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The wars & local soldiers, 1951

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Social Happenings Nurse Escorts Korea Wounded

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 July 1951 · page 4

Sydney.—One of the few Australian Service nurses who have visited Korea on duty, Sister Eunice Feil, of Toowoomba, returned by Qantas Skymaster from…

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Dewey On Cold War

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 July 1951 · page 2

New York, July 2.The Governor of New York (Mr. Thomas Dewey) said; 'The cold war will go on for the…

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US Geared For War

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 July 1951 · page 4

Sydney. — America's defence programme has been "geared to the highest pitched." Captain J. C…

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Two-day War in Bangkok Austn. Consul Receives Shrapnel Wounds

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 3 July 1951 · page 1

Bang[?]ok (AAP-Reuter), July 2.—The Australian Consul General in Bangkok Mr. Alan Henry Loomes, received minor shrapnel wounds in the leg when shells…

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HOMES [?] for Early End To[?] Korean War General R[?]ay's Full Autbority; U.S. Sends Terms

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 3 July 1951 · page 1

Washington, July 2.—General Ridgway has full authority and instructions for dealing with the Communist proposal that the Korean armistice talks op[?] next Tuesday. This was…

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Renewed Allegations of Wounded Soldiers Sent Back to Units

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 5 July 1951 · page 1

Dorwin, July 4. — Until a month age Australian servicemen wounded three or four times were being sent back to their units in Korea four of 22…

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Australia for War Time Basis

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 July 1951 · page 1

Canberra—Important legislation to enable the Government to put Australia on a wartime footing and to deal with Communists was introduced to Parliament by…

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Anzac Holiday on the Mines

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 July 1951 · page 7

Confidence that the mining companies would grant future Anzac Days as paid holidays was expressed last night by the Minister for Labor and Industry (Mr…

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War Languishes

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 July 1951 · page 1

Tokio, July 5—Fighting in Korea is dwindling as the day of negotiations for an armistice gets nearer and, on the whole, is confined to probing move…

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Anzac Day Holiday R.S.L Meets Minister

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 6 July 1951 · page 1

The executive of the R.S.L. last night met the Minister (Mr. F. J. Finnan) and sought his support in ensuring that henceforth Anzac Day would be a close…

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British Soldiers Found Guilty Charges Of Matiny

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 7 July 1951 · page 1

Seoul (A.A.P. Reuter), July 4.— A court martial yesterday sentenced 11 Northumberland Fusillers to two years of detention outside the United…

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In Peace and War, Reuters Have Chased the News World scoop smuggled

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 July 1951 · page 4

When Mafeking was relieved, the news reached the world in a message, hidden in an engine-driver's sandwiches, When Rome was bombed, the news was flashed to the world while the bombs were in mid-air…

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Soldier Settlers

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 July 1951 · page 3

Canberra. — Three New South Wales dairying properties have been approved by the Minister for the…

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State of War With Germany Ended

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 10 July 1951 · page 1

Canberra, July 9.—Australia ended the state of war with Germany at noon today. Mr. Casey said this would restore…

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Western Division Blocks for Soldiers

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 12 July 1951 · page 1

Sydney. July 11.— Two Western Division solder settlement grazing blocks would be open for application till August 10. the…

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Rich Harvest From War

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 July 1951 · page 5

Tripoli, July 12.—Roaming Bedouins of the Libyan desert are still gathering the richest harvest they've…

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Britain Ends War Of Nearly 12 Years

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 13 July 1951 · page 4

London, July 11.—Britain at 3 p.m. G.M.T. Monday (1 a.m. yesterday Sydney time) ceased to be officially at war with Germany. Forty-two more…

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Orchestra War Ors Mayor

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 July 1951 · page 7

Mexico City, July 15.— The 44-man rural orchestra of Mexico City declared "war" on Mayor Fernando…

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Red Chief Wounded

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 July 1951 · page 11

London. July 16.—Danish papers report that Russian Marshal Rokossovsky, appointed as Stalin's Polish…

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Stop Press War Nearer

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 July 1951 · page 12

Sydney— War between Pakistan and india is nearer then said the Pakistan HighCommissioner today. He asked that the three…

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