GA-02182 1965-10-23 relevance A public
Suara Merdeka, 23 Oktober 1965, hlm. 2–3
Suara Merdeka, 23 October 1965, pp. 2-3: PNI women ask Kowani to take a stand on G30S
Suara Merdeka (Semarang), 23 Oktober 1965, hlm. 2–3. Three Gerwani items: PNI women ask Kowani (Hurustiati Subandrio) to take a position on G30S, opening the move toward Gerwani's exclusion; a businesswoman declares she is not Gerwani; a rally of 67 East Java organisations.
Suara Merdeka (Semarang), 23 Oktober 1965, hlm. 2–3. Tiga butir Gerwani: Gerakan Wanita Marhaenis meminta Kowani (Hurustiati Subandrio) bersikap atas G30S, awal langkah mengeluarkan Gerwani; seorang pengusaha menyatakan bukan Gerwani; rapat 67 organisasi Jawa Timur.
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- 1965-10-23
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- Suara Merdeka
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- Suara Merdeka
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- newspaper article (newspaper pages (regional daily, Semarang), two-page spread in one image)
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- Indonesian (old spelling)
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- Indonesian mainstream/other press
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- 1965–1966
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- Page image downloaded 2026-10-15 via Nath's Chrome from the Monumen Pers Nasional (Kominfo) SIDAK digital newspaper archive (record number in file name), found by a full-text search for 'Gerwani' (the hit is highlighted in white boxes on the image); see 'Download Log 2026-10-15.csv'. Open access; no publisher licence shown on the file. Open access source: file can be shown on the website.
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- Suara Merdeka. (1965, October 23). [Pages 2–3: 'Wanita Marhaenis desak Kowani untuk rapat anggota'; 'Pendjelasan CV Srikandi'; 'Djawa Timur tuntut PKI & ormas2nja dibubarkan'; other news]. Suara Merdeka (Semarang), pp. 2–3. Monumen Pers Nasional, SIDAK record 74452.
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- 01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Suara Merdeka (1965-1968) - pages mentioning Gerwani and Lubang Buaja (MPN SIDAK)/Suara Merdeka (1965-10-23) - p. 02, Gerwani hit [MPN SIDAK 74452].jpg
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- Poor (0.515) · proof-reading: whole text (Claude, Oct 2026) · translation: not needed
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- 01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › Suara Merdeka (1965-1968) - pages mentioning Gerwani and Lubang Buaja (MPN SIDAK)
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- condensed from full annotation
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