News On War-time Footing In Malaya
Malayan authorities are restricting news of the campaign against Communist terrorists. The Issuing of news will be put…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Hunter Valley · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1948
696 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 25 of 35
Can't Hope for Breathing Space in Next War
"We cannot hope for breathing space, as in 1939, at the outbreak of another world war," said the Chief…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Brutal Jap Guard To Hang. Long War Criminal Case
"Claude" brutal [?] Private First Class in the [?] army is to die by hanging so also are his commanding officers…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →World Statesmen Indicted By Mr. Churchill Roles Preceding The Last World War
LONDON, August 27.—Leading world statesmen, including Neville Chamberlain, Ramsay Macdonold and Stanley Baldwin, are indicted by Winston Churchill in his new book, “The Gathering Storm,” for their roles in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Arabs Want Resumption of War Notes Sent To All Arab Governments Cairo
The Anab Inter-Parliamentary Committee at Beirut has sent notes to all Arab Governments, demanding the immediate resumption of the Palestine…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Legacy War Orphans' Day
Legacy War Orphans' Day will be held in Dungog on Friday," 3rd September. There will be a street stall and sale of badges Donations will be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Trial of German War Leaders
LONDON, August 28.—German war leaders, Field-Marshal Brauchitsch, Generals von Runsteds and Manstein, and Colonel-General Strauss, now in Munster Lager hospital as prisoners of war, are stand trail as alleged war…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Woman’s Tug-of-war with Thug
SYDNEY, Bat—In a violent “tug of war” with a thug who tried to snatch her handbag, a young married woman was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Post-war Plans Fading Into Oblivion Board Disappointed At Nurses’ Home Delay
Referring to the fact that a start had not yet been [?]made with the urgently required additional nurses’ home at Maitland Hospital, the report presented to the 106th annual meeting last night stated that plans of development…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Former War Factories Not for Sale
SYDNEY, Monday.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) has informed St. Mary’s Council that the Commonwealth Government…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →R.S.L. Will Cash £300 War Bonds
War bonds to the value of £300 will be liquidated to cover costs involved in transfer of the R.S.L. Club from its…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Local R.s.l.to Care for Graves Contract with Imperial War Graves Commission
Singleton R.S.L. will contract with the Imperial War Graves Commission to care for the graves of service…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Returned Soldiers’ Meeting At Singleton
SINGLETON, Monday. —The treasurer (Mr. Alan Low) presenting the financial statement to the Returned Soldiers’ League meeting said debit balance of £29/7/1 was now in the No. 2 account…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →EDITORIAL Our War Orphans
NEXT Friday, September 3, will be Legacy War Orphans’ Day throughout.- Australia. Despite the fact that Legacy was an Australian inspiration there are probably many who are still not seized with the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Added Prize in War Veterans Art Union
A British Jaguar motor-car has been added to the list of prizes for the War Veterants Art Union No.11. The car is valued at £1509…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →To-day’s Leader: Our War Orphans Communists Make Bid to “Cash In” on the French Crisis
PARIS, August 31.—As the French Communists, in a spirited bid to “cash in” on the Government crisis headed nation-wide demonstrations against rising prices, the Catholic Progressive leader (M. Robert Schuman) yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →60 Dock Guards Wounded
CALCUTTA, Sept 8. — Sixty dock guards were wounded when police used tear-gas and fired on striking guards to rescue two…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wants Atomic War Banned
Sir John Newman Morris, chairman of the Australian Red Cross, is at present attending the International…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Needs of War-stricken Europe
AMSTERDAM, Sept. 8—Addressing the World council of Churches, Rev. T. McDougall of Sydney, pleaded that the Council’s relief and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Crimes Court May Be Transferred Likely Venue Japan
The Australian War Crimes Court will probably transfer from Hongkong to Japan soon…
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