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

The wars & local soldiers, 1953

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Rousing Welcome For Korean War Veterans

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 8 April 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.--About 70,000 cheering men, women and children today gave the 750 men of the First and Third Australian Battalions a rousing reception as the Korean battle veterans marched…

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Guarded Debate On Germ War Charges

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 8 April 1953 · page 2

NEW YORK, Wednesday.--The Soviet Union ignored appeals in the United Nations yesterday that Communist charges of the use by United Nations' forces of germ warfare in Korea…

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Allied Planes Step Up Air War In Korea

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 8 April 1953 · page 1

TOKYO, Wednesday.--The air war over Korea boiled up yesterday while peace tokens were sprouting at…

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German--U.S. Talk On Cold War Strategy

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 8 April 1953 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Wed.--President Dwight Eisenhower and West German Chancellor (Konrad Adenauer) met yesterday…

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Extension of Soldier Settlement Benefits

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 8 April 1953 · page 1

Legislation to extend the N.S.W. soldier settlement benefits to Korea and Malaya ex-servicemen would…

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Welcome Home Arranged

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 April 1953 · page 18

Cpl. Rodney Stewart, who has been serving with the fighting forces in Korea, is to be…

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Anzac Day Competition

Central Western Daily · Thursday 9 April 1953 · page 3

The Anzae Day competition, sponsored by Orange sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers League closes with the secretary at 5 p.m. on April 15. The main purpose of the…

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Celebration of Anzac Day

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 April 1953 · page 11

The Kandos R.S.L. reports that arrangements for the celebration of Anzac day, 1953, are well in hand…

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Air War Continues U.S. Raids

National Advocate · Thursday 9 April 1953 · page 2

TOKIO, Wednesday: The air war over Korea boiled up yesterday while peace tokens were sprouting at Panmunjom…

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Germ War Charge U.n.o. Discussion

National Advocate · Thursday 9 April 1953 · page 3

NEW YORK, Wednesday: The Soviet Union ignored appeals in the United Nations yesterday that Communist charges of the…

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War Service Land Settlement (To the Editor)

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 April 1953 · page 4

Sir,—In these days of costly newsprint, the "Guardian" is to be commended for devoting a whole page to cover the…

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Korean War to End Soon! Eisenhower Satisfied with P.O.W. PLAN

National Advocate · Thursday 9 April 1953 · page 2

LONDON,Wednesday: General agreement on the exchange of wounded prisoners-of-war in Korea, has raised official hopes in London that the three-year-old Korean conflict will end — possibly this month…

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Progress in War Against Polio Disease

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 5

CHICAGO, Friday.--News of progress in the war against infantile paralysis came from two different sources today…

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Soldier Settlement for Korea and Malaya Ex-servicemen

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 5

Legislation to extend NSW soldier settlement benefits to Korea and Malaya ex-servicemen would be brought down…

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War Against Polio New Progress

National Advocate · Saturday 11 April 1953 · page 6

CHICAGO, Friday: News of progress in the war against infantile paralysis came from two different sources today…

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Man Gaoled Posed as Returned Soldier

National Advocate · Saturday 11 April 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday: A man who had been dishonorably discharged from the Army, was sentenced to three months gaol with hard labor at central Court…

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Turkish Soldiers To Take Part in Anzac Day Services

National Advocate · Monday 13 April 1953 · page 1

CANBERRA. Sunday: Turkey has accepted the Commonwealth Government's Invitation for a party of Turkish soid'ers to take part in Anzac Day…

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Road Home Opened for War Prisoners

Central Western Daily · Monday 13 April 1953 · page 1

MUNSAN, Sunday—The road home was opened wide yesterday for 600 Allied prisoners of the Korean war, and thousands of…

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Japanese Assets Prisoners-of-war Benefit

National Advocate · Monday 13 April 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY. Sunday: Most of the former prisoners-of-war and dependants entitled to share in money from the sale of Japanese assets in…

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15 War Service Homes To Be Built In Orange

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 15 April 1953 · page 1

The War Service Homes Division has decided to build 15 cottges in Fox Avenue, on the northern boundary of the city. This was announced at…

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