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The wars & local soldiers, 1951

415 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 19 of 21

War Service Homes Officer Leaves

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 27 October 1951 · page 5

Mr. Booth, of the War Service Homes Division, returned to Sydney by plane yesterday after a short visit during which he dealt…

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Offer to Soldiers

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 31 October 1951 · page 3

Canberra:—Interstate exservicemen, British ex-servicemen, and migrants probably will be ottered…

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Budget And War Pensions R.S.L. President Condemns Govt. Attitude

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 2 November 1951 · page 4

Adelaide, October 31.—Speaking at the R.S.L. Federal Congress opened this week by the Governor (Sir Willoughby Norriel, the Federal President (Mr. G. W. Holland) deplored the fact that the Budget had…

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Anzac Day Sports

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 3 November 1951 · page 4

In the event of Anzac Day being a paid holiday, the local R.S.L. is planning to hold a sports meeting—[?]imilar celebration—in aid of…

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Air War In Korea

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 November 1951 · page 6

Tokio, November 2.— More than 330 Allied and Communist planes clashed in nine air…

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Air War In Korea

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 November 1951 · page 1

Tokio, November 2.— More than 330 Allied and Communist planes clashed in nine air…

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EGYPT "Eye For Eye War" Declared

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 3 November 1951 · page 1

Cairo, Nov. 2. — Egypt's underground have declared "war" on Britons in the Suez Canal zone and have…

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Mass Meeting Accepts Companies' Reply But Cautious on Anzac Day and Long Service Clauses

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 5 November 1951 · page 1

A mass meeting of line of lade unionists yesterday accepted the MMA's reply offering lang service leave, improved sickness benefits and statutory…

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War History Next Year

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 November 1951 · page 2

Canberra.—The first six volumes of the Australian official World War II. history should be published…

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Open War on Roos

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 November 1951 · page 4

Sydney.—Kangaroos in 14 areas of N.S.W., yesterday became an open prey for shooters. The ban on…

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Deadlock In Korea War

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 November 1951 · page 1

Tokio, November 6,—The United Nations commander-in-chiet has refused to consider a Communist…

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War Ship Adrift London, November 6

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 November 1951 · page 11

The Brazilian battleship sao Paulo is adrift in the North Atlantic. She was being towed to…

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RSL Decision On War Service Homes

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 8 November 1951 · page 1

Adelaide. November 6—On a motion by Victoria, the Federal R.S.L. Congress last week decided to ask the Commonwealth…

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Verdict of Suicide Inquest Into War Neurotic's Death

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 8 November 1951 · page 4

At an inquest into the death of Abdul Gupfar Aziz, a victim of war neurosis, the Coroner, Mr. C. K…

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Australian Armed Forces Preparedness In Case Of War

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 9 November 1951 · page 1

Canberra. November 8.—Australian armed forces being buff on the lines where in the event of war they could be used in…

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Churchill War Fears

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 November 1951 · page 1

London, November 9—The Prime Minister (Mr. Winston Churchill) fears a drift into war or that the East and West might goad each other into hostilities…

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Potato War In Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 November 1951 · page 1

Sydney—Several retail ers were booked by Potato Marketing Board Inspectors today for buying…

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Must Get used to cold War

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 November 1951 · page 6

New York, November 15— Lord Halifax said today that he wanted to see a permanent partnership…

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Saboteurs of Nazi war effort visit Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 November 1951 · page 4

TWO men who fought Nazi Germany openly as officers in the Dutch Army, and then, when gallant Holland was over-run, continued the fight as leaders of the notion-wide resistance movement, the even more highly specialised and dangerous Underground, are in Adelaide…

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The War And Starvation Budget (To the Editor)

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 19 November 1951 · page 3

Sir,—It was a surprise and disappointment to observe the apathy shown by the unionists of Broken Hill recently by their…

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