Henty War Memorial Hall Fund
At the monthly meeting of the Henty War Memorial Hall Fund Committee Mr J. S. Wild, president, presided. Others present…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1949
576 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 29
Czechs to Try American Soldiers
PRAGUE, Wed: The U.S. Embassy has been advised that two American soldiers, who have been held in Prague since…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Albury Soldier Tells of Cheap Living in Japan
BEER at 2d a schooner and 500 yen (10/-) a case of “two dozen” are among the many bargains available to B.C.O.F. troops in Japan, Cpl. Ian Walters, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Walters, Albury,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Constable Found Fatally Wounded
ORANGE ; Officer-in-charge of Millthorpe police station was found lying in Millthorpe Park this morning with a revolver…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Currency War Flare-up in Berlin
BERLIN, Sun.: The Western mark will be-made the sole legal currency in the western sector of Berlin, the Lord Mayor of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Industrial Groups Declare War on Reds Sydney
ANNUAL conference of the A.L.P. industrial group to-day pledged itself to fight Commissions in Australian industry. A motion declaring that there was no fundamental difference between Communism, Fascism or Nazism was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Moscow Says Atlantic Pact Means War On Soviet Union LONDON
IN MOSCOW a radio commentator said millions of people realised that the Atlantic Pact meant war on the Soviet Union. The Russian newspaper, “Izvestia,” described the pact as an “aggressive conspiracy spiracy against peace.”…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£14½ Million Spent On Soldier Settlement CANBERRA
Over £14½ million had been spent by the Commonwealth Government on ex-servicemen land settlement, the Minister…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Furniture Grant for War Widows
A War Widow may receive assistance in establishing a home or in adding to the comfort of an existing home, if she has…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Strong United States Can Prevent Third World War Naval Chief’s Belief : Isolationists’ Opposition To Pact San Bernardino (Cal.)
THE Chief of Naval Operations (Admiral Louis Denfield) does not believe that another war will come if the American people continue to maintain an adequate military force. “We hope and pray that another war will never come,” he said. “I…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Commemorating Anzac Day
CANBERRA, Wed. : The Prime Minister said today that he had asked the State Governments and KSL to co-operate with the Commonwealth…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Alleges Ex-soldiers Barred at Land Sales
SYDNEY, Wed. : An amendment of the law would be necessary to compel owners or agents to sell rural lands up for…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Plans Made for Anzac Day March in Albury
ALBURY’S Anzac Day march and commemoration service on Monday, April 25, will be much the same as in past years. This was decided at a meeting held last night and presided over by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soviet Alleges Cold War
MOSCOW, Thurs.: The Russian paper “New Times” today accused the Finnish Prime Minister (Mr. Fagerholm) of waging a cold war…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Hay War Memorial High School P. & C. Association Annual Meeting
There were present at the annual meeting on 17th March, Mr. Carter (in the chair), Mesdames Grant, Hamilton, Lord,Marr, Smith, Cork,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australian Defence Secretary to Meet U.S. War Minister Canberra
THE visit to America on April 2 of the secretary of Australian Defence Department (Sir Frederick Shedden) is the answer of the Commonwealth Government to charges that Australia is being excluded from defence talks by the United States. The Prime Minister said this to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrorists Kill Two British Soldiers
SINGAPORE, Monday : A second British sergeant has died of wounds following a clash with terrorists near Ipoh on Friday last…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Russians Assault British Soldiers
VIENNA, MOIL: Russian sentries knocked down, struck, and kicked two British army corporals and left them senseless in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dedman and N.S.W. Minister Disagree on Soldier Settlement Canberra
DISAGBEEMENT between the N.S.W. Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) and the Federal Minister for Post-War Reconstruction (Mr. Dedman) on the size o soldier settlement blocks was disclosed to-day by Mr. Dedman. Mr. Dedman was answering criticisms by Mr. Sheahan that he exercised the veto in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shipping War Started By Dutch
LONDON, Thurs.: Dutch shipping: lines, which have opened a freight war against British and Indian shipping companies…
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