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The wars & local soldiers, 1947

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Gloomy View of China’s Civil War “No Hope of Settlement by Politics” Nanking

Border Morning Mail · Monday 17 March 1947 · page 1

Addressing [?] Executive Committee today, Generalissino [?] Kal Shek said that hopes for settlement of [?] civil war political means had…

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R.S.L.’s Plans For War Suggested Armed Force Of 100,000 Men ADELAIDE

Border Morning Mail · Monday 17 March 1947 · page 1

The Commonwealth Government should not decide hastily against the introduction of compulsory military training, but should wait until it…

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War Memorial

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 18 March 1947 · page 1

Two Public Meetings have been held in which an endeavour has been made to decide a suitable form of War Memorial for Deniliquin and its surrounding…

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War Taught Farmer's Effective Bunny Blitz

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 18 March 1947 · page 3

A Denman farmer, Mr. C. E. M. Woodford, of Chantry, considers that the army taght him at least one useful subject, namely,…

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Steel for British War Vehicles London

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 18 March 1947 · page 2

Cabinet has allotted more than 30,000 tons of the highest trade steel for the immediate manufacture of new-type fighting vehicles, including…

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Soldier Settlement Estates Being Overran by Rabbits

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 18 March 1947 · page 1

Delays in making available farms to ex-soldiers after properties had been purchased were criticised by the Leader of the…

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More Assistance for War Widows? Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 March 1947 · page 2

Children of war widows might [?] provided with school requisites while between the ages of [?] and 13. This [?] pect of assistance to war widows with…

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Australian Soldier Killed In Japan KURE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 March 1947 · page 7

BCOF headquarters announced to-day that an Australian soldier was killed and 13 others were injured on Monday night when are destroyed a building at [?]…

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State of War in Paraguay New York

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 March 1947 · page 3

The Asuncion correspondent of American Associated Press states that the Paraguayan Government admitted today that the entire country…

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British Will Make No More War Toys Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 March 1947 · page 4

British toymakers had stopped making war toys, said Mr E. A. Heath, representative of one of England’s largest toy makers, on his arrival…

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Soldiers Held tor A.W.L. May C Soon Be Released SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 March 1947 · page 5

Soldiers sentenced for AWL offences after the end of the war might be released shortly and discharged from the army. The Minister for the Army…

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Soldier Seeks Fen Friends

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 March 1947 · page 2

NX205450, Pte R. Booth, HQ Coy., 65 Bn, BCOF, Japan, has written to the editor asking for pen friends from this district. He has been in Japan,…

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War Memorial Schemes

The Pastoral Times · Friday 21 March 1947 · page 4

Between today and Tuesday the public is requested to, consider the various merits of these two War Memorial schemes that the committee to has gone…

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War Memorial Meeting

The Pastoral Times · Friday 21 March 1947 · page 4

Don't forget that you are invited to attend the War Memorial Public Meeting to be held in the Council Chambers, Town Hall, Deniliquin, next…

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Early End Forecast Civil War In China New York

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 22 March 1947 · page 6

General Chen Cheng (Nationalist Army Chief-of-Staff) stated at a Press conference in Nanking today that the civil war in China would…

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Women Soldiers Leaving Palestine LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 22 March 1947 · page 1

The Jerusalem correspondent of Reuter says it is reliably reported that all British ATS women, numbering 200. will be evacuated from Palestine…

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Speeding Up Soldier Settlement

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 22 March 1947 · page 6

In a laudable effort to speed up soldier settlement in N.S.W., the. Minister for Lands, who inherited a dreadful legacy of inertia from his predecessor, has amended the relevant Act. Where previously not less than three had the right to apply for permission to divide an…

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Japs Involved in Massacre of Australian P.O.W. To Hang “Greatest Mass Murder in Pacific War” Thousands Died Building “Death Railway” In Siam

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 22 March 1947 · page 1

Five Japanese war criminals have been sentenced to hang by the Australian Military Court at Singapore for participating in what was described as the “greatest mass murder in the Pacific War, the building of the Burma-Siam railway.” The announcement which was made by Lieut,-Colonel D. L. Goslett, said the employment of war…

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The War Memorial Committee Meeting

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 March 1947 · page 2

A meeting of the Hay and District War Memorial Committee was held at the Municipal Council Chambers on Monday, 17th March…

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America’s Direct Accusation Against Russia Says Moscow Directing War of Nerves Against Turks “Collapse Of Greece Certain Unless Aid Given”

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 March 1947 · page 2

Russia is directly accused of conducting a war of nerves against [?]ey in a statement issued tonight by the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of [?]in which background material on which the Administration decision to aid Greece and Turkey was based. It says that a[?] bonds in Greece are receiving [?] from outside the country…

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