Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← The wars & local soldiers, all years

Sydney · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1950

5,598 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 250

Undertaker assails Transport Dept. in "red tape" war

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 8 January 1950 · page 14

Ashfield funeral director Leslie Andrews yesterday said he would hand in his hire car licence rather than comply with "the bureaucratic demands of the Road Transport Department." He said methods employed by the…

Continued on Trove, page 14 →

Scientists Undertake Fear War Against Rats Popular Science

Truth · Sunday 8 January 1950 · page 32

A war waged by instilling unreasoning fear into the enemy so that its army can't stay in the territory…

Continued on Trove, page 32 →

Round Trips, But No Cruises Of Pre-war Kind

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 8 January 1950 · page 5

Shipping companies and travel experts say the pre-war sea cruises are still a long way off, but a number of companies…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Papuan war canoes find race too tough SAMARAI

The Sun · Sunday 8 January 1950 · page 5

AT the Milne Bay "head of the river," contested by eight tribal war canoes, two were swamped and one capsized. The race was the main…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Wallet found of ex-soldier

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 8 January 1950 · page 3

A man yesterday handed the Sunday Telegraph an A.I.F. Service Pensioner's wallet, containing some…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Police Charge Boy Father Wounded

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Sunday.— John James Phillips, 42, of Cedar Street, Redcliffs, was admitted to Mildura Base…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Jap War Criminals

The Sun · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 3

CANBERRA, Monday.--Cabinet is expected to deal this week with the problem of 400 Japanese war…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Review Of War Pensions

Daily Mirror · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 2

CANBERRA, Monday.--Federal Cabinet, at its meeting this week, will consider investigating the…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Review Of War Pensions

Daily Mirror · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 1

CANBERRA, Monday.--Federal Cabinet, at its meeting this week, will consider investigating the…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Review Of War Pensions

Daily Mirror · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 1

CANBERRA, Monday.--Federal Cabinet, at its meeting- this week, will consider investigating the…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Review Of War Pensions

Daily Mirror · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 2

CANBERRA, Monday.--Federal Cabinet, at its meeting . this week, will consider investigating the…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

War Pensioner On Shooting Charge

Daily Mirror · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 3

John Stan cliffe Newton (60), war pensioner, Glengarry Guest House, Ellamatta Av., Mosman, was remanded to January 13 without bail at North Sydney Court today, on a charge of shooting at a man with…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

War Pensioner On Shooting Charge

Daily Mirror · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 3

John Stancliffe Newton (60), war pensioner, Glengarry Guest House, Ellamatta Av., Mosman, was remanded to January 13 without bail at North Sydney Court today, on a charqe of shooting at a man with…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

War Pensioner On Shooting Charge

Daily Mirror · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 3

John Stancliffe Newton (60), war pensioner, Glengarry Guest House, Ellamatta Av., Mosman, was remanded to January 13 without bail at North Sydney Court today, on u charge of shooting at a man with…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Trials of Jap War Criminals

Daily Mirror · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 14

CANBERRA, Monday.--A proposal for the speeding up of trials of .Japanese war criminals will be placed before Cabinet…

Continued on Trove, page 14 →

War Pensioner On Shooting Charge

Daily Mirror · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 3

John Stancliffe Newton (60), war pensioner, Glengarry Guest House, Ellamatta Av., Mosman, was remanded to January 13 without bail at North Sydney Court today, on a charge of shooting at a man with…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

War Pensioner On Shooting Charge

Daily Mirror · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 3

John Stancliffe Newton (60), war pensioner, Glengarry Guest House, Ellamatta Av., Mosman, was remanded to January 13 without bail at North Sydney Court today, on a charge of shooting at a man with…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Late News Phone: M2406 Finnish "War Criminals" Held

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 20

LONDON, Sun.--Finnish police today arrested a number of the 300 people whose extradition as "war criminals" has been demanded…

Continued on Trove, page 20 →

U.K. Minister Confident: Ceylon Talks to 'Avert Another War'

Daily Mirror · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 3

COLOMBO, Monday.--Main problem of the Commonwealth Foreign Ministers' conference, opening in Colombo today, would be how to avert a. third world war, said Mr. P. J…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

U.K. Minister Confident: Ceylon Talks to 'Avert Another War'

Daily Mirror · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 3

COLOMBO, Monday.--Main problem of the Commonwealth Foreign Ministers' conference, opening in Colombo today, would be how to avert a third world war, said Mr. P. J…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →