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The wars & local soldiers, 1951

348 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 18

Young Man Found Fatally Wounded

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 January 1951 · page 2

MACLEAN, Monday.--A tragic discovery was made, on Sunday afternoon, by a young girl at Maclean, when she saw the body of Neville Alfred Davis (18), lying on the floor of a bedroom at the…

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Soldiers Of Four Free Nations

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 January 1951 · page 3

Soldiers of four of the free nations of the world which are banded together under the flag of the United Nations in the crusade against Communist aggression in Korea, are shown with the flag of the world organisation. Left to right are…

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War Fears

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 January 1951 · page 3

MANILA, Thursday (A. A. P Reuter). -- General Carlos Romulo. Philippines Foreign Secretary, and former president of…

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The War In Korea

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 January 1951 · page 2

ALTHOUGH the Allied withdrawal from the South Korean capital, Seoul, is hardly designed to boost the…

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Air Superiority Urged As Counter to War

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 January 1951 · page 5

Lord Tedder, Marshal of the Royal Air Force, speaking in America recently, said that overwhelming air power in…

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Enlistment Inquiries Show Improvement

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 January 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs: -- More than 400 men had enquired about enlistment in the services since New Year's Day, the Acting Deputy Director of Recruiting (Mr. P. J. Hynard) said to-day…

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War Graves Well Tended

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 January 1951 · page 1

BRISBANE, Monday.--War graves in Australia and the Pacific Islands compared well with war cemeteries in…

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Korea War Is A 'Costly Lesson'

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 January 1951 · page 1

LONDON, Mon. (A.A.P.),--In a splash front page article to-day, the "Daily Mail" correspondent, G. Ward Price, describes the Korean war as "one of the costliest lesson in military history."…

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To Preserve Peace, Not Incite War

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 January 1951 · page 5

PARIS, Mon. (AAP).--Broadcasting after his arrival in Paris, General Eisenhower, newly - appointed Supreme…

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Re-Union of Prisoners of War

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 9 January 1951 · page 2

Following the success of the last mass reunion of prisoners of war on the anniversary of the fall of Singapore, which was…

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Favour Increase Of War Gratuities

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 January 1951 · page 5

UPPER ORARA.--The final meeting of the year of the year of the Upper Orara Subbranch was well attended. Six…

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American Soldiers Learn German

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 January 1951 · page 3

HEIDELBERG.--An estimated 16,000 American soldiers and civilians are learning German Under the United States…

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War Danger

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 1

WASHINGTON. Wed. (AAP).--American leadership in West Europe's defence was more likely to bring War than peace…

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Enlistments

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thurs.-- More than 700 men had joined the services in the first week of this year the assistant…

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Far East War Raider

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 January 1951 · page 1

[?]KE SUCCESS, Fri. (AAP).-- The Canadian Foreign Minister, Mr. Lister Pearson, told the U.N. Political Committee…

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Fatally Wounded By Pistol Shot

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 1

BRISBANE, Sun.--Donald Eglinten, secretary of the Commercial Travellers' Association, was fatally…

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War Bride Reaches USA After Six Years

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 January 1951 · page 1

LONG BEACH (California), Sun. (A.A.E.).--It took six years, but former American soldier Cecil Yeadon, of Salt Lake City, has his Australian war bride with him. They arrived here yesterday, from Sydney, with their…

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Grenade Thrown At Soldiers

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 2

SINGAPORE, Mon. (AAP).--Three British soldiers were wounded last flight, two seriously, when a hand grenade…

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Big Increase In Enlistments

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tues. -- The number of enlistments in the permanent Navy, Army and Air Force, in the week ended…

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Ready For War

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 2

THE record peace-time Budget for the United States submitted to Congress by the President (Mr…

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