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The wars & local soldiers, 1948

280 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 14

Anzac Day Sport Fixtures

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 11 May 1948 · page 1

Coffs Sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League, at last night's meeting, gave free expression of opinion in a…

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Improvements Useless In Face Of War

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 May 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.--The famous British social planner and economist Lord William Beveridge, said to-day he could see…

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Man Wounded by Constable

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 May 1948 · page 2

YENDA, Sun.-- An Italian, who allegedly ran amok, with an axe was shot three times by a police constable at Yenda…

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Soldier Settlement

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 May 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.--A total of 174 estates have so far been secured for soldier settlement, comprising 1,267,131 acres at a…

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Retain Spirit Of Anzac Day

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 May 1948 · page 3

COFF'S HARBOUR.--Criticism of the State branch's decision to conduct this year's Anzac Day commemoration in the afternoon,…

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Transjordan's Role In Palestine War

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 May 1948 · page 1

LAKE SUCCESS, Fri. (A.A.F.)--Trnsjorden last night bluntly refused to answer questions by the United Nations' Security…

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War Veterans' Home

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 May 1948 · page 2

LISMORE, Sun.--Mr. C. A. Wilson, hon. organiser, of the North Coast War Veterans' Home campaign, made an appeal last…

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War Crimes Verdict

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 1

TOKIO, Tues. (A.A.P.-Reuter). No verdict is now expected in major war crimes trial until at least the middle of July, it was…

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Oppose "Holy War" Against Communists

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 May 1948 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday (A.A.P.).--Dr.. Garbett, Archbishop, of York, told north of England churchmen at,York that he opposed a "holy war" against Communism, for which many, he said, were now calling…

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Disclosures On Top War Secrets

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 May 1948 · page 1

NEW YORK, Friday (A.A.P.).--Had the British Isles fallen during the war, leadership of the rest of the British Commonwealth would have passed to Washington, but at no stage was there even a Skeleton plan for the evacuation of Cabinet or the…

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Ceremonies To Honour War Dead

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 May 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.--Two special ceremonies were, held by American and Australian ex-service-men at the Cenotaph this…

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Monty On Weapons For Another War

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 May 1948 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday (A.A.P.)--"I believe another war will be fought mainly with weapons developed before it begins," declared Field Marshal Montgomery at his first major Press conference since August, 1946…

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Headstones for British War Graves

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 June 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.--Permanent headstones costing £60,000 will be erected over 26,000 British war graves in the Pacific…

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Claim for Payment of War Services

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 June 1948 · page 3

CANBERRA. Tues.--Negotiations between Australian and Dutch treasury officials on Australia's claim for payment…

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N.C. War Veterans' Art Union Drawn

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 June 1948 · page 4

The first prizes in the North Coast War Veterans' Home art union appeal, which was drawn in Lismore on Monday night, was…

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Wounded with Knife

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 June 1948 · page 3

ULMARRA.--Mr. Alf Jary, of Ulmarra, while cutting cow feed with af cane knife, suffered a lacerated wound on the right leg…

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Army Enlistments

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 June 1948 · page 4

CANBERRA,: Thurs.--In the week ended May 28 292 joined the Regular Army bringing total enlistments to 6487, said the…

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Says Hirohito Should Be War Criminal

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 June 1948 · page 1

TOKIO, Fri. (A.A.P.).--The Japanese Emperor Hirohito should be included in the purge of war criminals as one of the…

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War Graves Not Forgotten

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 June 1948 · page 2

"I am not aware that any servicemen were buried at Grafton during the time units of the forces were stationed here," said…

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Heavy War Demand On Clarence Timber

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 June 1948 · page 4

DURING the war years, a heavy demand was placed on the timber resources of the Clarence region, said Mr. Clem Dawson, of the State Forestry Commission, in an address on Clarence timber development to the Grafton Apex Club…

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