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The wars & local soldiers, 1948

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China Vishinsky Thinks Communists Will Win China War Paris, Friday

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 13 November 1948 · page 1

A prediction that Chinese Communists would win the China Civil War regardless of whether China's armies reduced or increased their armaments, was made by the Soviet Deputy Foreign…

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China Hungry Soldiers Raid Food Shops Tientsin

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 13 November 1948 · page 2

Hungry soldiers dumped into Worth China after the collapse of Manchuria, went on a wild "grab everything" spree here yesterday…

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Life for Jap War Monster

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 16 November 1948 · page 5

Private Hiroaki Keno a Japanese interpreter who kicked and pushed an Australian Officer in a Tokyo P.O.W. camp because he…

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Anzac Passes Death of Jack Morris

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 18 November 1948 · page 6

One of Gilgandra's World War I veterens, John Thomas Morris (59), passed to the Great Beyond in the District Hospital on…

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Visit to New Guinea War Cemetery

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 18 November 1948 · page 1

Those who lost loved ones in New Guinea will be interested in these comments written by Dr. J. W. Sutherland, formerly of…

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An Airmail Newsletter (Member for Calare, in the United Kingdom with the Empire Parliamentary Delegation.) War Plants Show Germany Preparing for Second Battle in 1921. Underground Factory a Masterpiece of Camouflage

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 November 1948 · page 9

Inspection of war plants in Germany show that the Versailles Treaty was forgotten as soon as World War…

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War Criminals Expected to File Petitions Tokio

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 November 1948 · page 1

All Japanese war criminals now under sentence, including Tojo, are expected to file petitions to General MacArthur…

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An Airmail Newsletter (Member for Calare, in the United Kingdom with the Empire Parliamentary Delegation.) "Britain Has Real Fear of War." "Eyes Turned Towards Berlin."

The Wellington Times · Monday 22 November 1948 · page 6

"In everyone's thoughts and speech in Great Britain to-day there is real fear of war in the very near future…

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Powerful Airforce Would Lessen Risk of War London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 25 November 1948 · page 1

A powerful Western airforce equipped with all the devices and weapons that Western science could give, was the best deterrent to those whose policy involved the risk of war, Lord Portal said in the…

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Soldier Blocks Allotted Quirindi Station

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 25 November 1948 · page 8

The Local Land Board sat at Quirindi to confirm and allot the blocks drawn in the recent ballot for the Quirindi Station soldier…

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Mendooran War Memorial

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 5

A meeting was held in the Mechanics' Institute last Thursday, and was very well attended by the general public of Mendooran…

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Mountain Road From War[?]umbungle to Coo[?] Abarabran

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 5

Representatives of the Coonabarabran Chamber of Commerce were to meet Mr. J. B. Renshaw, MLA, when he…

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Disgusted With War Medals BINNAWAY R.S.L.

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 3

At the monthly meeting of the Binnaway sub-branch of the RSL last week, disgust was expressed by several members concerning…

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Issue af War Medals Protest by R.S.L

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 12

Coonabarabran sub-branch of the RSL has protested against the issue of service medals with-being engraved with the…

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Opening of Soldiers' Memorial Club Over 19 Town and District Ex-Servicemen Throng Spacious and Well-appointed Rooms. STATE R.S.L. President Performs Opening and Delivers Warning on Gravity of Communist Menace

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 December 1948 · page 1

A forthright and vigorous attack on Communism and a warning to country people on the seriousness of the Communist menace was the highlight of an address by Mr. Ken Mcleod Bokon, State President of the R.S.S…

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War Service Land Settlement. "Havilah" Estate, Mudgee

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 7 December 1948 · page 4

Attention is invited to a notification in the Government Gazette of November 26, 1948. setting apart six [?] blocks on "He [?] Estate about…

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War Memorial

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 9 December 1948 · page 5

A public meeting of the above was held last Saturday afternoon when it was decided to hold a gymkhana on 31st January. 1948…

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Soldiers' Club Secretary Married

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 16 December 1948 · page 6

At Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle, on November 22, the wedding, was celebrated of one of Gilgandra's popular young men in…

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Will Carry on War Even From Exile Washington

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 21 December 1948 · page 1

Even though its top leaders have been captured the Indonesian Republic will continue "strong resistance" to the Dutch and the New Indonesian Government will function from Boekittingi on…

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Japanese War Lords Meet Death Unemotionally At Midnight Hour TOKIO, Thursday, (A.A.P.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 23 December 1948 · page 1

Six weeks after being condemned to death by an International War Crimes Tribunal for Japanese war guilt, General Hideki Tojo, 64, Japan's wartime Prime Minister and six other Japanese war…

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