Uses War Gas to Destroy Rabbits
SINGLETON, Wednesday.—Mr. C. E. M. Woodford, of Chantry, Denman, considers the Army taught him at least one useful subject, namely,…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1947
922 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 47
Russia Accuses Churchill of Seeking New War
MOSCOW, Jan. 22. A.A.P.—Mr. Alexandrov., Head of the Communist Party's Propaganda Administration, told a Moscow gathering in…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Minister for Lands (Mr. Dunn) said today that subject to Parliamentary approval, negotiations had been…
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JERUSALEM, Jan. 23. A.A.P.—"The Jewish National Council's threat to stop our operations will mean civil war in Palestine,"…
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WASHINGTON, Thursday.—Three war contractors and a politician have been indicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the U.S. Government. This was announced by the…
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BRISBANE, Thursday.—Fireman had narrow escapes from flying fragments of metal when a du[?] of high explosives blew up at the Darra depot, near Brisbane, at noon to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Games Used For Pearl Harbour Plan "Herald" Service
NEW YORK, Jan. 23.—Plans for attacking Pearl Harbour were conceived by Admiral Yamamoto as early as January, 1941, according to John…
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BERLIN, Jan. 23. A.A.P.—Driver F. J. Upson, a member of the R.A.S.C. in Germany, was banged for the murder of a 60-year-old German…
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The Duke and Duchess of Windsor were the centre of a happy party when they met winners of the Purple heart at a party at New York last week. Servicemen from hospitals near the city attended…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War Book Digs Into History
"As You Were" completes the series of serving books produced during the 1939-45 war and is the first of a series of post-war service books…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →No War Memorial Plan Yet "Herald" Service
LONDON, Jan. 24—No scheme had been framed which fired the nation's imagination to create a demand for a national imperial memorial to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gosford Shire Ex-Soldiers' Cases Adjourned
SYDNEY, Friday.—The hearing of applications for orders directing Gosford Shire Council to engage certain persons in employment were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →More Dangerous to be Baby Than a Soldier "Herald" Service
NEW YORK, Jan. 26.—It was more dangerous to be a baby in America than it was to be in combat during the Second World…
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TOKYO, Jan. 27. A.A.P.—A bitter half-hour argument between the President of the Japanese War Crimes Tribunal (Sir William Webb) and the U.S. attorney for the defence (Mr. David Smith) followed…
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SHANGHAI, Jan. 27. A.A.P.—Although the Chinese Government has delayed an immediate economic crash by credit subsidies to hard…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Republicans Push War "Heresy" Hunt "Herald" Service
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.—The Republicans are vigorously pushing through Congress, against President Truman's opposition, a vote continuing the activities of the Senate War Investigating Committee…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Warns Germany of Two-front War Soviet View On British Treaty "Herald" Service
LONDON, Jan. 27.—The Soviet's desire for the strengthening of the Anglo-Russian treaty springs from her determination to prevent future German aggression. It is felt in Moscow that the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Photographer for Newcastle
The official photographer for Newcastle publications to be issued for the city's 150th anniversary celebrations is Mr. Max Dupain…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Chinese Shot Dead, Half Caste Badly Wounded, In Melbourne Hold-Up
MELBOURNE: Something more than an ordinary hold-up for money is indicated in the murder last night of a Chinese bosun, Yung Shing (53), of the freighter, Fort Abitibi, now lying at Victoria Dock, and the shooting almost…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Greengrocers to Wage War Against Food Racketeers
SYDNEY: Open warfare against food racketeers was declared by greengrocers at an early morning meeting at the City Markets today. More than 200 shopkeepers…
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