Post-war Tyre Has New Features
A new tyre, with increased air capacity at lower pressure, is to be produced by the U.S. Rubber Co. as their first post-war tyre…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1947
795 stories in Riverina's papers · page 1 of 40
250 Allied Soldiers Killed Without Reason
TOKYO, Tuesday: In an affidavit submitted to the War Crimea Tribunal, Lieut-Commander Konichi Nakagawa, of the former Japanese…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Truman Ends "Period of Hostilities"; "State of War" Continues
WASHINGTON. Wednesday: President Truman yesterday issued a proclamation terminating the period of hostilities of the Second World…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Britain to Present Bill to Spain for Civil War Damage
LONDON. Wednesday: Britain will present a bill to Spain for all British property and shipping damaged or destroyed during the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldier Settlement Blocks Too Small C.P. Member Sees Certainty Of Failures
Speaking in the Legislative Assembly, Mr. S. D. Dickson (CP Temora) said that unless the soldier settlers to be placed on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wrong Name Used in War Crimes Trials
TOKYO, Thursday: The name of Ceptain K. V. Parish, of Melbourne, was incorrectly placed on documents submitted to the War Crimes…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Service Land Settlement "Wantabadgery East" Estate, Junee
ATTENTION is INVITED to a NOTIFICATION in the "Government Gazette" of 13th December, 1040. SETTING -APART FOURTEEN BLOCKS…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Palestine Tension; Civil War Feared
JERUSALEM, Sunday: The next 24 hours will possibly be the most critical in Palestine's recent history, says "The Times" Jerusalem correspondent. The correspondent says measures:…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£918,000,000 For War Victims-UNRRA Ends
"The United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration—better known as U.N.R.R.A.—ended its work in Europe on December 31, after three crowded and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldier's Walk Home From Italy to England
LONDON, Sunday: After de serting in Italy, a British soldier walked most of the way to England, accompanied by an Italian woman,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Britain's First Post-war School
The first post-war school, St. Audrey's Secondary Modern School,. Hatfield, Herts. (England), designed by Mr. Howard Lobb, F.E.I.B.A. is now occupied, by 400 children. Taking six months to construct, the school has many attractive improvements, including sound-proof bulk-heads between classes, wood wool ceilings in the corridors,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Monty's Visit to Russia Protection Against Third World War
LONDON, Tuesday: Field Marshal-Montgomery's visit to Moscow is intended especially as a protection against a third world war, and was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lockhart Soldier's Expediences in Earthquake
Serving with the Australian contingent in Japan, Pte. Jack Moroney, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Moroney, Day Street, Lockhart, has written to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rush to See War Brides Leave for America
This crowd rushed the barriers when the American ship Marine Phoenix left Sydney for the United States. Among its passengers were war brides and the fiances of United States servicemen…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ending of War Time Economy Agreement with Felt Hat Manufacturers
The Minister for Post-War Reconstruction, Mr. Dedman, said today that the war-time economy agreement observed by wool felt hat manufacturers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Japanese War Criminal Starves, Freezes to Death
TOKYO, Wednesday: Colonel Masoa Kusunose, who was charged with the massacre of 140 Australian soldiers and several civilians at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Factory Employees Now More Than Peak War Period
SYDNEY, Wednesday: In July 1939 there were 218,000 persons engaged in factories in New South Wales, and in July 1946 the number…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dec. 31 Is Canada's Official End of War
OTTAWA, Wednesday: A Canadian Government announcement says that for official and legal purposes. December 31 will be regarded…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Jewish Threat of War Against Britain
LONDON. Sunday: At the request of the British Embassy, Air France Airline has cancelled the passage of Professor Smertenko from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Nations Must Defend Law to Stop War"—Byrnes
WASHINGTON, Sunday: "The great Powers must realise that unless they are prepared to act in defence of the law the United Nations cannot prevent war," said the retiring Secretary of State (Mr. Byrnes) at Cleveland to-day…
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