Lord Louis Warns of Third War Horrors
SYDNEY, Mon.—In a broadcast last night, Lord Louis Mountbatten warned that a third world war, with longe-range…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1946
1,489 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 24 of 75
Soviet Soldiers Shot by Polish Terrorists (A.a.p. Service)
LONDON, April 1.— Polish terrorists shot nine members of the Red Army whom they dragged from a tram at Czastary, a small station near Lodz, said the Warsaw correspondent of the “Times.” Armed uniformed terrorists…
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SYDNEY, Monday. — It was announced to-day that the Returned Soldiers’ League has formed a co-operative…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Thousands Decide to "Soldier On"
Thousands of soldiers with long service had decided to "soldier on" and remain in the army, the Minister for the Army (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tillegra Welcome Home
A grand afternoon's sports and fete will be held in the grounds of Tillegra Hall on Saturday night. There will be athletic events, including a…
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Kearsley Welcome Home Committee' entertained exservicemen and women on Saturday, the function taking…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →National War College in America
WASHINGTON April 1. — The United States bap established a National War College, in which army, navy and air force officers,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Latest Ust of War Criminals
LONDON April 2.—Including 603 names on the latest list, total of 13,682 German war criminals has been named in lists…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →R. S. LEAGUE. Attacks War Homes Commission
The R.S.L. Co-operative Building Society had been formed because of the inability of the War Service Homes Commission to build homes f[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lord Mountbatten. Warns of Third War Horrors
In a broadcast, Lord Louis Mountbatten warned that a third world war, with long-range rockets propelled by atomic energy…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Aberdeen War Memorial. Avenue of Trees to be Planted
As a memorial to the fallen of World War IX., Aberdeen R.S.S. and A.I.L.A. have decided to plant an avenue of trees from the bridge to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier Chosen. Lieut.-General Northcott New Governor
Lieut.-General John Northcott, C.B., M.V.O., has been appointed Governor of New South Wales. The appointment was announced by the Premier…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Land for Soldier Settlers. Attitude of Landowners
When the Bill was introduced into the Legislative Assembly to provide for carrying out the conditions under which Mr. Martin McIlrath had made…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Burial of Unknown Soldier
WASHINGTON. April 2.—The House of Representative passed a Bill authorising burial in Arlington National crematory of an…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Charged with Aiding Enemy British Soldier Captured fn Crete(Australian Associated Press)
LONDON. April 2 —A British soldier, captured in Crete in June, 1941, is alleged to have aided the enemy by wireless-propaganda, after being taught microphone technique, by Margaret Joyce, wife of “Lord Haw Haw.”…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldiers’ League Dance a Success
The first of the weekly dance at the CWA Hall, in aid of the Returned Soldiers’ League, met with excellent support from the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Aiding Indirect War Sufferers
Singleton branch of the Red Cross, which functioned with such marked success during the war years, continues to carry on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →German Post-war Plans Revealed
LONDON April 3.—Germany prepared from 1939 economic bridgeheads for the re-establishment of foreign trade in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cost of the War to Britain (Australian Associated Press)
LONDON, April 3. — Six years of war cost Britain nearly £4,000 million sterling yearly says a White Paper. The lowest annual figure was £2,595 million in 1940, and the highest £4,552 million in 1945…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Elderslie News Items Soldiers’ Welcome
ELDERSLIE.—A meeting of the Elderslie farewell and welcome home committee was held in the school on Tuesday night…
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