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The wars & local soldiers, 1948

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Hay War Memorial High School. Principal's Annual Report Together with Sportsmaster's Report and Prize List. 1948

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 December 1948 · page 4

I have pleasure in presenting this report of the activities of the. Hay War Memorial High School for the year 1948…

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Corowa Returned Soldiers' Monthly Meeting

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 December 1948 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Corowa sub-branch of the RSL was held at the club rooms, Queen street,on Monday evening…

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Warning By War Trials Judge

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 18 December 1948 · page 3

Sir William Webb, president of the Japanese War Crimes Tribunal, returned to Australia from Tokio recently,…

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“U.s. Nearly Involved in War”

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 18 December 1948 · page 2

NEW YORK, Fri: The “World Telegram” says to-day that faulty intelligence reports “almost had the United States in a war…

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British Soldier Shot by Russians Dies

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 18 December 1948 · page 15

BERLIN, Friday : The British soldier shot when a Soviet patrol arrested a group of British soldiers in a zonal border…

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[?] War Threatened in Korea

Border Morning Mail · Monday 20 December 1948 · page 3

[?](Korea), Sunday : The [?]Korean Foreign Minister [?] Talk Sang) today [?] that the Government…

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Dutch Launch All-out War Against Indonesians Major Bid to Smash Republic Advances On Several Fronts BATAVIA

Border Morning Mail · Monday 20 December 1948 · page 1

THE Dutch have launched a major war against the Indonesian Republic and an interim Government has been formed. A brief communique on the progress of the…

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British Soldier Released “Shooting a Mistake”

Border Morning Mail · Monday 20 December 1948 · page 5

HAMBURG, Sunday: British Army Headquarters have announced the release of British soldiers detained in the Soviet…

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Bishop’s Grave Warning [?] Consequences Of War Western Civilisation Would Be Destroyed Scientist Says Britain Could Not Be Defended SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 20 December 1948 · page 2

THE Bishop of Goulburn (Dr. Burgmann) warned last night that if the Anglo-American, peoples warred with Russia- Western civilisation would be destroyed…

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War in Indonesia Watersiders May Reimpose Ban on Dutch Ships Lismore

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 21 December 1948 · page 3

THE executive of the Waterside Workers’ Federation will meet in Sydney to-morrow to consider the reimposition of the ban on Dutch shipping using Australian ports…

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Nehru’s Warning--India Cannot Remain Idle Spectator “Aid for Indonesians in War with Dutch” Communists Are Blamed For Present Situation LONDON,Monday

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 21 December 1948 · page 1

REUTER’S correspondent in Jaipur reports that the Indian Premier (Mr. Pandit Nehru) said the Dutch action in resuming the hostilities in Indonesia was “contrary to the principles of the United Nations Charter” Mr. Nehru, who was speaking to the Indian National Congress meeting,…

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Jap War Lords to Die Appeals Are Dismissed

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 22 December 1948 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Tuesday: The United Stales Supreme Court at Washington refused yesterday to interfere with the International…

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[?] Moves To End War [?] Indonesia [?]Utch Must Return to Old Lines” [?] Reprisals Or Executions Either CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 22 December 1948 · page 3

[?]RIME Minister announced to-day that the Commonwealth Government would call the return of Dutch forces to their [?] demarcation lines in Indonesia, and…

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More Soldier Settlement Areas

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 22 December 1948 · page 2

The “Roachdale-Kinross” estate, situated at Holbrook, has been set apart for Soldier Closer Settlement leases. Estate is situated…

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“Germans Still Have War- Like Notions” London

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 23 December 1948 · page 4

ASSERTING that some Germans still had war-like notions, the Commander-in-Chief of the British zone in Germany (General Sir Brian Robertson) to-day warned the Germans to get on with the job of rebuilding their economy for peace…

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Smuts Says We Are Not Through with War

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 23 December 1948 · page 3

NEW YORK, Wed: The opinion that the world was not through with war was today expressed by Field-Marshal Smuts…

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Must Produce Ex-soldier to Court Writ Against Military Officer

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 23 December 1948 · page 8

LONDON, Wed.: Lord. Chief Justice Goddard today issued a writ of habeas corpus directing the officer commanding a…

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Latest on Indonesian War Urged to Act Swiftly Security Council on Indonesia

Border Morning Mail · Friday 24 December 1948 · page 3

PARIS, Thurs.: Declaring that the U.S. Government could find no justification for a renewal of military operations in…

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Japanese War Criminals Pay the Penalty Last Phase Of Far East Drama. TOKIO

Border Morning Mail · Friday 24 December 1948 · page 2

GENERAL Tojo and six other Japanese war criminals, who were under sentence of death for war crimes, were hanged in Sugamo Prison a few minutes after midnight…

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More Soldier Settlement Areas

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 24 December 1948 · page 2

The "Roachdale-Kinross" estate, situated at Holbrook, has been set apart for Soldier Closer Settlement leases. The estate is situated…

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