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The wars & local soldiers, 1947

922 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 27 of 47

"No Reason for War in Indonesia"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 June 1947 · page 3

BATAVIA, June 18.—The Indonesian Premier (Mr. Sjahrir) has arrived in Batavia to consult several representatives of foreign…

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Want Increase in All War Pensions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 June 1947 · page 2

Merewether sub-branch of the Returned Servicemen's League last night decided to ask the Newcastle R.S.L. State Councillor (Mr. Roger…

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Agreement on Polish War Debts Ratified

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 June 1947 · page 1

LONDON, June 19. A.A.P.—The Anglo-Polish Financial Agreement, covering the Polish war debts to Britain, was ratified at the Foreign…

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Claims Police States Lead To War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 June 1947 · page 3

NEW YORK, June 19. A.A.P.—Mr. John Foster Dulles, who was one of the advisers to the Secretary of State (Mr. Marshall) at the…

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War Against Sin Sets Village By Ears

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 June 1947 · page 3

ROSE CITY (Michigan, U.S.), June 19—A war against sin. launched by a Methodist pastor (Rev. Cyril Scott), has…

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Poisonous Talk Of War Deplored By Soviet Ambassador

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 June 1947 · page 2

CHICAGO, Thursday.—Poisonous rumors of another war were deplored today by the Soviet Ambassador, addressing the…

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Undeclared War Between U.S.A. and Russia, Says Don Iddon Don Iddon's New York Diary

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 June 1947 · page 6

NEW YORK, Thursday: The feeling here towards Russia is violent, virulent, and now it is no longer considered sensational or an exaggeration to say, as a thousand columnists and editorialists here are saying, that a state…

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Montgomery to Speak to Ex-soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 June 1947 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Field Marshal Lord Montgomery will address returned servicemen at the Sydney Domain on Saturday, July…

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"Soviet-u.s. Harmony Possible" War Talk Deplored By Russian Envoy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 June 1947 · page 3

NEW YORK, June 20. A.A.P.—It was possible and desirable for Russia and the United States to live together peacefully, despite their differing economic systems, said the Soviet Ambassador to the United…

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Ex-Soldiers Seek Same House

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 June 1947 · page 7

Two returned servicemen yesterday applied for prospective possession of a house in Clyde-street, Hamilton North. The Court could make no…

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Newcastle War Bride "Comes Home To Mother" From U.S.A.

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 June 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY: A 20-year-old Newcastle war bride, who said she had "come home to mother," landed at the Kingsford Smith airport from San Francisco by A.N.A. Skymaster today with her two-year-old son and only 30/- to her name…

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Returning War Bride's Mother Thought Telegram Was Hoax

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 June 1947 · page 3

When she received a telegram saying her daughter was home from the United States Mrs. S. Neill of Estelle Street, Maryville, thought she was the victim of a hoax. "I ran up and down the street,…

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German War Prisoners Being Released

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 June 1947 · page 1

MUNICH, June 24. A.A.P.—All German war prisoners under the control of the United States forces in Europe will have been released by…

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British Soldiers Help German Police To Raid "Black" Farms

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 June 1947 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday: British troops, armed with bayonets, will help German police to break blackmarket rings of German farmers whose activities have helped put the British zone ration below danger level, says the…

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War Of Nerves In Hungary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 June 1947 · page 3

BUDAPEST, June 25. A.A.P.—Mr. Deszo Sulyok, leader of the Opposition Freedom Party, demanded in Parliament that the "war of nerves…

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Judgment Reserved on Grazier's War Claim

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 June 1947 · page 4

BRISBANE, Wednesday.—In the High Court to-day, Mr. Justice Rich reserved judgment in the claim of Robert Clive Little, grazier, for…

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Trying to Shorten Jap War Trials

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 June 1947 · page 4

TOKYO, June 25. A.A.P.—Sir William Webb, President of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, yesterday heard suggestions…

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U.S. War Bride Disillusioned: Is Coming Back

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 June 1947 · page 15

NEW YORK, Wed.—Bitter disillusionment after three years in America is outspokenly expressed by a…

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Easier Times For German War Prisoners "Herald" Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 June 1947 · page 3

LONDON, June 25.—German prisoner's of war will, from July 16, be allowed to enter shops and British money for purchases, and to…

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Jap War Criminals Hanged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 June 1947 · page 3

SINGAPORE, June 26. A.A.P.—Three Japanese war criminals. Lieut.-General Saburo Kawamura, Lieut.-Colonel Masayaki Oishi and…

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