Latani, War Loan Each Raised 51b
MELBOURNE, Sunday.—For his win in the Mia Mia Hurdle at Moonee Valley yesterday. Latani [?] been penalised 5lb in the…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1949
641 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 21 of 33
Control of German Soldiers Lifted
BERLIN, July 31. A.A.P.—The British Military Government announced that, from August 1, controls under which German war…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bayonets May Be Scrapped In Next War By U.S. Army
WASHINGTON, Mon. (O.S.R.) : Bayonets will give way to bowie knives in the next war, according to proposals now before the U.S. Arm Equipment board. Pro-bayonet and anti-bayonet…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—State Cabinet to-day considered amendments to the Western Land Act and approved withdrawals of land from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cardiff Hall To Be Soldiers' Clcb
On a motion, of which notice had been given by Mr. D. Gilmour, Cardiff sub-branch of the Returned Servicemen's League decided to…
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IN the dense bush around Canungra, in the south-east corner of Queensland, Australian troops trained during the war for…
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When soldiers working the open-cut mine at Minmi yesterday learned that production was less than the previous day because of…
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ROME, August 7. A.A.P.—Thirteen million continental children lost one or both parents through war, according to a survey by the…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The Minister for Repatriation (Mr. Barnard) told the Returned Servicemen's League conference to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldiers Vote Against Strike
MUSWELLBROOK, Wednesday.—Two soldiers voted against the Miners' Central Council recommendation at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →U.S. Soldiers Charged With Murder
VIENNA, August 11. A.A.P.—United States soldiers have been arrested by American military police and charged with the murder…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →For Women . . . Silent Ceremony At Anzac Ball
A crowd of 350 dancers was silent while lights dimmed and a trumpeter sounded the "Last Post" at the Anzac ball in the City Hall last night. The Ode was recited by Mr…
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SINGAPORE, August 11. A.A.P.—The New Zealand-born Captain A. F. E. Lucas, of the Devonshire Regiment, who fough a lone…
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LONDON, Thurs. (A.A.P.)—Fourteen British sailors wounded when Chinese Communist forces trapped the sloop…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lower Rates Are Sought For Disabled Soldiers
Maitland City Council will recommend to the Totally Disabled Soldiers' Association that it take action to have the…
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A prank by three soldier last night brought them before Mr. B. A. Hardwicke, S.M., at Newcastle Court today…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Virtual War" In Caribbean
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. A.A.P.—The Dominican Ambassador at Large (Mr. Julio Ortega Frier) said there was a "virtual state of war"…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.—From its inception, the Movement Against War and Fascism was banned by A.L.P. and Melbourne Trades Hall Council because of Communist affiliation, J. N. Rawling, former…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Last Shots Of U.S. Civil War Fired
NEW YORK, August 21. A.A.P.—The South fired the last shots of the American Civil War yesterday at Fort Sumter…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Negro Wounded With Knife; Man for Trial
SYDNEY, Monday.—A negro seaman in Redfern Court to-day was committed for trial on a charge of having maliciously wounded…
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