Production 25 Per Cent. Above Pre-war
Production in British industry and agriculture is now 25 per cent. above the pre-war level according to official figures published in London…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1949
343 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 9 of 18
U.S. Expert's View on Russians and War Relying on Depression, not on Fear
Washington, July 5.—Republican [?] foreign policy expert John Forster [?] believes that the Russians do not want war unless it is forced upon them. He…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Murray Farms For Soldiers
Canberra.—Plans for the subdivision of 26.450 acres in the Murray Valley irrigation and water supply district for soldier…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →War Office Blunder
London, July 6.—Thousands of British soldiers are carrying out-of-date arms, while masses of modern equipment—including…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lightning War To Save Bush
New York, July 6.—Forest fire prevention now includes attempts to stop lightning, which causes many blazes…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →War On Reds
Sydney.—Secret machinery to investigate Communist infiltration into the Returned Servicemen's League, was announced by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Germans Sentenced for War Killings
London, July 7—Convicted of responsibility for the wartime cuthanesia killing of 10,000 Germans, two men and one women were imprisoned at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ViC. Estates for Soldier Settlers
Canberra.—The Government had approved acquisition of 2,000-acre Spring Creek Estate, 16 miles from Warrnambool, for war service land…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War Widow's Craft
On July 22 at the C.W.A. Rooms, the Broken Hill public will have an opportunity of purchasing a large range of goods, many in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers for Breaking the London Dockers Strike
London, July 12.—Emergency regulations which, came into force at midnight to deal with the London dock strike give the authorities wide powers. The "Daily Express" says a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Yangtse Flood Delays War
Shanghai, July ll.—Nearly a million acres of cultivated farmland have been submerged by floods in die lower Yangtse valley and other parts of Central China…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Widows Craft Guild Sale Of Goods
On Friday, July 22, at the C.W.A. Rooms the Broken Hill public will have its first opportunity of purchasing a large range of goods, many in short…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Many Dead In Air Crashes Worst Series Since War
London, July 13.—At least 99 people have been killed or injured in the past 48 hours in the worst series of air crashes since the war. The tell began…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldiers' Vote On Conscription
In a recent answer to a query-regarding the effect the soldiers' vote had at the 1916 conscription referendum, it was inadvertently…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Africa As War Base
Maj.-Gen. Sir Francis De Guingand, Lord Montromery's wartime Chief-of-Staff, stated recently that if…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Widows Officers to Visit Here
Three members from the South Australian branch of the War Widows Craft Guild of Australia will visit Broken Hill to hold a display and sale…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War Hero Killed in Car Crash
Glen Innes, July 15.—Ace Mosquito oilot of World War II., Charles Curnow Scharf (32), was killed in a car accident at Emmaville on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →200 Soldiers Standing by to Work Open Cut Mines If Called On; Convoys
Sydney.—Two hundred soldiers from Melbourne are today standing by at Ingleburn military camp to work New South Wales open-cut coal mines if called upon…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Social Happenings Smart Frocking At Returned Soldiers Ball
A large and happy crowd attended the first R.S.L. Ball held at the Palais De[?]Danse on Thursday night. Dancing commenced at 8.30 and continued unill 2 a.m. with music supplied by the Zinc Corporation Orchestra (Zincopating Zincies) Mr. Fred Jobson was M.C. and kept patrons alive and "rearing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Jubilee of South African War
London, July 19.—Two thousand members of the South African War Veterans' Associa[?]on, including admirals, field marshals, generals,…
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