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The wars & local soldiers, 1950

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Jap. War Criminals Leave For Japan

Northern Star · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 1

SINGAPORE, Wednesday (AAPReuter).—Under close Dutch guard, Japanese war criminals, bound from Indonesia to Japan, left Singapore…

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Soldiers Shot at Angels

Northern Star · Saturday 7 January 1950 · page 7

LONDON.—Target practice by soldiers quartered in the church at South Creake, Norfolk, about 300 years ago is now believed to have…

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Alleged Soviet War Criminals Arrested by Finns

Northern Star · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 5

HELSINKI, Sunday (AAP). — Finnish police today arrested a number of the 300 people, whose extradition as "war criminals" has…

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Jap. War Criminals for Trial

Northern Star · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wednesday. — The Commonwealth would proceed in February with outstanding trials of suspected Japanese war criminals,…

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Soldier Killed in Canteen Brawl

Northern Star · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A soldier was fatally stabbed to death and another soldier injured, in a canteen brawl at Moorebank camp, near Liverpool, late tonight. Victim of the stabbing was Pte…

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Soldier "Returned From the Dead"

Northern Star · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday (AAP).—A former soldier in the Australian Army, who was believed killed in the London air raids, returned from the…

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"No Pardons for Nazi War Criminals"

Northern Star · Saturday 14 January 1950 · page 5

BONN, Friday. (AAP). — Nazis gaoled for war crimes will not be pardoned, the United States High Commissioner, Mr. John McCloy,…

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Repayment On War Service Land Increasing

Northern Star · Saturday 14 January 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) said to-day that the rate of repayment of advances by soldier settlers under…

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Suspected War Criminals Flee

Northern Star · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 1

TOKIO, Sunday (AAP-Reuter).—Japanese war criminal suspects are fleeing from Japan, following the Australian announcement that criminals will shortly be transferred to Manus Island for trial…

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Laying Foundations for Waging an Arctic War

Northern Star · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 5

FORT CHURCHILL, Hudson's Bay, Canada: The most intense series of cold weather tests yet undertaken recently were completed here on these wind swept, barren lands by Canadian, British and United States soldiers and scientists…

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Bodies Exhumed At War Cemetery

Northern Star · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 5

Ten bodies were exhumed from the cemetery at the former Indonesian army camp at Casino. They were consigned in hermetically…

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Advances for Soldier Settlers

Northern Star · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Financial advances to soldier settlers now on blocks of land have been agreed to by the Premier, said tke Minister…

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Wounded When Rifle Exploded

Northern Star · Monday 23 January 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.- Colin John Burge, 17, of Granville, was shot in the right buttock when a rifle carried by a companion exploded…

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Civil War Threat in Java

Northern Star · Monday 23 January 1950 · page 1

JAKARTA, Sunday (AAP).—The leader of the "army of the heavenly host," ex-Commando Captain R. P. Westerling, said he could not hold…

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Butter Output Short of Pre-war

Northern Star · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday. — Although butter production in New South Wales rose to 4669 tons in December, it was still 400 tons short of…

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Soldier Settlers Repaying Loans

Northern Star · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 6

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) said that 23.8 per cent. of the money advanced to soldier settlers for…

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Committee Urged For Rabbit War

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 7

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — The State Opposition Leader (Mr. Treatt) today congratulated the Pastures Protection Boards' Advisory Council…

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Suspected War Criminal Unaware of Order for Arrest

Northern Star · Monday 30 January 1950 · page 5

TOKIO, Sunday (AAP-Reuter).— An AAP-Reuter correspondent last naght located Lieut-General Gusataro Teshmia, senior war crimes…

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British Take War Suplies to Formosa

Northern Star · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 5

FORMOSA, Monday (AAP). — British warships are bringing war supplies to Formosa. These include large quantities of…

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Wounded Man Taken to Brisbane

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 3 February 1950 · page 4

Hubert Beard, of Cleveland, near Brisbane, who was accidentally shot while rabbiting near Legume on Monday, was discharged from the…

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