Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← The wars & local soldiers, all years

Murray · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1947

781 stories in Murray's papers · page 17 of 40

“Saw More Drunks on Anzac Day in Sydney Than for a Year in London” Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 May 1947 · page 6

Commissioner J. F. Lewis, of the Salvation Army, who sailed to-day for London. Deplored heavy drinking in Sydney. He said that on Anzac Day…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

OAKLANDS Anzac Day

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 May 1947 · page 4

A large crowd of town and district residents attended the Anzac Day service vice in the School of Arts. Cr Dredge, of Urana, addressed the gathering. In…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Next War Preparations Australia And Rocket Range CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 May 1947 · page 5

The airfields construction squadron with the BCOF in Japan might he flown back to Australia to assist in construction of the rocket range in…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

24 Officials Of Dye Trust On Trial: “Real War Criminals” FRANKFURT

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 May 1947 · page 1

A 20.000 word Indictment charges 24 leading officials of the fabulous G. Farben dye trust with sponsoring Hitler’s war alms, using slave labor, mass murder, plundering private properties of the invaded countries, and of weakening the United States through cartel…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

War Memorial Meeting

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 6 May 1947 · page 1

Several public meetings have been held in recent months m which consideration has been given to the form of a war memorial should take. On…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Carrathool [?] War Memorial

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 6 May 1947 · page 2

A combined meeting of the Carrathool Memorial Association and Country Women's Association members was held at the Family Hotel, on Saturday…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Hay Sub-branch R.s.s.a.i.l.a. Eligibility — Civil Rights — Anzac Day

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 6 May 1947 · page 4

THE Hay Sub-branch, R.S.L., by a majority of 24 to 22 votes, in a secret ballot, decided to record a vote for "Yes" in the vote of sub-branches now being taken on the question of admitting volunteers for active service into the ranks of the League. The…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Soldiers Transferred From Civil Gaols CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 6 May 1947 · page 4

Following a full review of the present forms of military punishment, the Minister for the Army (Mr Chambers) has ordered the…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

£30 Fines for Soldier Car Driver

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 6 May 1947 · page 3

Fines totalling [?] were imposed on Bernie Cooper, 33 years old soldier, in Albury court yesterday on a charge of drunken driving and taking…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Britain Seeks Cut in War Debts “Unreal and Unjust Burden” LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 May 1947 · page 4

The vast war debts which Britain owed to her war-time allies were an unsupportable, unreal and unjust burden which must be very…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

War Crimes Trials Time Wasting Criticised TOKIO

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 2

The President of the War Crimes Tribunal (Mr Justice Webb), in a prepared statement to-day, told the Defence Council that he was concerned…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Jubilee Park For War Memorial “Eternal Flame” To Be Incorporated

The Pastoral Times · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 1

At a representative public meeting in the Council Chambers last night it was decided that the Deniliquin War Memorial should be the proposed Community Centre at Jubilee Park, and that the project be renamed “Memorial Park.” It was also…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

War Memorials Utilitarian Form Favored By A.L.P. CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 2

Federal Labor Parliamentary Causus to-day rejected Cabinet’s proposal on four war memorials to commemorate the fallen of the last war…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Appeal For Disabled Soldiers' Association

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 3

An appeal for £25,000 has been launched for the building of a comfortable club rooms in Sydney for the thousands of ex-servicemen in New…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

France Honors Great War Leader PARIS

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 10 May 1947 · page 1

Text of the citation of the Medaille Militarie which was presented Mr Churchill today states that Mr Churchill “by his boldness in [?] and…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Tito Believes New War Imminent London

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 10 May 1947 · page 1

“War profiteers of the United States, Britain and other capitalist countries are inciting a new war, because war bring [?] enormous…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Britain’s War Debts “Determined On Scaling Down” LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 May 1947 · page 1

It was stated at the week-end that Britain would not give up her £100 million [?] Canel shares, or any other remaining foreign assets, to…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

War Challenge to Russia by American M.P. WASHINGTON

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 May 1947 · page 2

[?] applauded during the [?] in the House of Representatives on the Greek-Turkish Aid [?] when a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee. [?] Morrow (Republican, [?] should “If Russia thinks this is a declaration of war lef her make the most of it.” Marrow urged that the bill be…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

“A Very Gallant Soldier” Briton’s Tribute To Kesselring LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 May 1947 · page 1

General Sir Oliver Leese, who [?] Field-Marshal Montgomery [?] leader of the Eighth Army in [?] and opposed Field-Marshal…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →