Latest War News Tightening Up on the Japs
TOKIO.—General MacArthur has issued a directive forbidding private flying by Japanese, also any training of pilots or the ownership of planes…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1945
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The War Veterans’ Home Extracts from Chairman’s Annual Report
The War Veterans' Home is not a “Home” as might be Understood in the public sense, but a Home in the truest sense of the word. That is to say, within; its four walls- it has a soul and the men themselves are not regarded as mere human paper…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Japanese Mistake Made U.S. Enter the War WASHINGTON, Monday (A.A.P)
The former Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet, Admiral J. Richardson, giving evidence at the Pearl Harbour inquiry said President…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Britain’s Indonesian Task Assigned by Allied War Council OTTAWA, Monday A.A.P.)
Mr. Atlee told a press conference that the Allied War Council had assigned to Britain the task of clearing the Japanese from Indonesia, releasing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Welcome Home Fund
Mr. E. Spendelove, hon treasurer of Queanbeyan and Yarrowlumla Shire, Patriotic Fund, acknowledges receipt of the following donations…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest War News Comm[?] Get. Plums
PARIS.—It is announced that De Gaulle has formed a Coalition Government, giving Communists five Cabinet posts,. including the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Post-War Application of Army Training: Mechanical Equipment
Army employment of mechanical equipment such as earth-moving machinery, cranes, winches, pile drivers , air compressors, mechanical…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →British Soldiers Shot By Half-crazed Germans LONDON, Thursday (A.A.P.)
German soldiers, who are reported to be semi-crazed, last night -shot two British soldiers through the head, says a report from Herford. One…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest War News Second Test Match in India
CALCUTTA.—In the 'second' test match India in the first innings lost five wickets for 366, Mankad 78, Hazare 68, Moon 60, not out, Versus…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Palestine Unrest Three Jews Killed and Sixty Wounded In Search for Illegal Jewish Immigrants LONDON, Tuesday (A.A.P.)
Three Jews were killed and sixty wounded in day-long clashes between British troops, police and Jewish settlers, as the British carried out a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Why Dutch Soldiers Did Not Land in Australia. Scathing Indictment by Bruxner
Speaking in the Legislative Assembly, the leader of the Country Party Lt.-Col. Bruxner) Quoted a statement by the Consul-General for the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Returned Soldiers' Women's Auxiliary
The special meeting of the above on Saturday, 17th November, was well attended, Mrs. Hill being in the chair. Mrs. F. Rex was elected…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bungendore Welcome Home to First Returned Men
Bungendore residents assembled in large numbers at the Federal Hall recently to welcome home the first batch of returned servicemen…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cheque for War Veterans
The Commissioner of Police (Mr. MacKay ) has received a cheque for £3186 for the War Veterans’ Appeal from superintendent Dudley, of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Patriotic and War Fund Committee Meeting
At the monthly meeting of the Queanbeyan and Yarrowlumla Shire Patriotic and War Fund Committee held on Tuesday night the president,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Latest War News Amery Sentenced to Death
LONDON.—John Amery pleaded guilty to charges of treason at the Old Bailey yesterday, and was sentenced to death. The proceedings…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →State Government’s Post War Works Ready To Proceed as Manpower is Released
Insufficient labour for the production of the materials neded for housing and works made it difficult, at the moment, for the Government to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Welcome Home Next Social on Thursday Night
There was not a large attendance of the committee at last meeting. Mr. J. Grigg (President) occupied the chair, and there were present…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War-time Oil Lifelines
The extent to which pipe-lines were laid down for the transport of petroleum products to meet the enormous demands of the Allied Nations towards…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big List of War Crime Suspects
TOKIO.—In the most important single list of war crime suspects issued thus far General MacArthur ordered the Government to arrest 59…
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