Italian Prisoners of War Escape
MELBOURNE, Tuesday. — Forcing a cell door from its hinges, two Italian prisoners of war, Francisco Ponzonl (36) and…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1947
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Merriwa News Proposed Electricity Extension. Possible Service for Soldiers' Setlement
In his report to the Shire Council meeting on Monday, the Shire Clerk (Mr. W. J. Lockrey, commenting on the proposal to obtain electricity in…
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The R.S.S. and A.I.L.A. Sports Committee will meet at the Memorial Club on Thursday night next at 8 p.m…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A special bulletin, issued at Yaralla military hospital to-day revealed that the specialist attending an ex-soldier…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Welcome Home Committee Winds Up £155 Surplus To Go To Repatriation Committee Singleton's Great War Record
The Singleton and District Welcome Home Committee, which, during the short time it operated, was one of the most…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Why Germany Lost the War
The German and Italian High Commands lost the war in the Mediterranean because FieldMarshal Rommel, in July, 1942,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Declaration Held Up Jap. Excuse Over Pearl Harbour
Japan's failure to declare war before launching her attack on Pearl Harbour was due to unexpected clerical difficulties at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Maitland Show Opened To-day Up to Standard of Pre-war Exhibitions
The Maitland show, which opened to-day, was well up to the standard of the best of prewar exhibitions…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tokio War Crimes Tribunal
TOKIO, Feb. 27—Sir William Webb, president of the war crimes tribunal, rejected a defence move to introduce opinions expressed in…
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HONGKONG, Feb, 27.— The British authorities destroyed the Japanese war memorial on top of Mount…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Payment for Soldier Prisoners
CANBERRA, Thurs.—Mr. Turnbull (CP., Vic.) said to-day that the Minister for the Army (Mr. Chambers) had given him an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Moonan Flat Big Welcome Home Attraction Saturday, May 3
At long last, the committee sponsoring the big welcome home to Service personnel up the Hunter has been able to fix a date. It is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Stalin As War Criminal."
The Political Research Society Ltd., has published the following in its new circular of "Sidelights on the Sovlet": I "The last war started from a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →British Destroy Jap. War Memorial
British authorities have destroyed the 100 ft. brick and concrete Japanese war memorial on top of Mount Cameron, Hong Kong…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Returned Soldiers' League. Merriwa Sub-branch Meeting
The monthly meeting of the Merriwa sub-branch of the R.S.S. and A.I.L.A. was held in the School of Arts on Saturday afternoon, when the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Blocks For Soldier Settlement
The Minister for Lands has announced that 14 blocks of Oorundun-by Estate have been made available for war service land settlement…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Speakers Galled to Order Discussion of Soldier Preference
CANBERRA, Friday.—Most Opposition speakers and one Government members were called to order by the Speaker of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Land Purchase for Soldiers
SYDNEY, Friday. — The State Government will purchase The Belmore and Possum Plain estates and part of the Carabost…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Features Of War Strange in China
SHANGHAI, March 1.—“It Iisa strange civil war : In China, where the headquarters of the Communist 18th Group army in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldiers’ Protest on National Quiz
BRISBANE, Sat.—The Queensland branch of the RSL is protesting against the holding of the final of the National Quiz…
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