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The wars & local soldiers, 1953

207 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 11

Anzac Day Commemorations

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 1

The decision of Coffs Harbour Urban Committee regarding Anzac Day wan that the Committee would not organise…

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Indo-China War Area Extensive

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 1

NEW YORK Tuesday. --The area of the Indo-China war never had been so extensive as now, a Saigon report published here, said to-day…

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Expenditure On Korean War

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 March 1953 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wednesday. -- The Treasure Sir Arthur Fadden, told the House of Representatives to-day, that Australia's expenditure on the Korean war had proved…

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Economy Would Collapse If War Cut Off Oil Supples

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 March 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday. -- Australia's economy would collapse if war should come and oil supplies were cut off, Australian physicist, Professor Marcus Oliphant, said to-day…

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Grafton Controversy Prompts move by RSL Anzac Day

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 11

North coast District Council of RSL sub- branches agreed to seek a more restricted holiday for Anzac Day by pressing for New South Wales legislation similar to the…

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Tug-o-War Challenge By Deervale

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 1

So confident are the Deervale "Dozers" of their ability as a tug-o-war team, that they have thrown out a challenge to…

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Anzac Day Essay Competition

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 3

A Move to sponser an Anzac Day competition among Grafton school children was adopted…

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No Extra Holiday For Anzac Day

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--The N.S.W. public would not receive an extra day's holiday this year for Anzac Day,…

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Soldier Charged

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 4

WAGGA, Tues.-- Donald Arthur Cross, soldier, of Kopooka camp, Wagga, was remanded until April 7, in…

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?-? Have You Got a TUG-o-WAR TEAM

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 1

"Tarzan's Grip"—Geo. Webster to you—is recruiting a combination to "do over" the Deervale (tug-o-war) "Dozers"…

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Soldier Returned To Australia

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.--An Australian soldier, formerly of Newcastle, who was found guilty, but insane on a…

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Soldier Settlement Under Discussion

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 3

CANBERRA, Tues.--The Commonwealth to-day urged the New South Wales, Victorian and Queensland…

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Anzac Essay Competition

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 2

CONDITIONS of the Grafton RSL children's Anzac essay competition have been supplied to the principals of…

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"Not yet acts of war"

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 5

Lord Ismay, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, said that the latest…

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Scottish "War" On Royal Cypher

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 April 1953 · page 7

LONDON, Friday.--A phantom army, striking with bombs and bricks from a secret lair, is terrorising Scottish business men who advertise Queen Elizabeth's…

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Hit In City "War"

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 April 1953 · page 2

HONG KONG, Sun. -- A British soldier was hit by a stray bullet during a gun battle in Hong Kong…

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Cold War freezes Macao

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 April 1953 · page 2

MACAO, Mon.--New cold war pressures on China are reacting adversely on the Portuguese free port of…

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Possible End To Korea War

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 April 1953 · page 3

SEOUL, Mon.--Informed sources in Panmunjom said to-day that the Communist attitude on the peace talks,…

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Wounded Marine Returned

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 April 1953 · page 1

SEOUL, Tues. -- Chinese Communist soldiers carried a badly wounded Marine into no-man's land…

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Complaint By N.Z. Soldiers

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 1

AUCKLAND, Thurs.--A letter signed by Jack Hinton, V.C., and 28 other New Zealand ex-servicemen in…

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