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The wars & local soldiers, 1947

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Terrorists Attack Train in Egypt Troops For Palestine Wounded Searchers Raid Haifa Villages

Daily Mirror · Monday 6 January 1947 · page 5

LONDON, Monday. -- Terrorists attacked a train, carrying civilians and British soldiers for Palestine, a few miles from Cairo, yesterday…

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Terrorists Attack Train in Egypt Troops For Palestine Wounded Searchers Raid Haifa Villages

Daily Mirror · Monday 6 January 1947 · page 5

LONDON, Monday. -- Terrorists attacked a train, carrying, civilians and British soldiers for Palestine, a few miles from Cairo, yesterday…

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Wounded Detective Shoots Bandit Gun Battle In Bronx Liquor Store Ambush Catches Gang of Youths

Daily Mirror · Monday 6 January 1947 · page 8

NEW YORK, Monday. -- A detective who surprised two 16-years-old boys holding up a Bronx liquor store last night killed one and wounded the other, and was himself wounded…

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Wounded Detective Shoots Bandit Gun Battle In Bronx Liquor Store Ambush Catches Gang of Youths

Daily Mirror · Monday 6 January 1947 · page 8

NEW YORK, Monday. -- A detective who surprised two 16-years-oid boys holding up a Bronx liquor store lost night killed one and wounded the other, and was himself wounded…

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British War Bride In U.S. On Theft Charge

Daily Mirror · Monday 6 January 1947 · page 8

NEW YORK, Monday. -- Betty Margaret Pitt (23), striking blonde British war bride, was arraigned in the Felony Court yesterday on a £7500 theft charge. IT was alleged that she had stolen…

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British War Bride In U.S. On Theft Charge

Daily Mirror · Monday 6 January 1947 · page 8

NEW YORK, Monday. -- Betty Margaret Pitt (23), striking blonde British war bride, was arraigned in the Felony Court yesterday on a £7500 theft charge. IT was alleged that she had stolen…

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British Soldiers Bombed, 11 Hurt

The Sun · Monday 6 January 1947 · page 5

JERUSALEM, Monday.-- Eleven British soldiers, bound from Egypt to Palestine, were injured, three seriously, when three bombs were thrown at their train near Cairo yesterday…

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Youths Slash Soldier's Arm

Daily Mirror · Monday 6 January 1947 · page 3

A Wagga soldier last night told police he had been attacked by two youths in an Enfield park and his arm slashed…

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Wallet Stolen From Soldier

Daily Mirror · Monday 6 January 1947 · page 6

A wallet containing 300 dolors in cash and cheques, belonging to ah American serviceman, Ralph A. Hoffmann, was stolen…

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Youths Slash Soldier's Arm

Daily Mirror · Monday 6 January 1947 · page 3

A Wagga soldier last night told police he had been attacked by two youths in an Enfield park and his arm slashed…

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Wallet Stolen From Soldier

Daily Mirror · Monday 6 January 1947 · page 6

A wallet containing 300 dollars in cash and cheques, belonging to an American serviceman, Ralph A. Hoffmann, was stolen…

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Wallet Stolen From Soldier

Daily Mirror · Monday 6 January 1947 · page 6

A wallet containing 300 dollars in cash and cheques, belonging to an American serviceman, Ralph A. Hoffmann, was stolen…

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Civil War History Now Available

Tribune · Tuesday 7 January 1947 · page 5

MAGNIFICENTLY illustrated. Volume II of The History of the Civil War in the USSR is now available from Current Book Distributors and…

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Hospital Memorial For War Nurse

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 January 1947 · page 14

Former nurse trainees of St. Luke's Hospital, Darlinghurst, are raising funds for a memorial at the hospital to Sister Joyce Bridge, who was one of the…

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Wallace Hits at “Drift to War”

Tribune · Tuesday 7 January 1947 · page 2

NEW YORK.—“If the Democratic Party is incapable of we shall strike out on other lines,” says Mr. Henry…

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Claims Singapore Is War Base For Dutch

Tribune · Tuesday 7 January 1947 · page 7

SINGAPORE is being used as a Dutch base for storage of war materials for use against the Indonesian Republic, a Singapore observer writes to…

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American Tricks Jilted War Bride

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 3

NEW YORK, Wednesday.--Jilted once, and now the victim of an American bigamous husband, Julia Doris Clark, a pretty 18-years-old British war bride, is wondering if wedded bliss is at all possible…

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Unlucky Life Of War Bride

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 15

NEW YORK, Wednesday.--Jilted once, and now the victim of an American bigamous husband, Julia Doris Clark, a pretty 18-years-old British war bride, is wondering if wedded…

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Unlucky Life Of War Bride

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 15

NEW YORK, Wednesday.--Jilted once, and now the victim of an American bigamous husband, Julia Doris Clark, a pretty 18-years-old British war bride, is wondering if wedded…

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American Tricks Jilted War Bride

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 3

NEW YORK, Wednesday.--Jilted once, and now the victim of an American bigamous husband, Julia Doris Clark, a pretty 18-years-old British war bride, is wondering if wedded bliss is at all possible…

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