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The wars & local soldiers, 1948

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No Regard for War Dress

Singleton Argus · Monday 10 May 1948 · page 1

Many Haganah troops are wearing Australian army uniforms acquired as war surplus. Some have tunics with the…

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Soldier Did Not Pay Fare

Maitland Mercury · Monday 10 May 1948 · page 2

Charged with having travelled between Wyong and Greta on March 14, Ernest Nicholson, soldier, of Singleton camp, was…

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Russia’s War Machine

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 11 May 1948 · page 1

MOSCOW. May 11.—The Russian Army is ready for a hard, prolonged war, according to Major-General Zamintin, writing…

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Returned Soldiers' League. Monthly Meeting: Friday Next

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 11 May 1948 · page 1

The usual monthly meeting of the R.S.L. will be held in the clubrooms at 8 o'clock on Friday evening next. Business will include final…

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Russia Ready for Hard, Prolonged War

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 May 1948 · page 1

The Russian Army is ready for a hard and prolonged war. according to Major-Gereral Zaminlin, writing in the…

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Skeltons Found in Plane Believed to Be War Casualty

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 May 1948 · page 2

Skeletons believed to be those of American flyers who lost their lives in the war were found in the wreck of a…

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Masonite Corporation War Memorial

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 13 May 1948 · page 6

On Anzac Bay a most impressive and insp[?]ing ceremony of the unveiling of the Masonite Corporation Memorial to the men and women from the Industry who served…

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Post War Reconstruction. News and Views

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 May 1948 · page 5

When the war ended re-establishment and rehablitation problems were red hot news and they received a good deal of public attention. To-day we…

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Cessnock and District War Memorial Building Committee (Contributed)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 May 1948 · page 1

The annual general meeting of the Cessnock and District War Memorial Building Committee, held at the Council Chambers on Wednesday expressed…

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Soldiers’ League Communist Ba[?]

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 May 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The State Council of the Returned Soldiers’ League has decided to give [?] branches the power to expel [?]…

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Weed War Well Under Way

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 May 1948 · page 2

Recent arrival of the emulsion sprayer—ordered many months ago by Singleton Municipal Council—has resulted in a war…

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War Fears Unfounded—U.S. Admiral

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 May 1948 · page 1

Admiral W. H. Standley, former U.S. Chief of Naval Operations and former American ambassador to Moscow thinks that only a “most…

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Demand to Cease War in Palestine

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 May 1948 · page 2

In the Security Council the United States demanded that the Council order an immediate cessation of the war in…

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Atomic Test Successful US. War Preparedness Disclosed

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 May 1948 · page 2

Three important developments in the U.S. preparedness programme were disclosed in Washington yesterday…

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Australian Govt. Bans War Goods for Palestine Embargo Applies to Countries

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 May 1948 · page 3

The Australian government would not allow export of any war mater[?] Palestine but would[?] ordinary trade…

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Canadian War Ace Killed

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 5

ROME, May 21.—The Canadian war ace, George “Screwball” Burling was one of two British pilots killed in a plane crash at Urbe…

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Legacy War Orphans' Appeal

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 2

One of the most interesting developments in social service work in the post-war years has been the rapid growth of an auxiliary…

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British Youth Migrants Big Brother Movement "War Memorial Training Farm" Established

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 1

For the first time since its inception in New South Wales in 1926, the Big Brother Movement is appealing for £25,000 for its…

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Presentation By Soldiers

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 4

RAYMOND TERRACE, Friday. —Many diggers attended the Memorial Hall, Raymond Terrace, to farewell their padre, the Rev…

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Japanese War Crimes Trial

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 25 May 1948 · page 1

TOKIO. Mar 20 (AAP-Reuter) —No verdict is now expected in the major war crimes trial until at least the middle of July, it…

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