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The wars & local soldiers, 1949

3,484 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 175

'Russia Doesn't Want War,' Says K.C. Reasons Found In Far East No Move for Us Departure

Daily Mirror · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday.--"Russia does not want war!" This is not an official statement, but an extremely interesting opinion from a reliable source…

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Poverty May End China War

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 2

NANKING, Thurs.(A.A.P.).--China's National Government is approaching…

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Netting Key To Successful Rabbit War

The Land · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 2

WITHOUT abundant supplies of wire netting, the task of the harassed landholder in dealing with the rabbit problem is…

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Death Sentence For U.S. Soldier

Daily Mirror · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 12

BERLIN, Friday.-- An American military court has sentenced to death Private Joseph Bright for…

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Death Sentence For U.S. Soldier

Daily Mirror · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 12

BERLIN, Friday.-- An American military court has sentenced to death Private Joseph Bright for…

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Death Sentence For U.S. Soldier

Daily Mirror · Friday 14 January 1949 · page 12

BERLIN, Friday.-- An American military court has sentenced to death Private Joseph Bright for…

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Germans Hanged For War Crimes

Daily Mirror · Saturday 15 January 1949 · page 1

MUNICH, Saturday.--Six Germans were hanged yesterday at Handsberg military gaol. They were convicted of the…

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Germans Hanged For War Crimes

Daily Mirror · Saturday 15 January 1949 · page 1

MUNICH, Saturday.--Six Germans were hanged yesterday at Handsberg military gaol They were convicted of the…

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Reds' Terms to End War Conditions For China

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 January 1949 · page 2

SHANGHAI, Fri.--The Chinese Communist leader (Mao Tse-tung) today announced the Communists' eight "peace conditions" for ending…

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War Forecast by Gaullists Soviet "Blitz" In Europe From Our Staff Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 January 1949 · page 3

LONDON, Jan. 14.—Two conflicting versions of the possibility of a third world war were published in France and Berlin yesterday…

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Aust. war heroine comes home

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 16 January 1949 · page 2

An Australian nurse who parachuted three times into France as a British secret service…

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New furniture shows effect of war training

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 16 January 1949 · page 11

Knowledge gained during the war by tradesmen making war materials is being incorporated in Sydney's furniture manufacture…

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Round the world with Sunday Telegraph correspondents War fears ease in U. S.

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 16 January 1949 · page 9

MEW YORK, Sat. -- Not for 18 or 20 months have war fears in the United States been so…

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[?] The Bookworm says Russia is winning the cold war You've had it by page 207

The Sun · Sunday 16 January 1949 · page 29

THE best way to get what you want, according to business consultant F. W. Marsh, is…

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Misuse Of War Funds Alleged

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 January 1949 · page 10

Ex-servicemen's organisations officials said yesterday that the Repatriation Commission had not used surplus patriotic funds for the purpose for…

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Real Shooting War In Burma

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 January 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Monday.-- Reports Jj from Rangoon state that the Burmese Government has involved itself in the biggest…

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Real Shooting War In Burma

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 January 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Monday.--Reports from Rangoon state, that the Burmese Government has involved itself in the biggest…

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America's First War Hero Wed To Beautiful Actress

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 January 1949 · page 3

WANDA HENDRIX, one of Hollywood's most beautiful actresses, and Audie Murphy, the most decorated United States soldier in World War II, cut their wedding cake after their marriage in Christ Memorial Church, North…

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America's No.1 War Hero Wed To Beautiful Actress

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 January 1949 · page 4

WANDA HENDRIX, one of Hollywood's most beautiful actresses, and Audie Murphy, the most decorated United States soldier in World War II, cut their wedding cake after their marriage in Christ Memorial Church, North…

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America's No. 1 War Hero Wed To Beautiful Actress

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 January 1949 · page 4

WANDA HENDRIX, one of Hollywood's most beautiful actresses, and Audie Murphy, the most decorated United States soldier in World War II, cut their wedding cake after their marriage in Christ Memorial Church. North…

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