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The wars & local soldiers, 1949

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Ship’s Arrival in Australia Reveals Great War Hoax

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 27 September 1949 · page 3

The British freighter, Waimana, at Melbourne recently, revealed one of the greatest Masquerades of the…

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Boer War Photo

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 28 September 1949 · page 4

MUSWELLBROOK, Wed.—Mr. W. R. Nowland has received from a friend a copy of an illustrated London magazine, “The King,”…

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War Pensioner Found Hanged

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 28 September 1949 · page 2

William Richard Outwaite,[?] war pensioner, was found hanged in an outbuilding at Nelson[?] Bay yesterday afternoon. He…

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Science Is Slave of Capitalism and War

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 28 September 1949 · page 4

To-day, science has become the blind slave of capitalism and war. The Ideals of brotherhood only become concrete as an…

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"Possibly Cause War"

Singleton Argus · Friday 30 September 1949 · page 4

,By 45 votes to 6 UNO General Assembly at Lake Success (U.S.A.) has admitted to its agenda China's complaint…

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Soldier Settlers and Rabbits

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 September 1949 · page 4

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) said this week that soldier settlers who do not keep their blocks free from rabbits will be…

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Soldiers’ League Expulsions

Maitland Mercury · Friday 30 September 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday. — In the Equity Court to-day, Mr. Justice Roper made decrees restraining the Returned Soldiers’ League…

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Chinese Civil War

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 1 October 1949 · page 3

LAKE SUCCESS, Oct, 1. — A verbal battle during the debate on China’s, complaint against alleged Soviet Interference in the…

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Atomic Arms Race May Lead to Total War

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 1 October 1949 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1. — The United States does not Intend to resign Itself to an atomic s race with Russia…

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Polish Soldiers to Take Oath of Allegiance

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 1 October 1949 · page 1

HOBART, Saturday. — More than 100 Poles will take the oath of allegiance as Australian citizens at a ceremony at Butler’s…

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Big Bargains in War Disposals

Maitland Mercury · Monday 3 October 1949 · page 3

WASHINGTON: Uncle Sam has closed his bargain counter in used military equipment. While it lasted, it was a hey-day for the…

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End of Post-war Spending Spree In South Africa (By a Reuter Correspondent)

Maitland Mercury · Monday 3 October 1949 · page 3

JOHANNESBURG: Where as South Africans, unlike Americans, will not be able to buy gold in “gift” bottles this Christmas as a hedge against inflation, they will be able to boy full fabricated gold articles—if they can afford them…

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War Damages Claim

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 October 1949 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. — Hume industries (Far East) Ltd, expected to receive about one-third of its total war…

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To-day’s Leaden: The Aerodrome Question Cannot Have Both War and Civilisation

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 October 1949 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Tuesdays.—Man has never before penetrated so deeply into the secrets of the physical universe or gained…

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Drawing of War Veterans’ Art Union

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 October 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wed. — Winning ticket in the War Veterans’ Art Union, which was drawn last night, was 4,280,589 and was in…

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Soldier’s Club Opened at Aberdeen

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 October 1949 · page 2

ABERDEEN, Wed.—Another Soldiers’ Club has come info being in the Upper Hunter district, this time at Aberdeen, a large…

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"Soldiers Have Turned Us Down" Red Cross Secretary's Comment

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 October 1949 · page 2

"The soldiers have definitely turned us down," said Red Cross secretary, (Mrs. B. Coe) at the monthly meeting…

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Soldiers' Club at Aberdeen

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 October 1949 · page 4

Another Soldiers' Club has come into being in the Upper Hunter District, this time at Aberdeen…

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To-day’s Leader: Socialism In Our Time? Conspiracy To Rekindle Spanish War

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 8 October 1949 · page 1

LONDON, October 8(AAP)— Russia is conspiring to [?] the spanish civil war, according to deserters from the…

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Minister’s Wide Powers Over War Supplies

Maitland Mercury · Monday 10 October 1949 · page 1

Senator Armstrong, Minister for Supply, has been given sweeping powers for the production of war material in…

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