Report On B.C.O.F. Soldiers Are Cleared
Canberra, April 28.—Australian members of the B.C.O.P. In Japan are cleared of charges of blackmarketing and Immorality in a report by three…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1948
397 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 10 of 20
Food for British War Widows
Councils and corporations throughout South Australia responded warmly to the appeal of the Lord Mayor of Adelaide (Mr…
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London, May 4.—Two Australian officers who had been staunch friends were burled side by side in Alamein cemetery "by men who…
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London, May 5.—"It is fantastically horrible that three years from the day of victory we should be making speeches and again…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Liberalisation Of War Gratuities Committee's Report
Canberra, May 5.—Liberalisation of war gratuities is recommended in the report of the Parliamentary Committee on Wat Gratuities tabled in Parliament today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Not Enough Oil for Another War" Sub-Committee On American Defence
Washington, May 7. — The House of Representatives Sub-Committee in a report on the relationship of petroleum to national defence today, warned "with deep conviction and concern" that the United States has not enough oil to fight…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Asinine" to Buy Soldiers
Washington, May 9.—"Asinine" was President Truman's comment on a proposal by Rep. Leo Allen (Republican) that U.S. armed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Welcome Home for Woman on Former Murder Charge
Sydney. May 10.—The first to welcome Mrs. Rita Marie Condron back to Cootamundra early today was her sixteen-year-old son Jeffrey, who threw his arms…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Former Soldier Seeks Eviction Of His Tenant
In the Police Court yesterday before, Mr. Bott, S.M., a young married former serviceman applied for possession of his premises in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →False Propaganda Against Soldiers
An Indian military spokesman making a statement in New Delhi on May 5 referred to the intensification of "false propaganda against Indian soldiers" by the so-called "Azad (free) Government of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Russia Accepts U.S. Discussion Plan Differences To Be Settled Rather Than War
Moscow, May 11.—Moscow radio announced today that Russia had accepted the U.S. proposal that the two countries should open discussions on differences between them. The proposal was made in a note which the U.S. Ambassador,…
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Sydney.—Requests by a number of railway employees to be given leave for a 14-days' camp of mem bers of the citizen military forces…
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Sydney.—A man running amok with an axe was shot three times when police were called to a farmhouse near Grimth, in the Riverina…
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Sydney.—Ambulance men had to drive miles over bush tracks and paddocks to reach a boy who was critically wounded when the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldier Settlement 174 Estates Secured
Sydney, May 17.—A total of 174 estates have so far been secured for soldier settlement, comprising 1,267,131 acres, at a cost of £6,337,382…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr. de Valera In Adelaide Grave War Risk While Nations Apart
Adelaide, May 18.—On his arrival in Adelaide today, Mr. Eamon de Valera, former Eire Prime Minister, said there was grave risk of war…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Jap Plan To Conceal War Crimes
Tokio (A.A.P.-Reuter, May 19.—Extensive evidence providing that the Japanese Army and Navy Commands had a planned policy to concent war…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Class War on a Job
Sydney.—The Federal Arbitration Court yesterday was notified or a dispute at Cockatoo Dock between the management and wel…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldier's Gift To Mr. Abbott
Mr. George Abbott (minute secretary and assistant to the secretary) was presented, with a silver tea and coffee service in…
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