Home Granted To War Service Commission
The War Service Homes Commission was granted possession of a home occupied toy Alfred Henry…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1953
156 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 7 of 8
Mother Dead; Baby Wounded
SYDNEY, Mon. — A mother was found dead with her throat cut and her four-months-old baby…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Peace and War
The Editor, SIR,—An Australian Convention on Peace and War will be held in Sydney on September…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Strap From Sunker German War Ships
LONDON.-Warships from the German Grand Fleet, which was scuttled in Scapa Flow, Scotland…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Welcome Home
A very enjoyable "Welcome Home" was tendered Mr. Herb Willoughby, president of the Corrimal Returned Soldiers'…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Story of the Sea, of Men, Ships and War
Wollongong Rotarians at their weekly meeting on Tuesday had as guest speaker, Sir James Bissett, former Commodore of the Cunard Line, and his story of his experiences gave members the 'saltiest' and wittiest talks…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →21 Farms For War Service Land Settlement
SYDNEY, Mon.—Twenty-one farms, at a total cost of £167,742 have been acquired for war service land…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Desert Soldier
GENERAL SIR GEORGE ERSKINE —recently commander of all British troops in Egypt, has been appointed to put down the Mau Mau…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier Settlement Scheme Lag
SYDNEY, Tues.—Only 12 p.c. of ex-servicemen settlement needs had been satisfied, Governor…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Lab. Head for Pest 'War'
Mr F. J. D. Thomas will head research teams at Australia's largest commercial research…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Orphaned by the War
Homeless and alone in the world, this Korean war orphan, photographed just before the ceasefire, sits amid wreckage of war near the battlelines in Korea. The youngster lost both parents during a battle a few…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Boniface Best in Anzac Shoot
Kiama Rifle Club men came near to toppling the Sydney Rifle Club when they held a shoot at the Anzac Range at Liverpool on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Aftermath Of Korean War: 100,000 Orphans
LONDON, Wed.—One hundred thousand children have been left orphans as a result of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Famous War Leader Visits W'gong Between ourselves
WITHOUT fanfare, and seen only by a gathering of Guides and Brownies, one of the most distinguished…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Visit Associated With Defence & Peace Not War, Says U.K. Minister
Speaking at Wollongong on Friday afternoon the British Minister for Supply, Mr. Duncan Sandys, stated his visit to Australia was not being made in connection with any preparations for War, hut rather with…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Death Of District's Most Decorated Soldier
One of this district's most beloved personalities and its most distinguished soldier—Colonel Colin Dunmore Fuller—died after a long illness at Beverley Hills on Saturday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Russia Hopes To Conquer Without War"
WASHINGTON, Fri.—Soviet Russia hopes to conquer the free world without open warfare by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Convention on Peace and War Opened
SYDNEY, Sun.—About 1500 people attended the opening of the Australian Convention on Peace and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Nine Nations Join in Mock Air War
The largest N.A.T.O. air exercise of the year, Exercise Coronet, was held in Western Europe recently. The forces of nine…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →More U.S. Aid For War In Indo-China
WASHINGTON, Wed.—The United States will give France an additional £172,000,000 worth of…
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