Japanese Admit War Trials Fair, K.C. Says
SYDNEY, Sunday.—The Chief Prosecutor at the Manus Island War Crimes trials (Mr. C. V. Rooney, K.C.) said on his return…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1950
844 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 31 of 43
U.K. Soldiers Burned By U.S. Bombs
Many of the British casualties across the Naktong are suffering from burns caused when U.S. planes mistakenly dropped jellied petrol bombs on their positions on Saturday…
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Top left: Wounded United States soldiers clasp hands for comfort on the Taegu front. Top right: The Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australia Near "War Effort" Basis, Says PM
CANBERRA: "We are rapidly approaching the time in Australia when the national task assumes some of the characteristics of a war effort," declared the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) giving his…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Human Side Of War
NEW YORK, Sept. 26.—Two was stories: Four years ago a 15-year-old Philadelphia boy ran…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bacon, Egg War Threat by Poland
LONDON, Wed. (O.S.R.).—Poland is threatening Britain with an "egg and bacon" war in reprisal for the export ban…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Details Sought of War Centre
Newcastle District R.S.L. Council last night decided to ask the organiser of Newcastle War Memorial Cultural Centre (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →48-Hour Week Efficiency In Time Of War
NEW YORK, Wed. (O.S.R.): The six-day, 48-hour work week represents the best standard for efficent war production, according to the findings of the National Industrial Conference Board…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soviet Not Ready For World War
LONDON, Sept. 28.—There will be no world war of Russia's contriving for at least three years, according to the staff of "British…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldiers' Point Bus Service Change
The bus service to Soldier's Point would leave the Stockton Ferry Wharf at 5.30 p.m. from Mondays to Thursdays, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Weathermen Vital In Korean War
WASHINGTON, D.C., Fri. (A.A.P.): Rain and fog hamper flying in Korea Floods make streams unfordable by military vehicles Mobile weather units from U.S. arrive in battle area…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Judge Says War Fear World Wide
MELBOURNE, Friday.—People in all walks of life everywhere were fully conscious of the serious possibilities of the existing world…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Fear Brings Boom To Paris Luxury Markets
PARIS, Sat. (Reuter): The Parisian luxury market is booming as fighting in Korea progresses and fear of war hangs over the world. Buyers are hastening to Paris to lay in stocks against possible…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Korean War Is Over", Says U.S. Army Chief
SEOUL, Sat. (A.A.P.-Reuter): "The North Korean army has been shattered and as far as We're concerned the war is over," the Eighth Army Commander (Lieut.-General Walton…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Menzies Calls For Recruits: Be Prepared the Day War Declared
CANBERRA, Sunday.—Mr. Menzies said to-night that the call to-day was for Australia to be ready, not a year after war began, but on the day it began…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →South Korean Aids Wounded Soldiers
A South Korean soldier carries his wounded comrade away from the firing line on the Waegwan front…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pilot Tends Baby Between War Flights
TOKYO, October 2. A.A.P.—Lieut. Carlyle Richard (Nobby) Noble, of Hawthorn, Victoria, divides his time between tending…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →American Soldiers To Drive On N. Korean Capital
TOKIO, Tues. (A.A.P. Reuter): U.S. troops in Korea intend to drive on the North Korean capital of Pyongyang (70 miles over the border), a staff officer revealed today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Quick Phone Calls For British War Casualties
LONDON. Wed. (O.S.R.).—Within 90 minutes of their arrival in England by air, sick and wounded British servicemen from Korea and Malaya are talking with their families on the telephone…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Aust. Soldiers Mopping-Up In Wide Area
TOKIO, Wed. (A.A.P.-Reuter): The British Commonwealth brigade, including the Australian battalion, yesterday continued mopping-up activities in South Korea without incident…
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