“Next war may come swiftly”
MELBOURNE, Mon.: If war came again, it probably would come swiftly, Major-General G. N. Tuck, the British Army’s…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1953
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5th Year Students Farewelled at Hay War Memorial High School
THE Fifth Year students of the Hay War Memorial High School met officially for the last time on Friday afternoon when the staff and Fourth Year students entertained them at a farewell banquet…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Veteran’s Death at Albury
First World War veteran and a member of one of Alburyâs best-known families, Mr Alfred Lindsay Gordon Osbourne, died…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Victoria moves front line in ‘hopper war to Hay
MELBOURNE, Tuesday: A big swarm of grasshoppers is now only 40 miles front Victoria’s advance attacking base at Hay. The Director of…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Soldier on murder charge
LONDON, Tues.: A 33-year-old soldier, Albert Edward Kemp, was yesterday charged with the murder of his wife, Audrey, whose…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Minister admits “leafage” of information on war service homes
CANBERRA, Wed.: The Minister for Social Services (Mr. Townley) admitted in the House of Representatives today there had been a “leakage” of important information from the War Service Homes Division of his department…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →N.S.W., Victoria to launch air war on grasshoppers to-day
MELBOURNE, Mon.: A joint aerial war by Victoria and N.S.W. tomorrow is expected to destroy six square miles of grasshopper swarms now heading for Victoria…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Barrister acting as “friend of the court” saves soldier from prison
SYDNEY, Tues.: A barrister who intervened on behalf of a soldier in a divorce case today saved him from imprisonment for contempt of court. The soldier, Ronald Victor…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →First post-war cruise to Noumea
SYDNEY, Wed.: Leading NSW graziers, doctors and businessmen head the passenger list of the Orcades for the Orient Line’s…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Third World War Warning
WEST POINT (N.Y.), Thurs.: Admiral Arthur Radford, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, yesterday warned that if…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →First shot fired in “Gag Press” war
SYDNEY, Thurs.: First shot in the Cahill Government’s “Gag the Press” war was fired today when application was made by the police in Supreme Court for an order against John…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£12,000 In Hand For War Swimming Pool
The annual meeting of the Corowa & District War Memorial Swimming Pool Appeal Committee will be held at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Vyshinsky named as major war criminal
WASHINGTON, Fri.: A Congressional committee hearing testimony on the Communist seizure f Latvia in 1940 has…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Saga of World War Killer Ship
Early in World War II, a ship was sunk while carrying supplies. to Australian troops stationed in Palestine.The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Not Federal Responsibility Soldier Settlement
Responsibility to decide How much would be spent en soldier settlement in New South Wales was on the State, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →‘Planes wage war on’ hoppers at Jerilderie
An aerial war is being waged against grasshoppers in the Jerilderie district. Swooping in at low level, planes are spraying…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →One-man “war” with U.S.
FRANKFURT, Thurs.: A one-man war with the American State Department further developed yesterday when…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hay War Memorial School Principal's Annual Report
THE annual report of the Headmaster of the Hay War Memorial High School was presented to a crowded assembly at the annual Speech Night on Wednesday. Mr. Betty said, in his report:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Board Recommends Soldier Settler’s Block be Forfeited
When the War Service Land Settlement Board met at Finley on Tuesday, it was decided that a recommendation be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police hold wounded man
MELBOURNE, Mon. : Police followed a trail of blood for a quarter of a mile this morning after two armed and…
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