Sweden
STOCKHOLM, Tuesday.—The Swedish Government disclosed, in two White Books published yesterday, that Goering suggested on May 6, 1940, while British and Norwegian forces were still resisting the German invasion, that Sweden should allow…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →To Consider Plans For War Memorial
BELLINGEN, Wed.—A public meeting will be held at Bellingen on March 11 to further consider plans for a war memorial…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Knowledge Of War Secrets
LONDON, Thursday.—British had information about German secret weapons, two months after war began, said Professor R. V. Jones, former Director of Research in Intelligence at the Air Ministry…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tyringham Honors Enlistees Presentation of Certificates and Gifts
On Saturday, February 8, the Tyringham Welcome Home Committee finalised its activities at a Presentation of Certificates and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Veterans' Art Union
Mr. Henry Moynihan, district superintendent War Veterans' Art Union, is visiting Grafton in regard to the 9th Art Union, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Jap. Defence Opened at War Trials
TOKIO, Monday.—Japan was pictured to the International War Crimes Tribunal as a nation whose motives were misunderstood, and whose leaders were patriots without thought that their surrender would lead to their trial as war criminals…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Service Land Settlement "Bouyeo" Estate-harden
ATTENTION is invited to a notification inthe Government Gazette of 7th February, 1947, setting apart nine (9) blocks on Bouyeo Estate…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Communists Say "All-out War" in China
YENAN, Mon.—"All-out war" has started, said, General Chu Teh C-in-C, of the Community armies in China and Manchuria…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Holders Asked to Retain War Savings
The first of the seven-year War Savings Certificates sold in March, 1940, will mature on March 1 this year. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Jap Hanged For War Crimes
SINGAPORE, Wed.—Lt. Colonel Masugi Kazuo was hanged in Change gaol yesterday. Kazuo had been convicted of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Why Axis Lost Mediterranean War
LONDON, Wed.—The German ami Italian High Commands lost the war in the Mediterranean because Field Marshal Rommel,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wants Restoration Of Pre-war Rail Service
At the quarterly meeting of the Tweed District Council of the Banana Growers' Federation at Murwillumbah, it was decided to…
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