Private H. Bradford, of Alexandria, N.S.W., made this banjo from scrap from a Japanese plane before the fall of Singapore. He carried it through prison camps up to Thailand, and now is bringing it back to Australia. It has been autographed all ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 59 wordsLONDON, Oct. 5.—Pierre Laval dominated the Court during the first day of his trial in Paris, and gained considerable admiration from many present, who, ...
Article : 114 wordsNEW YORK, Oct 5 (A.A.P.).— Danger of a trade war between Britain and the United States that might end in disaster if ...
Article : 514 wordsCANBERRA, Friday.—Lack of effective leadership led to a hasty exodus from Darwin after the first and biggest Japanese raid on February 19, 1942, according to Mr. Justice Lowe, who inquired into the ...
Article : 359 wordsAt times defiant, and at other times looking depressed, Laval showed signs of his two months' incarceration. ...
Article : 324 wordsThe report says that immediately after the raids the morale of the townspeople was not noticeably affected and nothing ...
Article : 600 wordsTOKYO, Oct. 5.—Conditions under which 21 Japanese war criminals are held will be much more severe after to-day. ...
Article : 435 wordsWhen Laval was brought into court to-day flanked by three defence counsel, Judge Mongibeaux told him: "I warn you one ...
Article : 689 wordsBATAVIA, October 5.—Although Batavia is fairly quiet, tension is mounting elsewhere in Java. Nationalist forces, who have supplanted the Japanese in points outside Batavia, have acquired almost ...
Article : 755 wordsMr. Justice Lowe found that the Navy had taken all proper steps to prepare for such a raid, and that the military ...
Article : 595 wordsLONDON, Oct. 5.—Sir Charles Lidbury, president of the Bankers' Institute, said in a speech that the need for Britain to ...
Article : 249 wordsSAIGON, Oct. 5.—Two French warships—the battleship Richelieu and the light cruiser Triomphante—have arrived here. ...
Article : 209 wordsCANBERRA, Friday.—All remaining restrictions on household deliveries will be lifted as from November 1. ...
Article : 56 wordsNEW YORK, Oct. 5 (A.A.P.).— President Truman has authorised the Navy Secretary, Mr. Forrestal, to take over and ...
Article : 255 wordsWASHINGTON, Oct. 5 (A.A.P.) —An Army Transport Command Globester plane landed here to-day after the first regular round ...
Article : 117 wordsMELBOURNE, Friday.—The unconditional surrender by the Japanese of the Lesser Sunda Islands. excluding Lombok was formally signed at ...
Article : 76 wordsSAO PAULO (BRAZIL), Oct. 5.— The Australian Minister to Brazil, Mr. MacGregor, who is making a survey of industries here of Australian ...
Article : 111 wordsIt was pointed out last night that shortages of petrol, tyres, and tubes, and man-power, would make deliveries difficult. ...
Article : 150 wordsCANBERRA, Friday.—Visitors to Australia who were world travellers looked with amusement, not to say annoyance, at licensing laws which compelled them to eat and drink by regulation, a report tabled in ...
Article : 316 wordsBUENOS AIRES, Oct. 5 (A.A.P.).—Police, armed with clubs and tear gas bombs, broke into the university buildings in ...
Article : 107 wordsLONDON. Oct. 5.—Dr. Dusan Nedeljkovich, Chairman of the Yugoslav State War Crimes Commission, told a Press conference ...
Article : 129 wordsLONDON, Oct. 5 (A.A.P.).—The Sultan of the Maldive Islands has voluntarily abdicated, making way for a new Sultan and what appears to be ...
Article : 82 wordsCANBERRA Friday.—Lance-Corporal R. F. Grigg, of Wagga. N.S.W., who killed 40 Japanese, has been awarded the Distinguished ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Sat 6 Oct 1945, Page 3
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