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The wars & local soldiers, 1947

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China War Tempo Accelerates

Northern Star · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 1

NANKING, Wednesday (AAP).— Chiang Kai Shek made another inspection trip by air to the war front yesterday. Chiang's personal…

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"Frivolous War Crime Charges"

Northern Star · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday (AAP).—Allegations that certain nations had made frivolous charges of war criminality were uttered at a meeting of the Foreign Ministers' deputies during discussion on the clause about…

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War Crimes Judge Declared Partial

Northern Star · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 1

CHICAGO, Wednesday, (AAP). — An attack on Justice Sir William Webb and his colleagues on the Tokio War Crimes Tribunal as…

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Rotary Address On War Trials

Northern Star · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 3

The trials of Japanese war criminals was the subject of an address given by Mr. R. Balzer at Lismore Rotary Club dinner, in the…

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Some Charges of War Criminality Believed Frivolous

Tweed Daily · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday: Allegations that certain nations had made frivolous charges of war criminality were uttered at a…

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Enlistments in Army of Occupation

Tweed Daily · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 2

LISMORE, Wednesday: A total of 29 enlistments were received in Area 41 in January for service in the interim Army of…

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Army Enlistments to Serve in Japan

Northern Star · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 4

During January there were 29 enlistments from Area 41 for the Interim Army of Occupation in Japan, said the Area Officer,…

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War Criminals Prison Bleak And Cold

Tweed Daily · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 3

BERLIN, (A.P.): A regiment of virtually solitary confinement is being prepared at Berlin's Spandau prison for Rudolf…

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"Mismanagement Is Sowing Seeds of Third German War"

Northern Star · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday (AAP).—"We are piling up by our muddle, out mismanagement and our good intentions, seeds of a third German war," said the Conservative, Mr. Richard Law, opening the Commons debate on Germany. "The problem of Germany, is administration of a…

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War Medals for Aust. Services

Northern Star · Saturday 8 February 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday. — Approximately 980,000 war medals will be issued in Australia to former members of the three fighting services,…

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£¼ Million for War Story Deal

Northern Star · Saturday 8 February 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Friday (AAP).— £250,000 sterling is reported to be the sum the American pubisher Henry Luce will pay Mr…

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Fortune For Churchill's War History

Tweed Daily · Saturday 8 February 1947 · page 5

LONDON, Friday: The Evening Standard's New York correspondent says that £250,000 is reported to be the sum Henry Luce…

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Nazi Sabotage Plans Revealed in Captured War Papers

Tweed Daily · Saturday 8 February 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Friday: An attempted assassination of Generalissimo Stalin, flights to America and the wholesale dropping of agents' saboteurs were among the ambitious schemes planned by the Luftwaffe's special duty service,…

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Honour Roll "A" Grade Batting

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 11 February 1947 · page 5

E. Moore (Wiang.) 46 J. Summers (Wiang) 43 n.o. "A" Grade Bowling. P. McAnnally (H.C.) 3-4…

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Soldiers Prefer Dairying

Northern Star · Tuesday 11 February 1947 · page 7

Among Intending soldier settlers in Victoria the most popular choice is dairying, the State Minister for Lands (Mr. Galvin) skid recently…

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War Bride Charged with Forgery

Northern Star · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 5

NEW YORK, Tuesday (AAP).— An Australian war bride, Iris A. Kemble, aged 22, formerly named Barrett, of Melbourne, was…

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War Bride Who Stole to Come Back

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 1

NEW YORK, Tuesday: An Australian war bride, Iris A. Kemble (22), formerly named Barratt, of Melbourne, was…

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"Risk of War If U.s. Retreats"

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 3

CHICAGO, Tuesday: John Foster Dulles, adviser to the Republican Party on international affair, addressing the Inland Daily…

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Return of War Loot Directed

Tweed Daily · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 3

NEW YORK, Wednesday: The Baltimore Sun reports that the War and Navy departments have directed all American…

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War Newsreels Censored

Tweed Daily · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday: Scenes of fighting in newsreels from IndoChina have been censored in Singapore theatres, says an…

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