Chinese war
DEFENDERS.—When Shanghai factory owners asked for protection for their plants, the city's garrison command moved in. These soldiers are resting in front of the Cathay Hotel while officers seek accommodation…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1949
641 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 33
War Tribute "Ended" for Japan
TOKYO, May 13. A.A.P.-Reuter.—The Washington announcement ending reparations removals from Japan meant, in effect, the wholesale cancellation of reparations, a spokesman…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Joint Committee To Plan War Production
MELBOURNE, Friday.—Establishment of a Joint War Production Committee was announced to-day by the Minister for Defence…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Identified By Soldier's Badge
SYDNEY, Friday.—A well-dressed young man who walked up to a police constable on Monday and said his mind was a blank was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Britain's Production Now Higher Than Pre-War
LONDON, Mon. (O.S.R.)—British industrial production is now 25 per cent. above the 1938 level. During the last quarter of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War Production Body Part of Broad Plan
CANBERRA, Monday. — The appointment of the War Production Control Committee last week was part of a long-range plan to enable…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Television As Aid For War Services "Herald" Service
LONDON, May 16. — An armour-plated television camera, which can look at an explosion through several inches of armoured…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Presentation Of Anzac Cup To Second Btn
President of Newcastle sub-branch of the R.S.S.A.I.L.A. (Mr. A. C. Hartney) will officially present the Anzac Cup to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Christian Democracy "Would Check War"
Wars were inevitable unless the British people united to form a true Christian democracy, Mr. E. D. Darby, M.L.A. for Manly, said…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sentences for War Crimes Upheld
TOKYO, May 18. A.A.P.—War crimes sentences against five Japanese Admirals, including a cousin of Emperor Hirohito, have been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Homes Interest Rates Stay
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Mr. Chifley told Mr. Williams (Lab., N.S.W.), in the House of Representatives to-day that the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Alleges Spying By Government On War Widows
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The President of the War Widows Guild of Australia (Mrs. Vasey) to-day accused the Government of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farewell to British Soldier
Bandsman Williams, of the Leicester Regiment, now on his way to Hongkong, carries his son, Christopher, I. before farewelling his family at Glenparva Barracks (Leicester). Mrs. Williams cheerfully shoulders his kitbag and rifle…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Jap War Trial Appeal Refused
LONDON. Fri. (A.A.P.)—The Lord Chancellor (Lord Jowitt) refused an application in the House of Lords yesterday for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Minister Denies War Widow "Trailed"
CANBERRA, Thursday. — The Minister for Repatriation (Mr. Barnard) to-day denied that departmental investigators had been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Swansea Honour Roll To Be Amended
Swansea sub-branch of toe Returned Servicemen's Association is seeking particulars of men and women of the district who enlisted…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cat First Victim in Rabbit War
A BLACK cat was the first victim in Newcastle City Council's war on rabbits, which have invaded the city's parks and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Home Interest Rate To Stay
It was impracticable, in the light of economic conditions, to lower the interest rate on war service homes to 2 per cent., Mr. Chifley…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldier Bashed; In Critical Condition
BATHURST, Friday.—A 24-year-old Army corporal is in a critical condition in Bathurst District Hospital, following a bashing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Suburban and District Hamilton Soldiers' Club "Autonomous"
According to its rules, Hamilton Returned Soldiers' Club was an autonomous body, dissociated from Hamilton sub-branch of the…
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