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The wars & local soldiers, 1948

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Few Changes in Palestine War Position

Tweed Daily · Saturday 5 June 1948 · page 1

LONDON, Friday: Reuters cables from Palestine and Arab centres disclosed little change in the military position today. Egyptian forces were 20 miles south of Tel Aviv and…

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Holy City Receives Heaviest Shelling Of Palestine War

Tweed Daily · Monday 7 June 1948 · page 1

LONDON: Sunday, The Holy city had the beavies shelling yet during Saturday morning from Arab artillery mortar pos[?]ons the associated Press Jerusalem representative reports in a delayed despatch. Shell fire from Silwan Village, on the Mt. of Olives, caused a large number of…

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Month's Truce in Palestine War

Tweed Daily · Thursday 10 June 1948 · page 1

NEW YORK, Wednesday: The Jews and Arabs have accepted the proposal of the United Nations mediator, Count Folke Bernadotte, for a month's truce in Palestine…

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Prelate Opposed To "Holy War" On Reds

Tweed Daily · Thursday 10 June 1948 · page 1

The Archbishop of York (Dr. Garbett), who is oposed to the "holy war against Communism" which many are…

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Cane Crop May Be Back to Pre-war

Tweed Daily · Thursday 10 June 1948 · page 1

BRISBANE, Wednesday:-- Speaking at the annual meeting of the C.S.R. today, the chairman, Mr. E. R Knox, said…

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War Criminals Executed

Tweed Daily · Friday 11 June 1948 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday: Reuter's representative at Hamelin says: Six German war criminalsm one Pole and one Ukrainian, who were…

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Palestine War Reduces World Oil Supply

Tweed Daily · Friday 11 June 1948 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday: Oil experts said the Palestine war had reduced world oil production by well over half a million tons in…

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War Predicted in German Youth Poll

Northern Star · Friday 11 June 1948 · page 5

BERLIN, Thursday (AAP).--Nearly 80 per cent, of German youth believe another war is on the way, according to a public opinion poll taken among students and senior school children in South Germany…

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Britain to Be Ready for Germ War

Tweed Daily · Friday 11 June 1948 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday: The Defence Minister, Mr Alexander answering a query in the House of Commons on what…

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War Heroine Gets Entry to America

Tweed Daily · Saturday 12 June 1948 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Friday: The Attorney-General, Mr T. Clark, intervened yesterday to permit [?]…

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Sidelights From Diggers' Meeting First World War Veteran, Bob McNAB, handed

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 15 June 1948 · page 2

on to Saturday night's meeting of the Kyogle sub-branch of the R.S. League a circular inviting donations to a memorial to the…

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High School War Savings Group

Tweed Daily · Saturday 19 June 1948 · page 2

Murwillumbah High School War Savings Group is to be wound up Ex-pupils who have contribute towards a certificate are requested…

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French Govt Faces 'Strike War' Threat

Northern Star · Saturday 19 June 1948 · page 5

PARIS, Friday (AAP).--The French Government faces the threat of a "strike war" from the Communists similar to that which brought the country to a standstill last winter,…

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Killing of U.S. Conscription Bill "Might Lead to War"

Tweed Daily · Saturday 19 June 1948 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Friday: The Secretary of State, Mr Marshall, appealed to the House of Representatives last night to pass the United States peace-tim e conscription bill…

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"Yes" Vote By Soldiers

Northern Star · Saturday 19 June 1948 · page 5

Notice of the first "Yes" vote in the Richmond electorate was received from the Department of Interior by the Divisional…

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War on Italy's Leftist Underground

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 22 June 1948 · page 1

ROME, Monday: The Premier, Signor De Gasperi, announced that he was submitting a Bill to Parliament introducing…

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Police War On Melb. Basher Gangs

Tweed Daily · Friday 25 June 1948 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday: Secret tactics for an all-out war on the basher gangs which have been operating in Melbourne…

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Comrades in War ....And in Peace

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 25 June 1948 · page 8

How bonds which were forged in the tempo of war were strengthened to withstand the stress of peace was reflected in a letter received by the Kyogle sub-branch of the Air Force Association from its headquarters at Wednesday night's meeting…

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Reduced War Debts Claim On Dutch?

Tweed Daily · Friday 25 June 1948 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday: The Australian and Dutch authorities are expected shortly to reach a compromise on the settlement…

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Russia Soldier Amok

Tweed Daily · Friday 25 June 1948 · page 5

VIENNA, Thursday: A Russian soldiers who was wounded when another Russian soldier ran amok with three machine guns died…

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