Business Decline Is War Distortion
PHILADELPHIA, July 29.—Recession from postwar business peaks in America has been “orderly and for the most part…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1949
617 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 20 of 31
War Goods Sales £130 Million
The Commonwealth Disposals Commission, which will cease to function after this week has sold goods worth more than…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →High Standard in British Post-war Housing
Despite shortages of material and labour and all post-war difficulties the quality as well as the design of British postwar housing has been kept at a high standard. Wherever possible houses have been built from local stone or from…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →25 Years Ago (Taken from issues of the "Argus" week ending July 22, 1924.) Proposed War Memorial
The proposed War Memorial is 35 feet high, of simple design, composed of steps, octagonal pedestal and column. On…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers to Work Open Cut Operations Start Tuesday. Army Men Now At Chauvel Camp
The Minister for the Army (Hon. Chambers, M.P.), speaking at Muswellbrook yesterday afternoon, said his visit was prompted by the fact that local miners were vitally interested in the working of open-exit mines by the Army…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Absorbing Exhausted Victors of War American General Says There Is New Aggression
WASHINGTON, July 30.—Members of the House of Representatives foreign affairs committee, which is hearing evidence on President Truman’s projected bill to appropriate 1450 million dollars for military aid to the North Atlantic…
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SYDNEY, Monday At their home in Klein-street, Northmead. on Sunday morning, Mr. A. Sawtell and his wife, Mrs, S…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Doctor Critically Wounded By Patient
NEW YORK, August 1—A physician was critically wounded in a lift yesterday by a man whom he identified as a psychopathic patient. The man escaped…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Air War on Rabbits New Zealand Action
Phosphorised pollard balls scattered recently by planes in the Marlborough Province (N.Z.), killed swarms of rabbits…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Civil War Against Reds in Greece
WASHINGTON, August 2.—President Truman has reported to Congress that, with American aid, the Greek Government is making “solid progress” in its civil war against theCommunist guerillas…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Army Takes Over Muswellbrook Open-cut Mine Soldiers Remove Coal Last Night Heavy Police Guard at Operation. No Incidents :: "None Expected"
WITH ALL THE PRECISION OF A WARTIME MANOEUVRE, THE ARMY TOOK OVER THE MUSWELLBROOK OPEN CUT MINE AT ONE MINUTE PAST MIDNIGHT THIS MORNING…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Open-cut Mines Worked Soldiers on the Job. Rank and File Miners Awakening
Soldiers commenced work at mid-night Monday at open-cut mines at Muswellbrook, Minmi, Newdell, Ravensworth, and Newfield (north), and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers May Resume
It is understood that soldiers who entered Newdell mine on Monday night and Tuesday morning to cut coal, were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Prisoners’ Sustenance
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Prime Minister, Mr. Chifley, is to be asked by the R.S.L. to review his previous refusals for payment of 3/ a day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Between R.C. Church and Communism No Relaxation in Europe
LONDON, August 4.—Reports from three sources today revealed that there is no relaxation in the war between the Roman Catholic Church and Communism in Europe. Vatican Radio claims that Hungarian Communist police…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Practical Assistant for war veterans
THE Board of New Souh Wales War Veterans' Home pursuing its policy of expansion has announced that it is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Land for Soldiers Seven Million Acres
The State Government has decided to cut up 40 large sheep stations totalling 7 million acres in western New…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →N.Z. Urged To Wage War On Rabbits Suggested Boost To The Sheep Farming industry(From on A.A.P.-Reuter Correspondent)
WELLINGTON If New Zealand plans baldly to grow fewer rabbits and more sheep, its sheep-farming industry, which currently earns £NZ80,000,000 a year in exports, could be boosted to net the country £NZ 130,000,000 yearly…
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NEWCASTLE: A suggestion that Newcastle District Council of the Returned Servicemen’s League should move for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tarred Road to Soldiers’ Point
RAYMOND TERRACE: The shire engineer (Mr. Cook) reported to a meeting of the Port Stephens Shire Council…
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