Russia Sees War Threat
London, September 10. — Soviet Russia has served notice on the West that remilitarisation of Western Germany will probably provoke another war…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1954
272 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 12 of 14
More Land for Soldiers
Sydney: Over 723,000 acres of grazing land in the Western Division will be thrown open for a pplication late in September under the war service land settlement scheme. The Minister for Lands (Mr. Hawkins) said that 17 blocks will be available on perpetual…
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Sydney: Over 723,000 acres of grazing land in the Western Division will be thrown open for application late in September under the war service land settlement scheme. The Minister for Lands (Mr. Hawkins) said that 17 blocks will be available on perpetual…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →China Coast War Position Is Explosive; Planes Hit
Hong Kong, Monday: The explosive situation along the South China coast became worse today. Nationalist Chinese warships yesterday established a 160-mile…
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New York, September 17. — General George C. Kenny, who commanded the Allied air forces in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Navy War Hero Drowned at Sea
Adelaide: A Royal Navy war veteran who saved many lives at sea during World War II has been drowned off the N.S.W. coast. He was Mr. James Lennon, aged 50,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Show Most Successful Held in Post War Years
The Silver City Pastoral and Agricultural Association's 64th annual show concluded on the Memorial Oval yesterday was described as one of the most successful held in the post-war years. Entries in all sections for competitive exhibits constituted a record, and they were well up to standard. Officials estimated the I…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →H. Bomb "Cancels Out" World War Threat
Brisbane, September 20. —The danger of World War III was not very great, Sir John Slessor, Marshal of the RAF, said today…
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Tokio, Monday: A Japanese court at Nagoya, Central Japan, today sentenced a United States…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War widows may get concession
Sydney, Sept. 21,— State Cabinet Will consider exempting war widows in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Last war "like picnic" if another starts
Sydney, September 26. — The last war would be regarded as a "picnic" if another started, Marshal of the SAP, Sir John Slessor laid tonight. He said people must…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Saigon Sealed Off French Troops Move to Prevent Clash: Civil War
Saigon (Indo-China), Sunday: Thousands of French troops sealed off Saigon from the countryside today to prevent clashes and possible civil war between the…
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Adelaide: A soldier, Allen Howard Gordon (25), was found dead in bed with a bullet wound in the head at Hampstead Barracks early today…
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London: Lady Vivian called unexpectedly at Devizes Hospital, "Wiltshire, at the week-end and took her…
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London, October 1.—The nine Western Powers conferring in London on rearming West Germany are reported to be "on the road to complete agreement." "You can say we're over…
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New York, October 6. — Yugoslavia yesterday called upon the Soviet bloc and the West to abandon their cold…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Saved Home Paper to Rescue of Soldier
Sydney: The home of a sick former serviceman has been saved from a court auction by the…
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Sydney, Oct. 13.—All available police tonight threw a dragnet around the…
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Tokio, Wed.: Sir Norman Roberts, a former British Minister to Japan, arrived at Tokio from…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →War Service Blocks
Applications for seventeen war service land settlement grazing blocks in the Western Division…
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