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The wars & local soldiers, 1953

207 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 11

Ulmarra Soldier Back From Korea

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 April 1953 · page 2

ULMARRA, Wed.--Pte. K. Waldon, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Waldon, of Ulmarra, is spending leave with his parents after his arrival from Korea…

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Anzac Day Service At Chatsworth

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 4

CHATSWORTH, Thurs.-- The annual meeting of the Chatsworth and District War Memorial committee…

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War Service Homes

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 April 1953 · page 3

South Grafton R.S.L. subbranch will draw the attention of the War Settlement Homes authorities to the…

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Under-Estimated Length Of Korean War

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 April 1953 · page 4

WASHINGTON, Fri.--The Korean ammunition shortages probably resulted from the former Defence…

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Soldiers Held by Jap Police

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 April 1953 · page 3

TOKIO, Fri.--Three Australian soldiers are being held by Japanese police in Kure, Southern Japan,…

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Upper Orara Anzac Day

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 April 1953 · page 2

UPPER ORARA, Sun.--The last meeting of the RSL sub branch completed arrangements for Anzac…

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Anzac Day at Maclean

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 5

MACLEAN, Monday. -- Arrangements made by the Maclean R.S.L.. sub-branch for the observance of A[?]…

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Defence Minister At Anzac Day Ceremony

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 5

The Federal Minister for Defence, Sir Philip McBride, will deliver the main address at the Grafton Anzac Day…

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Anzac Day at the Bowling Green

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 8

As is usual the Coffs Harbour Bowling Club has arranged to entertain ex-servicemen of the district at the bowling…

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Arrangements for Anzac Day Record Crowd Anticipated

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 1

Arrangements are now well in hand for the Coffs Harbour Anzac Day Observances, which will be held on Saturday next, commencing with the Dawn Service at 4.45 a.m…

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War Pensions

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 3

CANBERRA, Mon.--At June 30 last the Repatriation Department was paying pensions to 367…

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Tin Hats Will Be Worn on Anzac Day

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 2

As a prelude to Anzac Day the United Returned Soldiers' Fund will distribute miniature tin hats to be sold through sub-branches…

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Conflicting Accounts Of Treatment Statements By Released American Soldiers

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 1

SEOUL (Korea), Monday. -- Americans who returned to freedom to-day in the first exchange of Communist and United Nations' prisoners of war gave conflicting accounts of treatment in Prisoner-of-War camps…

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Welcome Home To Korea Veterans

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 April 1953 · page 5

ULMARRA. -- A public meeting convened by the Mayor of Ulmarra and held in the Council Chambers…

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Lowest Levels Since War

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 April 1953 · page 7

SYDNEY, Tues. -- Beef and hoggett wholesale prices fell to their lowest level since the war in Sydney…

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War widow leader for London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 April 1953 · page 2

Mrs. G. A. Vasey. Federal president of the War Widows' Guild, will now represent Australian war…

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Post Offices On Anzac Day

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 April 1953 · page 2

The Post Offices at Grafton and South Grafton will be open from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. for all classes of…

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War Enmities Belong To Past

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 April 1953 · page 1

OTTAWA, Wed.--Second World War enmities between Canada and Japan were "something of the past," the…

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Biggest Poultry Entry Since War

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 April 1953 · page 4

Judging of what the chief steward, Mr. H. J. Moy, described as the biggest poultry entry since the war, took all day yesterday. More than 500 birds were…

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Anzac Day

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 24 April 1953 · page 1

A united commemoration Anzac Day service will be held at, the monument at 11 a.m. to-morrow and at 11.30 in the…

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