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The wars & local soldiers, 1948

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Early East Indies War Feared Netherlands And Indonesia

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 15 December 1948 · page 1

Washington, December 14.—The Indian Prime Minister, Pandit H. Nehru, has invited the Indonesian Republic to set up a Government in exile in India "if necessary." This was disclosed today by the Indonesian Minister Plenipotentiary…

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Youth Sentenced To Death Wounded Witt Murder Intent

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 18 December 1948 · page 1

Melbourne, December 17.—Found guilty of wounding with intent to murder, a youth was sentenced to death today by Mr. Justice O'Dryan. The youth. Charles Grantley Dyer (19)…

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Tribal War in Natal

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 December 1948 · page 3

Capetown, December 19.—Tribal war has flared up between the Mtembu and the Mcunu tribes, of Natal…

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Japanese War Lords

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 December 1948 · page 1

Washington, December 20.—The U.S. Supreme Court today decided it had no authority over the…

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Vic. War Bride Dies In U.S.A.

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 December 1948 · page 8

New York, December 20.—Mrs. Margaret Florence Hille, formerly Miss Margaret Gay, of Melbourne, 28-years-old war bride, died in…

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Reds And Atom War

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 December 1948 · page 1

Paris, December 21.—Thousands of scientists and workers are building three atomic cities in isolated parts of the Soviet Union,…

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American Move in Indonesian War

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 December 1948 · page 1

London, December 21.—America thinks it has rallied enough support to get the Security Council of the United Nations to order a cease-fire in Indonesia…

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The Barrier Miner Wednesday, December 22, 1941. Ecafe Faces Serious Problem of War

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 December 1948 · page 2

HOLLAND is showing, by its attack on the indonesian Republic its utter contempt for Ecafe, which concluded lis sittings last week. As a matter, af fact it ended en a note of farce with delegates protesting against being compelled to pay accommodation bills…

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Warning By War Trials Judge

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 23 December 1948 · page 1

Sir William West president of the Japanese War Crimes Tribunal returned to Australia from Tokio recently…

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Tojo and Six Jap War Lords Hanged

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 December 1948 · page 1

Tokio, December 22.—Tojo (Japanese wartime Premier) and six other major Japanese war criminals were hanged at Sugamo…

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Chinese War inters Tientsin

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 24 December 1948 · page 1

Singapore (A.A.P.-Reuters), December 23. — A tremendous fire. visible only four miles north of Tientsin, last night was the first Indication that the…

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U.s. Ready for Sub. War

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 28 December 1948 · page 1

Admiral Louis Denfeld, U.S. Chief of Naval Operations, said that undersea warfare was getting priority attention in U.S…

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"Serious Mistake Made" To Reduce War Crime Sentence

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 28 December 1948 · page 1

Washington, December 27.—The Senate Investigating Committee yesterday charged that United States Army officials made a serious mistake in reducing the…

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China War

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 December 1948 · page 8

Nanking, December 29. — China's Lighest military commanders are expected to decide to fight on against something like…

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War To Stop In Java

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 December 1948 · page 8

Paris, December 29,—Holland told the Security Council today that it would cease operations in Java at midnight on Thursday…

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Canada Marshals War Resources

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 31 December 1948 · page 1

Mr Claxton, Canadian Minister for Defence, disclosed recently that Canada was making a thorough inventory…

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