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The wars & local soldiers, 1951

620 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 16 of 31

Took Snake Into Hotel Bar Anzac Day Drinkers Scattered At Parkes

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 11 May 1951 · page 2

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

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Crown Jewels Were Pawned to Pay for War

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 May 1951 · page 7

Spring-cleaning the most priceless collection of jewels in the world is the task of throe experts at the Tower of…

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Farms for Soldier Settlers

Central Western Daily · Friday 11 May 1951 · page 13

Four properties approved by State Parliament last week for resumption will provide 39 farms for soldier settlement,…

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Korean War Might Start Defeat Of Communism

Central Western Daily · Saturday 12 May 1951 · page 3

TOKYO, Friday (AAP-Reuter).—The battle in Korea might start the defeat of Communism’s efforts at world domination, United Nations Supreme Commander General Ridgway said today…

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Soviet Influence on Korean War

Central Western Daily · Monday 14 May 1951 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Sunday. — Secretary of Defence, General Marshall, said yesterday that he planned on the assumption that Russia “may step into aggression at any moment” in western Europe…

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Korean War Reds Break Through Bitter Allied Resistance

National Advocate · Monday 14 May 1951 · page 2

TOKIO, Sunday: Reports from Korea today indicate that the Communists hAve again taken the initiative on the central sector of the 100…

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Wounded Men Forced Back Into Fighting

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 15 May 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Aft.--The State President r of the R.S.L., Mr. Yeo, said to-day it was a disgrace…

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War Hero Wed

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 15 May 1951 · page 4

Lieut. Ben Hackney, only survivor of the Japanese massacre of Australian and Indian prisoners-of-war in Malaya in…

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Limited Korean War Is Objective

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 15 May 1951 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Tuesday.--The blockade of China, bombing of Manchurian bases and use of Chinese Nationalist troops involved the risk of Russian entry into the Korean conflict and the…

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Incapacitated in War, Suffocated in Home

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 15 May 1951 · page 2

MELBOURNE, This Afternoon.--An incapacitated ex-serviceman was suffocated by smoke when a fire broke out…

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Ban on War Materials to Communist China

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 15 May 1951 · page 2

NEW YORK, Tuesday.--The United Nations Sanctions Committee yesterday approved a worldwide ban on the…

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Korean War Red Offensive Awaited New Air Base Pounded

National Advocate · Tuesday 15 May 1951 · page 2

TOKIO, Monday: The United Nations Army in Korea is stiffening its line for the expected all-out enemy assault…

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GEN. MacARTHUR Presidential Speculations Atom Bomb Steadies War Mongers

National Advocate · Tuesday 15 May 1951 · page 2

NEW YORK, Monday: Republicans feel that some revelations that come out of the MacArthur controversy will help them to oust…

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United Nations Ban War Materials To Red China

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 16 May 1951 · page 3

NEW YORK, Tuesday.—The United Nations Sanctions Committee yesterday approved a world-wide ban on shipments of strategic war materials to Communist China…

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Korean War Reds Push South Allied Offensive in the East

National Advocate · Wednesday 16 May 1951 · page 2

TOKIO, Tuesday: Thousands of fresh Chinese Communist troops pushed the enemy's assault spearhear five miles into South Korea to-day in…

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War Memorial Hospital Auxiliary

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 May 1951 · page 23

The monthly meeting of the Dunedoo War Memorial Hospital Auxiliary was held at the C.W.A. rest rooms on Friday last. Mrs. F…

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Risk of Global War

National Advocate · Thursday 17 May 1951 · page 7

WASHINGTON. Wednesday: MacArthur's Korean War proposals would increase the risk of global war. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff…

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Korean War Red Thrust Imminent Skirmishes before the Storm

National Advocate · Thursday 17 May 1951 · page 7

TOKIO, Wednesday: Allied tanks. Infantry and artillery yesterday jabbed at Chinese Communist forces poked for the…

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U. S. Army Chief Criticises Korean Plan ‘Would Increase Risk Of Global War’

Central Western Daily · Thursday 17 May 1951 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Wednesday.—MacArthur’s Korean war proposals would increase the risk of global war, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Omar Bradley declared yesterday…

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Girls, liquor but not propaganda lure soldiers to Berlin’s Red zone

Central Western Daily · Thursday 17 May 1951 · page 10

BERLIN. — If a Britiish or American serviceman deserts to the Communists in East Berlin, Allied officials here are most likely to blame a girl, the cheap price of schnapps, or trouble with the military police—but not the wiles of the “peace camp.”…

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