Russians Assault British Soldiers
Russian sentries knocked down and kicked two British army corporals outside the Russianoccupied Hotel Imperial in…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1949
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League To Play Full Round On Anzac Day First Round On April 23
NEWCASTLE, Tuesday—Newcastle Rugby League last night decided to play the first series of competition matches on Saturday, April 23, and the second series on Anzac Day, April 25…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Unsettled After War Service
Further evidence was given at Maitland Quarter Sessions today in the case In which John Joseph Hillman, 36, railway…
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CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The Minister for Post-War Reconstruction, Mr. J. J. Dedman, said he was determined no…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dutch Start Shipping War
LONDON, April 1 (AAP).— Dutch shipping lines have opened a freight war against British and Indian shipping companies…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Atomic Weapons In Sea War
LONDON, April 1.—It is officially announced that the effects of atomic weapons in sea warfare will be studied in the British…
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Mrs. Nancy Wake, 36, of Sinclair Street, Wollstonecraft, has been chosen by the Liberal Party selection committee to contest…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Western World Must Be Vigilant Winston Churchill Says War Not Inevitable
BOSTON, April 1.—Millions of Americans, linked with Boston by a nation-wide radio and television hook-up last night, heard Winston Churchill tell 14,000 scientists, diplomats, educators and others in the Boston Garden that Europe would have been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldiers’ League Bowls Team
Team to represent East Maitland Returned Soldiers’ League Cricket Club in howls match against East Maitland Bowling…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Three Bands Likely for Anzac March
Provided Eastern Command does Dot require the services of Greta Military Band on Anzac Day, three bands will participate in the…
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SYDNEY, Wed. — The State Government has paid £6,250,000 for acquisition of land in putting ex-servicemen on the land, the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →U.s. Troops Must Stay in Europe Until “Cold War” Ends
WASHINGTON, April 7. — According to the United States Army Secretary, Mr. Kenneth Royall, the United States is to-day farther from war than at any time since the latter part of 1946, when Russia’s present policy became…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Profits From Anzac Day Premier's Statement
The Government was considering a proposal that a percentage of takings of entertainment on Anzac Day be paid to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Local Lad Enlists. in R.a.a.f. Radio Apprentice School
Harold C. Noble, son of Mr. and Mrs. V. C. Noble, "Falkner," Merriwa, has enlisted in the RA.A.P., and will undergo the diploma of radio…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Piallaway and Walhollow Stations Resumed for Soldier Settlement
Mr. R. B. Nott, M.L.A., Member for Liverpool Plains, said yesterday that the Government had resumed Piallaway and Walhollow Stations for…
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Mr. R. B. Nott, M.L.A, member for Liverpool Plains, said yesterday that the Government had resumed Piallaway and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Care of Mentally III Soldiers
SIDNEY, Friday.—Care of mentally ill ex-servicemen would be tackled “in a big way,” the State President of the RSI, Mr. Ken…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →£7½ Millions Spent On Soldier Settlement
The Government had spent £7,545,000 under the soldier settlement scheme, the Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) said in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Third World War Now On
World War III. begins this week, according to the prophecies of Nostradamus. German astrologer Fritz Lang…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wireless and Honour Roll Unveiled
Selected radio programmes heard in school would educate children to become intelligent listeners and not mere “dial…
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