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The wars & local soldiers, 1949

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World War III

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 3 January 1949 · page 2

Major General Gordon Bennett writes:-- Is World War III approaching ? That is Abe question most…

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1Means Test in Soldier Settlement Big Changes in the Law

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 3 January 1949 · page 2

The amendments to the legislation governing the settlement of ex-service men on the land which the State Government has just…

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Failure to Return All War Prisoners

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 5 January 1949 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Wednesday: The United States accused Russia of misrepresentation of facts in a note delivered to the Kremlin on Monday on the Soviet’s failure to repatriate all German war prisoners. The note, which was released by the State Department…

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Japanese War Secrets Available For Allies WASHINGTON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 January 1949 · page 1

The Eleven Nation Far Eastern Commission announced today that technical and scientific secrets developed by the…

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New Capital for Australia Over £145,000,000 Since War LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 January 1949 · page 1

The Australian HigH Commissioner (Mr. Beasley) announcing terms of redemption. of four Australian loans at a…

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Voilent Battle For Negeb Egyptians Claim Heavy Jew Attacks Repulsed Conflict Described as Biggest in Palestine War CAIRO

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 January 1949 · page 1

The biggest, battle so far fought in Palestine is now raging in the Negeb, the Egyptian Foreign Minister (Abaza Pasha) said to-day. Official Egyptian sources said the Jews were attacking with the largest forces they had ever used in Palestine, and declared…

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Soldier Settlement Land For "Foreigners" LISMORE

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 January 1949 · page 2

Valuable land on the North. Coast which had been refused to ex-servicemen under the Soldier Settlement Scheme was…

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U.S. Charges Russia With Breach of Faith Failure to Repatriate German Prisoners of War American, British Notes To Soviet WASHINGTON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 January 1949 · page 2

The U.S. accused Russia of a breach of in a note delivered to the Kremlin on Monday on the Soviet's failure to repatriate all remaining German war prisoners…

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Crickst War Veterans Cup Armidale To Play Guyra

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 11

Armidale will play Guyra in the war veterans' Cup competition at the sportsground on Sunday…

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Russian Mediation In Civil War

The Inverell Times · Monday 10 January 1949 · page 1

NANKING, Monday: The Chinese Nationalist Government is believed to have asked Russia to join other big powers in an attempt to mediate in China’s civil war, says an American Associated Press…

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Brazilian Japs. Believe U.S. Lost War

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 10 January 1949 · page 1

NEW YORK, Monday.—A seret Tokyo society, known as Shindo Remmei, has convinced practically the entire Japanese colony…

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Israel’s Counter-Offensive For ‘Silent War’

The Inverell Times · Monday 10 January 1949 · page 1

TEL AVIV, Monday: Israel Cabinet, after a three-hours meeting yesterday, decided to launch what is termed a “counter offensive to the British silent war on Israel.”…

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Mediation in China's Civil War Nationalist Approach to Soviet Reported Foreign Embassies Silent On Nanking Moves NANKING

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 10 January 1949 · page 1

The Chinese Nationalist Government is believed to have asked Russia to join other big powers in an attempt to mediate in China's civil war, says an American Associated Press…

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Soldier Settlement the Falkiner Case (To the Editor)

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 10 January 1949 · page 2

Dear Sir,--In rebuttal of some of the arguments used by Lt. Col. Bruxner regarding Soldier Settlement, I would like to quote…

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Palestine Citrus Groves Damaged by War Israel's Bid to Save Industry

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 January 1949 · page 15

Every effort will be made by the Israeli Government to save those citrus groves, belonging…

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War Veterans' Cup

Guyra Argus · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 2

The match, which was to have been played between Armidale and Guyra, at Armidale, on Sunday last, was…

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War on Rats

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 16

War against hundreds of rats which have been responsible for an outbreak of murine typhus is being. waged by the…

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U.s. Ready for Sub. War

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 3

Admiral Louis Denfeld, U.S. Chief of Naval Operations, said that undersea warfare was getting priority attention in U.S…

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War Service Homes 17 Likely For Armidale

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 8

It is likely that the War Service Homes Commission will erect 17 homes in Armidale in the near future…

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Communists Boost Prices War On Capitalism

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 17 January 1949 · page 7

Czechoslovakian Communists began their war on the surviving elements of capitalism when shops reopened…

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