Merewether Soldiers Plan Carnival
Plans for a carnival on April 18 and 19 in aid of the building fund were discussed last night by Merewether Returned Soldiers' League…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1947
922 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 47
India On Brink Of Civil War
India's biggest question—will there be one state or two when British control is withdrawn in June, 1948?—is being fought out to-day with axes, swords and guns in the Punjab and the North-west Frontier…
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RABAUL, April 3. A.A.P.—The Military Court at Rabaul this afternoon found Major-General Akira Hirota guilty of war crimes and sentenced him to seven years' imprisonment…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →British Soldiers Injured by Camouflaged Mine
JERUSALEM, April 3. A.A.P.— Two British soldiers were seriously injured when an electrically detonated mine, camouflaged as a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Anzac Celebrations At Hamilton
Hamilton sub-brancn of the R.S.L. has completed its arrangements for the Anzac celebrations on Sunday. April 20…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Entertainment For Condamine's Crew Here On Anzac Day
Special arrangements are being made to entertain members of the crew of H.M.A.S. Condamine when the frigate visits…
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Because of the number disappointed at being unable to secure admission to the Youth Leadership Training Camp at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Polar Regions May Be War Zones "Herald" London Service
[?] great areas of the world remain relatively intact, [?] not completely parcelled out between the [?] The Arctic and the Antarctic have not yet seen [?]ing across their inhospitable terrain, but…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Anzac Services At Wallsend
Wallsend sub-branch of the R.S.L. will hold three Anzac Day services. The first two services will be held on Sunday, April 20,…
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A meeting represented by Weston R.S.L. and Women's Auxiliary Red Cross, P. and C. Association. Mothers' Club and Weston Town Band…
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TOKIO, Wednesday: In deference to Japanese sensitivity, Anzac Day commemorative services in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Settler Tracked War Atrocities
SYDNEY: After travelling 30,000 miles through Burma investigating war atrocities, Capt. J. G. Crighton, arrived on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →India Preparing For War Says Envoy Riot: "Aren't A Passing Phase"
LONDON, Wednesday.—Everyone in India is "preparing for war and thinking in terms of war." This was said at a Press Conference here…
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In deference to what is described as Japanese sensitivity," Anzac Day commemoration in Japan will be drastically curtailed…
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Adamstown sub-branch of the R.S.L. last night received permission from the Greater Newcastle Council to hold a parade at Adamstown on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Move Against Anzac Limit Order in Japan
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Australian diplomatic representative in Japan (Mr. Macmahon Ball) has been asked to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Prisoners Of War Sustenance Money
Adamstown R.S.L. is to ask the State branch to protest to the Federal Government at the delay in granting the 3s a day sustenance…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Atom War on Equal Footing Grim Warning From U.S.A. "Herald" Service
NEW YORK, April 9.—Other nations could wage atomic war on an equal footing with the United States within six years after the adoption of the United States plan for the international control of the…
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TOKYO, April 10. A.A.P.—No order had been issued banning or cutting down Anzac Day demonstrations in Japan, it was officially stated by a spokesman of General MacArthur's Headquarters…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ex-Soldiers Fail to Apply For War Gratuity
PERTH, Thursday.—It was learned to-day through Western Command Headquarters that about 10,000 former West Australian members…
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