Local and General News Holiday Traffic Exceeds Pre-war Figures
Singleton garagemen said today that holiday traffic exceeded pre-war road traffic despite petrol rationing. The demand…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1949
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Danger of War Between Britain and Israel Warning From Mr. Bevin
The British Foreign Secretary, Mr. Bevin, has warned the U.S. Government of the danger of war between Britain and Israel, according to two London Sunday newspapers. The Diplomatic Correspondent of the "Sunday Dispatch"…
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PARIS, January 4. — Britain, France and the United States have notified Russia that they have released all German war prisoners in…
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.—The 11 Nations’ Far Eastern Commission announced to-day that technical and scientific secrets…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Repatriating German War Prisoners Breach of Faith Charged Against Russia
WASHINGTON, January 5.—The United States accused Russia of a breach of faith in a note delivered to the Kremlin on Monday on the Soviet’s alleged failure to repatriate all remaining German war prisoners…
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SYDNEY, Wed.—The Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) said that more than 1000 soldiers had been settled on the land and…
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More than £6,079,201 has been expended on soldier settlement and over 1000 soldiers have been established on the land in New South Wales, the…
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The Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) said that more than 1000 soldiers had been settled on the land and…
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Lemon Tree sub-branch of the Returned Servicemen’s League, the youngest branch in the State, was last night presented with its…
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The next agricultural refresher course for ex-servicemen will be held at Yanco on March 14. The course will give special…
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BERLIN, Jan. 10. —The official Soviet news bureau, in a 3000 words statement, has accused Britain, France and America of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Believe War Was Won By Japanese
NEW YORK, Jan. 10—A secret Tokio society, known as Shindo Remmel, has convinced the entire Japanese colony in Brazil…
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CANBERRA, Monday.—The Minister for Defence, Mr. Dedman, said to-day be did not consider another war likely within the next five…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Government Has Settled 973 Soldiers Land Minister Deplores "Dual Control"
Up to the end of 1948 the N.S.W. Lands Department had placed 973 returned servicemen directly on the land…
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BRISBANE, Tuesday.—The British ship Eastern arrived in Brisbane from New Guinea and New Britain with nearly 7000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our War Cemetery. (To The Editor)
Sir.—Being a visitor to your growing township, I feel it is my duty, as an ex-Servicemen, to draw to your attention, the very bad state of your war…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lead in Toy Soldiers
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Officials of the Department of Supply Investigating reports that lead exported from Australia to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dr. Evatt Urges Faith in U.N.O. “Prevented Third World War”
FREMANTLE, Thursday.— The belief that the United Nations Organisation had averted a third world war was expressed by the Australian Minister for External Affairs, Dr. H. V. Evatt, when he arrival here from abroad last night…
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The territories Poland gained from Germany at the end of the war in Europe have become part of the Polish State, says…
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The amendments to the legislation governing the settlement of ex-servicemen on the land which the State Government…
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