Challenges Soldiers' Settlement
SYDNEY: A Yass grazier is challenging the validity of the Soldier Land Settlement scheme before the Full High Court…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1949
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Oil War "Causing Petrol Rationing"
SYDNEY, Wednesday.— With petrol still rationed in Australia, British oil interests could develop markets in countries like Japan, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Hero Who Stowed Away Has Fare Paid "Herald" Service
WELLINGTON, Nov. 23.—An Australian war hero whose recovery from wounds was regarded by doctors as almost a miracle stowed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →6 Wounded In Panama Police, Students Fight
PANAMA CITY, Nov. 24. A.A.P.—Six people were wounded by gunfire last night in a battle between students and national…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →New Weapon In Mosquito War
From today the mosquitoes of Newcastle will have a more hazardous struggle for existence…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →War Pensions Whittling "Not Accident"
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Whittling of war pensions was not an accident but was Government policy inspired by the fact that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →West Stepping Up Radio War Against East "Herald" Service
NEW YORK, Nov. 25.—A new radio transmitter is now nearing completion at Salonika (Greece) which will enable the "Voice of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Unions Oppose War
The trade-union unity conference at the City Hall yesterday "deplored the widespread war proparganda, continued growth of armaments,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →American War Brides "Happy But Homesick"
A number of Australian girls who were American War brides, although happily married, seemed desperately homesick, Rev. F. H…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Last Digger Of World War 1 To Settle In Newcastle
Mr. Joseph Brownell, who arrived recently in Newcastle to meet his brother, Mr. Edward Brownell of Mayfield, after an absence of 35 years from Australia, has decided to settle in Newcastle. Claiming to be the last of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Welcome Home TO Jennifer Parry-Okeden
Jennifer Parry-Okeden (centre) elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. Parry-Okeden, formerly of Newcastle, who has returned from abroad, was entertained at a welcome home party at Romano's. In the group are Elizabeth Mair, Margaret Sessomba Elizabeth Farquhar and Rainie Cran…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →War Veterans' Homes Lottery Profit
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—War Veterans' Homes Inc. made £116,245 from art unions in the year ended June 30…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Australian War Medal Approved
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Mr. Chifley to-day announced that the King had approved the institution of Australia's first medal for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Atlantic Union to Stop War Urged "Herald" Service
NEW YORK, Nov. 30.—A political and economic union of the Western democracies, including the United States, is advocated by Mr. William Clayton…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Japs. Proved Good "Dumb" Soldiers
WASHINGTON, Wednesday (A.A.P.): The Japanese proved "good dumb" soldiers in the second world war, but it was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Returned Men Put Their Case
The Returned Servicemen's League is using the Federal election campaign as an opportunity to present to candidates…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newspaper War Begins In Tokyo
TOKYO, Dec. 1. A.A.P.—Reuters. An evening newspaper war is developing in Tokyo, where the Japanese "Big Three" morning newspapers…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cominform Words 'More War Than Peace'
NEW YORK, Dec. I. A.A.P.—The latest Cominform communique read "more like a war manifesto then a peace manifesto," the British…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Life In Java Nightmare, Says War Bride
SINGAPORE, Dec. 1. A.A.P.-Reuter. —A 22-year-old Australian war bride who says she dost three stone in three years of "nightmare…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Russia "Decides Against War Over Tito"
PARIS, Dec. 2. A.A.P.—"Marshal Tito his nothing to fear from Russia," said M. Jacques Duclos…
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