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The wars & local soldiers, 1947

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Molotov Complains Of German Troops In The West “Elimination Of War Potential Hardly Started,” He Says

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 12 March 1947 · page 1

MOSCOW, March 12,—France and Britain at yesterday’s session of the “Big Four” Foreign Ministers’ conference sided with the United States to block the Russian attempt to bring discussion of China on the agenda…

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War Memorial Appeal Meeting

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 March 1947 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the West Maitland War Memorial Hall appeal the presentation of the annual report and the…

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No Allowance For Prisoners Of War

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 March 1947 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday. — The Minister for the Army (Mr. Chambers) announced in the House of Representatives to-day…

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U.s. War-time Taxes Extended

Singleton Argus · Friday 14 March 1947 · page 7

President Truman has signed a bill extending indefinitely war-time taxes on travel, telegrams, telephone calls, liquor, and various luxury items,…

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Paper Says Truman’s Speech Means War Comment On Appeal For Aid To Greece And Turkey

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 March 1947 · page 4

NEW YORK, March Mr — President Truman’s programme to boaster the existing regains in Greece and Turkey would inve[?] lead to war declared the “C[?] commenting on the President’s appeal to…

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Minor Triral War

Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 March 1947 · page 3

DARWIN, Monday—In a minor tribal war at Bachelor, near Darwin, during aboriginal initiation ceremonies one young man was…

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Britain Will Prepare for Danger of War No Risks Being Taken

Singleton Argus · Monday 17 March 1947 · page 1

When Mr. R. H. S. Crossman (Lab., Coventry) said In the British House of Commons that there might be a danger of war…

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United States Unprepared Again Could Not Fight Full-scale War Before 1948

Singleton Argus · Monday 17 March 1947 · page 3

If the United States should be challenged to-morrow it could not fight a full scale war before 1948, commented the American…

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The Last Instalment Of a Gallant Soldier's Diary

Singleton Argus · Monday 17 March 1947 · page 4

To-day ends the diary of startling disclosures and pathetic stories of the callousness and beast-like nature of a yellow foe…

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War Gratuity Payments

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 18 March 1947 · page 2

Mr. Claude Hamilton, who is a patient in Yaralla Military Hospital, put up a fight to get war gratuities paid. He tried various Federal…

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To-day’s Leader : Elections And The People. Air Power Dominant Factor In War British Minister’s Views

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 March 1947 · page 1

LONDON, March 18.—“Although there will be unknown changes in wartime technique owing to atomic power, I believe air power will remain the dominant war factor,” said the Air Minister (Mr. Noel Baker) presenting the air…

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Returned Soldiers' League. Monthly Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 March 1947 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the above was held on Friday last, when there was an attendance of 40 members, presided over by Mr. H. M, Smith…

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Paraguay In A State Of War

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 March 1947 · page 1

ASUNCION (Paraguay), March 19.—The Government last night admitted that the entire country was in a state of war and the…

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A.w.l. Soldiers May Soon Be Free

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 March 1947 · page 3

The Minister for the Army (Mr. Chambers) said he expected to announce soon that soldiers still in…

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14 Farms From "Wallabadah" Station Acquired for Soldier Settlement

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 March 1947 · page 2

Approximately 23,000 acres of Wallabadah Station, acquired by the Government for the settlement of ex-Servicemen under…

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Soldiers’ League At The ’Terrace

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 March 1947 · page 4

At the monthly meeting of the Raymond Terrace sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers’ League, the president (Mr. A. A. Conroy)…

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Pigeons in Peace and War

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 22 March 1947 · page 6

Too probably saw recently that two Australian war pigeons had been awarded the animal VC—the Dicken Medal—for service in…

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Rupert Brooke—Soldier Poet

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 22 March 1947 · page 6

If I should die, think only this if me: That there’s some corner of a foreign field…

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Welcome to Returned Men at Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 March 1947 · page 2

SINGLETON, Mon.—A large gathering assembled at the Masonic Hall on-Saturday night, to welcome home members of…

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Anzac Day Plans At Branxton

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 March 1947 · page 3

BRANXTON: As is the usual procedure, the celebrations in connection with Anzac Day in Branxton will take place on the…

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