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The wars & local soldiers, 1948

559 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 26 of 28

British Life Too Hard, Claim War Brides

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 November 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY: Six Australian war brides returned to Sydney today by the Empire Brent with their husbands to settle in Australia, glad to be away from the hardships of modern British life…

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War Nearer Nanking

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 November 1948 · page 1

NANKING, Nov. 26. A.A.P.-Reuter.—The Chinese cival war moved more than 100 miles closer to Nanking, the capital, to-day. By-passing Suchow…

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Relatives Seek Ashes Of War Criminals

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 November 1948 · page 1

TOKYO, Nov. 26. A.A.P.-Reuter.—Thousands of Japanese gathered in Central Tokyo yesterday to sign a petition to General MacArthur…

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Bride-to-be's Vigil at Wounded Man's Bedside

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 November 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY: Bruce Maitland Pryor, 24, of Lisarow, near Gosford, who was shot on his wedding eye, is visited every day at Mater Misericordiae Hospital by his bride-to-be. To be near her sweetheart, whom she was to have…

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Less War Talk Advocated

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 November 1948 · page 2

LONDON, Tues. (A. A. P.). —Sir John Boyd Orr was cheered in Central Hall, Westminster last night, when he said that…

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Southward Shift In China War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 November 1948 · page 1

NANKING, Nov. 29. A.A.P.-Reuter.—The fighting in central China to-day moved nearer Pengpu, 100 miles north-west of Nanking and unconfirmed reports say the Nationalist High…

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Refugees of an "Undeclared War"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 November 1948 · page 3

A state of war—undeclared, but open—still exists in the far north of India where, in Kashmir, troops of India and Pakistan…

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Unveil Honour Roll At Lambton School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 December 1948 · page 4

The Lord Mayor (Ald. Quinlan) will unveil an honour roll and open a library at Lambton School at 2.15 p.m. on Friday. The…

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Dutch Ex-Soldiers For Australia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The first party of 250 Dutch ex-servicemen headed for Australia under the Commonwealth's assisted…

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Bataan Veterans Claim "Worst Jap War Criminals Escaped"

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 December 1948 · page 3

NEW YORK, Fri. (O.S.R.).—Some of the worst offenders escaped in the Japanese war crimes trials, according to former prisoners of war of the Bataan Veterans' Organisation…

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Policy In U.N.O. "War Not Inevitable"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 December 1948 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday.— In discussions in U.N.O. Australia would reject any attempt to regard war as inevitable or agreement…

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Japanese War Leaders Appeal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 December 1948 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3. A.A.P. —The appeals of five convicted Japanese warlords were formally presented to the United States…

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"Civil War Menace In Italy"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 December 1948 · page 4

Rome, Dec. 5. A.A.P.—Italian Communists had no other policy than to impede Italy's recovery, the Prime Minister (Signor de Gasperi)…

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War Veterans Hold Christmas Social

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 December 1948 · page 3

About 100 war veterans attended the Christmas social of the Naval and Military Veterans' Association in the Anzac Hall…

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Limbless Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 December 1948 · page 2

Members of Newcastle branch of the Limbless Soldiers' Association had their annual gala day at Belmont, as guests of Mr. Mark Reid,…

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United States Judges To Hear Appeals By Jap War Lords

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 December 1948 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Mon. (A.A.P.): By a five to four majority the Supreme Court today granted a hearing to two Japanese war lords convicted as war criminals and sentenced to be hanged. Appeals were lodged on be-…

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£1075 Cheque For Limbless Soldiers

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 December 1948 · page 3

A cheque for £1075 was presented to the Newcastle branch of the Limbless Soldiers' Association at the annual women's…

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War Memorial Auxiliary

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 December 1948 · page 11

The War Memorial Women's Auxiliary had a busy time to-day arranging the goods in the Christmas gift shop and later…

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Make Japs Pay War Debts

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 December 1948 · page 12

LAPSTONE: Japan should not be allowed a pre-war standard of living as long as its reparation debt remains…

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War Waifs to Be Exchanged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 December 1948 · page 1

LONDON, Dec. 7. A.A.P.—After months of negotiations, the British and Russian authorities in Germany have agreed on an…

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