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The wars & local soldiers, 1947

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Late Corowa Resident a Soldier in Maori War

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 1

[?] of the [?] wars enable[?] to recall that the late proprietor [?] the "Corowa Free Press" (James [?] Leslie) fought in the Maorl war…

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War Is Soon Forgotten London

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 1

The Foreign Office has announced that Netherlands and German businessmen will meet to Implement a German and Dutch trade…

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EARLY 1950’s War Mention Political Science Speaker at Wagga School

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 1

One of the most contentious addresses of the summer school of the Institute of Political Science. which ended at Wagga yesterday,…

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Calwell Expects Another War “Not So Optimistic as General Blarney” MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 3

Speakers at to-night’s Australian Natives’ Association smoke social stressed the importance of immigration. Despite the present-day unrest…

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Jap War Leaders Fighting for Lives Defence Opens Before Tribunal Tokio

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 1

In opening the defence phase in the trial of major Japanese war leaders. American and Japanese defence counsel challenged General…

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A Very Brave Australian Soldier Faced Jap Firing Squad Reading New Testament London

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 1

Two AIF men and two English soldiers in Chang[?] camp in 1942, whom the Japanese condemned to death, fearlessly refused to be…

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Return of American War Dead WASHINGTON

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 29 January 1947 · page 3

The War Department has announced that the first [?] of American war dead will be brought home in August from Hawail and Belgium, Others will…

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Two Soldiers Remanded Albury Court

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 29 January 1947 · page 2

Two soldiers were involved charges relating to an army mi cycle in Albury Court of Petty [?] yesterday. Case was…

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Tojo Claims Australia Declared War on Japan TOKIO

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 1

Motion tor the dismissal of the charges against General Tojo submitted to the War Crimes Tribunal included the Statement “There is no…

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Tragedy of the War Revealed in Court SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 4

A Polish migrant who pleaded guilty to a charge of smuggling and was fined [?]0 in a Special Federal court to-day was described by his solicitor as the…

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Treatment of Ex-soldiers Called “Lousy” Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 2

Mr. S. H. Smith, a member of the RSL State Executive, tonight described the rehabilitation for ex-servicemen and women as “lousy.”…

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Culcairn Welcome Home Committee Disbands

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 6

Having decided to disband, the Culcairn Welcome Home Committee met at the council chambers to give effect to an earlier decision to hand over the…

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19 Japanese War Criminals to Hang Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 1

Members of the First Australian War Crimes Section, as they passed through Melbourne to-day on their way to Sydney, stated that nineteen…

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End of Mediation Effort Fears of Protracted Civil War in China New York

Border Morning Mail · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 1

After the American Ambassador had notified Marshal Chiang Kai-Shek of the United States’ decision to end its efforts to mediate in the…

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A Soldier and a Generator Fined £7 by Albury Court

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 1 February 1947 · page 4

Warwick Thomas Whitehead, soldier, aged 35. whose home is at Corryong pleaded guilty in the Albury Court yesterday to a charge that…

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Constable Wounded in Gun Duel Farmer, Also Wounded, Taken Into Custody BRISBANE

Border Morning Mail · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 1

Investigating a complaint that a man was training a rifle on people in busy Victoria St., Warwick, yesterday afternoon, Constable Alfred John…

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M.P, Fears “Bloody Civil War” Britain Asked to Use “Strong Hand” London

Border Morning Mail · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 2

In the House of Commons, Mr Oliver Stanley (Con.) said a retreat from Palestine would be the signal for “bloody civil war.”…

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Hay War Memorial High School Staff Changes

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 2

Miss M. Carter, and Miss E. Broadfoot (former supervisor of girls) have been transferred to Albury High School…

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"Edgeroi" Estate for Soldier Settlement

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 4

Negotiations have been completed for the acquisition by the Crown of "Edgeroi" Estate of about 119,000 acres for the purpose of War Service…

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Australian Soldiers Marrying Jap Girls CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 5 February 1947 · page 1

Cabinet this week may review the submissions made by troops to the Minister for the Army (Mr Chambers) during his visit to Japan for…

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