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The wars & local soldiers, 1949

641 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 17 of 33

Battalion Gets Anzac Cup

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 June 1949 · page 4

Sergeant F. Glynn-Armstrong, of "Newcastle's Own" 2nd Battalion, inspects the Anzac Cup presented to the battalion at a ceremonial parade. District millitia units competed for the cup on Anzac Day. It was presented by City of Newcastle…

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£750,000 in German War Reparations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 June 1949 · page 3

CANBERRA, Thursday.—Since July, 1946, Australia had benefited by £750,000 in German war reparations, the Minister for…

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Bolivia on Brink of Civil War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 June 1949 · page 3

LA PAZ, June 2. A.A.P.—Bolivia stood to-day on the brink of civil war as striking tinminers, armed with machine-guns and dynamite, fought pitched battles with troops at mines thousands of feet up in…

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Reds Don't Want War "At Present"

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 June 1949 · page 1

NEW YORK, Thurs. (A.A.P.)—Lieut.-General Walter Bedell Smith, former U.S. Ambassador to Moscow, said today that he…

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£215,000,000 In Building In N.S.W. Since End Of War

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 4 June 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY: Since the end of the war, £215,000,000 worth of new building has been commenced in N.S.W., of which £85,000,000 worth has been completed. This was revealed today by the official statistician (Mr. S…

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British Soldier Seeks Friend

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 4 June 1949 · page 7

Mr. J. (Jock) Myles, a former corporal in the "Tug and Glider Flight," R.A.F., Cosford. England, and now living at 35…

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U.K. Minister On Civil War Risk

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 June 1949 · page 6

LONDON, Monday (A.A.P.).—A Tory majority at the next general election would close the road to democratic government…

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War Training Plan Extended

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 June 1949 · page 2

MELBOURNE: War widows and war disabled persons are expected to be given another 12 months in which to apply…

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War Widows Petition For £6/5/- Pension

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 June 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Federal conference of the War Widows' Guild will present the Federal Government with a petition, signed by…

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Ex-soldier's Appeal Upheld

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 June 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—An appeal by Richard Horace Langford of Queens-street, Woolahra, against conviction and fine of £20 at…

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British Ex-soldiers to Sail in August

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 June 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA, Monday.—British ex-servicemen migrants will sail from London in the Mooltan on August 24. They are the first…

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Russian Knifes American Soldier In Berlin Brawl

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 June 1949 · page 1

BERLIN, Tues. (A.A.P.): In a bloody brawl on Sunday, a Russian civilian stabbed an American soldier four times. A German mob then turned on the Russian and killed him…

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Morality Clause On Pensions For War Widows

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 June 1949 · page 3

CANBERRA, Tuesday.—War widows ceased to be officially recognised as such if they infringed certain moral and ethical aspects of…

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'HOT War' Risk Seen By Montagomery

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 June 1949 · page 9

LONDON, Thurs. (A.A.P.): The "religion" of Communism was an enemy threatening the preservation of the Western way of life, Lord Montgomery told Youth Service volunteers at a concordia dinner…

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War Brides Happy Now In America

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 June 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY: Few romances between Australian girls and American ex-servicemen were now being broken by divorce…

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Court Rules Uranium Not War Material

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 June 1949 · page 3

FRANKFURT, June 8. A.A.P.—A United States Military Government Court ruled to-day that uranium, in its natural state, is not…

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Riot Threat In Ruhr At War Plant Removal

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 June 1949 · page 6

DUSSELDORF, Thurs. (A.A.P.): A nearriot situation is developing in the Ruhr through German anger at the removal of potential war plants as Allied reparations. The Riot Act will be read…

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Parade Ground Search For 11 War Veterans

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 5

A former British Army captain, who migrated to Australia in February, is trying to locate, in…

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America To Pay Dividends On War Insurance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 1

NEW YORK, June 9. A.A.P.—The Administration is preparing to inject into the economy £625,000,000 in dividends on ex-servicemen's…

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Queer Marriage Offers Made To War Widows' Guild

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY: The War Widows' Guild could set up as a marriage bureau, said the President (Mrs. G. Vasey), when delegates from all States attended an informal get-together at the Hotel Australia. "One of our correspondents—…

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