Increasing War Pensions
CANBERRA, Sat.—War pension increases,- absorbing £460,500, are authorised in a Bill introduced in the House of…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1947
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German War Equipment for Australia
BRUSSELS, May 23.—Australia and New Zealand will receive general purpose equipment from former German armament and…
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OTTAWA: The secrete of the Canadian kitchen are being revealed to the overseas war brides at Regina…
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LONDON, May 23:—It is authoritatively stated that the first Ukrainian division of the former German army about 8000 strong,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →South African War Deserter Confesses
LONDON. May 26.—Moved by recent appeals to deservers to give themselves up, a conscience- stricken man over 60 years old recently reported to the police that he deserted from the army during the South African war in 1900, lays…
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Moved by recent appeals to deserters to give themselves up, a conscience stricken man of over 80 years of age, recently reported…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Move To Help Britain On War Debt
Mr S. G. McFarlane, secretary of the of the Federal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Britain's Children Now Healthier Than Before War
British school children are of better physique now than before the war, or than in 1940, according to the latest report of the Ministry of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Corps of Royal Australian Engineers War History
All those who served as members of the Corps of Royal Australian Engineers will be interested to learn that on RAE committee has voluntary…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldier Falls Under Train
A soldier who returned from Japan on Saturday had his left arm almost severed last night when be fell under an electric train at Town Hall railway…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Eisenhower’s Denunciation of War
NEW YORK May 28—War was last night denounced by General “Ike” Elenhower, formerly commander [?] in Europe, as…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Death Of Famous War Leader
MEW YORK, May 28.—Brigadier General Events Carison, veteran of two world wars and famed leader, of Carison’s Raiders— second…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Frontal Attack Goes Well at Randwick Mail O’ War Attractive Over Six Furlongs
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Following his good gallop last Tuesday, Frontal Attack was again outstanding at Randwick this morning, covering half a mile on the screenings in 50 seconds…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Extended Membership For Soldiers
The May meeting of the Raymond Terrace sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers’ League was attended by 32 members, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Would Sell One Eye Ex-Soldier Needs Money
GRAFTON, Thursday.— Gerald Good, a 25-year-old Canadian ex-soldier, needs money to urgently that he is willing to sell one of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Writing The Japanese Peace Treaty Eleven Nations Involved In The War To Act
WASHINGTON, May 30.—The United States will demand abandonment of the “Big Four” peace-making system in writing the peace treaty for Japan. This is reported by the political correspondent of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Desperate Soldier Offers to Sell Eye Invalid Pension Refused
A former Canadian soldier living near South Grafton needs money so desperately that he is willing to sell an eye if it could…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tokio’s War Trials Now Grow Weary
(Duane Hennessy of the Associated Press covered the first six months of the war crimes trial and has returned to the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →“Nice to Be Back” Says Mountbatten “Little War ” Flares Again
NEW DELHI, Mar 31. — India’s Viceroy, Lord Louis Mountbatten, who on Monday will give details of the procedural plan for transfer of power in India to Indian leaders who are already assembling for the purpose, returned from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cabinet to Be Asked for £54 MILLION Australia’s Post-War Defence Needs
CANBERRA, Saturday.—Expenditure of £54,000,000 on Australia’s post-war defence in the nest financial year is to be recommended to Federal Cabinet on Tuesday by the Australian Defence Council…
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