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The wars & local soldiers, 1954

185 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 10

Truth About Soldier Settlement in N.S.W. by Peter Snodgrass in "The Land"

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 June 1954 · page 5

THE other day I met a gentleman from Rankin Springs who was, quite obviously, a very worried man. He asked me if I could write down the…

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Enlistments in Permanent Defence Forces

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 18 June 1954 · page 8

"Enlistments in the three permanent Defence Forces since the beginning of the present recruiting campaign now total…

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Guatemala War Flared Up

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 June 1954 · page 1

NEW YORK, Fri.--The Guatemala war flared up to-day when a fierce battle began for Chiquimula, a rail junction in eastern Guatemala…

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Monuments In War Cemeteries

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 June 1954 · page 5

SEOUL.--The South Korean Government plans to erect monuments in South Korean and United…

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'Sandshoe War' Around Hanoi

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 July 1954 · page 1

HANOI, Wednesday.--A "sand-shoe war" with all the deadly menace a hail, of bullets has begun around Hanoi, with 10,000 Vietminh veterans…

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Soldiers Seized

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 July 1954 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Thurs.--The United States last night demanded the immediate return of seven American…

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Near End If Indo-China WarSpreads

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 July 1954 · page 4

ALLAHABAD, Tues.--The world would face near annihilation through full-scale atom and hydrogen…

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No Agreements Involving War

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 July 1954 · page 4

CANBERRA, Wednesday. -- The Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, said to-day Australia had not been committed to any international agreement which would…

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War Time Taxes Should Go

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 July 1954 · page 2

Sir,--The Sydney taxation authorities have revealed that no fewer than 950,000 poor people were…

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R.S.L. To Press For Honour Roll

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 July 1954 · page 2

Grafton R.S.L. sub-branch last hight took stops to have an Honour Roll prepared of men and women who served in the 1939-1945 war and in the Malaya…

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Aim Not To Cause War

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 July 1954 · page 1

CANBERRA, Monday. -- The purpose in forming a collective defence for South-East Asia was not to cause war or to be provocative, the Minister for…

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Toast Against War

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 August 1954 · page 6

MOSCOW, .Wed.--Russian Defence Minister, Marshal Bulganin called Western envoys to his side at a…

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Pension Rises For War Veterans And Widows

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 August 1954 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wed.--The Federal Government has decided to increase the general rate of war…

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English War Widow

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 August 1954 · page 3

A 34-year-old English war widow wants an Australian citizen to nominate her as an immigrant…

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Sacked Over War Book

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 August 1954 · page 4

Lord Russell. 59, the British Army's Assistant Judge Advocate-General, has been forced to resign…

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Soldier on Murder Charge

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 August 1954 · page 1

LITHGOW, Thurs-- A 23- year-old battle-dressed Korean war veteran appeared in Lithgow Court to-day, on…

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Soldier Charged With Murder

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 August 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.--A 23- year-old soldier was remanded in Central Court to-day to September 21, on…

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Iluka Soldiers' Memorial Hall

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 September 1954 · page 2

ILUKA, Friday-- Mr. G. Wallace? was re-elected president at the annual meeting of the trustees of the…

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World War Threat Not Great

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 September 1954 · page 1

BRISBANE, Mon. -- The threat of world war three was not very great because the hydrogen bomb has…

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Concessions For War Widows

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 September 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.—State Cabinet will consider exempting war widows in necessitous circumstances…

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