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The wars & local soldiers, 1951

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Lang War In Korea

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 April 1951 · page 3

London, April 2.— Military and diplomatic officials in Washington and at the United Nations are abandoning hope of…

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Anzac Day Plans

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 April 1951 · page 8

At a general, meeting of the R.S.L. members were informed of the proposed arrangements to commemorate Anzac Day in…

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R.S.L. Plans For Anzac Day

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 4 April 1951 · page 3

AT a general meeting of the R.S.L. on Monday night members were informed of the proposed arrangements to commemorate Anzac…

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30 Years War with Reds Predicted

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 April 1951 · page 2

New York, April 3—James Reston, "New York Times" Diplomatic Correspondent, reported that American officials believe the chances of the Big 'Four talks in Paris settling anything are remote…

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Anzac Day in Schools

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 April 1951 · page 5

Anzac Day in Broken Hill public schools will be celebrated on April 24. The pupils will be assembled and the traditional practice of…

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Racecourse camera-eyes First to Be Used on Anzac Day

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 April 1951 · page 4

The camera-eye will first be used on a racecourse in South Australia at Morphettville on Wednesday, April 25, when the Anzac Day meeting will be held…

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Last War Crime Trial

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 April 1951 · page 6

Los Negros, April 3. — The Australian War Crimes Court will end its sittings here next week…

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War Reporter Praises Papuans

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 April 1951 · page 10

London, April 3.—The "Times" published a letter from William Courtenay British war correspondent in Korea, praising New Guinea's "fuzzy wuzzy angels" for "their heroic help in the previous…

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Urges Children To Have War Toys

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 5 April 1951 · page 3

Ballarat, April 4.—Mr. T. W. Mitchell, Victorian Attorney-General, last night advised Australians to give their children toy soldiers air rifles, and…

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First Jap Since War

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 April 1951 · page 9

Singapore, First Japanese to land in Singapore since the war was a sailor. He was 19-year-old Yoji…

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Russia Only Will War

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 April 1951 · page 1

Brisbane.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) told 800 people at an open-air meeting at Ipswich last night that if there were to be war it would come from the Soviet Union, and the Communist forces…

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Dr. Evatt On Korea War

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 April 1951 · page 12

Sydney. — Neither the United Nations nor the Australian Parliament had authorised a miitary campaign covering the whole…

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Danger Of Third World War Still Great, Says Traman

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 9 April 1951 · page 1

Washington, April 8.—President Truman said the danger of a third world war was just as treat as it had ever been. He told a news conference,…

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Anzac Day Trippers

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 5

Eighty-one members of the local branch of the R.S.L. will go to Adelaide for the Anzac Day celebrations, said an official…

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War on Disease in Korea

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 2

Tokio, British Commonwealth Troops have been issued with nose and mouth masks and tinted, dustproof goggles as part of precautions against disease in Korea. Medical authorities said…

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Los Negros War Crimes Trials End

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 1

Los Negros (AAP-Reuter), April 9.—Trials of Japanese war criminals by the Australian War Crimes Court ended to-day. The Court's final section was to…

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Conversion Of Soldier Settlement Leases Close on June 30

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 6

Sydney, April 8.—The time for applying to convert settlement purchases to which title was commenced before December 15, 1937 and soldier settlement…

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Soldiers to Go Masked

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 April 1951 · page 11

Tokio, April 10.—Army authorities have issued to Commonwealth troops in Korea nose and mouth masks and tinted dustproof goggles…

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Chifley Cynical on War

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 5

Adelaide.—"I know of the danger of war in Europe, but I don't believe we will have war," the Leader of the Opposition (Mr…

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Soviet Sattellites Clog Any War Move by Much Sabotage

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 April 1951 · page 12

New York, April 15—Some American experts on Russia believe that the untrustworthiness of her satellite countries may deter the Soviet from starting major trouble this spring…

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