Welcome Home Dinner For Servicemen
A welcome home dinner will be given on Saturday, June 8, by members of the Returned Servicemen's League who served in World War I. to all returned…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1946
609 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 13 of 31
Jap War Criminals
Tokio, May 17.—War Criminals Tribunal has rejected all defence motions attacking the jurisdiction of the Court and is seeking the dismissed of the…
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A welcome home party was given Miss Eril Sumsion on Friday night by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. Sumsion, of Wolfram St…
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LONDON, May 19.—More than 600 wives and children of Australian servicemen (450 wives and 160 children) sailed…
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ON Friday night last, at the Town Hall, Mr. Z. C. Tatton delivered a lecture to an interested audience on "War-Time Development of Modern Lubrication. Mr. F. E. B. Rost, Principal of the Technical College opened the proceedings and introduced Mr…
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Darwin, May 19.—The Millingimbi Methodist mission has a minor tribal war [?] its hands. So far one aboriginal has been killed and one wounded. There aer…
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London, May 19.—"Encouraging progress" on the trials of war criminals by many Allied countries is reported by the War Crimes Commission and the next few months are expected to show even greater progress. Returns on the trials received from United…
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LONDON, May 19.—Civil war is reported to have broken out in Persia. Tabriz radio announced to-night that Persian Government forces today attacked Azerbijan from the south and that fierce fighting was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Prime Minister Returns From Abroad Development Of War Resources In Australia
Sydney, May 10.—"It will be our policy to develop in peace resources for the manufacture of munitions as well as the supply of raw materials to make…
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Nuremberg, May 19.—A British order outlining preparations for the occupation of Narvik and Northern Swedish air-fields issued on April 6. 1940.—three days…
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BRISBANE.—Two Netherlands East Indies servicemen and a 20-years-old single girl were drowned in Moreton Bay when a 13ft. dinghy capsized about two miles off Wynnum…
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Darwin, May 20.—Cape Stewart Methodist missionary Rev. Ellemore, who has just arrived in Darwin by Inggar, brought news of the murder of the…
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AS far as can be determined, Brokern Hill is at present being visited for the first time by an English war bride of…
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Alexandria, May 21.—It is officially announced that twelve British soldiers were injured, some seriously, in yesterday's rioting in Alexandria. Rioting…
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CANBERRA.—It has been announced by the Acting Attorney-General (Mr. Holloway) that the National Security (War…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Pre-war Banking Hours As From June 3
As from June 3 onwards all banks will revert to the pre-war banking hours. This operates throughout Australia, not only locally. The new hours will be:…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Charges Against Nurses On Disease-struck War Bride Transport
New York, May 23.—Charges of insanitary conditions, overcrowding, and inattention on the part of nurses aboard the war bride transport Zebulon were…
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New York, May 22.—The United States report submitted to the Sub-Committee of the Security Council investigating Spain says the United…
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Canberra, May 23.—In future female dependents of discharged members of the forces will be protected persons under the National Security War Service…
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Melbourne, May 21.—A returned soldier Samuel Goldbroom, of St. Kilda, today served the requisite notice on the Housing Commission that under the recent…
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