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The wars & local soldiers, 1951

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Gulgong District News Anzac Day Memorial Service Was Impressive

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 3 May 1951 · page 16

A large and attentive congregation of men and women of two world wars, townsfolk and children filled the Roxy Theatre, Gulgong,…

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Mechanical War On Rabbits

Central Western Daily · Thursday 3 May 1951 · page 6

The Minister for Agriculture, the Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A., announced yesterday that he had authorised the Rabbit…

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Dunedoo Honours War Dead

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 3 May 1951 · page 20

The Anzac Day service held at the Regal Theatre, Dunedoo was sin-cere and impressive. The service was preceded by a march of…

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Korean War Fighting Slows Down

National Advocate · Thursday 3 May 1951 · page 2

TOKIO, Wednesday: In Wes[?] Korea U.N. artillery is keeping [?] the bombardment of Comm[?] lines and the Chinese have [?]…

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Manildra Anzac Service

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 4 May 1951 · page 10

Manildra truly exhibited the Anzac spirit on Anzac Day, and at 10.30 a.m. the local inhabitants staged a…

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Germ war fears “unfounded”

Central Western Daily · Friday 4 May 1951 · page 5

Fears that biological warfare could kill millions in one sweeping “pill attack” are unfounded, according to U.S. Civil Defence Administration experts. There was no poison available…

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Korean War

National Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1951 · page 1

TOKIO, Friday: Allied tank anil infantry patrols fanning northward out of Seoul fought a fortes of sharp engagements with…

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War Against Cockatoos

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 7 May 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.--In the Danglemah district in the north coastal area farmers have formed…

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Dunedoo War Memorial Hospital

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 7 May 1951 · page 1

Mr. Cooke: I ask the Minister for Health whether the War Memorial Hospital at Dunedoo is grossly over-taxed, and whether male and female…

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Soviet Man Holds Plans Far War

Central Western Daily · Monday 7 May 1951 · page 3

LONDON Sunday—Colonel Boris Shaposnikov, 42 years old son of the Soviet Marshall has fled to American and some of Germany bringing what he claims are Russian plans for a third world war. Sharpokinsoov, who is now…

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Korean War U.N. Attacks on Communists

National Advocate · Monday 7 May 1951 · page 2

TOKIO, Sunday: Allied war planet struck heavily last night at Communist convoys carrying men and supplies to the front for the second phase of…

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Korean War Allied Patrols Advance Korea

National Advocate · Tuesday 8 May 1951 · page 2

ALLIED tank and Infantry patrols yesterday lanced through a 20 mile deep no man's deep and at one point crossed north of…

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Farms For Soldier Settlement

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 8 May 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday. — Four properties approved by the State Government for resumption by agreement with their…

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Took Snake Into Hotel Bar Anzac Day Drinkers Scattered At Parkes

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 9 May 1951 · page 6

Toasting and conversation was at its height an Anzac Day in the saloon bar of the Royal Hotel, at Parkes…

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Korean War U.N.O. Gains

National Advocate · Wednesday 9 May 1951 · page 2

TOKIO, Tuesday: United Nations troops made gains all along the Korean front yesterday. Northwest of Seoul, troops advanced…

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Truman on War Risks Refusal to Expand Conflict

National Advocate · Wednesday 9 May 1951 · page 2

WASHINGTON. Tuesday: President Truman last night denounced on military as well as political grounds, General MacArthur's plan…

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Reds Prepare for Sea War

Central Western Daily · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 3

Viscount Hall, First Lord of the admiralty, described in the House of Lords recently Russian preparations for a…

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Delay in Building War Service Homes Condemned

Central Western Daily · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 3

Western Diggers’ conference at Bathurst last week criticised the War Service Homes Division’s complete inability to proceed with die erection of war service homes on land already purchased for the purpose…

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Korean War Slight Allied Advance 2444 Enemy Casualties TOKIO

National Advocate · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 2

Allied troops drove forward one and a half miles on the Western Korean front yesterday and wiped out the last two of the two…

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Share in War Reparations

Central Western Daily · Friday 11 May 1951 · page 6

TOKIO, Wednesday (AAP-Reuter). — Member nations of the inter - Allied Reparations Agency will share 100,000,000 yen…

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