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The wars & local soldiers, 1949

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World Awaits China’s Decision: Peace or War? Chiang Angered by Reds’ Threat “Determined To Continue Fight” SINGAPORE

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 1 January 1949 · page 3

CHINA’S new war Cabinet to-day notified the Legislative Yuan that the Premier (Dr. Fun Fo) could not make a statement on his eagerly awaited peace or war policy…

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“Russia Preparing for War”

Border Morning Mail · Monday 3 January 1949 · page 4

LONDON, Sun: “Russia is preparing for war. I see it every day but the situation can be saved effectively and completely if we…

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War-blitzed Coventry to Be Restored

Border Morning Mail · Monday 3 January 1949 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday : According to the “Daily Mail,” the Ministry for Works has granted Coventry, the worst blitzed of all Midlands…

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Priest From Albury Die[?] In Plane Crash Was One Of Heroes Of The War

Border Morning Mail · Monday 3 January 1949 · page 2

ALBURY’S flying priest, Rev. Father John Glover, was fatally injured on Saturday in an air crash in New Guinea, where he was attached to a missionary station…

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[?] Decides To Fight On Against Reds “Must Win War on Battlefield” Claims Communists Can Be Beaten NANKING

Border Morning Mail · Monday 3 January 1949 · page 3

FROM to-day you must win the war on the battlefield,” Marshal Chiang Kai[?] the Chinese President, told his Nation[?] Government at a New Year ceremony…

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Chinese Terrorists Kill Eight British Soldiers Singapore

Border Morning Mail · Monday 3 January 1949 · page 1

ONE British lieutenant, one corporal and six troopers of the Fourth Hussars Regiment were shot dead on New Year’s Eve and nine others were wounded in an ambush by Chinese terrorists in the Sungei Siput area of Perak…

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Appeal To Red Leaders To End War Shanghai City Council’s Move Peiping Expects “Quick Settlement” SHANGHAI

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 4 January 1949 · page 1

THE local city council sent a radio message last night directly addressed to General Mao [?] and other top-ranking Communist leaders [?]ppealing for the immediate issue of a cease-fire…

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War Crime Charges Against German Generals

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 5 January 1949 · page 3

HAMBURG, Tues: British official circles reported today that charges against Field-Marshal Von Rundstedt, Field-Marshal…

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Nearly 900 Die in Malayan “War”

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 5 January 1949 · page 1

SINGAPORE, Tues.: It was officially revealed today that 409 Chinese terrorists had been killed and 268 captured…

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Israel’s War Accusation Against Britain London

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 6 January 1949 · page 1

THE correspondent of “The Times” at Tel Aviv reports that an Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman to-day said that Israel would present to the Security Council evidence of Britain’s preparations to actively participate in…

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War Declared on Rabbits All-out Drive Planned for Nest Month

The Pastoral Times · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 1

A N all-out drive nest month against rabbits in the districts of Deniliquin, Jerilderie, Corowa and Urarna, was planned at an important conference at Berrigan yesterday. The conference was attended…

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Chinese Reds Reject Peace Proposals CHIANG No. 1 War Criminal Nanking

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 2

THE Chinese Communist radio to-night rejected Marshal Chiang Kai-Shek’s New Year’s Eve peace offer and boasted that the Communists were approaching a final victory…

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Means Test in Soldier Settlement

The Pastoral Times · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 2

The amendments to the legislation governing the settlement of ex-servicemen on the land, which the State Government has…

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Chinese War U N. Chief Will Not Intervene “Action Would Not Be Helpful”

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 8 January 1949 · page 12

LAKE SUCCESS, Friday: The Secretary-General of the United Nations (M. Trygve Lie) announced lost night that he would…

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Jap War Criminal Dies in Hospital

Border Morning Mail · Monday 10 January 1949 · page 3

TOKIO, Sun.: Former General Shijizo Umezu, who was sentenced to life imprisonment by the War Crimes Tribunal, died…

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Jap. Soldiers Hid for Four Years

Border Morning Mail · Monday 10 January 1949 · page 3

TOKIO, Sun: Two clean and well-fed Japanese machine-gunners surrendered on January 6 on Iwo Jima, after having hid…

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“No War for at Least Five Years”

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 11 January 1949 · page 5

CANBERRA, Mon.: The Minister for Defence (Mr. Dedman) said today there would be no war for at last five years. “I am glad to see…

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British Ministers Summoned to No. 10 Downing St. Will Consider the Palestine Crisis American Soldiers Clash With Jews LONDON

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 11 January 1949 · page 1

THE Prime Minister (Mr. Attlee) has summoned a meeting of Ministers at his residence, No. 10 Downing Street, for to-day at which it is believed [?] Foreign Secretary (Mr. Bevin) will report on…

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War Memorial Hospital Carnival

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 12 January 1949 · page 5

Christmas Eve of 1948 was the liveliest in Berrigan since the days when business houses were open on that night, thanks to the Committee of the…

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War on Rabbits. Concerted Drive in February

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 12 January 1949 · page 3

At the [?] last [?]…

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