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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1951

620 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 3 of 31

Indo-china War Big Battle in Progress

National Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1951 · page 2

SAIGON, Wednesday: A fierce battle is raging in Indo-Chlna to-night. Thirty-thousand Vietminh rebels…

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Police Trained Like Soldiers Jap. Force New York

National Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1951 · page 2

Japan's new khaki-clad national police reserve forces of 75,000 men and its quasi-military training programme are described in yesterday's issue of…

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Korean War End of Lull Expected

National Advocate · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 2

TOKIO, Thursday: Strong Allied patrols yesterday tested enemy strength all along the western front in Korea where the lull may soon be…

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War Crime Case More Japs on Trial Los Negros

National Advocate · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 2

Cars and trucks brought scores of Japanese spectators to witness the beheading of 24 Australian and Allied POW in Dutch Timor in 1942, it…

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Korean War Tokio

National Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1951 · page 2

"All hell might break loose soon," an Allied field officer grimly commented last night as Communist troops were reported moving…

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American War Memorial Chapel for London

National Advocate · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 2

LONDON, Sunday: A special memorial chapel to Americans who lost their lives in Britain during the war or while based there, is being built in…

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Korea War Chinese Gains

National Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 2

TOKIO, Monday. A 12 hours Chinese attack drove the [?] back over two miles from the west central Korea road had of [?]…

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Orange Man Wounded In Korean Fighting

Central Western Daily · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 1

“They managed to hit me three times—one bullet went through the hip and into my stomach, another…

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Korea War

National Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 2

TOKIO, Wedesday: An Allied, force led, by tanks retook strategic Wonjn and its airstrip yesterday and pushed five miles north of the city…

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War Scare Story Discounted

National Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 2

LONDON, Wednesday: Whitehall officials today prescribed that a large pinch salt should be taken with a "war scare" store yesterday by…

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Latest Local News Soldiers' Club Officers

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the Mudgee Soldiers Club last Friday pight, the following office bearers were elected for the ensuing year:…

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Soldiers Run Up Big Phone Bill

National Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 2

LONDON, Wednesday: Two lonely soldiers who phoned their girl friends at the army's expense totted up a telephone bill of £78 sterling. They…

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Carriage Shock for Soldier Court Story

National Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 7

VANCOUVER, Wednesday: A former Canadian soldier told the British Columbia Supreme Court that during his first war time leave in…

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Soldier Settlers Make Record Repayments

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 5

Soldier settlers, during November and December, repaid £360,000 of the advances made to them…

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Korean War Naval Units Attack Inchon

National Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1951 · page 2

TOKIO, Friday: United Nations naval units including the American 16,000 ton cruser St. Paul, last night poured tons of shells into Inchon city…

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Korean War Allied Advance

National Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 2

TOKIO, Monday: Chinese forces at the approaches to Scoul fought back early today at advancing United Nations troops who are…

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War Correspondent’s Fame And Tragedy

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 10

Though Ernie Pyle, U.S. World War II Correspondent who was killed in 1945, became known to hundreds of thousands, only a few shared the tragedy of his own personal life and the anguish of his failing…

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War Time Controls for Britain

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 2

LONDON, Wednesday. -- Britain will have to bring back many wartime controls to carry out its £4,700,000,000 arms programme in…

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Korean War Costly to Britain

National Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 7

LONDON, Wednesday: Dispatch of British troops to Korea so far had cost £3,051,000 sterling a Government White Paper today revealed…

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Civil War Danger German Report

National Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 2

BOHN, Wednesday: West German Chancellor, Konrad Adenauer called an emergency session of his Cabinet yesterday to consider the warning of…

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