Irgun Threat of Civil War in Palestine
LONDON, Thursday: "The Jewish National Council's threat to stop our operations means civil war in Palestine," said a woman announcer on the terrorist Irgun Zvai Leumi secret radio…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1947
823 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 3 of 42
Fatally Wounded Himself
LONDON, Friday: The Exchange Telegraph Coy's Jerusalem representative says: The Arab gunman who cut his throat in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Prosecutor Dies During War Trial
TOKIO, Friday (AAP).—While the trial of Japanese war criminals was proceeding in the Japanese War Ministry's building, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Call to War Prisoners to Aid Cousens
SYDNEY, Friday.—An appeal to 50 ex-p.o.w. to rally behind Major Charles Cousens, whose Army commission has been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →U.s. Apathy to Japanese War Crimes
NEW YORK, Sunday: The American people's attitude towards the Tokio war crimes trial has been curiously apathetic;…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fear of Mass Atom Bomb Raids Ended Jap War
NEW YORK, Sunday: The two atomic bombs dropped on Japan were the only ones then ready and the rate of atomic bomb production at the time was very small…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Former R.a.a.f. Man's Death "Depressed by War Service"
The circumstances of the death of Ronald Cecil Simons, 21, a salesman, of High Street, Lismore, were investigated at an inquest before…
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Sir Percy Lister, chairman of Directors of R. A. Lister and Company Ltd., of Dursley, Gloucestershire, England, who was recently…
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MELBOURNE, Monday. — Addressing the State conference of the Australian Legion of Ex-Servicemen and Women, the Federal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Next War to be an Atom Conflict"
WASHINGTON, Monday (AAP). — An enemy using atomic weapons could inflict 25 million casualties and knock out United. States…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Honored for War Work Knighthood for Mr. Percy Lister
News has been received in Australia of the conferment of a knighthood on Mr. Percy Lister, Chairman of Directors of R. A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Film Director Resumes After War Service
HOLLYWOOD (A.P.): John Reinhardt has resumed his career as a Hollywood film director after a long period of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers Win Awards in Palestine
LONDON, Wednesday: The London Gazette announced the award of the British Empire Medal to two soldiers from St…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →All Out Civil War In China?
WASHINGTON, Thursday: Diplomats consider that the posibility of an all-out civil war between the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →U.S. Ends Mediation in China Protracted Civil War Feared
NANKING, Thursday (AAP).— After the American Ambassador had notified Chiang kai-Shek of the United States decision to end mediation efforts, Chiang issued a statement that the Chinese Communists had refused all peace offers…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →General Marshall: Good Soldier, Promising Diplomat
WASHINGTON (Associated Press): Young Captain George Catlett Marshall said: "My country trained me as a soldier. I'll stick to the service." But if Marshall, in his early years turned all his efforts to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Air Reserve Not War Move
LONDON, Friday (AAP). — The Secretary of Air (Mr. Noel Baker) discussing the formation of the Reserve Air Force; said he did not…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Large Estate for Soldier Settlement
The Minister for Lands (Captain Dunn) announced that, subject to Parliamentary approval, negotiations had been completed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Land for Soldiers Estate Near Inverell
Thirty blocks on Gragin estate are now available for application by members and ex-members of the Forces exclusively…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Five Women Among 11 To Die for War Crimes Staff of Notorious Experimental Camp
LONDON, Tuesday: Eleven members of the staff of Ravensbruck camp were sentenced to death by the War Crimes Court at Hamburg. Those sentenced to the rope include five women, among them Carmen Mory, the "Black Angel of Ravensbruck."…
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