Vatican War on Communism
Vatican City, July 31.—The Vatican Holy office issued a decree banning from sacraments all children who attend Communist youth organisations and parents…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1950
494 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 14 of 25
Fired First Shot In War
Perth.—The man credited with firing the first shot in World War I. has died in his sleep, aged 63. He was former League footballer…
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London, July 31.—The Deputy Prime Minister, Sir Robert Morrison, at the week-end predicted there was a g[?] change of avoiding a third world war…
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Los Negros (AAP-Reuter), August 3 — A Japanese war criminal cave evidence before the War Crimes Court today in defence of six fellow Japanese on trial…
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Melbourne.—Three Australian stowaways were taken off the Swedish motorship Anna Salen 10 minutes before she sailed for Tientsin, in the Korean war zone…
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Wellington (N.Z.) (A.A.P.Reuter), August 8. — External Air a in Minister. Mr. Doldge, said in an address today that he did not think a hot war would…
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Canberra. August 9.— A conference between Major General K. L. Stewart, chief of the New Zealand Army general staff. and Australian military chiefs may…
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Canberra.—The Federal Government has ordered a national stock[?] taking of Australia's potential war production, the Acting Prime…
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Canberra, August 10:—A national stocktaking of Australia's resources and defence preparedness is now in progress, the Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Fodden) announced today. He indicated that this is being done to secure on accurate…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →London Dairy--- by F.R. Peterson War or no war, they holiday in August
LONDON, Tuesday.—It takes more than an international crisis to interfere with an English August bank holiday week. The pace of London has slowed down, there are more empty chairs behind office desks than occupied ones, the wheels have stopped turning in many of the nation's factories…
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The first of a series of public addresses by Dr. Lloyd Ross, and organised by the Workers Educational Association was given on Saturday night in the…
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London, August 13.—Higher pay as an attraction to join the services was the subject of a short-notice meeting of Cabinet, it is…
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Sydney[?]—Declaring that Australia had a defeatist approach to the rabbit problem, the rural committee of the Liberal Party has recommended the Federal Government to set up a rabbit exterminating…
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Los Negros (A.A.P.-Reuter), August 14.—The War Crimes Court today sentenced a Japanese war criminal to death by hanging and another Japanese…
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Canberra, August 14.—The only hope of avoiding another war was for peace loving nations to increase the strength of their defences and stand together, the Acting Minister for…
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Melbourne.—A party of 15 young servicemen broke up a meeting on the Yarra bank by throwing a Communist speaker into the river…
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DISCUSSING Australia's plans to enlarge and rearm its fighting services, the Acting Minister for Defen[?]e (Mr. McBride) said that men who served in World War 11. were now out of date in their military training. How will the training of the…
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Sydney,—The following motion was carried unanimously at the State Congress of the R.S.L. at North Sydney Anzac Memorial…
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The following resolution was carried unanimously at the State Congress of the R.S.L. held at North Sydney Anzac Memorial House on Tuesday:—…
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