War Ace Killed
ROME, Friday: The Canadian War ace, George "Screwball" Beurling, was one of two British piots killed at Urbe airport in the…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1948
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Street Carnival for War Veterans' Home
To assist to raise funds to build the War Veterans' Home at Bailing, the Lions Club, R.A.A.F. Apex Club and Ex-Servicemen's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Anzac Service Collection For Home Appeal
The collection at the Anzac Day combined service of Alstonville R.S.L., was donated to the North Coast War Veterans' Home, said the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wounded Boy Walks To Police Station
SYDNEY, Sunday.--A 16-year-old youth walked nearly a mile after being shot with a 45 American Army automatic pistol to report…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →U.n. Rejects Strong Action to Stop War
LOS ANGELES, Sunday (AAP).--The United Nations Security Council failed to-night to accept the American and Russian demand for strong United Nations action to stop the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Strong Wyrallah Support for War Veterans' Home
Wyrallah and district residents attended a social in Wyrallah Hall in aid of the proposed North Coast War Veterans' Home…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →U. S. Story of "Dark Days" of War Royal Family Would Ham Stayed to Emd
NEW YORK, Friday (AAP).--Had the British Isles fallen during the war, leadership of the rest of the British Commonwealth would have passed to Washington, but at no stage was there even a skeleton plan for the evacuation of Cabinet or the Royal Family to Canada or…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Veterans' Home Dorroughby Ball Raises £64
A total of £64 was made by the Dorroughby Committee which canvassed the district and organised a call in aid of the proposed North…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Monty" Says Science Must Be Prepared To Meet Another War
LONDON, Sunday: Field-Marshal Lord Montgomery, at his first major press conference since August, 1946, said at Camberley Staff College that intensive scientific research in peace time was an importance part of British…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Meeting of Burringbar Returned Men
At the monthly meeting of Burringbar sub- branch of the RSL he president, Mr D. Hull, presided and 20 members attended…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Veterans' Home Art Union Channon Winner of Sedan Car
The first prize of a sedan car-- valued at £634--in the North Coast War Veterans' Home art union, which was drawn last night, was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Civil War Deemed Certain in Korea
SEOUL, Tuesday: Avoidance of civil war in this idealogically divided land of Korea is considered virtually impossible by both the Americans and Koreans. The question is not whether, but when it will come…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Ship Returns To N. Guinea Run
LONDON, Tuesdays The Burns Philp motorship, Bulolo, which served as an armed merchantman, escort, patrol vessel and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →U.s. Industry to Gird for War
WASHINGTON, Tuesday (AAP).--The Armed Forces Munitions Board today called on private industry to begin making plans for quick mobilisation in the event of war. The board issued a 46-page…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Talks on Dutch War Bill Stop
CANBERRA, Wednesday.--Negotiations between Australian and Dutch Treasury officials on Australia's claim for payment for wartime…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldier Tells Story of Brutal Jap Execution
TOKIO, Wednesday: An Ambonese soldier, Yohan Tomasoea, formerly a Japanese, war prisoner, told the 8th Army Military Commission today that he saw a Japanese secret police officer behead a white woman, believed to be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Returned Soldiers Dance At Uki
A good crowd of dancers attended a social organised by Uki R.S.L. sub-branch at Uki, last Saturday night. Music for dancing was supplied by Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →3 Months' Gaol for Soldier
CASINO, Wednesday. -- Pleading - guilty to a charge of illegally using a motor car, Arthur James Hancock, formerly of the R.A.N. and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"U.S. Would Win War"
SYDNEY, Thursday: War between Russia and America would be short and sharp and the Soviet would be crushed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →'Stop Drift To War'--French Leader
President Auriol, of France, in a recent speech, made an appeal for "frank parley between responsible statesmen…
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