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The wars & local soldiers, 1946

1,410 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 71

Pro-german Element in Pre-war R.a.f. Says Nazi

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 2

LONDON, Wednesday.—A report by the Nazi Foreign Policy Office of strong pro-German activities in the General Staff of the R.A.F. before the war was disclosed at the Nuremhurg trial yesterday…

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Precise and Orient Prince Share Sprint Honors in Broadmeadow Trials War Spear, Segenhoe, Red Mick, Chinook Fit

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 16

Precise and Orient Prince shared the half-mile honors at Broadmeadow this morning at 50¼. War Spear, Red Mick, Segenhoe and Chinook were also impressive gallopers in final preparation for Saturday's N.J.C. meeting. Nepean River pleased over seven furlongs in 1.31¾. He is not engaged on Saturday, but…

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Most U.S. Soldiers Prefer British "Herald" Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9—American soldiers favour friendly relations with Russia, but prefer British to other peoples, according to official War…

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World-wide Protests By American Soldiers

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 1

NEW YORK, Wednesday: Mass protests by U.S. soldiers against demobilisation delays were reported today from Japan, Honolulu and Germany. At Yokohama, military police broke up a demonstration outside Army Headquarters when the U.S. Secretary for War (Mr. Robert Patterson) arrived…

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Cheque Posted for War Effort's Third

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 10

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A cheque for £100, representing third placing in the Peter Moore Handicap at Moorefield last…

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Indict Jap War-makers Next Month

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 1

WASHINGTON, January 10. A.A.P.—General Tojo, Japan's "Pearl Harbour" Prime Minister, and other alleged Japanese…

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Monterey May Take War Brides to U.s

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A small number of Australian brides of American servicemen may travel to the United States soon on the…

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Balkans Fear Atom War with Russia "Herald" Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 4

LONDON, January 10. A.A.P.—Fears of a new war are widespread in Balkan countries, according to speakers at to-day…

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Crippled Soldier for Trial

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—William Henry Cass, 24, a returned soldier crippled by leg wounds, charged with stealing property worth £2, was…

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Land Available For Soldier Settlement

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY: Blocks of land will be available to servicemen by ballot by the end of next month, under the Soldier Settlement Scheme…

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Hamilton Welcome Home

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 6

Hamilton-Broadmeadow Welcome Home Committee will hold its second big welcome home function at Anzac House Hamilton, on Friday night. One…

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To Honour War Nurses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 5

The Nurses' Memorial Fund of which the Premier (Mr. McKell) is Patron has launched a State-wide appeal for £50,000 to build a…

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War Veterans Riot in Naples

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 3

LONDON, Jan. 11. A.A.P.—Four thousand Italian war veterans, armed with sticks and stones, invaded the prefecture of Naples…

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War Evacuee Wants To Return

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 2

LONDON, Friday: Eighteen-year-old David Sharpe, after three weeks back in London, wants to return to Glenelg, South Australia, where he spent six years as a war evacuee. He has already inquired at Austra-…

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War Cost 4 Times as Much as Last

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 1

BASLE, Jan. 11. A.A.P.—According to estimates published by the Bank of International Settlements, the war cost…

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Nation's Post-war Defence Includes Interim Army on Voluntary Basis

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 2

MELBOURNE: Post-war army plans for an interim army to cover a period of up to two years, may be considered by Federal Cabinet next Friday, but no decisions will be made on the shape of permanent post-war defences for Australia…

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23,000 Farms for Soldiers Can Be Provided From Estates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—An estimate that over 23,000 farms suitable for soldier settlement can be provided from large estates in the Eastern…

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British Soldier Shot by Police in Scuffle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 3

LONDON, Jan. 11. A.A.P.—A British soldier garrisoned in Rome was shot dead by the Carabinieri during a scuffle on a trolley car, says the…

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London Demonstration by U.s. Soldiers

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 2

LONDON, Friday: About 500 American soldiers demonstrated against their slow repatriation outside the Grosvenor Square office of…

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Police Searching For Soldier For Attack On Child

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY: Though 20 detectives and uniformed police searched all night for the man who outraged a nine-year-old girl in the bush at…

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