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Broken Hill & the Far West · The wars & local soldiers
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The Premiers Conference with Mr. Menzies, the Treasurer (Mr. Fadden) and other Federal Ministers tomorrow will be asked to assist the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Canberra, March 2.—The Commonwealth Government has set a time limit of three years in which to prepare the nation for possible war with Communist forces. A new three-year defence program was announced by the Prime Minister, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Canberra, March 4.—The establishment of a National Security Council to gear the nation for war was agreed to [?] the emergency Premiers conference. The Council will [?] prise the Prime Minister and all [?]ate Premiers and will m[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →LONDON, March 5. — Villagers of Chiltern hamlets are smiling over their pints in the locals—sure there'll be…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Tokio, March 5—Continuing the test of the Communist line in Central Korea American and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Several traffic cases will be brought before the court at the next monthly sitting. Council's traffic officers have decided to take action after repeated warnings about traffic offiences…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Melbourne.—Plans for placing the society on a war footing were announced by the Red Gross yesterday. The society also announced it would soon launch…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New York, March 6.—The New York Herald-Tribune today praised a new Australian novel, "Come in, Spinner."…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Canberra:—Last night the Prime Minister (Mr. R. G. Menzies) warned Australians that they had not more than three years in which to prepare for a third world war. Mr. Menzies stressed the need…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Melbourne, March 7.—The Commander in Chief of the British Commonwealth Occupation Forces (Lieut.-General Sir Horace…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Melbourne, March 7.—Enlistments in the navy, army and air force in the week ended Sunday. March 4, numbered 211, bringing the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Auckland (N.Z.), — Union drivers refused to deliver a beer issue to servicemen working as wharfies, and it…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Foster (Vic.). — Two hundred farmers took 500 rabbits to a meeting here today and had them infected with myxomatosis virus…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sydney.—The only extension of time granted for applying for Qualification certificate for was service land settlement was a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Los Negros (A.A.P. Reuter) —The Australian War Crimes Court yesterday sentenced 7 former members of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Brussels, March 10.—A military court sentenced General Alexander Ernest von Falkenhalsen (73), wartime Military Governor of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Los Negros, March 11.—Japanese executioners whipped themselves into a frenzy of revenge and shouted the names of dead comrades as they beheaded and bayoneted 200 Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Moscow, March 12. — Defence costs in the Budget which the Supreme Soviet adopted showed 21 per cent. increase over last year…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On his recent visit to Broken Hill, Mr. J. J. Clark, M.H.R., was approached by a number of returned soldiers, who stated that facilities did not appear to be available for the construction and purchase of homes in Broken Hill under the War Service…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Canberra.—The Australian destroyer Anzac, which was built at the Naval Dockyard, Williamstown, Melbourne, is to be…
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