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The wars & local soldiers, 1946

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Chinese Losses In The War

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 5 March 1946 · page 5

NEW YORK March 4. — In nearly nine years of war against Japan China lost 1,400.000 Soldiers killed…

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War with Russia Not’ Inevitable

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 5 March 1946 · page 4

NEW YORK March 4.—A former United State ambassador to Moscow, Mr. Avarll Harriman, In broadcast Interview with Quentin…

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Hopes That Civil War In Spain Will Be Averted Australian Associated Press

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 5 March 1946 · page 1

LONDON, March 5.—-There is no intention of interfering in the internal affairs of Spain, states the joint Anglo-French-American governmental declaration from the Foreign Office…

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Feared “Annihilation” by Anglo-saxons Why Franco Withdrew War Offer To Hitler (Australian Associated Press)

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 5 March 1946 · page 1

LONDON, March 5.—General Franco promised Hitler that Spain would enter the war against the Allies, but backed down after protracted negotiations about supplies and assistance. These facts were made clear in a bat in a batch of letters between Franco and Hitler,…

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Rioting in Alexandria Two British Soldiers Beaten To Death Demonstrators Attempt To Drag Down Union Jack(Australian Associated Press)

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 5 March 1946 · page 1

CAIRO, March 5.—Riots In Alexandria yesterday- caused deaths of 17 persons, including two British. soldiers who had been beaten to death by a mob. The number Injured was 299…

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Berths For War Brides

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 March 1946 · page 6

LONDON March 5—The total number of berths allotted to war brides of Australian servicemen for March is now 776, compared…

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Toll of War on Chinese Soldiers 1,400,000 Killed in Nine Years

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 March 1946 · page 1

China lost 1,400,000 soldiers killed in nearly nine years of war against Japan. The Chungking correspondent of the…

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Mr Churchill Repulses Idea of New War Suggests Fraternal Aosociation

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 March 1946 · page 2

"I repulse the idea that a new war is inevitable; still more, that it is imminent. I do not believe the Soviet desires war. What…

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"Farming Go[?]s to War in Great Britain Pictorial Exhibition in Singleton Next Week

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 March 1946 · page 2

A large pictorial and photographic exhibition entitled "Farming Goes to War in Great Britain," comes to Singleton next week. The…

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Soldiers’ League At Gresford

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 March 1946 · page 5

GRESFORD.—At the annual meeting of the Gresford sub branch of the Returned Soldiers’ League the following officers…

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War Brides In Britain

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY Thurs.—Members of the Husbands of British War Brides' Association have sent a cable to the British Prime Minister…

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Another List Of War Criminals

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 1

LONDON, March 7.—The 25th list of war criminals has been issued by the United Nations War Crimes…

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Big Liner’s Release From War Duty

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 7

LONDON, March 6.—The liner Queen Elizabeth will be release from trooping after she completes her present [?] from…

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War Memorial

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 March 1946 · page 5

The committees handling the two candidates in the "Queen" competition to raise funds for the War Memorial are beginning to…

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Largest Mass War Crimes Trial

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 March 1946 · page 1

DACHAU, March 8. — Sixty operators of the notorious Mauthausen extermination camp, where the Nazis…

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Post-war Reconstruction Programme. Foremost Needs a First Priority

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 March 1946 · page 5

It was my privilege a few days ago to present to Parliament estimates for the expenditure of £15,352,000 on public works, services and housing…

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War on Women Five Called On Rabbit Charges Landholders Mulct of £26/6/- YESTERDAY

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 March 1946 · page 2

Feminine names were in the majority when cases were called in the local police court yesterday in connection with failure…

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Soldier Protests to Kearsley Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 March 1946 · page 1

Some time ago, Kearsley Council called application for the position of a meat inspector in the service of the Council. There were only two…

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Acting Head Of Soldiers’ League

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 March 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.— Mr. K. Bolton, who was elected acting State Presiden[?] of the Returned Soldiers’ League at a meeting of the…

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"Farming at War in Great Britain"

Singleton Argus · Monday 11 March 1946 · page 2

Seme astounding facts will be presented at the pictorial and photographic exhibition, entitled "Farming Goes to War in Great Britain,"…

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