Solemn Anzac
Solemn commemorations of Anzac Day were observed in all district centres. In some centres the services were linked with the…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1948
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Burringbar Anzac Day Celebrations
Anzac Day was celebrated at Burringbar by a service in the Burringbar School of Arts and the laying of wreaths at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Anzac Day at Pottsville Beach
A dawn service was held on Anzac Day, in the Kiosk at Pottsville Beach as a tribute to those who paid the supreme-sacrifice…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Anzac Day Excuse by Drunks
Two men charged with drunkenness pleaded Anzac Day as an excuse when they faced Mr. F. C. H. Tompson, S.M., in the Court cf…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →1882 Bombardment Veteran At Ballina Anzac "Smoko"
BALLINA, Tuesday.--A veteran of the naval bombardment of Alexandria in 1882 and who claims to be one of…
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CANBERRA, Tuesday.--The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) today repeated his belief there was no immediate danger of war…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Officers Criticised in War Book
MELBOURNE, Tuesday: Lieut.-General Sturdee and Lieut.-General Savige last night defended AIF…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No Early War Chifley Still Says
CANBERRA, Tuesday: The Prime Minister (Mr Chifley) today repeated his belief that there was no…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Brick Output Only Half Pre-war Rate
CANBERRA, Tuesday: The production of bricks in Australia in January this year amounted to 31,500,000,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Aust. Seen As Pacific Shipyard in Next War
SYDNEY, Tuesday: It was not hard to visualise Australia having to become the shipyard of the Pacific in the event of another world war, Mr D. E. Evans, chairman of directors and chief…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Arabs Declare War: Offensive Planned to Start by May
LONDON, Tuesday (AAP).--Official sources in Damascus have announced that the armies of Syria, Lebanon, Transjordan and Iraq have signed an agreement in Amman to open a three-front campaign in Palestine before May 1 and throw 40,000 soldiers into an attack against the Jews,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Threat Grows Worse in Palestine Arab Nations Rally Against Jews
LONDON, Tuesday: With the British mandate in Palestine nearing its end, an all-out war between Arabs and Jews daily grows more certain. Official sources in Damascus announced that the armies of Syria, Lebanon, Trans-Jordan and Iraq had signed an agreement in Amman to open a three-front…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Anzac Sports Abandoned
The Lismore Anzac Sports, postponed from last Monday because of the inclemency of the weather, have now been abandoned. This…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →600 People Present at Anzac Ball
Despite unfavorable weather, a crowd of approximately 600 attended the Anzac Ball in Murwillumbah School of Arts last night. Sixteen debutantes were presented. It was the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →1400 Marchers in Anzac Day Procession
More than four hundred marchers swung into step behind the Kyogle and District Citizens' Brass Band in the annual Anzac Day procession on Monday. The Diggers -- old and new -- marched to the stirring tempo of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Air War on Dingoes
BRISBANE, Thursday: Two and a quarter million baits will be dropped by plane over more than 200million acres between July and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Anzac Day At The Pocket
Anzac Day at The Pocket was honoured by a church service held at St. Clement's Church of England. There was a large…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →36 Names on Wilson's Creek Honour Roll
The invitation to him to be present paid Mullumbimby a compliment, declared the Mayor (Ald. E. G. Davies) when he unveiled the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →First Anzac Service at Kingscliff
More than 100 people watched the laying of wreaths at the Anzac Dawn Service at Kingscliff. The assembly was led by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →400 Attend Anzac Ball at T. Heads
Despite the inclement weather, there was an attendance of 400 at the Anzac Ball at Tweed Heads on Friday night. In opening the ball, the President of the Tweed Heads Sub-branch of the RSSAlLA (Mr H. G. Winders)…
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