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The wars & local soldiers, 1952

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These Japs Still Think War Is On

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 21 February 1952 · page 3

Manila, February 20.—Nobuhiko Jimpo, former Lieut Colonel in the Japanese Army, flew to Lubang island today to try to…

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Ending State Of War Chinese Nationalists Meet Japanese

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 21 February 1952 · page 1

Taipch (Formosa), February 20. —Delegates of Nationalist China and Japan met today to negotiate an agreement to end the formal…

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Youth Wounded in Melon Patch

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 3

Parkes—Mr. English, S.M., committed Frank Stanley Kingham (45), farmer, for trial on a charge of having maliciously wounded a youth…

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Ram Ballot for Soldier Settlers

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 22 February 1952 · page 1

Sydney, February 21.—Fourteen soldier settlers were successful to-day in a ballot for the 1932 annual Bundemar ram gift Owners of…

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War Convicts Released

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 February 1952 · page 6

Dusseldore, Wednesday:— Eleven Germans convicted of war crimes were released today from Werl prison,…

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KOREA War 21 Months Old

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 28 February 1952 · page 1

Tokio, February 26.—The twenty-first month of the Korean war began this week. There was virtually no…

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Indo-China War France Would Favor Conference

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 28 February 1952 · page 1

Saigon (AAP-Reuter), February 27.—France would favor on international conference to settle the Indo-China war. This was…

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Council's Bitter Attack on Australian Government For Harboring Of Yugoslav War Criminals

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 2

Sydney, February 27.—The Yugoslav Council General in Sydney, Vjekesav Cvrije, bitterly attacked the Australian Government for its harboring of war criminals and national traitors. The Consul General was…

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War Savings Certificates Hold For Another Five Years, Says Treasurer

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 1 March 1952 · page 1

Canberra, February 29. — Sir Arthur Fadden has appealed to holders of war savings certificates maturing on or after March 1 this…

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Blast Kills C.M.F. SOLDIER Five Others Injured

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 3 March 1952 · page 1

Sydney, March 2.—One of six told ten injured in a shell burst at Singleton C.M.F. camp on Friday died in Concord…

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Soldier Now Alive Officially

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 March 1952 · page 6

Canberra —Pte. Keith Roy (Mo) Gwyther, of Leongatha (Victoria) has. been listed as missing, believed prisoner of…

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Sailor's View of Korean War

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 March 1952 · page 8

"If you can beat the cold, you can beat the Commos." This is the reaction of Naval Airman Rex Davey, of Broken Hill, after five months in Korean waters…

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Soldiers Club Nearly Ready

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 March 1952 · page 2

Work on the magnificent new £60,000 Returned Servicemen's Clubhouse at the corner of Crystal and Chloride Streets is proceeding to schedule, and club members should be using the…

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Foreign Languages U.S. Soldiers Encouraged To Learn

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 5 March 1952 · page 5

The United states Army is encouraging thousands of American soldiers to learn foreign languages at the Army's many language…

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Two Liberal Party Members Threaten To Resign Demand Extension Of War Service Homes Program

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 6 March 1952 · page 1

Canberra, March 5.—Two members of the Federal Parliament Liberal Party today threatened to resign from the Party as a protest against the Government's administration of its war service homes program…

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Wharf Farewell for Soldier

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 March 1952 · page 3

A SOLDIER and his girl friend embrace in a last fond farewell on the wharf in Sydney when…

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Resignation Crisis Brought To Head By Cabinet's Decision On War Service Homes Allocation

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 7 March 1952 · page 1

Canberra, March 6.—A Federal Cabinet decision today not to increase the overall budgetary allocation for war service homes has brought to a head the crisis over the threatened resignation of two members of the…

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Jet War Over Korea Goes on

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 March 1952 · page 1

Tokio, Wednesday. — American Sabre jets shot down four Communist M.I.G. jets in high altitude fights over North-West Korea yesterday. Two other M.I.G.'s were damaged…

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Soldiers for Japan

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 March 1952 · page 1

Tokio, Thursday. — Reliable Government sources today claimed that Japan's ''self defence" land forces…

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Man Wounded; Mistaken for Kangaroo

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 March 1952 · page 1

After being shot in the stomach late on Saturday night, a 38-year-old man attempted to drive a motor vehicle, but collapsed at the wheel…

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