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

The wars & local soldiers, 1951

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Korean War Reds Still Retreating

National Advocate · Tuesday 20 March 1951 · page 1

TOKIO, Monday: Chinese and North Korean armies last night appeared to be pulling out of South Korea as United Nations forces…

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War Office Issues Warning on Red Strength

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 20 March 1951 · page 4

LONDON, Monday. — Russian and Chinese Communist armed forces have a combined strength of over 8,000,000 the War Office said in a statement issued yesterday. The War Office said that…

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Martial Law in Teheran Minister Wounded

National Advocate · Wednesday 21 March 1951 · page 5

TEHERAN, Tuesday: In Teheran last night martial law was imposed throughout Persia. Persia has been without a Cabinet since the…

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Korean War Frontier Issue

National Advocate · Wednesday 21 March 1951 · page 2

TOKIO, Tuesday: Military necessity may force General MacArthur to make his own decision about crossing the 38th Parallel in Korea in…

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Speaker Wilts U.K. Political "War"

National Advocate · Wednesday 21 March 1951 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday: First victim of the two weeks bitter "war to the death" in the House of Commons between tween the Labor Government and the…

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Dunedoo News Dunedoo Soldiers' Welfare Association

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 20

The Dunedoo Soldiers Welfare Association, which was active during the 1939-45 war. is still trying to trace returned servicemen for…

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War Service Land Settlement Failes Asks For Clarification

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 23 March 1951 · page 11

Mr. L. J. Failes, M.P., Member for Lawson, in seeking to clarify the agreement between the Commonwealth…

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Korean War Enemy Fleeing Across Border

National Advocate · Wednesday 28 March 1951 · page 3

TOKIO, Tuesday: American tanks and infantry drove the last large body of enemy troops out of South Korea yesterday, but there were indications…

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Woman Wounded by Stray Bullet

National Advocate · Thursday 29 March 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Police believe a priest from De La Salle College [?]dentally shot a woman at Gunnamatta Bay late yesterday. The bullet…

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Three Million German War Casualties

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 29 March 1951 · page 4

BONN, Thurs.--More than 3,000,000 Germans were killed on the battlefield and in air-raids…

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Release of War Criminal Belgian Ban on Speeches

National Advocate · Thursday 29 March 1951 · page 3

BRUSSELS, Wednesday: General Alexander-Ernest Von Falkenhausen, wartime German military governor for Belgium and Northern France,…

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Korean War Chinese Massing North of Border Tokio

National Advocate · Thursday 29 March 1951 · page 2

Powerful Communist concentrations were reported a short distance north of the 33th Parallel in Korea yesterday as the main United Nations line…

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“War Won’t Pay Reds”

Central Western Daily · Friday 30 March 1951 · page 2

General Lucius Clay, former American military governor of Germany, stated recently that Atlantic Pact nations…

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Modern War Equipment In Mobile Services Display Here Next Week

Central Western Daily · Friday 30 March 1951 · page 2

An all-Services mobils demonstration unit, featuring the latest equipment used by the Navy, A my and R.A.A.F. will arrive in Orange next Thursday. The equipment will be on…

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Enlistment Age Lowered

National Advocate · Saturday 31 March 1951 · page 2

CANBERRA, Friday: Reduction of the minimum age for enlistment in the Australian Regular Army to 17 years was announced today by the…

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War Criminals For Japan Prisons

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 3 April 1951 · page 3

SINGAPORE, Monday (AAP-Reuter).—Japanese war criminals in British territory in the Far East are to be sent back to Japan to serve what is left of their sentences, it was learned here officially today. It was intended originally that…

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Korean War Reds Massing North of Border TOKIO

National Advocate · Tuesday 3 April 1951 · page 2

Chinese Communist forces in Korea are still massing men and equipment just north of the 38th Parallel. More than 2000 Communist vehicles…

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Mr. Menzies Pledges War Against Reds In Party's Policy Speech

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 4 April 1951 · page 2

Government advisers were now considering what new power was needed to deal with the Communist Party, the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) declared at a crowded meeting at Canterbury, Victoria, last night. Mr. Menzies accused the Labor Opposition of obstructing the…

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Anzac Day

National Advocate · Thursday 5 April 1951 · page 2

The section of Russell Street in the vicinity of the Carillon will be closed to traffic' during: the 11 a.m. service on Anzac Day. This decision was…

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Mendooran War Memorial Committee

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 April 1951 · page 18

The annual War Memorial meeting was held in the Mechanics' Institute on Saturday last. Mr. Garling occupied the chair and…

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