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The wars & local soldiers, 1950

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"Kremlin Planning For War"

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 September 1950 · page 1

London, September 11 — The Kremlin is planning for war and is now capable of waging it. This was stated here today by…

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Decisive Battle In Early Stages General Kenney's Opinion Of Future War

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 12 September 1950 · page 5

Sydney, September 11.—The power of modem weapons was so great that we could not afford to wait two or three years to prepare for another war,…

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One Acquitted, Another Convicted For War Crimes For Murder Of Australians Near Baboe

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 12 September 1950 · page 1

Los Negros (A.A.P.-Reuter), September 11:—The War Crimes Tribunal today acquitted one Japanese and sentenced another charged with the murder of Australian prisoners of war near Baboe, Dutch Timor in 1942. The tribunal sentenced…

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Australia May Lose War Material

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 September 1950 · page 5

London, September 12.—Allied authorities may confiscate equipment from dismantled German factories if Australia and some other nations to which it was allocated do not remove it by the end of…

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War Game in Germany

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 September 1950 · page 2

London, September 13.—More than 100,000 American, British and French troops yesterday began "operation Rainbow" in Germany…

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Women Will Plot War on Germs

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 September 1950 · page 9

London, September 18.—Housewives at a conference in London will be briefed in the latest tactics in the battle against food-poisoning germs in the kitchen…

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Wants To Enlist

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 September 1950 · page 2

MR. J. A. HIPWORTH, Victorian M.L.A., announced in Parliament that he had voluntered for Army service in any…

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Man Shot On S.A. Station Wounded In Right Groin

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 20 September 1950 · page 1

A. South Australian wounded in the right groin by a rifle bullet was admitted to Hospital last night. He was Alton Eulle Lovelock…

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For Future War

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 September 1950 · page 1

Stockholme, September 20—A number of big fishing boats being built in Sweden for Russia are of a type easily convertible into…

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Man Shot On S.A. Station Wounded In Right Groin

Western Grazier · Friday 22 September 1950 · page 2

A South Australian wounded in the right groin by a rifle bullet was admitted to Hospital Tuesday night. He was Alton Bulle Lovelock…

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Pomp and Ceremony That Goes With War

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 22 September 1950 · page 1

Carrying flags of the United States, United Nations, and the Republic of Korea, an honor guard of soldiers of the Republic stands at attention as a troop transport carrying United States Marines docks at a port in the Republic of Korea…

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War Crimes Trials Admission By Jap. Officer

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 23 September 1950 · page 1

Los Negros (AAP-Reuter), September 22.—A Japanese former naval warrant officer admitted to the War Crimes Court today that he had shouted, "Be to be…

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Progress at Silverton War Memorial Youth Camp

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 23 September 1950 · page 4

Two and a half years ago it was forecast to the public through these columns that with the opening of the War Memorial Youth Camp at Silverton a milepost in youth welfare work in this district had been reached. A tribute was paid…

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British War Pension Officer Here

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 September 1950 · page 3

Object of the week-end visit of Englishman, Mr. H. F. Calder, was to see that British war pensioners are "getting all…

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Mr. C. V. Rooney Resigns As War Crimes Chief Prosecutor

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 25 September 1950 · page 4

Sydney, September 24.—The Chief Prosecutor at the Manus Island war crimes trials (Mr. C. V. Rooney, K.C.) said on his return to Sydney by air last…

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"Beginning Of T End Of War" British Minister On Korea

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 26 September 1950 · page 4

London, September 23.—Britanister for Fuel and Power. ph. Baker, said in a speech here Korcan war might well be the [?]…

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National Task Nears War Effort P.M. Announces Formation Of Security Resources Board

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 26 September 1950 · page 1

Canberra, September 25.—The establishment of a National Security Resources Board, similar to that of the United States to examine civil and military resources and needs, and to recommend necessary steps for prewar planning and priorities…

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Woman Appeals To President Truman Against Soldier Husband's Death Sentence

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 26 September 1950 · page 1

New York. September 25.—The wife of a negro Army officer has appealed to President Truman to save her husband, who has been sentenced to death…

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End of War Begins?

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 September 1950 · page 2

London, September 26.—The Korean war might well be the "beginning of the end of war," the British Minister for Fuel and…

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Defence—Or War Plans?

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 27 September 1950 · page 2

The Prime Minister has given a series of talks ensured "Defence Call to the Nation" and the statements he made in the course of them must give us food…

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