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The wars & local soldiers, 1949

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Fears Economic War May Break Out

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 10 May 1949 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Mon: World hopes for economic co-operation will be wrecked if the United States fails to join the…

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"Soldier Settlers Just Managers"

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 10 May 1949 · page 1

Soldier, settlers were just managers, they did not own their farms Mr. D. Fairburn told the Federal Rural Committee of the Liberal Party on…

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Sees “Drive” for Another War

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 May 1949 · page 14

MELBOURNE, Tues: “The drive for the third world war,” “the warmongering” of the United States and Britain, and…

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"Soviet Not Yet Ready For War" CANBERRA,Wednesday

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 1

RUSSIA did not want war with America now, the Prime Minister told members of the Federal A.L.P. executive to-day. Mr. Chifley said Russia was 30 years behind the U.S. in industrial capacity and it…

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Eire Premier Attacks Britain in War-like Speech DUBLIN,Wednesday

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 3

AFTER a belligerent and outspoken speech by the Premier (Mr. Costello), the Eire Parliament yesterday unanimously passed a resolution calling on Britain "to end the present occupation of Northern Ireland" and indignantly protesting against the introduction in the House of Commons of the Ireland Bill,…

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Anzac Day Celebrations In Britain

Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 May 1949 · page 9

Village children laid wreaths and a special commemoration service was held in the cemetery at Harefield,…

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A Unique War Memorial

Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 May 1949 · page 9

Unique “war memorial” in Australia is Furlough House, which, in its 30 years' existence, has given hospitality to 29,000…

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Newspaper 'Verdicts' On Blockade Ending “Defeat For War- Mongers"

Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 May 1949 · page 1

BERLIN, Thursday : The Soviet Military Administration's newspaper, "Taegliche Rundschau," described the…

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Australia’s War Preparations

Border Morning Mail · Monday 16 May 1949 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Sun. — The Joint War Production Committee, which was announced yesterday by the Minister…

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Stalin Has Minor War on His Hands

Border Morning Mail · Monday 16 May 1949 · page 3

NEW YORK, Sunday : Two divisions of Soviet troops in the Ukraine and two in the Caucasus area are aiding local…

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Arabs Wounded in Demonstrations London

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 May 1949 · page 1

WENTY-SIX Arabs and two police were injured yesterday in Arab demonstrations in Tripoli against the British plan to transfer Tripolitania from British to Italian trusteeship in 1951…

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Irish Start “Cold War”

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 May 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Mon: Redletterd posters on walls and hoardings in Dublin flaunt this provocative…

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Dedman Explains War Preparations

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 May 1949 · page 11

CANBERRA, Mon.: Appointment of a War Production Control Committee last week wa part of a loner-range…

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Wants Soldiers Called “Diggers”

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 May 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wed.: Mr. Gullett (Lib., Vic.), who was a major in the 2nd A.I.F., wants the rank of…

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Discuss Atomic War

Border Morning Mail · Friday 20 May 1949 · page 1

British and Dominion service chiefs and leaders of the U.S. Army and Navy were gathered at the Royal…

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Chinese Parliament Wants UN To End Civil War CANTON

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 21 May 1949 · page 1

THE Legislative Yuan (Chinese Parliament) to-day asked the Nationalist Government to appeal to the United Nations to mediate in the civil war…

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Terrorists Kill Two British Soldiers

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 21 May 1949 · page 14

SINGAPORE, Fri.: A British Army officer and a NCO and a Malay policemen were killed and four British soldiers…

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Ex—u.s. War Minister Suicides

Border Morning Mail · Monday 23 May 1949 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Sun.: Mr James Forrestal, former Secretary of Defence, took his own life this morning, naval authorities…

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5000 Dutch Soldiers to Be Demobilised in Australia

Border Morning Mail · Monday 23 May 1949 · page 2

CANBERRA, Sun.: About 5000 Dutch soldiers awaiting discharge in Netherlands East Indies are expected to be demobilised in Australia…

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Re-trial of Jap War Criminal Ordered

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 24 May 1949 · page 1

TOKIO, Mon.: General MacArthur[?] for the second time, has ordered the retrial of a convicted Japanese war…

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