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The wars & local soldiers, 1951

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World War Danger Canadian Warning

National Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 5

OTTAWA, Wednesday: Deterioration of international relations had created an emergency situation in Canada and increased the dangers of…

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War Jitters in U S. Universities

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 2

War jitters are spreading in American Universities. Faced with the possibility of being conscripted, students are adopting a "what's the…

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Korea War Chinese Invade Island Clash With Nationalists

National Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 7

TAPEI, Formosa, Wednesday: Chinese Communist troops have invaded Nationalist held Atlantic Island off the South-East China coast and…

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War Plans Will Make Wool Dearer Trade Forecast

National Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 8

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Britain's plan to stockpile wool is certain to cause further price rises, some sections of the industry forecast today…

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Korean War Chinese Halt Allied Push

National Advocate · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 3

TOKIO, Thursday: Thousands of Chinese reinforcements, fresh from Manchuria, poured into battle stations before Seoul yesterday and…

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Boy Wounded Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1951 · page 2

While John Edward Turnbull (5), of All Saints' College, Bathurst, was examining a sporting rifle at Richmond last night, It discharged and…

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Korean War Allied Advance Slows Down

National Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1951 · page 3

TOKIO Friday, Allied forces, in bitter [?] lord fighting, moved [?]head as much as three miles in Western Korea yesterday but a combat…

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U.K. DEFENCE Extra Shifts for War Plants

National Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1951 · page 2

LONDON, Friday: Britain's armament factories soon will be working double and treble shifts as the new £4.700 million defence programme…

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He “hiked” 12,000 miles to enlist!

Central Western Daily · Saturday 3 February 1951 · page 3

TOKIO, Friday (AAP-Renter).—Twenty-six-year-old American civilian, William J. Newton, of Los Angeles, walked into a muddy front-line command post on the Western Korean front yesterday, after a 12,000 miles road, rail and air hike from New York o “clear my name of the taint of Communism.”…

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War Trials Criticised Leniency Attacked

National Advocate · Monday 5 February 1951 · page 2

LONDON, Sunday: London Sunday newspapers unanimously condemn the release last week of German war criminals, including the former arms…

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Soldiers Seek Pen Friends

Central Western Daily · Monday 5 February 1951 · page 7

Anyone on the lookout for a penfriend may be interested in this letter sent to the C.W.D. from two soldiers stationed on…

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Korean War Big Tank Thrust

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 2

TOKIO, Tuesday: The greatest Allied tank thrust of the Korean war killed and wounded droves of Chinese and North Koreans when it jabbed…

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Allied Tanks Deep Into Red Line 51000 Enemy Dead, Wounded Since January 25

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 3

TOKIO, Tuesday (AAP-Reuter). —The greatest Allied tank thrust of the Korean war killed and wounded droves, of Chinese and North Koreans when it jabbed deep into enemy positions within five miles of…

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Eleven Properties for War Service Settlement

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 9

SYDNEY Tuesday—State Cabinet today approved the acquisition of 11 country properties for subdivision for War Service Land Settlement. The premier Mr. McGirr said the properties would provided a…

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U.s. Tax Rise Huge War Budget

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Tuesday: A first round" increase of 10,000 million dollars—more than £4,464,000,000—would be a burden well…

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Soldier Settlement Carcoar Property Included

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 1

The well-known "Errowanbang" property near Carcoar is among properties the acquisition of which State Cabinet has…

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War Service Land Meeting

Central Western Daily · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 4

MOLONG, Wednesday.— A meeting of the War Service Land Settlement Classification Committee will be held In the…

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Korean War Reds Using Latest Tanks

National Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 3

TOKIO, Wednesday: Casualties inflicted on the Chinese Communists Since the start of the United Nation "limited" offensive in…

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Reporter Wounded Again

National Advocate · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 5

TOKIO, Thursday: Tasmanian journalist, Warren White, an AAP-Reuter correspondent in Korea, was yesterday wounded for the second time…

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Roles of Services in War

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 10

The Chiefs of Staff of the three services have made clear the roles their fore es will play in the defence of the nation and in war. The Chief of the Naval…

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