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

The wars & local soldiers, 1952

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Guided Missiles Alone Cannot Win War

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 19 September 1952 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Friday.--Pilotless planes being used in the Korea war are "primitive" weapons compared to other robot projectiles under development, announced Rear Admiral John Sides, the U.S. Navy's Director of Guided Missiles, at a personally convened press conference here at which he…

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Millthorpe Returned Men Fete Former President (Contributed)

Central Western Daily · Monday 22 September 1952 · page 10

Millthorpe R.S.L. Sub Branch members met recently to snow their appreciation of the work…

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The Last War Gave Us This Story

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 23 September 1952 · page 4

Into the group of women, strode a rather terrifying looking female; "Who is this old battle axe?" one girl tapped in…

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Soldier Settlement Blight of Faddenism SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 25 September 1952 · page 4

Having checked the life out of the NSW soldier settlement scheme by its savage loan cuts, the Federal Government is now subjecting the State…

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Cudal Courier Cudal Woman Wounded at Manildra Show

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 26 September 1952 · page 9

A Cudal woman, Mrs. J. J. Kinghorn, was wounded in the foot, when a bullet from a rifle, being used in a…

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War Pensions Labor Move for Increase

National Advocate · Friday 26 September 1952 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thursday: The House of Representatives today considered pensions increases provided for in the Federal Budget…

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War Widows Resent "Prying" Tactics

National Advocate · Saturday 27 September 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Official prying into the lives of war widows receiving pensions was an insult to them, NSW War Widow' Guild secretary, Mrs…

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Japan To Pay Pre-War Bond Debts

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 30 September 1952 · page 3

NEW YORK, Monday.— Japan has agreed to pay off virtually in full her pre-war foreign bond debts amounting to nearly 450,000,000 dollars (about £200,893,000)…

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War Pensions Complaint R.S.L. View

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 October 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Ex-service claimants were too often regarded by the Repatriation Department as "Potential liars" when they could not…

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Soviet Officers in Korea? War Office View

National Advocate · Thursday 2 October 1952 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday: The, British War Office believed "considerable numbers" of Russian military personnel were in Korea…

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Soldiers in Quarantine Meningitis Case

National Advocate · Thursday 2 October 1952 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: A case of meningitis has curred at Puckypanyal military camp. As a result, many national service…

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War Pensions Appeal Minister Defends System

National Advocate · Friday 3 October 1952 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday: Appreciably more than 25 pc of appeals to war pensions appeal tribunals were upheld. Repatriation Minister Senator…

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Four Stud Rams for Molong Soldier Settler

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 3 October 1952 · page 6

A Molong soldier settler, Mr. R. R. Constable, was included in the list of ex-members of the forces now…

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War Criminal Released Massacre Recalled

National Advocate · Saturday 4 October 1952 · page 3

BONN, Friday: Former German general Eberhard von Mackensen, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for his part in the Ardeatine…

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No War with U.s.s.r., Says Stalin

Central Western Daily · Saturday 4 October 1952 · page 3

MOSCOW. Friday.— Marshal Stalin said yesterday Russia would not attack the West…

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Korean War's Third Winter

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 7 October 1952 · page 1

TOKYO, Tuesday.--Chill winds whistling down from Siberia and Manchuria yesterday brought the third winter of the war to the Korean front. Allied troops remained close to whatever…

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"Ike's" Policy on Korean War

National Advocate · Wednesday 8 October 1952 · page 2

NEW YORK, Tuesday: Koreans would be manning nine-tenths of the Korean battle front within a year if General Dwight Eisenhower were…

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World War Danger Beria Accuses U.s

National Advocate · Thursday 9 October 1952 · page 2

MOSCOW, Wednesday: Soviet Politburo member L.O. Beria claimed last night that the United States was pushing the…

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Concessions for War Cimnals Soviet Decisions

National Advocate · Friday 10 October 1952 · page 8

BONN, Thursday: The Soviet Union has agreed to let the seven top Nazl war criminals in the four power prison at Spandau, West…

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Soldier to Die for Wife Murder

National Advocate · Friday 10 October 1952 · page 3

OLDENBURG (Germany), Thursday: Battery sergeant Major Edward Smith a British regular army soldier was sentenced to death by court…

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