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The wars & local soldiers, 1953

207 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 8 of 11

War Veteran's Birthday Present

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 July 1953 · page 4

Grafton war veteran of 1914-13, "Sandy" Trent, of Queen street, celebrated his 70th birthday yesterday by…

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Wounded While Cleaning Rifle

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 July 1953 · page 2

KATOOMBA, Sun.--A Katoomba taxi driver was taken to the Blue Mountain's Hospital early to-day,…

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Wounded When Leading Raid On Man Mau Camp

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 July 1953 · page 5

NAIROBI, Tues.--"Davo" Davidson, bearded Australian-born Kenya Government officer, has been shot…

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May Release War Criminals

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 July 1953 · page 5

BONN, Tues.--Many Nazi war criminals in Allied prisons may be released by the end of August…

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Cost Of War To N.Z.

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 July 1953 · page 4

WELLINGTON, New Zealand: The cost of the Korea war to New Zealond up to June 12 was 14 men…

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Butter-Margarine War Expected

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 July 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Fri.--A war between butter and margarine makers was expected in Britain early next…

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Sign Armistice To-day Ceasefire Within 12 Hours In Three-Years-Old War

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 July 1953 · page 1

NEW YORK, Sunday--The United Nations and the Communists will sign a Korea armistice at 11 a.m. (A.E.S.T.) to-morrow. There will be a cease-fire in the three-years-old war within 12 hours of the signing…

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Gift of Seed to Soldier Settlers

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 July 1953 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tues. -- The Minister for Lands, Mr. Hawkins, announced to-day that a gift of 4001b. of phalaris…

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Lessons Of Korea War

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 July 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wed.--The Korean war proved that one service alone could not achieve a military victory,…

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Not Take Sides In Cold War WASHINGTON, Sunday--

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 August 1953 · page 2

The New Premier of Indonesia, Dr. Ali Sastroamidjojo, said yesterday he would avoid taking sides in…

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Soldier Settlement

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 August 1953 · page 6

Applications for the 15 soldier settlement blocks in the Western Division close on Friday, August 7…

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Anzac Day Ban Sought

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 August 1953 · page 3

Four motions seeking a ban on commercialised sport dining Anzac Day will be submitted by R. S. L…

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Soldier Settler Move By R.S.L.

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 August 1953 · page 3

A motion asking the New South Wales Government to hand over its soldier settlement scheme to the…

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Memorial At Church For War Veteran

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 August 1953 · page 2

A noon flood lighting unit, erected as a memorial to Private Keith Herborn, of Kangareo Creek, who…

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Soldier Driven Mad By Experimental Operation

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 August 1953 · page 1

MUNSAN, Monday. -- Experimental "Russian" operations performed on American prisoners in Communist hospitals, drove at least one soldier mad, returning prisoners reported to-day. "They told them that if they did not take the operation they…

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Letters To Editor Devilish Weapons Of War

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 August 1953 · page 2

Sir--The news in to-day's "Daily Examiner" of the announcement by the Russian Premier, Malenkov,…

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New Lab. Head for Pest 'War'

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 4

Mr F. J. D. Thomas will head research teams at Australia's largest commercial research…

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U.S. Soldier Cheated "Death Room"

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 4

MUNSAN, Wednesday. -- A returning American soldier alleges that the Communists had a "death room" at his prison camp whose they put the ailing captives and left…

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War Orphans' Day Appeal

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 14 August 1953 · page 6

The story of Legacy is a simple one. It concerns a band of ex-servicemen who strive to help widows and children of…

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War Prisoners On Way Home

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 August 1953 · page 3

HONG KONG, Fri.--The first group of eight Australian war prisoners exchanged after the Korean…

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