Soldier Crushed To Death; 20 Others Injured
MELBOURNE, Sunday. — A soldier was crushed to death, and 20 others were injured, when a large Army lorry skidded and…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1949
641 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 26 of 33
Met During the War
SMILING REUNION.—Young English migrant, Leslie Jefferson, who arrived on the Rhodesia Star to help start a textile firm at Riverstone, was greeted on board by Pauline Dickman of Parramatta, who first met him when he was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bacteria, Not Atom May Begin Third World War
Any modern brewery can produce deadly bacteria and 1oz. of germs would kill 180,000,000 people. Britain's new £1,000,000 army…
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AUCKLAND, Oct. 11. A.A.P.-Reuter.—The war service of the Union Company's liner Monowai will be recognised by Auckland…
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LONDON, Thurs. (A.A.P.-Reuter): Yugoslav Communist leaders have taken up position for the next round in their bout with the Kremlin. Marshal Tito is in the saddle…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Resumption of holdings for soldier settlement have been held up by the issue of a writ on State and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Footballers And Anzac Day At Cardiff Park
"Footballers playing on Cardiff Park ignored the Anzac Day ceremonies this year," said the secretary of Cardiff R.S.L…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Gen. Sturdee Believes War Inevitable
MELBOURNE, Thursday.—A belief that a third world war, in which Russia and her satellites would clash with the Western world,…
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CANBERRA: Because of America's great industrial strength, Russia would have no chance if war broke out in the next few years, the Minister for Defence (Mr. Dedman) declared today…
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CANBERRA, Friday.—The Minister for Defence (Mr. Dedman), in the House of Representatives to-day, said he disagreed with the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldier Killed By Wooden Bullet
HAMBURG, Oct. 14. A.A.P.—A wooden bullet caused one of three deaths reported in the British military manoeuvres in Germany…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Evatt Condemns War Talk
SYDNEY, Sunday.—The Minister for External Territories (Dr. Evatt) to-night condemned talk about another war being inevitable. "It is a grim and ghastly…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Greek Guerrillas Announce End Of Civil War, "To Save Country"
LONDON, Mon. (A.A.P.): The Greek guerrilla army has ceased operations "in order to avoid the total destruction of Greece." This was announced last night by the free Greek (rebel)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldier Fined On Driving Charge After Accident
SYDNEY.—A soldier who had several drinks to celebrate his 22nd birthday yesterday drove an army truck which smashed…
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The Management Committee of the Hamilton R.S.L. has decided to recommend that the instruction from the State…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Russia Returns More German War Prisoners
BERLIN, October 17. A.A.P.—Russia has returned 122,117 German war prisoners to their homeland since July 1, a summary of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Soviet Plans Guerilla War In Yugoslavia"
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17. A.A.P.—The State Department said to-day it had received reports that Russia plans to open the type of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →For Women . . . . Carried On Mission Work In War Zone
An Australian woman who carried on mission work in Chinese war zones until 1946 said yesterday that the Japanese and, later, the Chinese Communists, were "too busy to worry about interfering with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Car Covers Sought For War Patients
Newcastle Council of Ex-Service Organisations decided last night to ask the Repatriation Commission to provide car covers for permanent…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →America Ends War Trials Of Japanese
TOKYO, Oct. 19. A.A.P.-Reuter.—The last scheduled war crimes trial in Japan ended to-day with a sentence of five years' hard…
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