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The wars & local soldiers, 1947

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War Secrets Revealed in Book LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Monday 19 May 1947 · page 3

Many of Germany’s war secrets are revealed for the first time in a book simultaneously published by the British Admirally and the United States Navy…

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War Bride Refuses To Embark For Australia San Francisco

Border Morning Mail · Monday 19 May 1947 · page 1

Mrs Marie Wolverton, of Detroit, who gave 600 dollars to the Australian war bride, Mrs Phyliss May Wood, to pay for a passage to…

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War Not Inevitable Declares U.S. Secretary for State Washington

Border Morning Mail · Monday 19 May 1947 · page 1

If War came it would be because of the incapacity of those controlling Governments of the world and not because the people wanted it, said the…

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War Memorial Committee Take Over Jubilee Park Project

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 20 May 1947 · page 1

A large public meeting was held at the Council Chambers on Thursday night, when! it was decided that the control of the Jubilee Park venture be transferred to the War Memorial Committee and that the undertaking be now known as the War…

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LABOR & POST-WAR RECONSTRUCTlON "A Hash," Says Mr. Fadden

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 May 1947 · page 4

"Labor has made a 'hash' of the reconversion of Australia from war to peace," said the Federal Country Party Leader, Mr…

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Chinese People Want to End Civil War New York

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 May 1947 · page 4

Tillman Durdin, Nanking correspondent of New York “Times” says the proposal that the People’s Political Council should send a group to the…

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Waradgery Shire Council Soldier's Block—banking Plant Library

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 20 May 1947 · page 4

AT Friday's meeting of the Waradgery Shire Council, Mr. R. B. Pettigrew intimated that he intended resigning from the Council's service as he had been awarded a block in the Harden district. Council congratulated Mr. Pettigrew, but…

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Thousands Of Indians Flee Before Terror As Yet No Abatement of Lahore Horror Dead And Wounded Pile Up In Streets LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 21 May 1947 · page 1

The Lahore correspondent of the “Daily Mail” says that the stream refugees fleeing from the horrors and religious war in Lahore [?] as more homes are set on fire and dead and wounded pile up in a streets on the sixth successive day of the outbreak of communal…

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Commission’s Agreement On Japanese Reparations War Effort to Be Basis of Claims America To Call The Tune WASHINGTON

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 21 May 1947 · page 2

Agreement has been reached by the Far Eastern Separations Commission that reparations to be taken from Japan should be distributed among claimant countries on the basis of human and material damage suffered by each during the war with Japan, and the contribution each…

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82 Confined in Small Gaol 60 of Them British Soldiers London

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 21 May 1947 · page 2

Mr Ivor Thomas (Colonial Under-Secretary) admitted in the House of Commons last night that 82 Europeans, including 66 members of the…

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Spotlight Shooter Wounded Fanner for Trial TAMWORTH

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 May 1947 · page 2

William Henry Tanner, farmer, Guyra, was committed for trial Armidale today in a charge of a maliciously Hector Roy…

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A War Widow's Tragic Story Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 May 1947 · page 3

The widow of a Polish doctor, who wis charged with having made a false statement in her Customs declaration, because she did not [?]…

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“U.S, Loan Averted Third World War” . LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 May 1947 · page 3

The leader of the [?] Parliamentary dele[?] has declared that American aid to Turkey prevented the Third World War He said that if the…

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British Soldiers Want to Marry Germans LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 May 1947 · page 7

Mr Bellenger (Secretary for War) stated in a written reply in the House of Commons that to May 10, 3033 British soldiers had applied for permission…

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Welcome Home Party

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 4

A surprise party was given to Mr. and Mrs. F. Scheuner at their home at Munyabla on Tuesday, May 13. A large number of friends gathered to…

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Pacific War Trial to Schedule LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 7

Progress of the war crimes trials by British military courts in Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaya, Burma and Borneo were being satisfactorily…

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Hay War Memorial Over £535 Spent on Temporary Hall

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 2

IT was reported to the Hay War Memorial Committee on Monday that over £535 had already been spent on establishing the temporary hall in the Drill Hall, including the flooring, committee will endeavour to start a younger set to assist…

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Philippines President’s Plane Found Wrecked Due to Using Pre-war Map MANILA

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 1

President Roxas’ personal plane, with 15 Government officials aboard, was found wrecked today in Mindanao on the slopes of Mount Katanglad, 15…

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Jap War Material Destroyed In 20,000 Square Miles Occupied by B.C.O.F. TOKIO

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 May 1947 · page 3

Destruction of all Japanese equipment and war potential in 20,000 quare miles of territory controlled by [?] BCOF over which searches have…

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War Pensions Liability Increased Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 24 May 1947 · page 4

A bill introduced in the House of Representatives today authorises pension increases costing £460,000 a year. Increases raise Australia’s…

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