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GA-03446 1949-11-07 Kalgoorlie Miner (WA) rel A

Dutchman Murdered, Woman Councillor Sought (Kalgoorlie Miner, 7 Nov 1949)

Kalgoorlie Miner wire report (Batavia, 6 November 1949, p. 5). South Celebes police are searching for Mrs Salawati Danoed (Salawati Daud), a woman municipal councillor of Makassar, believed involved in the kidnapping and murder of Dutch tobacco employee T.H. Pluyter, taken in a municipal council car; six arrests made.

GA-03447 1949-11-07 Kalgoorlie Miner (WA) rel A

Dutchman Murdered, Woman Councillor Sought (Kalgoorlie Miner, 7 Nov 1949)

Kalgoorlie Miner wire report (Batavia, 6 November 1949, p. 5). South Celebes police are searching for Mrs Salawati Danoed (Salawati Daud), a woman municipal councillor of Makassar, believed involved in the kidnapping and murder of Dutch tobacco employee T.H. Pluyter, taken in a municipal council car; six arrests made.

GA-00261 1953-12-18 Daily Mirror rel B

National and Foreign News in Brief (Daily Mirror, 18 Dec 1953)

National and Foreign News in Brief (Daily Mirror, 18 December 1953)

Daily Mirror (Sydney), 18 December 1953, p. 11, a page of national and foreign news briefs. Only one item concerns Indonesia: a short AP report from Jakarta that 2,000 sarong-clad Indonesian women jammed the capital's streets demanding a government ban on polygamy and child marriage. No organisation is named. The other

GA-03549 1960-06-16 The Singapore Free Press rel C licensed

The Singapore Free Press, 16 June 1960: Grenade attack on MP (house of Nungtjik)

Singapore Free Press, 16 June 1960 (lead snippet only; full text behind NewspaperSG click-through). A hand grenade thrown by an unknown person into the house of 'Mr. Nungtjik' in Jakarta killed one woman and injured a member of parliament and a girl. The item does not name Zubaidah Nungtjik or any Gerwani member; the l

GA-03550 1960-06-17 The Straits Times (Singapore) rel C

Woman dies, MP hurt in grenade attack (The Straits Times, 17 June 1960)

Straits Times (Singapore), 17 Jun 1960, Antara report from Jakarta: a hand-grenade attack the day before killed one woman and injured an Indonesian MP and a girl; the thrower was unknown. The sweep suggests the MP was Djubaedah (Zubaidah Nungtjik A.R.), unverified. Only the lead is available; Gerwani is not mentioned.

GA-03551 1963-06-26 The Straits Times rel B

Secretary of Aidit drowns (Bintang Suradi)

Secretary of Aidit drowns (Bintang Suradi), The Straits Times, 26 June 1963

Straits Times item of 26 June 1963 reporting that Bintang Suradi, 40, private secretary to PKI chairman D.N. Aidit, drowned off Java's south coast the previous Saturday, per Antara. Only the lead snippet was available. Relevant as the death of the husband of Gerwani figure Suwarti Bintang Suradi (the husband link comes

GA-03478 1966-11-19 The Press (Christchurch) rel B

Military Trial: Woman Named (Suwarti, PKI Central Committee)

Military Trial: Woman Named (Suwarti, PKI Central Committee), The Press, 19 Nov 1966

Short NZPA-Reuter dispatch in The Press (Christchurch), 19 Nov 1966, citing Antara: the first woman member of the banned PKI to face trial will appear before a special military court in South Sumatra. She is named only as Suwarti, a Central Committee member. The sweep tentatively identifies her as Suwarti Bintang Surad

GA-03469 1966-12-20 Toronto Daily Star rel A licensed

Toronto Daily Star, 20 December 1966, p. 17: Indonesian Red's wife (arrest of Mrs Aidit)

Toronto Daily Star, 20 Dec 1966: Indonesian Red's wife (arrest of Mrs Aidit)

Page 17 of the Toronto Daily Star (20 Dec 1966), a general world-news page. A short wire item headed 'Indonesian Red's wife' reports, citing the army paper Berita Yudha, the arrest of Mrs Aidit, a doctor and chairman of the Communist women's organization, accused of propaganda after the coup. The OCR is badly garbled;

GA-03472 1966-12-20 Vancouver Sun, p. 16 rel A licensed

Vancouver Sun, 20 December 1966, p. 16: 'Family Captured' (wife and daughter of D.N. Aidit)

Vancouver Sun, 20 Dec 1966: 'Family Captured' (wife and daughter of D.N. Aidit)

Reuters item on a Vancouver Sun 'Names in the News' page (20 December 1966): the wife and daughter of D.N. Aidit, former Indonesian Communist leader, 'have been captured' in Jakarta; Mrs Aidit, a doctor, is described as chairman of the Communist women's (movement, text cut off). The wife is Sutanti Aidit, presented as

GA-03465 1966-12-21 New York Times, p. 16 rel A licensed

Mrs. Aidit Reported Seized (New York Times, 21 Dec 1966, p. 16)

Mrs. Aidit Reported Seized (New York Times, 21 Dec 1966)

New York Times headline item, 21 December 1966, p. 16: 'Mrs. Aidit Reported Seized'. Per the sweep log it reports the arrest of Dr Soetanti Aidit, wife of PKI chairman D.N. Aidit. Only the citation header was captured, not the article text.

GA-03477 1968-01-06 The Washington Post, Times Herald, p. A9 rel A licensed

Washington Post, 6 January 1968, p. A9: 'Red Defenders Held in Djakarta' (Trees Sunito)

Washington Post, 6 Jan 1968: 'Red Defenders Held in Djakarta' (Trees Sunito)

Washington Post (6 January 1968, p. A9), an AP report headed 'Red Defenders Held in Djakarta'. Per the sweep log, it says woman lawyer Trees Sunito, who defended Njono, has been arrested and is described as a former leader of the women's section of the Communist Party. Only the page header is in the text; the article b

GA-03548 1971-01-07 Eastern Sun rel C licensed

Eastern Sun, 7 January 1971: PKI did not lead '65 coup - Red in court

Eastern Sun, 7 Jan 1971: PKI did not lead '65 coup - Red in court

Eastern Sun (Singapore), 7 Jan 1971 (lead snippet only). Reports that an Indonesian Communist leader, Sukatno, former chairman of an organisation (cut off), said at his trial that it is wrong to accuse the PKI of masterminding the 1965 coup. No woman or Gerwani member is named; the catalogue's 'Sri Sukatno' hit is unve

GA-03552 1985-12-10 The Straits Times rel C

The Straits Times (10 Dec 1985): Child labour laws 'ignored' (Jakarta)

The Straits Times, 10 Dec 1985: Child labour laws 'ignored' (former Labour Minister)

Straits Times, 10 December 1985, Jakarta dateline: lead snippet only (full text behind NewspaperSG terms). A former Labour Minister says Indonesia has adequate child-labour laws but employers ignore them and children fear to report breaches. The sweep log tentatively suggests the unnamed speaker may be S.K. Trimurti; t