War Crimes Trials
Los Negros (A.A.P. Reuter), June 13.— Australian Army officers had been entertained at a farewell party by Japanese officers only a short time after the…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1950
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Man Who Wounded Friend with Pistol
Sydney.—A man with four bullets in him and the man who fired them were still friends, a detective told the Central Griminal Court at the trial of a man who fired the bullets…
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Prague June 15.—The Czech Government hasi prevented 17 British-born wives of Czech citizens from returning to Britain…
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Los Negros (A.A.P. Reuter) June 15: —Two Japanese words "kingo" (hereafter) and "tomo" (meaning and including the present) yesterday became…
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Los Negros (A.A.P.-Reuter). June 16.—General Hitoski Imamura, former Japanese commander in the south-west Pacific, today told the War Crimes…
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Los Negros (Admiralty Group), June 20.—How lis commander, Lieut.-General Nishimuro had liven the order to execute by firing squad a group, of 110 Australian prisoners of war and about 40…
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Singapore, June 17 (AAP-Reuter).— The R.A.A.F. transport squadron which is to join in the anti-terrorist war in Malaya is on its way, R.A.F…
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Singapore, June 20.—The first contingent of Australian airmen reached Singapore to support the British security forces in the war against Malayan terrorists…
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New York, June 21.—The sale of cars is booming in the United States because many Americans believe there will be another war…
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Canberra.—Men suffering from war neurosis may be provided with badges. The Minister for the Army (Mr…
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Cambridge (Massachusetts). June 23. —Asia still was Drimativ the theatre of the cold war and a potentially valuable al[?] in a aborting war. Pillipine…
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Paris. June 23.—A Prench Poreign Office spokesman said Prance had send a Note to Britain and America indicating its intention of submitting to a working…
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Los Negros, June 23 (A.A.P. Reuter):—Between eight and 10 unidentified Australian prisoners of war were shot in the back when they were executed by a Japanese firing squad at Gasmata, New Britain, in March 1942. This was alleged…
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Sydney.—Lord Russell, well-known English philosopher, mathematician and author, fears that world government will come only as the result of another world war…
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Wellington (N.Z).—The Chief of the Imperial General Staff (Field Marshall Slim) said that he had "too many holes" in him…
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Lot Negros (AAP.-Reuter), June 27. —Detplte objections by the prosecution the War Crimes Court adjourned today while the defence counsel prepared…
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Melbourne.—A war hero who parachuted four times into enemy territory has reached Melbourne as a steward in the liner Orion. He is Mr. Denis Rake, D.S.O., M.C., and Croix de Guerre…
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A "cold war" has developed in the mines dispute. Neither side has yet made any effort to seek a settlement on the withdrawal of the W.I.U…
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HERR Hans Schl[?]g[?] Sch[?]eningen, Germany's new Consul-general in London, is the first post-war permanent Germ[?]…
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