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The wars & local soldiers, 1950

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Christmas Party For War Widows, Children

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 January 1950 · page 6

ULMARRA.--The annual Christmas party arranged by the Ulmarra sub-branch of the R.S.L. for the children of war widows…

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War Criminals Leave Indonesia

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 1

SINGAPORE, Wed. (AAP Reuter).-- Under close Dutch guard 700 Japanese war criminals hound from Indonesia to…

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Boy Charged After Father Wounded

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sun.--A 13-old Red Cliffs boy has been charged with wounding with intent to murder his father, a…

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Boy Charged After Father Wounded

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Mon.-—Charged with the wounding of his father with intent to murder a 13-year-old bow was charged at Mildura…

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No Pardon for War Criminals

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 1

BONN, Thurs. (AAP).--Nazis gaoled for war crimes will not be pardoned, the United Stated High Commissioner (Mr. John…

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Soldier Stabbed To Death

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs--A soldier was fatally stabbed and anther soldier injured in a canteen brawl at Moorebank camp…

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Bigger War Pensions Likelv

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 January 1950 · page 4

Legislation increasing pensions and allowances paid to ex-Servicemen and dependents is expected to be introduced in the…

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Note To Russia On War Prisoners

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 January 1950 · page 1

CANBERRA, Fri.--The Commonwealth Government has protested to the Russian Ambassador to Australia (M. Lifanov) against prolonged detention by the Soviet of Japanese prisoners of war…

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Pole Charged With Murder Of Soldier

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.--A Polish migrant, Marian Potalej, 23, was charged at he Liverpool Court to-day, with the murder of an Australian soldier and with having maliciously wounded tow other soldiers…

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War Criminal Suspects Flee

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 3

TOKIO, Sun. (A.A.P.-Reuter).--Japanese war criminal suspects are fleeting Japan following the Australian…

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Successful Soldier Settlers

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 3

Two instances of the success being attained by soldiers settlers under the war service land settlement scheme, were given by…

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Financial Advances To Soldier Settlers

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.--Financial advances to splicer settlers now on blocks of land had been agreed to by the Premier, said…

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British Soldiers In Soviet Camps

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 January 1950 · page 1

BERLIN, Fri. (AAP).--Several British soldiers, including one major, a British woman and American and French…

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Butter Output Not Equal To Pre-War

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon. -- Although butter production in N.S.W. rose to 4669 tons in December, it was still 400 tons short of the…

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Leases Property To Returned Soldier

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed.--R.S.L. State President (Mr. W. Yeo) has leased his property at Tomingly, in the Peak Hill district to a…

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War Against Flies

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 3

Campaigns to control houseflies, which transmit germs of a number of diseases, including typhoid, tuberculosis, and dysentery, are being waged unremittingly in the United States. Methods used include application of residual (long-lasting) sprays to selected…

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Drain of Civil War

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 January 1950 · page 2

LONDON. Friday (AAP). -- Burma would not be able to bear much longer loss of wealth and heavy expenditure caused by the…

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War Pensions Laws for Parliament

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 January 1950 · page 1

Senator Cooper, the Minister for Repatriation said…

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Position On War Crime Arrests

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 January 1950 · page 1

TOKIO, Sun. (A.A.P. -Reuter). --An A.A.P.-Reuter correspondent last night located Lieut.-General Gustaro…

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War Supplies for Formosa

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 1

FORMOSA, Mon. (AAP- Reuter):-- British warships ate bringing war supplies to Formosa…

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