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The wars & local soldiers, 1946

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Alleged Stole Camera War Correspondent Charged

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 28 May 1946 · page 1

Sydney, May 27.—Charged in Paddington Court this morning with having stolen a camera valued at one hundred pounds the property of the Commonwealth…

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Soldiers Still Want Sturt Park

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 May 1946 · page 3

THE Returned Servicemen's League intends to request the Mayor (Ald. P. Rowe) to call a public meeting for the purpose of…

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600 Invitation To Welcome Home Dinner

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 May 1946 · page 8

Already 600 people have collected their invitations to the welcome home dinner to be held at the Palais on June 8 in…

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War In Spain Dependent On UNO Attitude

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 29 May 1946 · page 1

New York, May 28.—Dr. Evatt asked whether there was a danger of civil war in Spain. Giral said it depended on the attitude adopted by the United…

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Hopes For War Against Britain Arab Leader's Remarkable Declaration

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 29 May 1946 · page 1

Jerusalem, May 28.—"I hope the Ara[?] League declares war against Great Britain so that the Arab case may be brought to a head", said the secretary of…

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50,000 Children Kidnapped; Nazi Admits at War Trial

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 May 1946 · page 3

NUREMBERG, May 25.—Baldur von Shirach, former Nazi Youth leader, told the War Crimes Tribunal he could not deny that 50,000 children between 10 and 15 years had been kidnapped from occupied eastern territories. The children were taken to the Reich…

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Detectives Wounded; Manhunt

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 May 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY—A widespread manhunt is in progress following the shooting of two detectives at Cabramatta early…

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Manhunt Goes On For Bandits; 2 Police Wounded

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 May 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY.—Although all available police in the metropolitan area have been flung into the search, there is still no trace of…

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"Heading For World War III

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 May 1946 · page 1

LONDON, May 29.—There is speculation in many lands about a third world war. Nor is it idle talk."…

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Jap War Crimes Trial Opens On

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 31 May 1946 · page 1

New York, May 30.—Japan's war crimes trial will continue until Christmas, says the Chicago "Sun's" Tokyo correspondent…

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The State And Soldier Settlement

Western Grazier · Friday 31 May 1946 · page 3

Statements made in the press and on Public platform alleging delay on the part of the Government in implementing its soldier settlement policy calls…

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Welcome Home to Ex-servicemen

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 June 1946 · page 5

Directors of the Broken Hill Ice and Produce Co and Alaska Ice Cream and Produce Co. Ltd. will tender a Victory and…

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Nazi Slave Chief at War Trial

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 June 1946 · page 5

NUREMBERG, May 31.—Dr. Fritz Sauckel, the Nazi manpower chief, declared at the War Crimes Tribunal…

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First Post-war Show for Sheep Breeders

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 June 1946 · page 6

SYDNEY.—Exhibits valued at more than £100,000 faced the judges at Pyrmont yesterday in the first post-war show of the…

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Welcome Home Functions

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 3 June 1946 · page 3

Besides the R.S.L. welcome home dinner to servicemen to be held at the Palais on Saturday at least two welcome home functions are to be held…

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Pellew and Moore's Welcome Home

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 3 June 1946 · page 4

A grand welcome home party for returned service personnel, formerly members of the staff of Pellew and Moore's was held at the Masonic Hall on…

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Mr. Dedman on Soldier Settlement Delay

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 3 June 1946 · page 1

Canberra, May 31.—Any undue delays that might have occurred in returned soldier land settlement were the responsibility of the people…

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Welcome Home

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 June 1946 · page 3

A large crowd of members of the staff of Pellew and Moore's and guests attended a welcome home party to returned service…

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Nazi War Criminals Sentenced

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 4 June 1946 · page 4

Wuppertal, June 2.—A young W.A.A.P. intelligence officer who briefed British women parachutists for their mission and subsequently traced their road…

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War Criminals Executed In Bucharest

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 4 June 1946 · page 4

London, June 2.—At Bucharest yesterday four of seven condemned war criminals, including Mikhal Antonescue and Ion Antonescue were executed by…

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