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The wars & local soldiers, 1949

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War on Rabbits

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 1

At the instance of the Berrigan Shire Council a conference was held at Berrigan on Thursday last to discuss the rabbit question…

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Chiang Regime Collapsing: Civil War Nearing End NANKING

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 2

ALL war and political despatches [?] the gloomy Chinese capital this morning indicated that die epilogue of the civil drama and the long history of the…

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War on Rabbits; Concerted Drive in February

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 1

At [?]errigan last week a conference of representatives of Shire Council and P.P. Boards was held to discuss the rabbit…

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Important Rabbit Conference War Declared on Pest During February

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 2

AT instance of Cr. Crammond, the Berrigan Shire Council, Connelly at its last meeting decided to call a conference of representatives of district P.P. Boards, shore councils, W.C and I.C., and Forestry Department to discuss the…

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[?] in China War Communists Lay Down Five Points (A. a .Renter.)

Border Morning Mail · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 3

[?] Thurs: Chinese [?] have laid down five [?] for the beginning of [?]talks. They are:—…

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Returned Soldiers' Annual Meeting

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 3

There was a large attendance of over seventy members of the Corowa sub-branch of the RSL at the club rooms on Monday…

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Red’s War Charge Unfounded

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 January 1949 · page 3

LONDON, Fri: A special subcommittee appointed by the National Union of the Mineworkers’ National Executive today…

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U.S. Surplus War Planes Sold To Italy

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 January 1949 · page 2

WIESBADEN, Fri: The U.S. Air Force headquarters today announced that 200 surplus planes from the American Air Forte had…

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[?] Bullet Wounds Three Soldiers

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 January 1949 · page 3

[?] Fri: Three soldiers were wounded by same bullet that was fired while their company…

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War Possibility Seen by Menzies

Border Morning Mail · Monday 17 January 1949 · page 9

Mr R. G. Menzies returned to Australia recently after a tour of Britain, the Continent and the United States…

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“It Is Real War In Malaya,” Planter Says SINGAPORE

Border Morning Mail · Monday 17 January 1949 · page 3

GHURKAS on patrol near Kuala Kangar killed four heavily-armed Chinese terrorists without casualties to themselves. Mr. H. S. MacDonald, a British planter, had his wrist…

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War Pensioner Shot Dead Tragedy in Bush Home

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 18 January 1949 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Mon.: A 57-year-old man was slain tonight at his home in the bush country a mile from M[?]. Evelyn. He…

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“We Can Prevent Another War”—Dr. Evatt

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Tuesday; “We shall be able to prevent the catastrophe of another world war—I base that faith on…

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China War Nears End “Cease Fire to Be Issued”

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 1

NANKING, Wednesday : China’s Executive Yuan has decided to issue a cease-fire order to the Nationalist armies…

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Two District Properties for Ex-soldiers

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 5

[?] and Northern Cooperative Co. Ltd. has sold to the Soldier Settlement Commission, Melbourne, 1212 acres of…

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Happy Landings for War-Mutilated Children

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 4

From the Red Crass comes a report which can only be describes as harrowing--of child was victims, war-mutilated children…

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Chinese War Peace Terms Accepted in Principle

Border Morning Mail · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 1

NANKING, Thurs.: General peace terms which may end the war in north China has been accepted in principle by both sides,…

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Britain Strives for Peace But Prepares For War

Border Morning Mail · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 2

LONDON, Thursday: Britain [?] for peace bnt could not ignore the possibility of another war, the…

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[?] War Criminals To Assist In Construction Work [?] Manus Island [?] Batch of 250 on Site Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 3

[?] batch of 250 Japanese war[?] have arrived at Manus Island to [?] the reconstruction and maintenance of [?]and as a strategic Pacific base for…

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Rabbit Protection for Soldier Settlers

Border Morning Mail · Friday 21 January 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday : Wirenetting and rabbit fumigant fo[?] 793 soldier settlements in NSW were being made available by…

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