To-day’s Leader Repatriating Prisoners of War Sentenced for Conspiracy
BUDAPEST, Feb. 17. — A people’s court sentenced Charles Peyer, former leader of the Hungarian Socialist Party, in his…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1948
696 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 35
Denman News. Returned Soldiers' Annual Meeting
For the 16th year in succession Mr. R. T. Thornton was re-elected (unopposed) president of the Denman subbranch of the R.S.L. at its annual…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Busy Year for Returned Soldiers Sub-branch and Club Activities. Large Attendance at Annual Meeting
THE year ended 31st December last was a notable one in the history of the Muswellbrook sub-branch of the Returned Sailors, Soldiers and Airmen's Imperial League of Australia. The reports and financial statements read at the annual meeting held on Friday last told of outstanding…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Slowness of Soldier Settlement. P.p. Board Concern
Directors of Denman-Singleton Pastures Protection Board, at the monthly meeting, expressed alarm at the delay in the settling of returned…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fears Of Civil War In Korea Growing Tension Causes Alarm
American authorities in Japan believe that a full-scale civil war between North and South Korea is possible before the beginning of April. The North Korean Army, estimated to be between 250,000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →To-day’s Leader An Enlarged Federal Parliament Us. Bans Export of All Surplus War Materials Prevent Irregular Supplies of Arms To Palestine
WASHINGTON, February 19—The United States has ban[?] the export of all surplus war materials sold to private interests [?] salvage or scrap. According to Reuter, the ban is interpreted here as intended…
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 20—Giving evidence before the House of representatives committee on un-American affairs George Dimitrov,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Totally [?] Soldiers. Appeal for Help
Whenever you so, [?] Arthur, organi[?] Totally and Permanently Di[?] Soldiers' Association in addressing…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—The Minister for lands (Mr. Shea ban) ordered that the Chairman of the Land Board (Mr. F. N, Boddington)…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldier Got Off Lightly S.m. Found Offensive Behaviour Case Proved. But Dismissed Charge
Colin Maynard, a member of the Commonwealth Military Forces, was let off lightly by Stipendiary Magistrate J…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War on Truman’s Civil Rights Proposals Opposition From The South
NEW YORK, February 21.— More than half of 850 Arkansas Democrats Walked out of a Jackson Day dinner at Little Rack, Arkansas, when a speech by President Truman, relayed from Washington, was tuned in on the loud-speaker…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cloth Controls Lifted in India Machinery to Replace War-worn Plants (From Reuter’s Correspondent)
BOMBAY (By Airmail): India’s textile mills — the Dominion’s number one industry and Bombay’s principal source of wealth—are expected to touch new production heights following a virtual abolition of oil wartime…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Chinese Oppose Aid to Chiang Kai-shek “Prolonged Civil War”(From W. E. Parrot, AAP-Reuter Correspondent)
HONGKONG: Continued support of the Chiang Kai-shek regime by the United States of America was deliberately prolonging the civil war as well as interference in Chinese affairs, stated a document drawn up by anti-Kuomintang…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Unfair War Verdicts
FRANKFURT, Feb. 23.— The U.S. war crimes judge, Charles Wenner-strum, who said last wees that [?]dictively unfair verdicts might fall…
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LONDON, Feb. 23.—There will be no names inscribed on millons of 1939-45 war medals which the British Government is…
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SINGLETON, Monday.— Pts. Colin Maynard, stationed at Greta Camp, appeared before Mr. J. B. Hodgson, SM, at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Swift Jap. Advance Upset War Plans
LONDON, Feb, 24. — Disputes with the Australian Government in the critical early days of the war against Japan were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ballot For Wallabadah Blocks for Soldier Settlement
Ballot for the blocks from the subdivision of Wallabadah Station for soldier settlement will be held at Tamworth on April 8…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Challenge on War Crimes
NUREMBERG; February 25.— The chief United States war crimes prosecutor, Brigadier General Telford Taylor, challenged…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No War Expected For Ten Years Britain Postponing Re-organising of Service
The British Government is banking on no major war for 10 years. Discussing the Navy Estimates, the "Daily Express" says defence policy is based on the assumption that experimental…
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