Disposed Of War Assets Inquiry In New Zealand
Auckland (N.Z.), July 13.—After server criticism by Opposition members in [?] House of Representatives on Friday concerning the sales of war assets by the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Broken Hill & the Far West · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1946
609 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 19 of 31
Bomb Attack on British Soldiers
Alexandria, July 15.—A bomb throwing incident on Saturday night resulted in the death of one British soldier, while six others were seriously…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Drunken Bullying" by U.s.a. Soldiers
YOKOHAMA, July 15.—An order declaring that he would not tolerate "drunken bullying" of Japanese civilians by American soldiers has been published by the U.S. Eighth Army Commander (Lieut.-General…
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LONDON, July 15.—A soldier whom the British Army "forgot" for 20 years was demobilised this weeks…
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LONDON, July 16.—Delays and waste held up British tank and gun production for periods as long as 12 months in the vital…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Memoir Reveals That De Valera Co-operated With The Allies In War
NEW YORK, July 17.—The British Government has taken a peculiar action in suppressing publication of part of the memoirs of Rear-Admiral George P. Thomson, Britain's chief wartime censor, states…
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MELBOURNE.—In a letter to the Coburg Council protesting against the dismissal of two men to make positions available…
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MELBOURNE.—According to the Army Department the announcement has been made that General MacArthur has given…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tibooburra News Organising Welcome Home
The Progress Association and C.W.A. expect n really big crowd at the special welcome home function on July 27 and they are leaving no stone unturned to make it successful. And that means what it says in this area!…
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SYDNEY.—A Royal Naval rating, who was shot in the hand, told police two men had attacked him while he was on sentry duty…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Memorial to Be Repaired
CANBERRA.—Federal Cabinet decided to day to make available £1,500 sterling towards the cost of the reconstruction of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Tyre Position Production Greater Than Pre-war
The casing of petrol rationing in Australia to private car owners has intensified greatly the call for replacement tyres for vehicles that are sorely…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →More Disclosures of War Graft Are Predicted in U.s
WASHINGTON, July 18. — More cases are to follow the current investigation into the activities of the Carsson brothers and Representative May in the awarding of war contracts, says the well-informed magazine…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Brigade Pre-war Strength Demanded by B.I.C.
At the meeting of the Barrier Industrial Council last night consideration was given the problem of the local fire service…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Montgomery Praises The British Soldier
LONDON, July 18.—The Chief of the Imperial General Staff (FieldMarshal Lord Montgomery), in a speech at the Guildhall when he received the freedom of the City of London, paid a tribute to the British soldier…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Vatican's Appeal for Condemned War Criminal
Warsaw, July 21.—The official Polish news[?] eveals that the Vatican sent a last minute appeal to the Polish Government asking for elemency for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Germany's Satellites Stripped Of All War Power Easy Control For United Nations
MEW YORK, July 23.—Italy, Bulgaria, Rumania, Hungary and Finland will be stripped of every means of waging effective warfare if the drafts of the proposed peace treaties are passed at the Paris conference. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Footwear Needed by War Victims
FOOTWEAR is desperately needed in all the liberated and looted countries, relief workers report…
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TO take up a position as clerk in the Inspector's office at the Central Police Station. Mr. Graham Williams, arrived from Sydney last night. This is the first time a Public Service Clerk has been employed in the local office, the position having formerly…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"Australia At War" Art Exhibition Opening On August 6
Broken Hill in the past few months has had a taste of Art in the form of some really good pictures, some of them, such as the Dalgarno "Miners…
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