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

The wars & local soldiers, 1953

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General Asked for War Plan

Central Western Daily · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Thursday.— A Senate armed services committee has called on General James Van…

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War Service Land Settlement Cut by Over 50 Per Cent. (To the Editor)

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 5

Sir—For some decades it has been the practice of both Labor and non-Labor Governments to allot the Lauds…

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War Memorial Building

Central Western Daily · Saturday 14 February 1953 · page 7

It is the ambition of the Dubbo Council to lay the foundation stone of the War Memorial building this…

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Germans Sentenced For War Crime

National Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1953 · page 4

PARIS, Friday: The trial has ended of former German troops accused of the massacre of 642 men, women and children in the village of…

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Back From Korea—wounded

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 18 February 1953 · page 7

A Wongarbon man who served in the 1939-45 war and 11 months in Korea has returned to Australia…

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Planes Blast War Centre

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 18 February 1953 · page 3

SEOUL, Tuesday.— More than 200 United Nations fighter-bombers on Monday blasted a vital Communist…

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Snooping on War Widows to Cease

National Advocate · Wednesday 18 February 1953 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The Repatriation Act is to be amended to prevent official snoopers investigating the morals of war widows…

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£40,000 Soldiers' Club Nearing Completion

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 4

Even when a V.I.P.--it is expected the Governor of N.S.W.--officially opens the new £40,000 Returned Soldiers' Club in Lithgow in a few weeks''time, it will still take two years before…

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Coronation Amnesty For War Deserters

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 2

LONDON, Tuesday.-- The British Prime Minister (Mr. Churchill) said yesterday 10, 400 servicemen who deserted…

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Alleges Secret Service Blunder War Time Incident

National Advocate · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 1

LONDON, Monday: Colonel J. M. Somer, wartime head of the Dutch intelligence services in London, has accused the special branch of Britain's…

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Germ War Charges New Claims by Red China

National Advocate · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 4

KONG KONG, Monday: Communist China yesterday launched fresh germ warfare charges on the eve of the resumption of the debate on Korea…

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Turks Invited for Anzac Day

National Advocate · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday: The Turkish Government has been, invited to send Turkish trops from Korea to Australia to take part in this year's Anzac Day…

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War on Dingoes Scientific Approach

National Advocate · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Four Australian States badly affected by dingoes have decided to ask the CSIRO about the possibility of fighting dingoes…

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Backroom Fliers Control the Korean Air War

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 14

SEOUL. — Modern science’s most recent contribution to the Korean war is the air ace who does not fly. The Fifth U.S. Air Force's armchair Mig-killers are radar controllers of the 502nd tactical control group…

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Training In Atomic War For U.K. Army

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 2

HIDDEN (Germany), Wednesday.--Teams of experts on atomic warfare are advising British troops in Germany…

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Gifts of Rams for Soldier Settlers

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 4

Two new gifts of merino ranis for soldier settlers will be balloted for at the Department of Lands next…

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Korean War Is Being Waged By Russia

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 1

NEW YORK, Thursday.--The United States told the United Nations yesterday that there was little point in trying to formulate new Korean truce proposals while the Soviet Union was determined to prolong the war. Henry Cabot Lodge, the United States' chief…

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Increased Threat Of World War

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 2 March 1953 · page 1

PHILADELPHIA, Monday. -- The threat of a third world war had increased greatly since the Eisenhower…

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War Threat

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 3 March 1953 · page 2

Archbishop of York, Dr. Cyril Garbett, said last night that the United States must be told of…

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"War on People"

National Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1953 · page 3

LONDON, Monday.— The British Communist Farty had declared war on the British people, Mr. Arthur Deakin, secretary of the Transport…

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