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The wars & local soldiers, 1950

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Germ War Trial

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 3 January 1950 · page 1

London, January 2.—Japan intended to attack Russia between June and September, 1945, according to the Moscow Radio report of evidence given in the…

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War Cripple In Gallant Rescue. Father, Sod Saved from Drowning

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 3 January 1950 · page 3

Lithgov:, December 80.—A 28-years-old crippled ex-serviceman dived fully clothed into a dam at Capertee to rescue a school teacher and his 14…

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Free Cars for U.k. War Disabled

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 3

Fifteen hundred war disabled people in Britain are being given motor cars specially designed for them. This is disclosed in the Ministry of Pensions…

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Germ War Red Radio Claims Against U.S.

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 4

London. January 3.—Moscow Radio quoting "Pravda" claimed the United States many months ago had enough evidence to prosecute Japanese found…

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Taxi Driver On Violence Charge Incident In Sydney Taxi War

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 1

Sydney, January 4.—A 23-years-old city taxi driver has been served with a summons alleging threatening words and apprehended violence against the…

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Second Russian Walk-out From Jap Control Council Japanese War Prisoners Issue

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 1

Tokio (AAP-Reuter), January 4.—The Russian delegation led by Lieut. General Kuzma Derevyanko today walked out of on Allied Control Council of Japan meeting for the second time within a fortnight. Derevyanko told the Council, which met…

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War Pensions Increase?

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 1

Canberra.—The payment of increased war pensions, including war widows' pensions, will be considered by the Federal Cabinet at…

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Push Button War Tests

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 4

New York, January 8.—A huge and highly secret research programme into push button warfare is going on in Southern…

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Freighter With War Record

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 7

Adelaide.—The Briish freighter Dan-y-Bryn, which left Port Adelaide on Saturday, was noted among seamen during World War II. as a convoy ship…

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War Memorial Damaged

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 2

Sydney—The beautiful Anzac War Memorial, in Hyde Park, is being badly damaged by white ants and leaking water…

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War Pension Review

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 6

Canberra.—The Federal Cabinet has appointed a special sub-committee of ex-servicemen members to review war pensions and…

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Japs' Trial for War Crimes Soon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 January 1950 · page 4

Canberra.—Japanese war criminals, charged with brutal treatment of Australian prisoners of war, will be tried immediately if…

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U.S. Senate Discusses Formosa Position Risk Of Third World War Warning

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 11 January 1950 · page 1

Washington, January 10.—Senators who wanted armed intervention in Formosa would subject the United States to the risk of a third world war, declared Senator Tom Connally, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, during…

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Japs War Suspects

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 3

Canberra.—One hundred suspected Japanese war criminals will be brought to trial by the Australian Government as quickly as…

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Churchill Flies to Words War

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 1

London, January 11. The Opposition Jeader (Mr. Winston Churchill) will fly back from Madeira…

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War Crimes Trials At Manus Island

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 1

Canberra, January 11.—The Minister for the Army (Mr. Francis) said today that Army authorities had been director to complete by mid-February the…

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Soldier Stabbed to Death in Camp, Three Others Hurt

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 3

Sydney.—A soldier was stabbed to death and three other soldiers suffered knife wounds at Moorebank Camp, near Liverpool, last night. Early this morning a…

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Divorce "Worse Than War"

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 6

Brisbane.—Divorce was one of the outstanding curses of modern society the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane (Dr. Duhig)…

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Flight From Japan Of Jap War Criminal Suspects

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 1

Tokio (A.A.P.-Reuter), January 16.— Japanese war criminal suspects are fleeting from Japan following the Australian announcement that criminals…

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Reds Grab U.k. Soldier in Jeep

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 7

Hong Kong, January 17.—An unidentified British soldier drove a jeep across the Hong Kong border into China. Communist…

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