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The wars & local soldiers, 1949

431 stories in New England's papers · page 8 of 22

Russian General Warns of War

The Uralla Times · Thursday 24 March 1949 · page 4

Marshal of the Soviet Union Leonid Govorov blamed the present world tension on the "provocative policy of…

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The Tingha War Memorial Fund

The Inverell Times · Friday 25 March 1949 · page 7

A total of over £167 in contributions to the fund inaugurated with the object of constructing a Memorial Entrance at the Cottage Hospital was acknowledged at a meeting of the Board…

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Texas Restoring War Honor Roll at Texas

The Inverell Times · Monday 28 March 1949 · page 2

Steps are to be taken by the Texas sub-branch of the R.S.L. to restore the honor roll destroyed recently by fire…

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R.s.l. Protest on Rating of Ex-soldiers' Land

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 28 March 1949 · page 4

The discrepancy between the Shire rates levied on ex-servicemen settlers on the Waterloo subdivision and those levied on adjacent landholders on comparable country was discussed at Friday's…

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Atom in War at Sea

The Inverell Times · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Friday: The effect of atomic weapons in sea warfare will be studied in secret…

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Czech Foreign Chief Blames The U.S.A. For “Cold War”

The Inverell Times · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Friday: Blaming the United States for the “cold war” Czechoslovakia’s Foreign Minister, Vlandimir Clementis, said in Prague, that the fateful question “will there be a third world war?” was therefore being asked by millions everywhere…

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U.S. Blamed for "Cold War" Czech Foreign Minister Critical Tilt At Atlantic Pact LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 1 April 1949 · page 2

Blamng the United States for the "cold war," the Czech Foreign Minister (M. Vladimir…

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Criticism of Anzac Day Observance

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 4 April 1949 · page 5

Australia has made Anzac Day a "Roman holiday," declared Mr. W. R. Nicholas, State Organiser of the…

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Qld. Aims War on the Drunken Driver

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 4 April 1949 · page 5

Drunken drivers are provided for in Queensland's new Traffic Bill. For the first time in that…

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Ex-servicemen’s View Poor Observance Of Anzac Day

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 6 April 1949 · page 3

Australia has made Anzac Day a “Roman holiday,” declared Mr. W. R. Nicholas, State Organiser of the Australian Legion of Ex-Servicemen and Women, when addressing delegates at a meeting of the New…

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Tackling the Problem of Mentally -ILl EX-SOLDIERS

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 6 April 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Care of mentally ill ex-Servicemen would be tackled “in a big way”, the State President of the R.S.L., Mr. Ken Bolton, said to-day…

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Anzac Day Uralla Celebration Order of Profession

The Uralla Times · Thursday 7 April 1949 · page 4

Final arrangements were made for Anzac Day at a meeting of Uralla R.S.L. on Friday…

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Anzac Day Arrangements

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 6

Final arrangements were made for Anzac Day at a meeting of Uralla R.S.L. on Friday night…

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New Operation May Benefit Wounded Servicemen

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

An unprecedented operation which restored the ability of a 43-year-old man to swallow was reported by three…

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Piallaway and [?] 2 More Estates for Soldiers

The Inverell Times · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 2

Mr. W. J. Scully, Vice-President of the Executive Council, stated to-day that he had been informed by the Ministe[?]…

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Post-war Working Hours Compared

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 13 April 1949 · page 3

LONDON: Working days lost throughout the British industry in the three and a half years since the war were actually less…

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Death Of Former Prisoner of War

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 13 April 1949 · page 2

Evidence that a man who had been a prisoner of war in Germany frequently suffered black-outs, and had on…

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Observance of Anzac Day Legion Organiser’s Remarks Resented by Tenterfild R.s.l

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 13 April 1949 · page 1

TENTERFIELD: Exception to remarks made by the State Organiser of the Australian Legion of Ex-Servicemen and Women (Mr. W. R. Nicholas) at a recent function held at Tenterfield, was expressed…

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Sudden Pacific War Would Find America At Disadvantage

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 13 April 1949 · page 16

Sudden war in the Western Pacific would find Russia with a larger fleet than the United States…

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Hernani Station Approved For Soldier Settlement

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 13 April 1949 · page 16

More properties in New South Wales and Victoria have been approved for soldier settlement in the past-two…

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