War is Waged on Kangaroos
Inroads on the kangaroo population of the West Darling district were made during September when 5808 were killed. This is the highest…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →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 13 of 16
Spender Confident Danger of War Now Less
New York, October 11: Sir Percy Spender said today he believed the danger of world war was less today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Soldiers in Test
Canberra: Troops will NOT be used on tactical exercises in the atomic weapons tests at Woomera…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War against TB in Formosa
FORMOSAN SCHOOLBOYS line up to have their chests X-rayed in one of the mobile units sent by the UN International Children's Emergency Fund to help their Government control TB on the island. It's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Leader Arrives
Darwin: The Chief of the Imperial General Staff (Field Marshal Sir John Harding) arrived at…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Soldier Accused of Cowardice in the Korean War
London, Tues.: A British soldier has been legally accused of cowardice for the first time in more than 30 years. The prosecution said today he lay in a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Air Head Dead
London, Tuesday: Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke-Popham, who was C.-in-C. Far East when…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →All-Out War On Grasshoppers Urged
Sydney, October 20. — Agricultural Department was at present considering an appeal by the Graziers…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fine British Memorial To War Dead Unveiled By Queen
London, Oct. 20.—Queen Elizabeth on Saturday unveiled the Runnymede Memorial to the men and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cane and Gaol for Soldiers
Hong kong, Wednesday: Two young British soldiers who held up a Chinese taxi driver with a Sten gun were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →He'll open it one day He still has rations from Boer War
When Cpl. H. J. Box, of East Surrey Regitient, went to the Boer War in 1901 he was given a small emergency ration pack…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Huge Loss in Korea War
New York, Friday: Final casualty figures in the Korean war indicate that both sides suffered a toll of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Huge Loss in Korea War
New York, Friday: Final casualty figures in the Korean war indicate that both sides suffered a toll of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ex-diggers Celebrate Alamein Battle Service At War Memorial
The Battle of El. Al[?] held a significant place in the hernese of the Australian fighting man, the vice-president of the El Al[?] Association (Mr. B…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Crimes Review
Washington, Monday: The United States would not be influenced by any political considerations in reviewing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →U.S. Warning on Atom War Perils
New York, Monday— A special issue of "The bulletin of the Atomic Scientists" has appealed to the Government to tell the people the facts on atom war dangers…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Greatest Point of War Danger, Europe
Melbourne: If a third world war came the "hammer blow" would fall in Europe and not in the Pacific, the British Secretary for Commonwealth Relations (Lord Swinton)…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Soldiers to Be Lashed
Hongkong, Friday: The Full Court of Appeal reduced the sentence of 24 strokes with a cane on two young…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldiers to Be Lashed
Hongkong, Friday: The Full Court of Appeal reduced the sentence of 24 strokes with a cane on two young…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hopper War to Start at Vic. Town This Week
Melbourne: Aerial spraying to control grasshopper swarms in grazing country at Wargan, near Mildura, will begin on Wednesday…
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