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The wars & local soldiers, 1953

207 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 11

Anzac Day Sport Move Defeated

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 August 1953 · page 2

The R.S.L. Move for the New South Wales Chief Secretary to ban commercialised sport on Anzac Day…

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Situation Near Civil War

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 August 1953 · page 1

PARIS, Mon.--The French Government and its representatives in Morocco today faced the problem of…

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Removed Sultan To Prevent War

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 August 1953 · page 1

CASABLANCA, Friday.--Strong police forces patrolled the streets of Casablanca to-day, after mass…

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Returned Soldiers' Coronation Ball

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 August 1953 · page 2

One of the most successful balls organised by the Grafton sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League was the Coronation Ball held in the Showground Pavilion, last…

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Soviet Concessions In E. Germany Freed From Paying War Reparations

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 August 1953 · page 1

MOSCOW, Sunday. --The Soviet to-day launched a series of top-level concessions, designed to buttress the position of the East German Government. A communique issued in Moscow told East Germans they…

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Will War Start As Rain Stops?

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 September 1953 · page 4

SINGAPORE, Monday.--Cessation of Korea fighting has re-focussed on South East Asia and this British colony and open port is the nearest thing to an Allied collecting…

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War Orphan in Korea

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 September 1953 · page 1

Although the guns are silent, thousands of destitute war orphans in Korea are in need of daily care from United Nations relief agencies. This youngster lost both parents during a battle a few days before…

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Less Risk Of Third World War

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 September 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.--The likelihood of a third world war in the immediate future had greatly diminished, the…

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Twin Dreamt Wounded Brother Safe

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 September 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.--A P.O.W.'s twin sister, who claimed to have second sight, said at Mascot airport to-day, that she had dreamed her wounded brother was safe and…

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20 Soldiers Drowned

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 September 1953 · page 2

NEW YORK, Thursday--Twenty soldiers w ere drowned in one of the worst military training tragedies…

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"War of the Worlds"

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 September 1953 · page 4

A grotesque display of horror is vividly depicted in Paramount's "WAR OF THE WORLDS". This startling Technicolor film shortly to be released in Australia, is a terrifying account of an invasion of Earth by monstrous…

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War Service Homes Project In Jeopardy

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 September 1953 · page 3

The war service homes group project in Haigh street, South Grafton, has been abandoned by the…

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No "War Cry" For Followers

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 September 1953 · page 5

LONDON, Tues. -- The "Daily Mail." in a leading article referred to Mr. Clement Attlee's speech on…

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Convention On Peace And War

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 September 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.—About 1500 people attended the opening of the Australian convention on peace and…

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Request To Clear Soldier's Name

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 September 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.--Death of diabetic ex-serviceman Lawrence Bell had made it impossible to decide whether…

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Intensify War In Indo-China

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 October 1953 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Fri.—The united States and France to-day jointly announced plans to intensify…

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Punishment of Political and War Crimes

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 October 1953 · page 1

VATICAN CITY, Sun.--Pope Pius XII. yesterday called for a clearly defined international guarantee for…

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Hyde's Creek Welcome Home Pte. Speed

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 October 1953 · page 5

BELLINGEN, Monday.--A welcome home social was tendered Private F. Speed, who recently returned from…

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War Service Land Settlement

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 October 1953 · page 3

Sir Earle Page, M.H.R., has been advised by the Minister for the Inerior as follows about the allocation…

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Missing Soldier Former Resident Of Grafton

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 October 1953 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thurs.--An Australian Army Corporal, formerly resident at Grafton and now at Newcastle,…

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