Sustenance Sought for All War Prisoners
SYDNEY, Monday.—The State R.S.L. President (Mr. W. Yeo) said today the P.O.W. sustenance pay scheme covered…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1950
258 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 2 of 13
"Britain at War With Radios"
LONDON, Tuesday (A.A.P.).—Britain was now at war with an enemy far more formidable than…
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Lieut.-General Curtis Le May. commanding general of the U.S. Strategic Air Command, said recently that if atomic…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →U.S. Soldier Claims Damages For Towel In Abdomen
WASHINGTON, Tuesday (A.A.P.).—A former Army sergeant, Arthur Jefferson, is claiming 100,000 dollars…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Child, 3, Leads Maimed Soldiers Back
The gaiety of a little girl, three-year-old Ann Branton, who lives with her parents in the English fishing port of Hull—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cub Lair War Memorial—button Day Tomorrow
Buttons will be sold in Wollongong and the surrounding District to-morrow (Friday) as a direct means of raising money…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Pre-war Conservatism Ruled Out
THE MEANING of the British election result is crystal-clear. While a Labor victory appears indicated, had the Conservatives scraped home, the meaning would remain the same, for in. all the circumstances the Conservative…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Govt.'s Attitude To War Trials
CANBERRA, Friday.—Extraordinary delays in the trials of Japanese suspected war criminals, some of whom were still…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →City Engineer Says "Too Busy With 'Paper War' To Do Own Work"
The City Engineer (Mr. R. E. Glastonbury) said at last night's meeting of the City Council he had never had a fair chance to organise his department or give proper attention to outside work…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Departmental Spying on War Widows" Condemned
MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Disgust at departmental officials who visited the homes of war widows late at night to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£10 War Prize to Navy Men
CANBERRA, Thursday.—Naval personnel eligible to participate in the distribution of Second World War prize money…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Repat. Denies Snooping on War Widows
CANBERRA, Friday.—During the past nine months the Repatriation Commission had not ordered any investigations into…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Eire to Remain Neutral in Next War
DUBLIN, Friday (A.A.P.).—In another world war the Irish Republic would be neutral, Defence Minister (Doctor T. F…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Starts "War for Decency"
Former actor Robert Montgomery has asked a U.S. Federal Court to revoke the citizenship of New York…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Vauxhall through the War
During World War II the Vauxhall Company supplied 250,000 trucks to the Army and some £18,500,000 worth of spare parts. This is revealed in "The Vauxhall Story," in a section dealing…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Ironworkers Criticise Pacific Pact As "For War Purposes"
A resolution opposing the participation of Australia "in pacts for purely military purposes," and condemning compulsory military training, was carried at the rank and file convention of the Port…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →'Reds Near War Footing'
General Carl Spaatz, retired U.S. Air Force General, said recently that America can expect only a short breathing…
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HOBART, Thursday.—Australia need not fear an immediate invasion in the event of another war, the retiring Chief of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Jap War Trials to Proceed
CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The decision of the Australian Govt. to conclude outstanding trials of Japanese war criminal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Taxi-owners Declare War on "Hot-plates"
Taxi owners were unanimous in condemning "hot plate" cabs when they met for their monthly meeting at the Friendly…
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