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The wars & local soldiers, 1946

1,410 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 69 of 71

Suburban and District Soldiers' Club at Swansea

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 December 1946 · page 7

At a social in the ex-servicemen's club rooms at Swansea on Saturday it was decided to enrol members at once for the new Diggers' Club…

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New Lambton Welcome Home Committee

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 December 1946 · page 3

New Lambton Welcome-home and Patriotic Committee at its winding-up meeting on February 18 will decide whether the committee will…

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Sailors, Soldiers Exchange Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 December 1946 · page 1

TOKYO, Dec. 10. A.A.P.—A report from Kure states that troops and sailors in the British occupied area, exchanged…

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War Neurosis Problem Has Been Ignored

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 December 1946 · page 8

SYDNEY: Despite warnings by eminent medical authorities and pleas by ex-servicemen's associations, Australia is still not ready to cope with the problem of war neurosis, a survey reveals…

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Soldiers Walk Off Liner For Third Time

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 December 1946 · page 1

LONDON, Dec, 11. A.A.P.—For the third time, 200 soldiers have left the liner Empress of Scotland, as a protest against food and…

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Disabled Soldiers' Button Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 December 1946 · page 8

The Totally and Permanently Disabled Soldiers' appeal will hold a street day in Newcastle to-morrow. This is the first button day to be…

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War Sales Chief Resigns

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 December 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The resignation of Mr. G. A. Davis as General Manager of the Commonwealth Disposal Commission was announced…

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Topics of the Day Soldier Dux

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 December 1946 · page 2

DUX of Goulburn High School is 23-year-old Joe Warburton, who went back to school after four years with the Army and Air Force. At…

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14 Blocks for Ex-soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 December 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Minister for Lands (Mr. Dunn) said to-day that the Government would allot 14 blocks of land to members and…

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"Undeclared War In Greece"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 December 1946 · page 1

NEW YORK, Dec. 13. A.A.P.—Greece was experiencing undeclared war, the Greek Prime Minister (Constantin Tsaldaris) told the United Nations' Security Council. He accused Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, and Albania of…

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Russia Trying to Stop War in Persia

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 14 December 1946 · page 6

TEHERAN, Friday.—The Russian Ambassador, M. Vassilievitch Sadtchikov, called on the Shah on Wednesday afternoon…

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Reconciliation For War Bride

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 December 1946 · page 5

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 15. A.A.P.— Shirlie Irysh, the Sydney war bride, has found that she is really wanted after all. The 18-year-old brunette,…

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£21,000 Gift To Ex-soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 December 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.—The Lord Mayor of Sydney (Aid. Bartley) said the British Centre Committee, which was winding up its hospitality fund,…

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Germans Demand Release of War Prisoners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 December 1946 · page 3

HAMBURG, Dec. 16. A.A.P.—Speakers at a mass demonstration organised by the Social Diemocratic Party in Wuppertal, British Zone,…

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World Facing State of War Says Franco

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 December 1946 · page 3

SARAGOSSA, Dec. 16. A.A.P. —"The world faces a state of war, which may be declared at any time," said General…

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Former Minister Sees War With Russia Ahead

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 December 1946 · page 2

Russia was issuing a challenge to the world, which must sooner or later lead to another world war, Mr. Maloney, M.L.C., former Minister to…

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Canberra Soldier Still in Home

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 December 1946 · page 6

CANBERRA, Monday.—Whether the Canberra retruned soldier. Gordon Butt, will be ejected from a Government-owned cottage here, will…

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Ex-soldier Victorian Rhodes Scholar

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 December 1946 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Monday.—Mr. A. G. Searle, 24, ex-serviceman, and final year arts student at Ormond College, Melbourne University, was…

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To War Trial

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 December 1946 · page 3

Japanese Colonel Takaya Morishuro, who arrived in Sydney yesterday under heavy guard on his way to Singapore…

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£891,000 November War Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 December 1946 · page 10

SYDNEY Tuesday.—Auction sales held by the Commonwealth Disposals Commission in November realised £891,619. Of this £164,462 was…

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