Road Dangerous at Soldiers' Point
Residents at Soldiers' Point claim that the road passing through the township has been made dangerous by heavy traffic. Repairs will be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1947
922 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 31 of 47
War Blamed For Britain's Army Of "Hoboes" "Herald" Service
LONDON, July 21.—Postwar disillusion has greatly increased the number of ex-servicemen who have become…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →U.S. Takes Over War "Prize Money" "Herald" Service
NEW YORK, July 21.—War "prize money" amounting to £550 million is about to be taken over by the United…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle Rotarians Hold First Post-War Ball At City Hall
At the City Hall last night Newcastle Rotarians held their first post-war ball at which its reputation as the ball with a difference was maintained. An outstanding feature, and one…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Man O' War For South Grafton Cup
GRAFTON, Tuesday.—Man o' War, who is accustomed to carrying big burdens in metropolitan Welter events, appeals in the South Grafton…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →War In Indies Is Blow To Britain's Stomach
LONDON, Wednesday: A prolonged war in Indonesia would deal a serious blow to Britain's larder, London food officials said today. Thousands of tons of palm oil and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Government Jobs For 10,000 More Than At War Peak
CANBERRA, Tuesday.— At the end of April the Government had 10,000 more employees than at the peak of the wartime Government…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Speed Up Soldier Settlement
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—State Cabinet agreed to-day to the Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) setting up a panel of officers to deal with the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →President with War Veterans
Two American disabled veterans bowl from wheel chairs at the white House alleys while President Truman locks on. At an earlier ceremony, the President presented trophies to winners of a veterans' wheel chair bowling tourney…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Protest By Japanese Held For War Crimes
SINGAPORE, Thursday: Detained as war crimes suspects because of their connection with the Burma-Siam "Death Railway," a battalion of 269 Japanese have protested against their non-repatriation…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →R.S.L. Branch To Seek Rise For War Widows
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Melbourne branch of the Returned Servicemen's League to-night criticised the pensions and allowances to war…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →U.S Trains Men For Atom War
WASHINGTON, Thursday: U.S. armed forces are being trained in the use and development of atomic…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Want Government To Take Over War Graves
Waratah-Mayfield sub-branch of the Returned Servicemen's League will ask State Headquarters to press for the Commonwealth Government…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dutch Opinion Divided On Indies War "Herald" Service
LONDON, July 24.—Although the Prime Minister of the Netherlands (Dr. Beel) and members of the Dutch military…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Move for Soldiers' Club at Cessnock
A meeting of ex-servicemen at Cessnock elected provisional officers and committee to undertake the establishment of the Cessnock…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Indian State Premier Wounded In Throat
NEW DELHI, Saturday: The Prime Minister of the Indian State of Travancore was wounded in the throat by an assailant…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Plight Of The War Widows
WAR widows' complaints about their meagre pensions will command the sympathy of most people with a sense of humanity or…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Six War Prisoners Still at Large
MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Four Italian and two Germany war prisoners who escaped from Broadmeadows internment camp on Friday are still…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Java War Deplored By Cessnock Clergy
A meeting of the Cessnock Ministers Fraternal passed a resolution deploring the conflict in Indonesia. The resolution states:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dutch Say War In Java Over In A Week; Claims By Indonesians
BATAVIA, Tuesday: Dutch military operations in Indonesia are expected to end in about a week, says the Netherlands newsagency. Meanwhile, the Indonesians say they have launched a big offensive in Java and claim…
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