Six Japanese War Criminals Hanged
SINGAPORE, Sunday: Six Japanese war criminals were hanged at Changi gaol this week in two groups of three…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1947
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War Memorial Committee Meets R.S.L. Civic Centre to be Discussed With Organisations Interested
On Friday evening last the Gundagjai War Memorial Committee staged another conference, On this occasion the guests of the meeting were members of the RSL, and after, deliberations lasting nearly three hours, both the delegation and the committee left the meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Atomic War Could Knock U.s, Out on First Day"
WASHINGTON, Monday: An enemy using an atomic weapon could inflict 25,000,000 casualties and Knock out United States…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldiers' Courage at Changi Camp Execution
LONDON, Monday: Two A.L.F. men and two English soldiers at Changi Camp, whom the Japanese condemned to death in 1942,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Women's Help in the War
In recognition of the part they played in winning the war, service women are entitled to practically the same re-establishment…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Estate Near Humula for Soldier Settlers
The 16.978-acre estate, about two miles from Humula, Belmore, and Possum Plains, will be acquired for war service land settlement, subject to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Chinaman Shot Dead in Melbourne Another Wounded
MELBOURNE, Thursday: No arrests so far have been made following the murder of a Chinese seaman and the serious wounding of a half-caste…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tojo Defence Says "No Evidence of War on Australia"
TOKYO, Wednesday: A motion for dismissal of charges against Tojo was to-day submitted to the War Crimes Tribunal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Memorial Question Appears to Be Solved Organisations’ Representatives Have Accepted Plan In Principle
After long months of wrangling it now appears certain that the question of Gundagai’s War Memorial has been solved. Representatives of the RSL, the Legion of Ex-Servicemen, the CWA and the Red Cross Society have accepted in principle, a plan submitted by the…
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The 16,978 acre estate, about two miles from Humula, Belmore and Possum Plains, will be acquired tor war service land settlement, subject…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Service Land Settlement
Thirty, blocks on "Gragin" estate are notified as available for application by members and ex-members of the Forces exclusively, suitable mainly for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Honored for War Work Knighthood for Mr. Percy Lister
News has been received in Australia of the conferment of a knighthood on Mr. Percy Lister, Chairman of Directors of R. A. Lister and Co., Ltd.. of Dursley,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Germany Lost the War Before it Began, Says Doenitz
LONDON, Thursday: Germany in one sense lost the war before it began, because Germany was never prepared for a naval war against England, according to Grand Admiral Doenitz in historical documents…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Level of Wool Costs War-time and Present Costs
Winsboombe Carson Ltd. report:-- Indications continue favorable for the sale of wool at advanced prices recorded this season. Actually the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Soldiers' Courage at Chang Camp Execution
Two A.I.F. men and two English soldiers at Changi Camp, whom the Japanese condemned to death in 1942, fearlessly refused to be blindfolded…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Returned Soldiers' Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the Leeton Returned Seldiers' League will be held in the Shire Chambers on Friday night next, February 7, at 8 p.m…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Conditions for War Service Medals
MELBOURNE. Friday: Nearly every member of the services, who served in the Northern Territory, will be entitled to a defence medal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Widows' Guilds
War Widows' Guilds, where war widows can meet and receive advice and assistance and handicraft training, have been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Service Land Settlement
The Minister for lands advises that thirty blocks on Gragin Estate were notified in the Government Gazette of 17th January, 1947, as…
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