Britain's Loss in Korea War
London, Wed. — Britain had spent about £50 million on extra military stores be cause of the war in Korea,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Broken Hill & the Far West · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1953
301 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 10 of 16
Finance, markets Tin price back to pre-war level
Tin fell in London ye[?] a ton on a buyers' que[?] for three years. It is now almost back…
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London, Thurs.: The Ministry of Defence today announced the appointment of Major-General A. C. Shortt…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Local Soldier's Japanese Bride Arrives
Sydney, July 10.—Twenty-seven Japanese wives of Australian servicemen landed in Sydney yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Viomycin, New Antibiotic, Enlisted In Fight Against Tuberculosis
Guadalajara, Mexico—A new antibiotic, viomycin, has proven effective in treating tuberculosis cases which have become resistant to streptomycin, De. Howard Payne,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"We Will Remember Them" the Flyers of World War 11
A TEMPLE OF MEMORY will be unveiled by the Queen in October. It is the memorial to 20,000 airmen (officers and men) of the Commonwealth air forces who lost their lives in World War [?]. while serving from UK and northern European bases, and who have no known grave. This memorial (the top picture…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Chocolate Soldier
LONDON, An 18-year-old soldier, charged with breaking into a confectioner's shop, was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrorist Hunter Badly Wounded
Nairobi, Tues.: Australian-born "Davo" Davidson, who has killed 33 Mau Mau terrorists in the past six months, was himself shot and seriously wounded…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hate War in Alps Climb
Karachi, Thursday: An Austrian said he had managed to gonquer a 26,600ft. Himalayan peak because he…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Korean Truce Signed at Last to End War Both Sides Prepare to Carry Out Terms; But Still Wary
Panmunjom, July 27. — The United Nations and Communist military commands today signed the Korean Armistice. The long awaited signing of the truce will bring about a complete cessation of hostilities. The truce documents were signed in a wooden pagoda-like…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Halt in War Service Land
Brisbane: War service land settlement in Queensland will be halted. The State Cabinet made this decision…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →China's Big Army Lesson of Korea War
Melbourne: Communist China's rise to a great military power was the sobering lesson of the Korean War, the Chief of the General Staff (General Sir Sydney Rowell) said in a nstionai…
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STANDING ON SANDBAGS over their dugouts in the Korean frontline these American soldiers waved their rifles and helmets on hearing news of the signing of the truce…
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Washington, Sun.: American atomic scientists have found a new, faster, and more efficient way to produce…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Lab. Head for Pest 'War'
Mr. F. J. D. Thomas will head research teams at Australia's largest commercial research…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Old soldier learns of his award
PERTH, Perth man has just discovered that in 1916 he won a mention in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Egypt's Flying Soldiers March
GRIM-FACED MEMBERS of Egypt's Paratroop Regiment get smiles from infantrymen bordering the route in a big military parade last month. They were celebrating the first annirerssy of Egypt's liberation ander Gen. Naguib, who attended the parade…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →TB. Soldier Aid Appeal
Adelaide: To provide a wood workshop for exservicemen recovering from T.B. the T.B. Soldiers' Aid…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Anzac Spirit in N. Zealand
Auckland (N.Z.): The Anzac spirit pervaded Auckland today when thousands of citizens cheered the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Korean Soldier on Mercy Leave
Canberra—An Australian soldier is being flown to Australia front Korea to help the recovery of his wife from a serious illness and to see his baby…
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