The War And Starvation Budget (To the Editor)
Sir,—It was a surprise and disappointment to observe the apathy shown by the unionists of Broken Hill recently by their…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1951
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Crowd's Welcome Home To Royal Couple
London, November 18.—Huge crowds in London and Liverpool gave a tumultuous welcome yesterday to Princess Elizabeth and…
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ON January 26. 1901, Mr. V. H. Mays, formerly ox St. Kilda and now living in Bourke Street, Melbourne,…
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Cairo, November 19.—British forces occupied Ismailia in the Suez Canal zone today as the casualty list climbed to 14 dead and 31 wounded from two weekend battles between British troops and Egyptian police…
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Tokio (A.A.P.-Reuter), November 19.—The Communists will reply on Wednesday to the United Nation's proposal to end the Korean war by December 17. At today's…
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Korea, November 20— Chinese stretcher-bearers carried a British soldier into no-man's land and set him free. The soldier, Sergeant J. Rorrison, was wounded in…
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London, November 22— Four soldiers in the Suez Canal Zone were shot last night. Strong protests have been made to the Egyptian Governor…
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London, November 23—More attacks on British soldiers in the Suez Canal Zone were reported today. One soldier was stabbed in the back and his rifle…
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Sydney. November 26.—Enlistment of 216 men in the Permanent Forces during the week brought the total enlistments to 11,821…
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New York, November 27— A new type of body armor may prevent.60 to 75 percent, of the death of…
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Rome November 23.—De[?]tion would [?] great that [?] war would throw the world [?] into an era like the dark age[?]…
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Tenders for the erection of the war Memorial at the Memorial Oval have been called by the oval management committee. The memorial will be erected on the site on the…
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Melbourne— A man who was recommended for the Military Medal was sentenced in General Sessions to two years' jail for having stolen 14 diamond rings…
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Bonn, December 2—High Allied officials are in Bonn today, trying to prepare a top-secret plan to enable the Germans to build guns, tanks and fighter planes…
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Tokio, December 2—The Allies are carrying the air war to the enemy in a strong effort to retain control. Squadrons are in action almost every hour…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →North School Functions Man Arrested After Long Siege War Neurosis Victim Fires Fourteen Shots
At the monthly meeting of the North P. & C. held at the School, it was decided to make the annual distribution of drinks and ice Launceston, December 2.—Detectives at dawn burst through the rear door of a suburban house on Friday and…
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Cairo, December 4. — The streets of Suez resembled a miniature of World War II battleground today after clashes of British troops with Egyptian police and civilians had ended. Dead…
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The Broken Hill subbranch of the Returned Servicemen's League is conducting its annual elections, the…
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Sydney—Something would have to be done to stop the growth of the Bodgie cult in N.S.W., the Education Minister (Mr Heffron) said in the Legislative Assembly today Expressing…
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Over 1500 kangaroo skins were stamped at police stations in the western district during November…
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