Old Soldiers Joining Up
About 85 per cent, of men joining the permanent army were ex-servicemen who were dissatisfied with civilian life,…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1948
559 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 23 of 28
Berlin "Symbol of Cold War"
LONDON, Oct. 14. A.A.P.—Berlin was a symbol of the cold war being waged with deadly and ruthless determination by an aggressive police State against democracy, said the Archbishop of York (Dr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Marshall Aid Going To War Needs "Herald" Service
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14.—The critical situation in Europe and the need for rearmament will inevitably mean a diversion…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ask For Lists Of Sick Ex-soldiers
Waratah-Mayfield sub-branch of the Returned Servicemen's League decided last night to ask the District Council to request hospitals in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Was Needless, Says Churchill
WITHIN a few hours of publication in London, the first volume of Mr. Winston Churchill's war memoirs, "The Gathering…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Flares Again In Palestine
TEL AVIV, Sal. (A.A.P.) — The Israeli Air Force has bombed Egyptian bases in the Negev area (southern Palestine)…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →British M.P. Praises War Pensions
Great Britain admired the way Australia had carried out its war pension scheme, and believed that in many respects it was in advance…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →High Milk Yields On Soldier Farms
In fewer than 12 months several farmers on Dartmouth Station, Muswellbrook, which was subdivided into eight soldier farms, had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldier Says He Was Chained In Jap Gaol
SYDNEY: Under heavy guard, Frank Loyal Weaver, 22, arrived in Sydney by the Westralia today after his third illegal trip to Japan. He said that he was kept in gaol a fortnight in Kure with…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →916 Japanese Convicted Of War Crimes
TOKYO, Oct. 18. A.A.P.-Reuter.—One thousand Japanese had been tried on war crimes charges, and 916 had been convicted by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier Back To Serve Sentence
SYDNEY, Monday.—Two detectives escorted Frank Loyal Weaver, 22, to Long Bay Gaol immediately after he returned to-day…
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HAMBURG, Oct. 19. A.A.P.—Walter von Brauchitsch, former German Field-Marshal, has died in a British military hospital, where…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Businesses Fail After War Boom
LONDON, Oct. 19. A.A.P.—More than 1200 British men and women—one woman for every 10 men—are likely to find themselves…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Formula Urged For War Pensions
CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The payment of soldiers' pensions under a new formula and under a title other than that of "pension" was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Strike First" Policy In "Atomic" War Urged "Herald" New York Service
CONGRESS may not have time to declare war in the next atomic conflict, because the first blow will be struck with such…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sydney War Bride Granted Divorce
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20. A.A.P. Mrs. Irene Margelin, 20, formerly of Sydney, was yesterday granted a divorce from her husband, George…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Empire To Re-Arm To Meet War Risk
LONDON, Thurs. (A.A.P.): The armed forces of all British Commonwealth countries are to be built up to meet the danger of war. This decision was taken yesterday by the nine Commonwealth Premiers at a highly secret session of their London conference…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Talk Diminishes In United States
NEW YORK, Thurs.: War talk has diminished and New York is grumbling about lesser troubles. These include mass picketing, the beer drought caused…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Attack On U.S. War Psychology
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21. A.A.P.—The United States was developing a dangerous war psychology, as menacing to peace as the Berlin…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →EDITORIAL The Challenge OS War Neurosis Cases
EVERY citizen whose conscience and sympathies have been stirred by the increasing problem of ex-servicemen with psychiatric disorders will feel disquiet at the R.S.L. Congress…
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