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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 14 of 19

Woman's Death Soldier on Murder Charge

National Advocate · Friday 27 August 1954 · page 2

LITHGOW, Thursday: A soldier Donald Mopbey (23) was charged in Lithgow Court this afternoon with the murder of Mrs. Lola Jean…

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Soldier Charged With Murder--Local Arrest

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 27 August 1954 · page 2

Full credit for the arrest of a murder suspect in Lithgow was due to local policemen who made the arrest, Det. Sgt. L Coble, area officer of the said following the charging of a young soldier, Donald Motbey (23), with the murder of a woman in Sydney on August 24…

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Woman's Death Soldier Remanded

National Advocate · Saturday 28 August 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: A 23-years-old soldier was remanded until September 21 at Central Court today on a charge of murder…

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Anzac Landing to Be Re-enacted

National Advocate · Monday 30 August 1954 · page 1

HOBART, Sunday: The Tasmanian secretary of the RSL (Mr. Black wood) announced tonight that a party of Australian ex-servicemen, many…

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Building of Mudgee Guides' and Scouts' War Memorial Hall to be Begun at Earliest Possible Moment

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 30 August 1954 · page 1

The Mudgee Guides' and Scouts' War Memorial Hall committee learnt, at its annual meeting last Wednesday evening, that it held over a thousand pounds in credit at the bank, and as a…

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Tea "war" in Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 31 August 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.—A tea price-cutting war has started between many city and suburban stores. Some large department stores were…

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Stud Bulls Donated to Soldier Settlers

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 1 September 1954 · page 3

Two stud horned beef shorthorn bulls have been donated to men on war service land settlement farms by the Killen…

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World War Prelims. Documents Released

National Advocate · Thursday 2 September 1954 · page 3

LONDON, Wednesday: A few days before Nazi Germany invaded Poland to apart off the second World War, Hitler assembled his top generals…

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Howse Warns on War Threat

Central Western Daily · Monday 6 September 1954 · page 3

The Opposition was out of touch with modern warfare by advocating Darwin as…

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Tragedy Of Civil War

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 7 September 1954 · page 2

Between 6,900 and 7,000 priests, nuns and student-priests were executed in Republican Spain during the…

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War on Tussock Experiment Farm Activities

National Advocate · Wednesday 8 September 1954 · page 2

On Monday and Tuesday of this week pasture specialists of the Department of Agriculture visited the Rockley-Burraga-Black Springs district…

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Warning On War Threat "Time Is Against Us", Says Howse

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 8 September 1954 · page 4

The Opposition was out of touch with modern warfare by advocating Darwin as the bastion of Australian defence, the Federal Member for Calare, Mr. John Howse, M.P., told the commonwealth…

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War Criminal Released

National Advocate · Thursday 9 September 1954 · page 2
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WERL (Germany) Wed.—Former 13-years-old SS general of the Hitler Youth Division. Kurt "Panzer" Meyer, was yesterday released…

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The Soldier Boys Had a Pleasant afternoon Out With Mudgee club Blowers Last

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 September 1954 · page 3

Really pleasant were the weather conditions when the Soldiers' Club bowlers met their friends from the Mudgee club on Sunday afternoon, and, although the scores may seem a bit…

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Russia Warns West Over German Arming “Will probably provoke war”

Central Western Daily · Saturday 11 September 1954 · page 3

LONDON, Friday. — Soviet Russia has served notice on the West that die remilitarisation of Western Germany will…

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All Saints' College War Memorial School Visit of Governor General

National Advocate · Monday 13 September 1954 · page 1

On December 3, 1954, his Excellency the Governer-General, Sir William Slim is to lay the foundation stone of a War Memorial Junior School to be…

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Alleged War Criminal's Trial After Ten Years

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 14 September 1954 · page 1

PARIS, Tues. -- After a 10-year respite, S.S. General Karl Oberg, "Butcher of Paris," yesterday…

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Paris War Crimes "Butcher" on Trial

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 September 1954 · page 2

PARIS, Tuesday: Alter a ten years respite, SS General Karl Oberg ("Butcher of Paris'") yesterday appeared in a Paris court room to…

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War Memorial Committee Meets

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 16 September 1954 · page 12

The Mendooran War Memorial committee met on Thursday of last week to consider future work on the…

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