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Flitsen van overal (met bericht over de bende bij Masamba)

Flashes from everywhere (with report on the Masamba band)

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Helmondsche Courant news-in-brief column 'Flitsen van overal' (8 Nov 1949) with items from many countries. The only Indonesia-related item concerns the murder of Faroko factory inspector Th. Pluyter near Masamba; the band 'seems to have been led by' Makassar councillor Salawati Daoed (Salawati Daud), who drove there in a municipal car. Six members arrested.

Kolom berita singkat Helmondsche Courant 'Flitsen van overal' (8 Nov 1949) dengan berita dari banyak negara. Satu-satunya berita terkait Indonesia ialah pembunuhan inspektur pabrik Faroko Th. Pluyter dekat Masamba; gerombolan itu 'tampaknya dipimpin' anggota dewan Makassar Salawati Daoed (Salawati Daud), yang ke sana naik mobil kota. Enam anggota ditangkap.

“The band seems to have been led by the female council member in Makassar, Salawati Daoed, who drove there in a municipal car (only Indonesian item in the column).”

People

Salawati DaudTh. Pluyter

Organisations

Makassar Municipal CouncilState of East Indonesia

Places

MasambaPalopoMakassarBoneSouth Sulawesi

Topics

propaganda and mediabiographyarrests and detention

Tags

regional rebellionslocal governmentnews brief

Details

Date
1949-11-08
Creator
Helmondsche Courant
Publication
Helmondsche Courant
Document type
newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page (text transcription/OCR))
Language
Dutch
Perspective
Western mainstream press
Source role
primary
Country
Netherlands
Period
1945–1949
Source archive
Delpher (KB, Netherlands) · source link
Access
open access (Delpher) Open access source: file can be shown on the website.
File
01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Dutch press (1945-2000) - articles on Gerwis, Gerwani and members (Delpher)/Helmondsche Courant (1949-11-08) - FLITSEN van overal [Delpher MMRHCE01-000050658-a0015].txt
OCR / text
Fair (0.818) · proof-reading: whole text (Claude, Oct 2026) · translation: yes
Collection
01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › Dutch press (1945-2000) - articles on Gerwis, Gerwani and members (Delpher)
Summary basis
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