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The wars & local soldiers, 1946

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Newcastle Woman Recalls War Years In Canberra

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 19 July 1946 · page 6

"In war-time Canberra, everybody worked, either with their brains or their hands, or with both," Mrs. C. A. K. Cohen told the Study Circle within the Victoria League. "It always amazed me that a woman could achieve so much in one day as most of…

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Civil War Now Waged Openly In Poland "Herald" Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 July 1946 · page 1

LONDON, July 18.—[?] war that has been tearing at [?] bruked body of Poland since the day when the Re[?] Army marched in last year is now being fought out in the open. This was stated by the "Daily Mail's"…

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Malaria Due to War Repatriation Doctor Urges Early Visit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 July 1946 · page 4

It way advisable for discharged service personnel subject to malarial attacks to consult him at the first sign of illness, said the local…

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"Debar Many Ex-soldiers" R.S.L. Protests at Bill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 July 1946 · page 4

ADELAIDE, Thursday.—The Tradesmen's Rights Regulation Bill, now before Federal Parliament, would be unfair to many ex-servicemen, the…

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Farewell to Telephone War Workers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1946 · page 8

Sheila Thorley (front left) and Una Moran (right) employed during the war in the telephone pay section of Newcastle Post Office, and who left to make way for men returning from service, were entertained at a farewell yesterday by (left to right, back row) Dell Cavanagh, Yvonne Cherniayeff, June McLaren, Eunice Lodge and Leslie Hollings, also employees…

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Reprimand for Senators Reference to War Records

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1946 · page 3

CANBERRA, Friday. — Senators were reprimanded by the Chairman of Committee (Senator Courtice) in the Senate to-day for personal attacks…

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Maitland Loses Appeal on Soldier-Player Rule

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1946 · page 14

THE Country Rugby League Appeals Board dismissed the appeal by Maitland Club, which protested and later appealed against Western…

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Special Truck For Limbless U.S. Soldier-Farmer

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 22 July 1946 · page 2

At left: ARMLESS AND LEGLESS, Fred Hensel, who was wounded while serving with the U.S. Army on Okinawa, drives a specially equipped tractor on his 143-acre farm at Birmingham, U.S…

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Welcome Home At Mayfield

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 23 July 1946 · page 10

At a function in the Mayfield Masonic Hall on Thursday night, Waratah-Mayfield Welcome Home Committee will honor 50…

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Undeclared Civil War In China

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 23 July 1946 · page 8

SHANGHAI, Tuesday.—Undeclared civil war had already begun throughout China, said Madame Sun Yat-Sen, in her…

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Treaties Strip States Of Power To Wage War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 July 1946 · page 1

NEW YORK, July 22. A.A.P.—The draft peace treaties for Italy, Bulgaria, Rumania, Hungary, and Finland, Provide that those States will be stripped of every means of waging effective warfare and weakened to an extent that they car be controlled easily by the. United Nations, says the…

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Soldier Fell Under Singleton Train

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 July 1946 · page 6

SYDNEY, Monday.—A young soldier, who apparently tried to board a Singleton-bound train as it passed through Redfern without stopping…

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Dismissal of Ex-soldier High Court Appeal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 July 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY. Tuesday.—The High Court was asked to-day, by way of appeal. to rule on the dismissal of a returned soldier employee from the…

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War Restoration to Cost £16,348

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 July 1946 · page 4

Schedules and estimates for the restoration works had been completed, the Town Clerk (Mr. Wells) told the Works Committee. The…

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Conscientious Objectors Were Found War Jobs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 July 1946 · page 7

CANBERRA, Wednesday.— From the beginning of the ar to the end 1943 a total of 2725 conscientious objectors applied for exemption from…

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The Risk of Civil War in Poland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 July 1946 · page 2

Polish censorship—though relaxed recently in favour of American correspondents—makes it difficult to judge what elements of…

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Soldier Settlement Progress "Not Bad"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 July 1946 · page 5

CANBERRA, Wednesday. — Australia's progress in settling returned servicemen on the land was "not too bad," the Minister for…

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Toronto War Memorial

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 July 1946 · page 7

Sir,—A report, of a meeting of the Toronto Urban Area Committee ("N.M.H.," 19/7/'46) stated that a monument which was said to obstruct…

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Lloyds War Medal for Australians

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 July 1946 · page 1

LONDON, July 25. A.A.P.—The Lloyds war medal for bravery at sea has been awarded to Radio Officer W. R Harris, of Elsternwick, Victoria…

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All-out War Against Terrorists "Herald" Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 July 1946 · page 1

LONDON, July 25.—The biggest millan [?] the history of Britain's 23-year-old Pales [?] being planned on the top floor of the bomb-blasted king David Hotel in Jerusalern…

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