Unemployed Ex-Soldiers Riot in Italy
ROME, April 9. A.A.P.—A mob of unemployed ex-soldiers burned the Court House and tax offices at Brindisi and sacked the homes of two…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1946
1,410 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 26 of 71
Soldier Fatally Injured
When his motor-cycle and a military truck collided on the New England Highway, nine miles from Singleton, at dusk yesterday, Sergeant C…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Bottle Post" Delivers Letter From Dead Soldier Son
WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Wednesday.—A letter from a son, now dead, sent by "Bottle Post" to his father, reached its destination after more than four years. The father is Mr. J. T. Bisman, of Christchurch…
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BRISBANE, Wednesday.—Twenty eight ex-servicemen from the National Service Office and Rehabilitation Sections at Brisbane and Redbank…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Anzac Day Sport Upheld by Council
GREATER Newcastle Council last night refused to alter its decision allowing Newcastle Rugby League to use No. 1 Sports Ground…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fines in Prisoner of War Camps
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Australian officers in prisoner of war camps imposed fines on their own men mainly for going outside the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Costs Down by £4M. a Month
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—War expenditure for the first nine months of this financial year dropped by more than £338 million compared…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Horrifying Stories of Jap Brutality Details Told By War Crimes Commission
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Horrifying stories of torture and butchery killings of Australian prisoners of war by Japanese are contained in the fill report of the War Crimes Commission, tabled by the Minister for…
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CANBERRA, Thursday.—Plans for a joint Australian-New Zealand policy on postwar defence for the Pacific were discussed by the Australian and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Diggers' Bowls On Anzac Day
The usual Diggers' bowls match will be played at City Green this year on Anzac Dav. after the city march and service. Bowlers who take part are guests of the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Islington R.S.L. Anzac Service
Rev. A. J. Dempsey, of Tighe's Hill Methodist Church, will conduct the Anzac commemoration service at the war memorial in Albert-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Forged War Loan Bonds in England
LONDON, April 11. A.A.P.—The Bank of England has called in Scotland Yard, following the discovery of a number of forged 3½ per cent…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Agricultural Committees Should Be Kept
An appeal to retain the War Agricultural Committee was made by the manager of Bowthorne Butter Factory (Mr. J. B. Timbs) at a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soviet Cooperation on War Trials Described as Vague
TOKIO, April 11. A.A.P.—The failure of the long-awaited Russian prosecution staff to arrive at Tokio is delaying the return of the…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—Of 99 new club licences to be granted under the new Liquor (Amendment) Bill in the metropolitan area, 20 will go…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Truck Overturns, Soldier Killed
WAGGA, Thursday.—Sydney Kevin Knight, a serviceman, of Brisbane, was killed, and 10 other servicemen injured, four seriously,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Teralba Welcome Home
The President (Mr. H. Mills) presided when Teralba Welcome Home Committee welcomed the following at a social—Messrs. P. Youngberry, H. Dews, H. Rae…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Anzac Celebrations At Weston
A public meeting convened by Wescon R.S.L. and attended by delegates from R.S.L. Women's Auxiliary. Red Cross. P. and C. Association. Mothers…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →R.s.l. Plans for Anzac Day in Newcastle
Detailed arrangements have been completed by Newcastle R.S.L. for the city commemorations on Anzac Day. The wreath-laying ceremony this year will, for the first time, precede the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →G.P.S. Regatta Back To Pre-war Gaiety
SYDNEY: A sudden squall of rain swept over the river course on the Nepean shortly alter 1 o'clock this afternoon, an hour…
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