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The wars & local soldiers, 1949

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Auxiliary Of Soldiers’ League

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 4

BRANXTON: The ladies’ auxiliary of the Soldiers’ League held the usual Saturday afternoon euchre and wog series on…

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Experts to Wage War on Cattle Pests

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 May 1949 · page 2

A cattle expert will soon conduct the biggest experiment of its kind attempted to control the buffalo fly and cattle tick. He is Mr. E. G. Roberts. He…

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America Studies £250 Motor Car Pre-War Reality Revived

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 May 1949 · page 6

NEW YORK: A standard size motor car for 1000 dollars, and American pre-war reality which faded into a p[?] war memory, is being studied again in motor-car circles in this country…

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This Week's Mammoth Carnival. Scone and District War Memorial Swimming Pool Committee Wednesday & Thursday Nights

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 May 1949 · page 1

The second big effort of the Committee will be a double-barrelled one, in the form of a carnival, with the introduction of many new "trimmings," and everything that "opens and shuts," as it were…

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War Reaches Suburbs Of Shanghai

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 May 1949 · page 2

The all-out battle for Shanghai has entered a new and dramatic stage with violent fighting in the north-western and eastern…

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L.g. War on Hoardings

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 May 1949 · page 3

The Local Government Association of New South Wales wrote to last night’s meeting of Maitland City Council requesting that…

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“Spying” on War Widows

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 19 May 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday.—A denial that the Repatriation Department was using “Gestapo” tactics in checking abuses of war widows’…

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New President of Soldiers’ League

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 19 May 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Mr. William Yeo, of Peak Hill, has been elected State president of the Returned Servicemen’s League. He…

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Berlin Clash Said to Be Full of Ugly Possibilities Communists Accused of Trying To Start Civil War

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 May 1949 · page 1

LONDON, May 23—The Police for the present have succeeding in restoring order in Berlin, where Western rail strikers end Commimist-led strike-breakers yesterday fought in fierce hand-to-hand clashes…

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Soldier on Remand

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 May 1949 · page 3

Vincent Lockington Higgins, 23, a soldier at Greta Camp, was charged at Maitland Court this afternoon with having on May 20, on the Kew…

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Death of War Veteran

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 24 May 1949 · page 2

MUSWELLBROOK: The death occurred at the residence of his son-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs .R. H. Lancely of Mr…

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War Widow Seeking, a Home

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 24 May 1949 · page 2

A Devonshire widow. Mrs., E. d. Wheeler, brought her three Children (twin girls aged 11 and a boy [?] 19) out to Australia last No[?]…

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U.S. Red Announces World Communism’s “Kaw Line” “Socialism Inevitable, War Or Not”

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 24 May 1949 · page 2

NEW YORK, May 24.—One of the reasons why Communists do not advocate the forceful overthrew of the U.S, Government is that “Communism is inevitable, war at no war”, according to the chairman of the United States…

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A Soldier of the King Still Soldiering

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 25 May 1949 · page 1

Mr. J. H. Tickle, of Newtown, and formerly of Dungog, writes us as follows:— "I had the privilege of listening to…

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Wage War On Straying Stock

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 May 1949 · page 4

Reaffirming earlier decisions, Lower Hunter Shire Council is to wage war on stockowners who allow their charges “to use the…

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War Pensioner Charged

Maitland Mercury · Friday 27 May 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—It was alleged In the Burwood Court to-day that a war pensioner, who disputed a woman’s right to the occupancy…

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Return of War Souvenirs

Maitland Mercury · Friday 27 May 1949 · page 4

CANBERRA.—In response to the request of the Military authorities, over 1000 individual items of ammunition souvenirs…

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Third World War Coming Chinese President's Opinion

Singleton Argus · Friday 27 May 1949 · page 4

Complete occupation by Communists of the northern district of Shanghai is expected to-day, following the collapse of…

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To-day’s Leader: Electoral Redistribution War Danger in the Orient Military Developments In South China

Maitland Mercury · Friday 27 May 1949 · page 1

CANTON, May 27—World War III. may stem from current military developments in South China, according to the Nationalists acting President, Li Tsung Jen, who today accused Russia , of planning to use the Chinese…

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Committee For War Production

Maitland Mercury · Monday 30 May 1949 · page 1

Mr John Storey, wartime director of the Braford Division of the Department of Aircraft Production, has…

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