Studied Law On War Service
While serving in New Guinea with the R.A.A.F., during the war. Jack Cornwell Herrald was admitted to the Faculty of Law…
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 5 of 43
Gallipoli Legion Opposes Anzac Day Change
Newcastle sub-branch of the Gallipoli Legion of Anzacs decided last night to ask the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) to ensure that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Show Is Biggest Since Pre-War Days
Motor trade exhibits at the Newcastle Show this year are the most numerous in the Show's history. Despite the absence of many American cars and trucks, the displays are…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Letters To The Editor War Barbarism
"A USSIEI" ("N.M.H.," 20/2/'50) has a subtle crack at me on my article ("N.M.H.," 11/2/'50). My article wars written in all sincerity,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Statement To-day On War Trials
CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) announced to-day that he Would make a full statement in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Danger of Surprise In Atomic War
OTTAWA, Feb. 24. A.A.P.—General A. G. L. McNaughton said yesterday that it probably would not be possible to prevent…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Soviet Army "Already On War Footing" "Herald" Service
NEW YORK, Feb. 24.—America can expect only a short breathing spell of two or three years before Russia will be ready to launch a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Anzac Service Plans At Carrington
Arrangements for its Anzac Service, to be held at the Connolly Park memorial gates on April 23 at 3 p.m., were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Man Made Will: Badly Wounded
SYDNEY, Sunday.—Detectives still do not know how Charles McDuggan, 72, of Erskineville, received serious head injuries in a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →'Secret' Plan For Airlines In Event Of War
LONDON Tues. (A.A.P.): The Australian and New Zealand Prime Ministers have made secret plans with Sir Miles Thomas for re-routing Britain's airliners should war start in S.E. Asia…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Russia Demands War Criminals
HELSINKI, Wed. (A.A.P.).— Russia yesterday made a fresh demand for extradition of 3000 Soviet war criminals from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Says Youths Aim Is Civil War
BELFAST. Thurs. (A.A.P.) — Thomas Henderson (Ind. Unionist), alleged in the Commons yesterday that a youth…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Waratah R.S.L. Anzac Day Services
Waratah-Mayfield R.S.L. has adopted a recommendation from the management committee to hold the annual…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Eire Youth Body 'To Promote Civil War'
BELFAST March 2, A.A.P.—Mr. Thomas Henderson, Independent Unionist member of the Northern Ireland Parliament, alleged in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →EDITORIAL The Private Lives Of War Widows
IT is difficult to believe that statements made yesterday at the Legion of Ex-Servicemen's annual conference about the treatment of war widows by Repatriation officers can be true…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →No Order On War Widow's Activities, Says Minister
CANBERRA:—No authority had been issued in the last nine months to investigate the activities of a war widow, the Minister for Repatriation (Senator Cooper) said today. He was replying to claims…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In Brief Convoy Ambushed: Six Killed Eire "Neutral" In Any New War
Eire's Defence Minister (Dr. O'Higgins) said yesterday that in another world war the Irish Republic would be neutral. Mr. O'Higgins added: "If we were not neutral there could be no…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Jap War Criminal Trials At Manus Island Next Month
CANBERRA.— Trials of Japanese war criminal suspects should begin at Manus Island about the middle of April, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Trials Open In April
CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The trials of 101 Japanese suspected of war crimes would begin at Manus island about the middle of April,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pakistan Protest On War Speech
KARACHI, Thurs. (A.A.P.)— The Premier (Liaquat Ali Khan.) has sent a strong protest to the Indian Premier…
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