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

The wars & local soldiers, 1954

365 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 19

War on Toppers Minister's Proposal

National Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: The NSW Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Graham wants the Federal Government and all State Governments to contribute to a…

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Nehru on "War Danger"

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 3

BANGALORE( India), Mon.— Indian Prime Minister, Pandit Nehru said last night that is proposed United States military aid to Parkistan…

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War on Traffic Offenders Stricter Police Policy

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: Police in New South Wales propose to adopt a stricter attitude to traffic offenders. The Acting Superintendent of Traffic…

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Indo-china War Air Attacks by French

National Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 4

SAIGON, Tuesday: The French Air Force has launched heavy bombing attacks on rebel supply convoys carrying heavy guns and other war…

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Soldier Bought Clothes for Boy

Central Western Daily · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 2

FULDA ( West Germany)— An unidentified United States soldier become the talk of Fulda when he…

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Film of the War Sydney Man's BOOk

National Advocate · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday: Production of the film version of Sydney author Paul Brickbill's "The' Dam Busters" will start within the next few…

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Farmer Finds Aust. Soldier's Skeleton

National Advocate · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 8

AMIENS (France), Thursday: A farmer ploughing a field near Bapaume yesterday discovered the skeleton of a soldier with the identity dise…

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In Korea War May Start Again

National Advocate · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 1

PANMUNJOM, Sunday: The United Nations eight army commander in Korea, General Taylor has waried that any communist intervention in the…

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Indo-China War Turning French Palate Sour

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 2

BAYONNE (France), Mon-- France will raise the Indo-China issue "with clarity and realism" at the Berlin…

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Non-war Goods

National Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Trade in nonwar materials with Russia, Red China and Soviet satellite countries is likely to be quietly encouraged following…

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War over, says U.S. diplomat

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 1

Mr Arthur Dean, the special Allied negotiator at Panmunjom,s aid that he was, confident that the…

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Ex-Soldier's Suicide

National Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: A former soldier, who gassed himself to death in an East Bankstown house, had run a rubber hose from a gas stove, through…

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Girl Smuggled in Sack Soldier's Ruse

National Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 6

BERLIN, Wednesday: An American soldier yesterday smuggled his girlfriend into Berlin in a potato sack. The ruse was discovered when…

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Remarkable Occurrences in Cricket Competition Round Just Concluded Made it the Most Outstanding From This Angle Since the End of the War

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 5

For remarkable occurrences, perhaps no competition cricket round in Mudgee since the war has seen anything to equal those that took place in the series of matches concluded last…

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War Nurse's Appointment

National Advocate · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 2

Sister Copley, of Bathurst District Hospital has been appointed in charge of the Ex-Servicewomen for the Royal visit in Bathurst…

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Lithgow Soldier Returns With His Japanese Bride

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 2

A charming and attractive Japanese girl, who left behind her traditions of centuries and the mysteries of the East, to marry a Lithgow occupation serviceman, is at present at the home of her husband's parents, Mr…

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Soldier Settlement Proposed Use of Commons Mr. Gus Kelly Gives Support

National Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 1

Mr. C. A. Kelly. MLA, has supported Bathurst P.P. Board's move to have land at Wattle Flat, Sunny Corner and Mount David commons…

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Soldier Fined £20 Driving Under Influence Case

National Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 1

A 22 year old Army Corporal, and Korean War veteran was fined £28 at Bathurst Court yesterday to a charge of driving under…

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Anzac House Will Be Sydney's Pride

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 5

Although plans for the building of Anzac House by the R.S.S. & A.I.L.A. have been in hand since 1944, when a public…

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Means to Avert World War

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 1

NEW DELHI, Tuesday.— The Prime Minister of Ceylon. Sir John Kotelawala said last night the…

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