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The wars & local soldiers, 1952

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Soldier in Court for Assault

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 December 1952 · page 7

Sydney. — Police alleged that a soldier had attacked a woman and her five-yearsold child with a lead-filled…

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2 M. Losses in War in Korea

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 December 1952 · page 3

New York, Monday. — The Korean war has cost more than 2 million military casualties to both sides, according to information collated from United Nations headquarters by American…

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Gaol for Theft of War Wheel

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 December 1952 · page 8

Ballarat.—Reginald Allan Wickham (26), and Geoffrey Charles Walters (22), both of Upwey, were sentenced in…

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War in Korea Like That of France 1914-18

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 December 1952 · page 1

Seoul, Wednesday.—Soldiers in Korea, huddled now in the cold mud of their trenches and bunkers, are fighting in much the same way as their fathers fought from 1914 until 1918. The United Nations forces…

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Tribute to Y.M.C.A. War Work To Share In Compensation

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 18 December 1952 · page 3

The following is an extract from a speech on the "Trading With the Enemy Bill," 1952, delivered by Mr. A. R. Downer, Member of the Commonwealth Parliament for the…

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Soldier Settlers Lend Impetus to Pastures Improvement

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 18 December 1952 · page 6

Soldier settlers on New South Wales war service land settlement farms have already put down over 86,000 acres of improved pasture on their blocks…

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Bishop Butts Into War

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 December 1952 · page 1

Hongkong, Thursday.— Bishop Homer A. Tohilinson, overseer of the United States Church of God and…

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Big Job for War Hero

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 December 1952 · page 8

Canberra.—Capt. Rodney Rhoades, D.S.O., R.A.N, who commanded, the Australian destroyer Vendetta…

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Soldier Gaoled for Assault

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 December 1952 · page 4

Melbourne.— A 20-year-old soldier, found guilty of assaulting a married woman, was sentenced in the Criminal Court to three years' gaol…

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Turks Here on Anzac Day

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 December 1952 · page 4

Melbourne.—A party of Turkish soldiers may come to Australia for next Anzac Day…

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War Criminals Released

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 December 1952 · page 3

Bonn, Tuesday. — The United States High Commission today announced the release of 123 German…

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Manfred Soldier Settlement Blocks Allotted 15 Blocks Allocated By Walgett Land Board

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 24 December 1952 · page 4

The Local Land Board at Walgett dealt with the allocation of 15 soldiers' Blocks on the 15th and 16th instant…

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Claims Over War Inventions

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 27 December 1952 · page 1

Canberra, Dec. 26.—The Attorney-General, Senator J. A. Spicer, advises that the War Inventions Award…

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Japan Seeks Pacific War Dead

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 27 December 1952 · page 3

Tokio, Dec. 26—Japan will send a party of 30 to find and bring home the remains of Japanese soldiers killed…

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Soldier Quads go on Leave

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 December 1952 · page 3

San Francisco, Friday. — The Perricone quads arrived today from Korea. The only quadruplets…

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Brief Fame for Soldier

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 December 1952 · page 2

New York, Friday.—An American corporal who ate pork chops with President[?] Eisenhower on a cold…

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War Disabled

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 December 1952 · page 4

London.—Fifteen million war veterans are disabled, according to a survey compiled by the World Veter…

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15 Million War Disabled

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 29 December 1952 · page 1

London, December 28.—Fifteen million war veterans are disabled, according to a survey compiled by the…

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Soldier Quads

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 30 December 1952 · page 3

San francisco, December 29.—The Perricone quads have arrived here from Korea…

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Christmas Dinner With Soldier Who Shot Him

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 30 December 1952 · page 4

Rome, Dec. 28.—A onelegged war veteran, Roberts Christian Dunsan, of Melbourne, had Christmas…

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