New Year Ushered in on Tide of Gloom; Fears of War
New York, January 1.—The New Year came in on a tide of gloomy news from overseas, a spreading of war fears, and a warning of restrictions to civilian living standards…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1951
415 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 1 of 21
Bigger Anzac Move in Empire Defence
London, January 2.—Australia and New Zealand may undertake to relieve Britain of some of her defence responsibilities, the "Daily Mail" asserts in a preview of the Commonwealth Prime Ministers'…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →ENTERTAINMENTS War Epic at Johnson's
Screening this week at JOHNSON'S Theatre is the gripping wartime drama "Command Decision." featuring an all male cast. Clark Gable is seen as a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Germans Asked To Enlist
Berlin, January 3.—West Germans were urged in a New Year message to join the Western Powers in a powerful army to…
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Singapore, January 4.—Flight Sister Gwen Threlkald, of Canberra, and an English flight sister arrived in Singapore today in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →New York Governor's Call For War Footing "Atomic Attack Possibility"
Albany (New York), January 4.— Governor Thomas Dewey today accused the Truman Administration of fumbling national defence…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Third World War May Begin Soon Opinion Of General Romulo
Romulo, Philippines Foreign, Secretary Manila, January 4.—General Carles and former President of the UNO General Assembly, told the Council of State last…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldier Settler Tops Wool Market
The Minister for Lands (Mr. Renshaw) by announced that Mr. D. J. McAlister, soldier settler on "Willeroo" Estate, near Geulturn, topped the market for…
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Manila, January 5.—A third world war might begin "in the immediate future," General Carlos Romulo said…
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London, January 5.—Ceylon is to be raised to an important position in Commonwealth defence, the "Daily Telegraph's"…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Air Superiority Urged As Counter to War
Lord Tedder. Marshal of the Royal Air Force, speaking in America, recently. said that overwhelming air power in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →C'wealth Prime Ministers Agree War Not Inevitable Some Uneasiness Over Pakistan and Kashmir Problem
London, January 5.—The Commonwealth Prime Ministers were in agreement at the opening session of their 10-day conference that war is not inevitable. Individual Prime Ministers in their speeches on the world situation made it clear they…
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Melbourne—Ten of 66 members of the Templars Society, who arrived in Melbourne as migrants in the Toscana, served in the German Army, "but only as conscripts," one of them, Bruno Venus,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Stop Press Move to End War
London.—An Empire Commonwealth plan to end the Korean war will be sent by the Prime Ministers' conference to the United…
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FIRST GROUP of SA girls to be interviewed for enlistment in the WRAAF went before a selection board Among the 24…
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Sydney.—The Korean situation has frustrated the plan of 50 former Australian war brides to fly home from America to see…
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London, January 14—The British War Office has denied an Egyptian press report that British officers in Egypt had…
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Sydney.—Trafiic Superintendent (Mr. W. R. Lawrence) said today that a new procedure to be adopted by police from tomorrow would…
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RIGHT—Alex Jany, French swimming champion, flattens out…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Airborne Soldiers By Tin Cans
Dayton (Ohio), January 16.—Air Force engineers disclosed yesterday that they had begun tests which might lead to the dropping of "canned" soldiers from the…
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