Britain Could Win Third War
Use of the atomic bomb would not prevent Britain from surviving a third World War, Sir Henry Tizard, 60-year-old Oxford professor and…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1946
1,489 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 26 of 75
Trials of Japanese War Criminals
LONDON, April 9.—Chairman and Australian representative on the War Crimes Commission, Lord Wright, left London by air…
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At a largely attended meeting of Kurri Kurri Sub-branch of Returned Soldiers it was decided to send a letter of protest to Headquarters at…
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SCONE —At the monthly meeting of the Scone sub-branch of Returned Soldiers’ League, which was attended by 60 members,…
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KURRI KURRI: At largely attended meeting of the Kurri Kurri sub-branch of Returned Soldiers’ League it was decided…
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A giant French ammunition dump on the northern outskirts of Saigon (capital of French Indo-China) exploded and two…
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MELBOURNE, Wed.—Trading banks throughout Australian will shortly return to the pre-war closing time of 3 p.m…
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NUREMBERG, April 10.—The War Crimes Tribunal ah unprecedented step yesterday when the defence counsel was ordered to produce two witnesses for questioning by the judge after counsel had Indicated that they were…
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WASHINGTON, April 10—Messages from Mr. Churchill to President Roosevelt referring to a possible Japanese attack on Britain and the United States were introduced yesterday in the resumed hearing of the Pearl Harbour Investigation…
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SINGLETON, Wednesday;—A soldier, Colin Puff. 21, single, of South Australia who was attached, to the military camp at Greta,…
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MUSWELLBROOK,— Wed—As a result of a series of functions organised by Army personnel in the Muswellbrook Scone, and…
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Sgt. Colin Fuss, aged 21, of South Australia, who was a member of the A.I.F. encamped at Greta, was killed instantly…
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There was a large and enthusiastic gathering of Williamtown and Fullerton Cove residents, old and young at the Union Hall, Williamtown, on Saturday…
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CANBERRA Thurs.—Net war expenditure for the nine months ended March 31 last was £38,000,000 less than for the…
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Attention is drawn to a welcome home at Bandon Grove on Easter Saturday night as advertised to-day. Preparations were made for this…
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Rev. A. W. Moore, Rector, on behalf of the Church Wardens, Parochial Council and himself, extended, an invitation to the President, Councillors,…
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Sir,—Tin Hat Day Appeal will be held at a date cosvenient to Anzac Day, and I send some information which may interest your readers…
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Australian officers in prisoner of war camps imposed fines on their own men mainly for going outside the wire to scrounge food, which the…
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MUSWELLBROOK: A beautiful honour scroll, the work of Mr. J. McLelland, of Tamworth, and presented by the residents of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →High Praise for War Committees Farewell Luncheon At Maitland Town Hall
In a team comprising 48 districts and 1500 committees, thousand of “practical, solid coves” had given their time, energy, and thought to public affairs at a time when their own affairs called for every moment of their time; but…
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