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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 8 of 22

Soldier Settlement

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 15 April 1953 · page 4

A 1250 acre soldier settlement block in the Queanbeyan district is now open for application the Minister…

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Welcome Home to Korean Soldiers

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 16 April 1953 · page 17

At a welcome home and presentation to Cpl. Rodney Stewart in Gulgong last Monday evening,…

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Gulgong Anzac Day Celebrations

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 16 April 1953 · page 16

On the motion, of Crs. C. E. G. Nott and R. Benson, last meeting of Gulgong Shire Council decided that, subject…

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Announcement of Anzac Day Celebrations

Central Western Daily · Thursday 16 April 1953 · page 1

The 38th anniversary of Anzac Day will be celebrated in Orange on Saturday, April 25—Third day of the Orange Show— when the following programme will be observed:…

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Mudgee P.P. Board Plans War on Rabbits

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 16 April 1953 · page 12

At Monday's meeting of the Mudgee P.P. Board ways and means of intensifying the war on rabbits…

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Plans for Anzac Day at Molong

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 2

Arrangements for the public observance of Anzac Day in Molong were made at a public meeting held at the…

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War Supplies With Prisoners

Central Western Daily · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 1

MUNSAN, Thursday.— Allied airmen claim the Communists are pouring military supplies into…

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Cold War Monty's View

National Advocate · Saturday 18 April 1953 · page 3

OTTAWA, Friday: The Western world needed a "clarlion-like call" on its political aims in the cold war, Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery…

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Held by Jap Police Three Australian Soldiers

National Advocate · Saturday 18 April 1953 · page 3

TOKIO, Friday: Three Australian soldiers are being held by Japanese police in Kure. (Southern Japan) following an incident in which a "smoke…

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Appeal for Anzac March

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 20 April 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.-- Officials of the Returned Servicemen's League today appealed to every able-bodied…

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Molong Anzac Day Plans

Central Western Daily · Monday 20 April 1953 · page 6

Anzac Day will be celebrated to Molong this year with a confined church service in the School of Arts, There will be a march of ex-servicemen and school children from the railway to the Town Hall, where the customary laying of wreaths at the Memorial will take place…

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Anzac Day March On

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 20 April 1953 · page 2

An endeavor to have several returned ex-servicewomen take part in the Lithgow Anzac Day commemorative march next Saturday is being made by the R.S.L. The march will be controlled by Mr…

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Korean War Prisoner Exchange Commences

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 20 April 1953 · page 1

PANMUNJOM, Monday.-- The United Nations Command and the Communists today began exchanging sick bounded prisoners at "Freedom Village" at Munsan. Thirty eight minutes before the exchange started 17 Communist ambulances, carrying the Allied sick and wounded,…

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Australian Soldiers Turkish Officer's Tribute

National Advocate · Monday 20 April 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: A senior Turkish officer who arrived in Sydney today from Korea paid a high [?] to Australians serving in the front…

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Turkish Officers Here Anzac Day Observance

National Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday: Lieut-General Rustu Erdelhun (50) is "greatly surprised" at finding himself in "a new…

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Indo-china War Reds Continue Advance

National Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 4

WASHINGTON, Monday: By contrast with peace prospects in Korea the situation in Indo -China is reported to Le worsening as Victminh…

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Soldiers Injured Firing Practice Accident

National Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 1

i MELBOURNE, Monday: Six members of the CMF were injured—one critically—when a 1001b shell in a 5.5 medium field artillery gun exploded…

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Anzac Day Procession

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 23 April 1953 · page 5

The Anzac Day procession will move from the Mechanics Institue corner at 10.30 o'clock on Saturday morning…

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Anzac Day at Dunedoo

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 23 April 1953 · page 19

The usual Anzac Day march will be held at Dunedoo next Saturday, and these servicemen wishing to take part are…

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Anzac Day in Bathurst

National Advocate · Thursday 23 April 1953 · page 1

Attendances at Anzac Day ceremonies in Bathurst on Saturday next are expected to be the strongest ever. The morning street march will be…

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