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The wars & local soldiers, 1952

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Cold Weather Checks War

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 January 1952 · page 1

Tokio, January 2—Ground and air action in Korea was all but halted yesterday by the bad weather and bitter cold of Korea…

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Allies Last Europe War

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 January 1952 · page 2

London, January 3.-— The Collins Publishing Company will publish this month what it calls "the…

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Russia Wants to End Korean War

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 January 1952 · page 2

Paris, January 3—A Russian call today for a special U.N. Security Council meeting to end the Korean war had a cool reception in the United States…

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War on Ghost

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 January 1952 · page 6

New York, January 4.— In Louisville, Kentucky, police and neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Thacker…

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For War on Subs

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 January 1952 · page 3

THE ROCKET and the Relentless, the Royal Navy's new anti-submarine frigates, converted from two former Rotherham class destroyers, recently took part in exercises off Portland for the first time…

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Skins Show How 'Roo War Waged

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 2

Nearly 6000 kangaroo skins were stamped at police stations in the Broken Hill area during…

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Army Is Alarmed Marriage Claims Women Enlistments

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 10 January 1952 · page 1

Melbourne, January 8.—Army authorities were alarmed at high losses because of marriage in the ranks of the Women's Royal Army…

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Further More In T.B. War Minister Authorised To Prepare Bill

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 11 January 1952 · page 2

Sydney, January 10.—State Cabinet today authorised the Minister for Health, Mr. O'Sullivan, to…

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Soldier for trial

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 January 1952 · page 7

Parkes,—Mr. English, SM committed for, trial a Korean war veteran on a charge of having attempted…

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German And Jap War Prisoners Australian Note To Russia

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 15 January 1952 · page 4

Canberra, January 14.—The Australian Charge d'Affairs in Moscow has lodged a Note with the Soviet Government seeking…

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Refuses Awards To Dead Soldier Sons "President Truman Unworthy"

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 15 January 1952 · page 4

Washington, January 14.—A father of two sons killed in Korea has refused to accept a Medal of Honor and a Silver Star awarded…

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Plight of Soldier

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 January 1952 · page 1

Melbourne.—A Melbourne man who flew to Japan six weeks ago to rejoin his Japanese wife and two…

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"No War in 19[?]

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 23 January 1952 · page 2

"There'll be [?] world war in 19[?] is the conclude[?] of [?] American [?]…

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No Global War for Russia

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 January 1952 · page 3

Paris, Tuesday. — At the Supreme Allied Headquarters General Eisenhower said today that it would be…

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War Prisoners. Soviet Reply To U.S.

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 23 January 1952 · page 2

New York, January 22.—The Soviet Government has informed the United States in a Note that it had repatriated all Japanese and…

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Eis[?] Views On [?] And Global War

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 24 January 1952 · page 2

Paris, January [?].—The North Atlantic nations were not yet strong enough to successfully meet an all-out Soviet attack [?]…

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C.M.F. For War Footing

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 24 January 1952 · page 4

Melbourne, January 23.—As part of reorganisation to place the Citizen Military Force on a wartime footing 2,100 officers will be…

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Soldiers' Home in Sydney Will

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 January 1952 · page 12

Sydney. — Provision for a convalescent or memorial home for returned soldiers is contained in the £554.147…

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Fighting Grows in Korea War

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 January 1952 · page 3

Tokio, Friday. — Allied raiding parties fought two short, sharp actions with the enemy on the western front yesterday, as the Korean war went through its nineteenth month…

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War Thirst Spectre

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 January 1952 · page 1

Guam, Friday.— The spectre of the war-time thirst of Pacific fighting men has arisen from the sands here to haunt peace-time officials. Five years' accumulation of empty beer cans buried…

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