More Land for Soldiers
CANBERRA, Thursday.—Two additional New South Wales properties had been acquired for soldier settlement, the Minister for…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1949
641 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 33
Ex-Soldiers Clash In House On P.O.W. Pay
CANBERRA, Thursday.—Two former prisoners of war from Changhi camp, Messrs. Turnbull (C.P. Vic.) and Blain (Ind. N.T.,)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Memorial To War Writers
A library to be known as the War Correspondents' Memorial Room is one of the features of the design which won first prize…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cold War Shows Little Change
The first six weeks of 1949 have brought little change to the European scene. Berlin is still supplied by the air lift (those who, like me,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →United Europe Is Bar To War: Churchill
BRUSSELS, Mon. (A.A.P.)—Cheers and boos greeted Mr. Churchill when he told a crowd of 15,000 here that European unity was the only means of preventing "another hideous world war."…
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CANBERRA, Sunday.—The inability of some States to obtain sufficient suitable land for soldier settlement made imperative action…
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CANBERRA. —The Minister for Repatriation (Mr. Barnard) said in the House of Representatives today that there was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soviet War Of Nerves Against Sweden
LONDON, March 2. A.A.P.— Russia stepped up her nerve war an Sweden last night with a Note to the Swedish Government, charging…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldier Hopes for 1M. Names to Petition
SYDNEY Wednesday.—Frank Loyal Weaver former B.C.O.F. soldier, hopes to collect 1 million signatures to a petition to Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cardiff Anzac Dinner
Cardiff sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League decided to hold the Anzac dinner in the R.S.L. Hall on April 23…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →R.S.L. Wants War Memorial Renovated
A move will be made by the Hamilton R.S.L. to have the Gregson Park monument renovated for the Anzac dawn…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →U.S. Communists Define War Stand "Herald" Service
WASHINGTON, March 3. A.A.P.—An outspoken statement by American Communist leaders on their attitude to war has brought an angry reaction from congressmen…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →C.M.F. "Better Than Universal War Training"
The Citizens' Military Force was achieving results which could not possibly have been achieved by universal military training,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An Anzac Hero Died In Obscurity
There died in comparative obscurity at Canberra last Sunday a man who made headlines in World War.1. Colonel A. Graham Butler,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Prisoners "Not Affected More Mentally"
CANBERRA, Friday.—Prisoners of war in Japanese camps were affected no more mentally than other Australian servicemen who…
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SYDNEY.— The body of a returned soldier of two world wars was recovered floating near rocks at La Perouse early…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Many Soldiers Defy Ban And Wed Japanese Girls
SYDNEY: Australian troops in Japan are marrying Japanese girls in defiance of the non-fraternisation bant said B.C.O.F.men who returned in the Duntroon today. The Duntroon carried a…
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Two soldiers from Ingleburn appeared in Newcastle Court this morning charged with having unlawfully used a motor…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Winning Tug-of-War Team at Steel Works Picnic
KEEN INTEREST was shown in the sports programme at the Steel Works (fabricating section) annual picnic at Speers Point yesterday. Picture shows the women's tug-o-war team which had a narrow win after a very strenuous contest…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Australian Airman Wounded: American Charged
KARACHI, March 7. A.A.P. Reuters.—Captain Raymond Gifford, an Australian pilot, of Arcadia-street, Sydney, received…
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