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The wars & local soldiers, 1949

300 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 15

"War Declared" On Obstructing Bicycles

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 June 1949 · page 3

GRAFTON City Council has "declared war" on cyclists who park bicycles on the footpath against Prince street shops. Raids will be made on the bicycles to-day, and all…

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Dedication of Island War Cemetery

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 June 1949 · page 1

LABUAN, (North Borneo), Moil. (From A.U.P's Special Correspondent.--Hundreds of Malays and Chinese as well as…

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Boof Soldier Killed

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 June 1949 · page 1

TOKIO, Mon. (AAP).--Capt. Joseph Smith from Seaford (Victoria), was killed, and seven other BCOF personnel, three…

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Detention Of Jap War Criminals

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 June 1949 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Tuesday (A.A.P.). -- In an opinion handed down in the Supreme Court, Mr. Justice William…

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To Give Evidence At War Crimes Trial

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 June 1949 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.--Charles Cousens, a radio announcer, and K. G. Parkyns, a contractor, left Sydney by air to-day for…

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Approval For Soldier Settlement Policy

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 June 1949 · page 4

CANBERRA, Wed.--standards set by the Commonwealth for settlement of soldiers on single farm units had met with…

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Next War Should Be More "Civilised"

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 July 1949 · page 1

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Civilians In War

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 July 1949 · page 2

TWO isolated occurrences have focussed attention recently on the vast difference in the position of civilians in modern…

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Union Chief Claims Australia War Base

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 July 1949 · page 6

MILAN, Friday (AAP).--The Australian Federated Ironworkers' chief, Mr. Ernest Thornton, told the communist-dominated…

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Biggest Post-War Field For Ramornie

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 July 1949 · page 5

THE G.R.J.C. Ramornie Handicap, which will be run to-morrow on the opening day of the Grafton Cup carnival, has attracted the largest acceptance in post-war years. Nineteen remained in the field and most of them are…

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Thinks Pack Will Lead To War

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 July 1949 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Tues. (AAP).--The influential Republican Leader (Senator Robert Taft) will vote against ratification of…

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Revelations Expected At War Crime Trial

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 July 1949 · page 3

LONDON, Wed. (AAP).--The trial of Otto Abetx, once Hitler's ambassador to France, may incriminate people with…

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Advocates Freezing Of War Debts

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 July 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Fri. (AAP).--The freezing of war debts "which we incurred when bleeding ourselves white for every…

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Government Action in China War

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 July 1949 · page 3

HONG KONG, Fri. (AAP- Reuter).--After six months of heavy defeats,the Chinese Nationalist were to-day…

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Dollar Food Imports Lower Than Pre-war

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 July 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Fri. (AAP).--Rearrangements in the British food rations announced yesterday will mean that Britain's…

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Sad Death Of War Pilot

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 19 July 1949 · page 3

As a result of his car skidding and crashing into a tree at Emmaville, on Thursday, an ace Mosquito pilot of World War…

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Probe On Communists In Soldiers' League

Daily Examiner · Saturday 23 July 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.--The State president of this R.S.L. (Mr. Yeo) said to-day that so far, the State R.S.L. headquarters…

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War Criminal's Appeal Rejected

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 July 1949 · page 1

COLOGNE, Sun. (AAP).--The Supreme Court of Justice in the British Occupation. Zone, yesterday rejected an appeal by Dr…

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General's Records For War Museum

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 July 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tues.-- The collection of records and relics assembled by late General Sir John Monash during his…

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Says Danger of War Receded

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 July 1949 · page 2

LONDON, Tues. (AAP).-- Addressing Reservists at a training camp near Norfolk, the Secretary for War (Mr. Emanuel Shinwell)…

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