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The wars & local soldiers, 1947

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Conservative "War" on Communists

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 October 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Sun. (A.A.P.): The Conservative Party conference at Brighton accepted by a very large majority a resolution stating that…

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Cyclist Wounded By Starter's Gun

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 October 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday: A competitor in the cycle race at the Six-Hour Day sports to-day was severely wounded…

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War Danger Increases in India

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 October 1947 · page 1

NEW DELHI, Mon. (A.A.P.): The danger of civil war in India has been Increased by the rebellion of Moslems in…

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Communist Manifesto Regarded as Declaration of War"

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 7 October 1947 · page 1

LAKE SUCCESS, Tuesday: The Foreign Minister of Iraqu, Dr. Fadhil Jamall, said that the nine-nation Communist manifesto at Warsaw…

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European Communist Move Perturbs U.S. "Declaration of Political War"

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 October 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Monday (A.A.P.): The United States regards as "a virtual declaration of political war "the Moscow announcement of the Nine-Nation Communist…

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MR. C. E. Jepsen Honored Services To Shire During War Appreciated Presentation of Trout-rod

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 7 October 1947 · page 1

On Saturday afternoon last at the conclusion of a meeting of the Tumut Branch of the Graziers' Association Mr. C. E. Jepsen, Tumut…

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£2583 Raised for Deniliquin War Memorial

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 October 1947 · page 5

DEMILIQUIN, Tuesday: In a radio appeal to raise funds for the establishment of a Memorial Park, to commemorate those who…

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Pakistan Leader Does Not Want War

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 8 October 1947 · page 4

NEW DELHI, Wednesday: War between Pakistan and India would be suicide for both sides, Pakistan's Premier, Liazauat All Khan, said in a…

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A Raw Deal for War Widows

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 October 1947 · page 2

Sir,—In a Sydney paper ef the 6th. instant, appeared details of a plan from the Federal Housing Department to build homes for war…

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A War Memorial For Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 October 1947 · page 2

It would be difficult to imagine a more fitting method of using the £1200 which is available for a war memorial in Wagga than that suggested recently by the Wagga subbranch of the Returned Soldiers' League…

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Local & General Annual Meeting of War Memorial Fund

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 9 October 1947 · page 2

The annual meeting of the fund was held in the Town Hall, Cootamundra last night, when the president, Alderman D. F. J. Stratton,…

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Bacteria War Threat Worse Than Bombs Says U.s. Scientist

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 9 October 1947 · page 3

The threat of bacterial warfare is even more serious than atomic bombs, a group of 1500 American scientists claim…

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Returned Soldiers

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 9 October 1947 · page 2

There was a good attendance of members of the Hillston Sub-Branch of the R.S.L.. at their newly acquired meeting room…

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£2583 Raised for Deniliquin War Memorial

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 10 October 1947 · page 2

In appeal to raise funds for the establishment of a memorial park to commemorate those who served in World War II, £2,583 was contributed…

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Arab World Talking of Holy War if Palestine Partitioned; Mufti Busy

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 October 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday (A.A.P.): The Arab world is feverishly discussing plans for armed resistanse to the partition of Palestine. Nearly 1000 sheiks from all over Irak and 9000 other…

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War on Communists

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 October 1947 · page 2

The Opposition demand for a purge of the public service to rout out Communists is a reasonable one in view of the revival of the Comintern. No doubt many with Communistic sympathies are mere…

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Preparations for War in Palestine

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 13 October 1947 · page 1

JERUSALEM, Monday: Jewish sources in Haifa said that Jewish settlers in north-east Palestine had reported that Syrian troops had…

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General Anderson V.C., to Visit Gundagai Will Crown War Memorial Queen

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 13 October 1947 · page 1

Next Thursday's meeting of the district War Memorial committee is to discuss details of crowning of the successful queen at the Ball on Tuesday November 18th, which will bring to a close the first phase of the effort to raise sufficient funds to build the memorial…

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Children of War Widows Seek Holiday in Leeton

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 14 October 1947 · page 4

The Leeton Local Repatriation Commission has been approached by the Marrickville Committee with a view to possibly finding the…

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Soviet's Bitter Attack on American "War Mongers"

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 15 October 1947 · page 1

LAKE SUCCESS, Wednesday: Bitter attacks by the Soviet on American "War Mongers" were renewed yesterday when the United Sates delegate…

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