Cornea From Child's Eye for War Veteran
BRISBANE, Thursday. — The cornea from the eye of a two-years-old boy electrocuted last Monday, was transplanted to the left eye of…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1949
369 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 13 of 19
Continuance of Pre-war U.k. Butter Contract
In a circular to branches, the secretary of the' Richmond District Council of the Primary Producers' Union, Mr. A. J. Clark, states that the present agreement for the British contract price for Austalian butter is a continuance of the agreement operative since 1939 for the purchase…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Double to Brave Soldier at Casino
CASINO, Sunday. — After he had won the Bal[?]kpapan Intermediate Handicap (6f.), the first race, Brave Soldier, in the last race defeated the Diggers' Handicap (5f.) field which was open to all horses, at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War Production Control, Part of Long Range Plan
CANBERRA, Monday. — The appointment of a war production control committee last week was part of a long range plan to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Service Chiefs Discuss Atomic War
British and Dominion service chiefs and leaders of the U.S. Army and Navy gathered at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, for exercise "Tridents", a paper war, under the direction of Sir Philip Vian, of Cossack fame, at which the future of warfare in the light of atomic discovery was examined. Pictured at the opening of the meeting (left to right):…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →US. Charged with Revival of Jap. War Potential
WASHINGTON, Friday (AAP).—A charge that the United States was helping to revive Japan's ability to wage war by calling off Japanese reparations shipments, was levelled by the Philippines in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrorists Kill British Soldiers
SINGAPORE, Friday ([?]P-Reuter).—A British army officer and N.C.O. and a Mala policeman Were killed, and four British…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →5000 Dutch Soldiers Can Be Migrants
CANBERRA, Sunday.—About 5000 Dutch soldiers awaiting discharge in the Netherlands East Indies are expected to be demobilised in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Forrestal, Casualty of War—Truman
WASHINGTON, Monday (AAP). — President Truman and all officials in Washington were shocked by Mr. Forrestal's suicide. President Truman said: "This able, devoted…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →60 Nations Revising Rules For New War
GENEVA, Monday (AAP.)—Sixty nations have been revising the rules for any new war for the past month, and not a voice has been raised in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Damages Revealed in Fires Started by Ex-soldier
CANBERRA, Thursday. — Damage to Commonwealth property in Japan by fires started by ex-soldier Frank Loyal Weaver amounted to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Greek Guerilla War Casualties
ATHENS, Sunday (AAP).—The Greek General Staff stated that the Greek Army had sustained nearly 40,000 casualties in guerilla…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Veteran Soldier Premier for Nationalists
CANTON, Friday (AAP-Reuter).—Veteran soldier, Marshal Yen Hsi Shan, today accepted the Nationalist Premiership, as the last Government stronghold in North China, the naval port of Tsingtao, fell to Communist forces…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Petition For Govt. by 12,000 War Widows
SYDNEY, Monday.—The Federal conference of the War Widows' Guild will present to the Federal Government a petition signed by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Support Urged For Soldier Migrant Plan
An appeal for Far North Coast returned servicemen to lend full cooperation to the Returned Soldiers' League's scheme for the migration…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →German Mob Kills Soldier Stabbed Russian After U.S.
PARIS, Tuesday (AAP).—An American soldier was stabbed four times on Sunday afternoon by a Russian civilian, in a bloody brawl…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Casino War on Motor Cyclists
CASINO, Thursday.—A policeman giving evidence at Casino Court of Petty Sessions today said he had "definitely declared motor bike…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Minister Would Examine Any War Window's Case
CANBERRA, Friday—The Minister for Repatriation (Mr. Barnard) said today he was willing to examine minutely any pension case,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Unlikely But Economic Crisis Acute
SYDNEY, Sunday.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) said today that ha believed that the possibility of war had receded still further, but the world economic crisis had become more acute…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →U.N. Will Prevent Third War: Evatt
SYDNEY, Monday.— "The United Nations Assembly is now so firmly established that I believe it will prevent any possibility of a third war", said the Minister for External Affairs (Dr. Evatt) today…
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