40 Soldiers Now on Murray Blocks
The first section of the 60,000-acre soldier settlement scheme in the Murray Valley irrigation area is progressing rapidly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Broken Hill & the Far West · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1948
397 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 14 of 20
Button Day for T.b. Soldiers
The TB Sailors, Soldiers and Airmen's Association of New South Wales will hold a button day on August 20. Donations to the funds…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Communists Prepared For Civil War In 1939 Former Editor's Evidence In U.S. Inquiry
Honolulu, August 6.—Louis Budenz, former editor of the Communist New York "Daily Worker." gave evidence at the hearing on the suspension of two…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Reds Planned U.S. Civil War In 1939
New York, August 8. American Communist party leaders were ordered to prepare for civil…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Temporary Housing Program Almost Complete New Post-War Homes For 680,000 Families In Britain
The last temporary house in Britain's post-war building program will be completed within the next three months. The List of the pref[?]cated houses to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War on Dirt Means Health
The regular use of soap and water is not merely a satisfying, habit. Its origin goes back to the days of Moses, who drew up the first hygiene code, states the Department of Health. Moses emphasised that cleanliness gave protection against disease. Down…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →T.B. Sailors And Soldiers
Many members of the T.B. Sailors Soldiers and Airmen's Association of New South Wales are in distressed circumstances, through no fault of their…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →T.B. Soldiers Appeal
Fifty-three girls from the women's-forces are among the 1900 members of the. T.B. Sailors, Soldiers and Airmen's Association of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rocket-firing Spitfires in Action War On Malayan Insurgents
Singapore, August 16. — Rocket-firing Spitfires carried out one of their biggest attacks on a known insurgent area 30 miles south of Ipoh near Topah this morning, writes Graham Jenkins from Kuala Lumpur. After the target area had been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Lights On Push Bikes Magistrate To Start War
Mr. A. N. Bott, S.M., stated in the Police Court yesterday that on Saturday night between 7 o'clock and 12.30 o'clock he had seen 30 push bicycles being…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wants Atomic War Banned
London, August 17—''One of our main objectives is humanisation of war by banning' all chemical warfare bacteriological, gas and atomic…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Exports One-third More Than Pre-war
The volume of Britain's exports is now about one third greater than before the war. Official trade returns for May, issued…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War History From Hopkins' Paper
New York, August 20.—During the war Russia refused a request by the late President Roosevelt for a United Stales base in Siberia from which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Blinded Soldiers in London
London, August 20— Nineteen blinded Australian former servicemen who have arrived at St. Dunstan's for training were, welcomed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gesture at war memorial
MR. C. [?] vice-president of Edwardstown (S.A.) R.S.L. sub-sraaeh, suggested that men should deff their hate…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War In Malaya
Singapore (A.A.P.-Reuter), August 21.âSeven terrorists have so far been killed in a gun battle today with 400 British soldiers and police in a forest…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Armed Soviet Soldiers Cross Boundary Another German Is Arrested
Berlin, August 23.—Eight Soviet soldiers today armed with tommy guns crossed the American boundary at Potsdamer Platz and arrested a German. The German resisted but was dragged into the Soviet sector…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →World War on Germs
London, August 26.—The U.N. World Health Organisation next year will launch a great attack on malaria, tuberculosis, venereal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Chiefs Wait For Cabinet
London, August 27.—The British Cabinet met at No. 10 Downing Street while several service chiefs of staff waited outside the…
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