Soldier Told He Could Buy His Own Seized Goods
CANBERRA: After goods sent from Japan by a member of the Occupation Force had been seized by the Customs Department, the…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1947
922 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 45 of 47
Arabs' Threat Of War
BAGDAD, Thurs. (A.A.P.)—Arabs would regard themselves as being in a state of war the minute U.N.O. agreed to partition Palestine. That statement was made yesterday by Senator Abdul Mahdi (Irak)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Gravel Vital To Cost Of Soldiers' Pt. Road"
Unless the Department of the Interior gives approval for gravel to be quarried from Commonwealth land near Soldiers' Point, the cost of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Plan To Govern U.S. If Atom Bomb War
WASHINGTON, Sat. (O.S.R.).— Legislation to establish interim governments of the U.S. "in case Washington is destroyed by an atom…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Public Reserve For Soldiers' Point
Approval had been given to the establishment of a public reserve of 120 acres near Soldiers' Point, Pelican Flats, the Department of Lands advised…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Man Found Dead, Woman Wounded
BRISBANE, Tuesday.—A dead man and a seriously wounded girl were found by police in a house at Ashgrove this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →N.Z. War Bride Guilty Of Hold-up In U.S.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2. A.A.P.— Norma Pohe, 20, a pretty New Zealand war bride, divorced by her husband in Dubois (Pennsylvania) pleaded…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldiers' Ward In New Hospital Building Sought
The War Memorial Hospital Ward Committee wanted provision made for a servicemen's ward in the new building being constructed at Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Life For Nazi War Criminals
NUREMBERG, Fri. (A.A.P.): Four high officials of the former Nazi Ministry of Justice have been sentenced to life…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →U.S. Firm Fined Heavily Over War Contracts
NEW YORK, Dec. 4. A.A.P.—A Federal Court to-day fined a textile firm, its president, and a textile broket a total of £450,000 for illegal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldiers Go Through Life-Saving Tests
As part of the army training scheme more than 40 members of the permanent forces from Greta Military Camp were examined in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Honour Roll At Miller's Forest
At the monthly meeting of Miller's Forest Progress Association, the President (Mr. Monkley) said the honour roll was erected in the Popular Hall…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Talk In United States As Russian Venom Mounts
NEW YORK, Sun.: Many American business advisers are sending confidential letters to their clients warning diem to put their affairs in order against another war. RUSSIAN invective against United…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Name Destroyers Tobruk, Anzac
CANBERRA, Monday.—Two names made famous by Australians—Anzac and Tobruk—will be given to two new Australian destroyers now being built…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →100,000 Cheer Walcott In Welcome Home "Herald" Service
NEW YORK, Dec. 10.—"Jersey Joe" Walcott may not have been able to convince the judges at Madison Square Garden last Friday night that…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Grew New Rose For War Graves
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—The well known re[?]specialist, Mr. Alister Clark, has developed a rose which he has [?] to the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Army Broke Its Promise, Says AWL Soldier
A soldier at a district court-martial at Greta Military Camp this morning alleged that because promises made to them on enlistment…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Went A.W.L. In Protest — Soldier At Court-Martial
Charged at a District Court-martial at Greta yesterday with having been A.W.L. for 57 days, Private Geoffrey Thomas Fraser, 25, said 25 men,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →China Needs Help To End Civil War
NANKING, December 15.—"Unless the Nationalist forces obtain immediate American aid the civil war will continue indefinitely," said General Wang Yao Wu, Governor and military Commander of operation to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Free Travel To War Award Investitures
CANBERRA, Tuesday—The Minister for the Interior (Mr. Johnson) announced to-day the Government had approved free travel from January 1…
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