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Broken Hill & the Far West · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1947

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Anzac Day Service In Town Hall Attendance Disappointing

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 21 April 1947 · page 3

There was a disappointing attendance at the Anzac Day Service in the Town Hall yesterday afternoon when Broken Hill honored the dead…

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Anzac Day Holiday for Town Employees

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 22 April 1947 · page 2

Town employees who are enraged in hairdressers' or boot repair shops will observe Friday (Anzac Day) as a paid holiday, notifies the Secretory of the…

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104 Men For Anzac March In Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 April 1947 · page 6

TOMORROW night 104 members of the Broken Hill R.S.L. will leave for Adelaide to participate in the march and…

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Guerrillas Active In Greece Govt. To Continue War

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 22 April 1947 · page 1

Athens, April 21.—The Creek Deputy Premier Tsaidaris has publicly declared that the Government intended to continue the war against rebellion…

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War Not Inevitable, Says Churchill Reply To Assertions By Wallace

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 22 April 1947 · page 1

London, April 21.—My view is: "War is not inevitable, but it would be inevitable if Britain and the United States followed the policy of…

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Party For Anzac Day Parade Arrangements For Observance Here

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 23 April 1947 · page 1

A party of 104 members of the Broken Hill R.S.L. will leave tonight to participate in the Anzac Day march and celebrations to be held on Friday in…

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Japs Thought War Still On

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 23 April 1947 · page 1

Peleliu, April 22.—Twenty-six Japanese soldiers and sailors who had hidden in the hills since the fall of Peleliu over two…

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Did Not Know War Was Over

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 April 1947 · page 4

NEW YORK, April 22. — The capture of 22 well-armed Japanese who were unaware that the war was over, was reported today…

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Blankenburg At Cheltenham War Flag Best Sprinter

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 23 April 1947 · page 4

Blankenburg, who ran a most disappointing race in Tattersals Cup on the previous Saturday, met with anything but a popular reception when he…

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Churchill Tells Wallace War Not Inevitable; Against Appeasement

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 April 1947 · page 5

LONDON, April 22.—Mr. Churchill, replying to statementsmade in Oslo by Mr. Henry Wallace, formerly American Vice-President, said that in his view war was not inevitable…

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Broken Hill Gaol Held Millions In Gold During War

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 April 1947 · page 8

THE Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) has announced that gold worth between £40,000,000 and £50,000,000 held by Australia in the Broken Hill Gaol during the war for the Bank of England and the Netherlands…

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20 Soldiers Killed in Explosion

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 April 1947 · page 1

JERUSALEM, April 22. — At least 20 soldiers were killed and more than that number were wounded when a military train…

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Anzac Services Tomorrow

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 24 April 1947 · page 1

Services to commemorate the fallen in the two world wars will be held as usual it the Anzac Memorial tomorrow At 6 a.m., Bugler J. Keenan will…

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Anzac Day Holiday For Miners

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 24 April 1947 · page 1

Sydney, April 23.—Miners in N.S.W., Victoria. Queensland and Tasmania will in future enjoy nine paid annual holidays…

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Anzac Day Plans for Japan

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 24 April 1947 · page 1

Tokio. April 23.—British military authorities today issued a statement outlining the full Anzac Day commemoration program in Japan for Friday next…

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Comments of Readers Anzac Dawn Service

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 April 1947 · page 3

To the Editor, Sir.—I am Sorry to note that the officiating clergyman's prayer at the sacred dawn service to be held on Anzac…

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Adachi Sentenced To Life Imprisonment For War Crimes Would Have Preferred Death

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 24 April 1947 · page 1

Rabaul, April 23.—Found guilty by the War Crimes Tribunal of responsibility for atrocities committed by his troops in New Guineam Licut-Gun…

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Anzac Holiday

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 25 April 1947 · page 3

The Town Employees Union Office and Shop Assistants Union Office will be closed all day today in observance of the Anzac Day Holiday. All other union…

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Anzac Day Ceremonial in Wilcannia

Western Grazier · Friday 25 April 1947 · page 1

Anza Day was celebrated in Wilcannia in a very befitting manner. In the morning Church Services were held by the various denominations, and later o parade of all ex-servicemen, and children from the Public and Convent Schools was held through…

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Barrier Miner Friday, April 25, 1947. Anzac Day

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 April 1947 · page 3

In all corner of Australia, all parts of the workd where Australians Diggers can be found in any numbers, and in Japan where…

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