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

The wars & local soldiers, 1953

426 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 18 of 22

War Hero As Bigamist

National Advocate · Friday 25 September 1953 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday: A much decorated World War II fighter pilot admitted in Old Bailey yesterday that he had committed bigamy twice with the…

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‘Appalled’ At Drunks On Anzac Day

Central Western Daily · Monday 28 September 1953 · page 4

“It was my good—or bad—fortune to be in Sydney last Anzac Day,” said Mrs. A. T. Burc[?]l of Nevertire, at the Far Western Group Conference of the C.W.A. “I was appalled at…

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War Crimes Probe By American Army

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 28 September 1953 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Monday.--The United States Army was carefully collecting evidence on hundreds of Communist war crimes in Korea and probably would lay the material before the United…

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Desert Tribesmen Threaten Civil War in Persia

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 28 September 1953 · page 1

NEW YORK, Monday.-- Ghashagal tribesmen formed a battleline of 10,000 horsemen and infantrymen before…

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AMERICAN P.O.W.'s Refuse Repatriation Korean War's Dramatic Sequel

National Advocate · Monday 28 September 1953 · page 2

PANMUNJOM, Sunday: American prisoners-of-war in Korea who are refusing repatriation demonstrated yesterday against American officers…

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Soldier Settlements Western Block Winner

National Advocate · Monday 28 September 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: Four hundred thousand acres of Western Division grazing land was allotted to World War II men in a soldier settlement…

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War Crimes in Korea U.S. Collecting Evidence

National Advocate · Tuesday 29 September 1953 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Monday: The United States army was carefully collecting evidence of hundreds of communist war crimes in Korea and probably…

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'Peace and war' meeting

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 30 September 1953 · page 1

Members of the Orange branch of the Lai our Party who attended meeting of the Australian Convention for Peace and War would be expelled, secretary, Mr. C Gammon said yesterday. Mr. Gammon said he…

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Mudgee Soldiers' Club Bowlers Beat Gulgong After Desperate Contest

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 October 1953 · page 15

Four rinks of Gulgong bowlers visited Mudgee on Sunday to play the Soldiers' Club, and a mighty contest resulted in a victory for the diggers by two points. The invaders were…

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District Centres Have Good Records In Post War Loans

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 2 October 1953 · page 1

Residents of the Molong, Cudal, Cumnock, Yeoval and Manildra districts have invested a total of £542,880 in the 17 Security Loans raised by the Commonwealth Government since the end of world war two, western district loans representative, Mr. Colin…

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War on Magpies

National Advocate · Saturday 3 October 1953 · page 1

GLEN INNES, Friday: Police have declared war on magpies, which have been making frequent raids on the people of the town…

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Soldier Gaoled Refused to Wear Uniform

National Advocate · Saturday 3 October 1953 · page 5

LONDON, Friday: A court martial in Dorset has sentenced to a year's gaol a soldier who refused to wear uniform and stayed naked in a…

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War Aces Meet in Bathurst

National Advocate · Monday 5 October 1953 · page 3

Two famous Australian air aces of the last war were in Bathurst at the week-end. They were former Group Captain…

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President Warns on Atomic War Dangers

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 7 October 1953 · page 1

ATLANTIC CITY, Wednesday.--A five-point programme for averting the "sudden and mass destruction" of an atomic world war has been outlined by President Dwight Eisenhower. Enunciating the points in an address prepared for delivery before the…

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Moves to Avoid War Eisenhower's 5-Point Plan

National Advocate · Thursday 8 October 1953 · page 7

ATLANTIC CITY, Wednesday: A five-point programme for averting the "sudden and mass destruction" of an atomic war, has been…

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Ex-Soldier's Sad Death

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 8 October 1953 · page 4

A young returned soldier who was in receipt of a pension and who suffered from war neurosis, had died from…

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Wounded Child's Condition Improving

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 9 October 1953 · page 1

Reports from Orange Base Hospital yesterday (Thursday) were that the condition of a 12 years old…

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Kelso War Memorial Hall

National Advocate · Saturday 10 October 1953 · page 2

At the monthly meeting, it was decided to conduct a euchre party in the Church Hall, Peel Road, Kelso, on Saturday, October 17. As his is a new…

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Cutler hits at Government war service settlement

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 13 October 1953 · page 6

Speaking of the Budget debate in the Legislative Assembly, Mr. C. B. Cutler, M.L.A., of Orange, severely criticised the Cahill Governments attitude to war service land settlement. Following are extracts from Mr. Cutler’s speech:…

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One War the People Appreciate

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 14 October 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Aft. -- Victorian eggs were selling in chain grocery stores today at 47½ -- 4½d…

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