Praise for War Veterans' Home
Mr. H. Tate told Islington sub-branch of the Returned Servicemen's League that he could not praise too highly the…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1948
559 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 19 of 28
Give Ex-Soldiers Homes First
While so many ex-servicemen looked for homes the Government should not bring out foreign immigrants, Mr. Ewart Lewis said last…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Honour Roll for Lambton
Lambton Parents and Citizens' Association, the Mothers' Club, and the Welfare Committee are obtaining the names of all ex-pupils who…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Will Confer on War Memorial Plans
Planning and future financing of Newcastle War Memorial Cultural Centre will be discussed tonight at a conference between…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldier Preference For Poll Jobs
The State Returning Officer for Kurri Kurri (Mr. R. J. Le Cussan) advised Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A., it had always been his practice to give…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War on Terrorists Big Air, Land Attack
SINGAPORE, Sept. 1. A.A.P.-Reuter.—A combined air and ground offensive began against terrorists in the district of Kuala Lumpur, capital of the Federation of Malaya, this…
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CALCUTTA, Sept. 2. A.A.P.—Sixty dock guards were wounded when police used tear-gas and fired on striking guards to rescue two…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police War Against Film Druse- Takers
HOLLYWOOD, Thurs. (O.S.R. and A.A.P.): The filmland anti-dope campaign may invoke big names in the movie industry, said police and Federal anti-narcotic agents today…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mock War to Test Air Secrets
LONDON, Friday (A.A.P.): Entirely new secret methods of aerial warfare will be tried in a full-scale mock war over…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Test Secret Air-War Methods
LONDON, Sept. 3. A.A.P.—Entirely new and secret methods of aerial warfare will be tried in a full-scale mock war over the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Worst Crisis In France Since War
PARIS, Sat. (A.A.P.): France is Said to be facing its worst political crisis since the end of the war…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr. Chifley On The Risk Of War
The Prime Minister, in one of those bursts of candour in which he sometimes indulges, made a sombre assessment last week of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Defence Tricked In Britain's Mock Air War
LONDON, Sept. 6. A.A.P.—By a feint, the Southlands attacking bomber force "diddled" the defending Northlands protective cover and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British Soldiers Embark for Malaya
A bridge of Guards will shortly strengthen the Malayan garrison and H.M.S. London has arrived in Singapore ahead of schedule…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Minister Says Soldiers Can Write To Him
CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The Minister for the Army (Mr. Chambers) told the House of Representatives to-day that "every boy…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"State Of War" In Kashmir
LONDON, Sept. 9. A.A.P.—The Indian Army had taken over control of Kashmir's armed forces and they were now at war with the Moslems in Kashmir, stated All-India Radio to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Allocation of War Service Homes
CANBERRA, Thursday.—Eligible ex-servicemen who were married or were about to be married would be allotted 10 per cent. of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Outstanding War Bills £186M
CANBERRA, Friday.—The Federal Government, at the end of August, had outstanding Treasury bills for war purposes totalling…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Threat Of War On Hyderabad: India Is Ready
LONDON, Mon. (A.A.P.-Reuter): Military action by the Indian Government against Hyderabad State is imminent and fighting may break out at any time, according to latest reports from India. Everything is ready for the word "Go," says Reuter's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Will Not Pay Tax For War "Herald" Service
NEW YORK, Sept. 12.—Because the United States Government used 34.6 of its Budget on what they considered preparation for war,…
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