Soldiers Back As Stowaways
SYDNEY.—Two soldier stowaways, one an Adelaide man, who hid in a coal bunker and in the blades of a bulldozer in the holds…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1946
609 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 12 of 31
Grim Battle in U.S.A. PRISON 2 Guards Killed; 14 Wounded In Alcatraz; Marines Called In
SAN FRANCISCO, May 3.—Two guards have been killed and 14 wounded in a desperate battle raging in Alcatraz prison, the island penitentiary in San Francisco Bay. Early today guards, reinforced from three…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mutiny Ends—five Dead, 14 Wounded
San Francisco, May 5.—American's most spectacular prison mutiny has been quelled After a forty-hour gun battle, costing five dead and fourteen wounded…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stop Press Sentences on Jap War Criminals
RABAUL—Three Japanese were sentenced to be hanged one to b[?] [?] [?] gaol,[?] [?] [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Western Oval As War Memorial
Proposal to remodel the Western Oval as the official Broken Hill World War II. Memorial will be discussed at a public meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Antonescu Defends War Record
BUCHAREST, May 8.—Marshal Ion Antonescu, former Rumanian dictator, who with 16 of his associates, is being tried by…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Proposed War Memorial Remodelling Of The Western Oval
A REPRESENTATIVE meeting at the Town Hall last night decided that a reconstructed Western Oval would form a fitting War Memorial to those who had fallen in World War II…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →More Estates for Soldiers
Sydney, May 8.—Six additional estates would be acquired for soldier settlement within the next few weeks, said the Minister for Lands, Mr. Tally, in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Technique Used In Daring Robberies
NEW YORK, May 9.—Four youths adopted battle techniques to stage a series of daring robberies averaging £5000 a raid. Allan Coulter (20), a Navy…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Many Fail to Apply for War Gratuities
CANBERRA.—A large number of eligible persons have fail ed to apply for war gratuities said an official of the Treasury…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Children Dead; Mother Wounded
SYDNEY—It has been reported to the C.I.B. that Raymond Faulkmarsh, of Lalalty, near Tocumwal, returned home last…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tense Situation In Persia; Civil War Move
LONDON, May 12.—The situation in Persia is most tense. There it a grave possibility of civil war. Tabriz radio tonight stated that the Azerbijan National Army would resist by force any attempt by Tehran…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Penalty Rate For Anzac Day
Sydney, May 13.—In varying the Butchers (Newcastle Abattoirs) Award to make provision for men employed tn the bacon department of the Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Murdered A.I.F. Men Jap War Criminals Sentenced
Rabaul, May 12—Found guilty or the murder of three AIF men at Ambon in April, 1945, three Jap naval officers were shot yesterday. They were Lieut…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Navy's War Losses
London, May 12.—The Royal Navy lost [?]0,000 men and 730 warships, not including small ships, and 1,500 aircraft, of which 500 were last in combat…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →First Sydney Post-War Wool Show
Sydney, May 14.—The first post-war Sydney [?] show will be held on Friday and Saturday. May 31, end June 1, in Winch[?] Barson's wool stores at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →20 Million Chinese Died in War
SHANGHAI, May 15.—Japan was responsible for the deaths of 20,000,000 Chinese as the results of actual warfare and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stop Press War Expenditure
CANBERRA — For the 10 months of the financial year ended April 30, Australia's war expenditure totalled £337,080,09[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →28oz. Baby Born To War Bride
LONDON, May 16.—A 28oz. baby who was born yesterday to a G.I. bride, Mrs. Elsie Blotna, of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Success in Soldier Settlement Commonwealth and State Provision
Recently through [?] of the Country Press, I amounted that 20 further original blocks of adequate home maintenance a[?] had been made…
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