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The wars & local soldiers, 1948

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Britain Has Less Food Than in War

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 November 1948 · page 3

Melbourne— An aftermath of the war was the feeling of frustration in England, Archbishop Booth said on his return by the Orion after having been abroad for seven months. Less food than in wartime…

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War Gratuity

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 November 1948 · page 7

Canberra— The Government did not propose to change its plans for payment of war gratuities five years after discharge, the Prime…

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Soviet Rulers and War Alleged Split On Issue

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 22 November 1948 · page 1

New York, November 21. — Usually well-informed Western sources in Moscow believe that the Communist Party's Politburo is divided on the vital question of war or peace with the West, says New York "Times'." Berlin correspondent, Mr…

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At Flying Doctor Base Farewell And Welcome Home

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 23 November 1948 · page 3

Yesterday afternoon a special session over the Flying Doctor network was conducted at the base. Friends and expat[?]ents outback said farewell to Dr. W…

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Television War

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 November 1948 · page 2

London, November 22.—An intense battle for supremacy in large screen television is looming between the J. Arthur Rank…

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Soviet War Chief In Germany

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 November 1948 · page 1

Berlin, November 22.—U.S. intelligence officers yesterday confirmed a report that Marshal Konstantin. Rokossovsky, chief of the…

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War Before Communism

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 November 1948 · page 1

London, November 23.—Lord Russell (Bertrand Russell), the philospher, said today that if Communism could be swept out of…

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Higher Pay for British Soldiers

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 November 1948 · page 9

London, November 25.—Increased pay and marriage allowances to other ranks in all the services, were announced in the…

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Man Seriously Shot On Wedding Eve Wounded Youth Found And Charged

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 27 November 1948 · page 1

Sydney, November 26.—Bruce Maitland Pryor (24), who was shot through the chest at Lisarow, near Gosford, early this morning after chasing an…

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Students Wounded In Demonstration

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 December 1948 · page 4

London, November 30. — Police fire, wounded 15 students in a mob of 2,000 who were demonstrating, against a refusal to allow…

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Evatt At War Memorials

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 December 1948 · page 3

Paris, November 30.—Dr. Evatt laid a wreath on the Australian (1914-18) War Memorial at Viilers-Bretonneux and inspected…

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Arabs Want Palestine Control "Either By Peace Or War"

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 3 December 1948 · page 1

London, December 2.—Two thousand Arab delegates to the General Palestine Congress have proclaimed King Abdullah of Trans-Jordan as "King of All Palestine and Trons-Jordon." Calling for a union of Palestine and Trans-Jordon as…

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Jap War Lords Granted

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 December 1948 · page 1

Washington, Deceember 6.— The U.S. Supreme Court today granted two Japanese warlords under sentence of death leave to challenge the legality of tlie Tokio trials. The court's decision was a 5 to…

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Appeal by Jap War Lords Allowed

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 8 December 1948 · page 1

Washington, December 7. — By a majority of five to four the U.S Supreme Court yesterday granted o hearing to two Japanese war lards convicted as war criminals and sentenced to be hanged. Appellants, General Kenja Dohihara, and Koki…

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U.S. Marines in Shanghai War Develops Apprehension

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 8 December 1948 · page 1

Shanghai, December 7.—Several hundred United States marines, the vanguard of whom are expected tomorrow, ore being transferred to Shanghai from the American naval base at Tsingtoo to allay apprehension over the possibility of…

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Soldier Preference Legislation

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 10 December 1948 · page 6

Adelaide, December 9.—The Federal President of the Returned Servicemen's League (Mr. Millhouse) said today that he would confer with the Prime…

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Taking Back Soldiers' Land

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 December 1948 · page 2

Sydney.—The State Cabinet last night rejected a Country Party demand for a Royal Commission into the proposed dispossession of…

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Control of War

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 December 1948 · page 1

Melbourne.—Wartime Ministers for the three services will be retained under the Australian defence arrangements, announced by…

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Coroner Probing Death of Soldier

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 December 1948 · page 8

Sydney.— An inquest was opened at the Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, today into the death of a former serviceman, Frederick Leslie Robert Winter (29), single, of Old Guildford, who…

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Wounded Divorced Wife's Mother Man Shoots Himself

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 14 December 1948 · page 1

Sydney, December 13.—A man shot his divorced wife's mother through the stomach, then shot himself through the head at her back door in Hurlestone…

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