"Stumbling Into Third War"
LONDON, Sunday: A Labor member of the House of Commons, Mr. Zilliacus, in a May Day speech at Gatehead Town Hall,…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1948
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"War Is a Ghastly Thing" Says Speaker at Anzac Day Dinner
"War is a ghastly thing; its demands are terrific" said Mr. A. ("Digger") Mitchell in proposing the toast to "Fallen Comrades" at the annual Anzac Day dinner last week…
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An honour roll bearing the names of men and women in the Newrybar, Knockrew and Brooklet areas who served in the fighting forces of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Floods Help Rabbit War
The District Rabbit Inspector (Mr. S. J. Burchill), in his report to the directors of the Tweed-Lismore P.P. Board yesterday,…
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CANBERRA, Wednesday: Central War Gratuity Board today reported to Parliament that £5,400,000…
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ADELAIDE, Thursday: Lance Clarence Phillips (25), grazier, was shot dead and Lillian May Mattner (23) was admitted to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Caretaker for War Cemetery Urged by M.S.L
At a meeting of Woodburn R.S.L. it was decided to write to the War Graves Commission with regard to a caretaker for the Evans Head War…
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WASHINGTON, Friday: A House of Representatives sub-committee, in a report on the relationship of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Allegations Of "Gate-Grashing" At Anzac Dinner
Allegations that men who were ineligible for admission had attended the Anzac Dav celebration dinner were made at the monthly meeting of the Kyogle subbranch of the R.S.S. and A.I.L.A., on Saturday night…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.--The famous British social planner and economist, Lord William Beveridge, said today he could see little good in…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.--In a review of the newsprint position at the bi-annual meeting of the Australian Newspaper Proprietors Association to-day, the President (Mr. Eric Kennedy)…
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BALLINA, Sunday.--Anzac Cummings, starting from scratch, won the Ballina Cycling Club senior nine-mile road race in 21.51 yesterday. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Israel War Tempo Rises Invaders Advancing From All Quarters
LONDON, Sunday: Arab armies are advancing steadily on three fronts in Israil, the B.U.P. Cairo representative reports. A new battle has begun inside Jerusalem. The Reuters Damascus representative says a northern fronts Syrian communique says that the Syrians advanced yesterday to…
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TOKIO, Monday: Australian war crimes investigators stated today that they had uncovered "extensive evidence, proving a planned policy by major Japanese Army and Navy…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →174 Estates for Soldier Settlement
SYDNEY, Monday: A total of 17[?] estates so far had been secured for soldier settlement, comprising 1,267,131 acres, at a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dutch Want War Goods Bill Reduced
CANBERRA, Tuesday. -- Dutch Treasury officers have served a request on the Commonwealth Government for a substantial reduction…
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WASHINGTON, Tuesday: Full-scale fleet manoeuvres by more than 30 United States warships will be conducted in the…
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CANBERRA, Tuesday: The Australian Government has placed an embargo on the sale of all war material and munitions to both the Arabs and Jews, but is prepared to continue…
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DARWIN, Wednesday. -- Just prior to taking off for Java, Cardinal Spellman conducted Mass for allied soldiers killed in Darwin…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Reverses for Govt Forces in China War
SHANGHAI, Thursday: A Chinese Government spokesman today admitted the evacuation of Linfen, in southern Shansi, and the loss of Laohokow, in northern Hupeh, in one…
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