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The wars & local soldiers, 1953

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Big Anzac Day March on

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 1

The principal feature of Anzac Day celebrations in Broken Hill this year will again be a march through the streets by returned servicemen from the two world wars…

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Partners in war together again

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 2

That was in 1944. The two men met again for the first time last year, when attached as…

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Soldiers Not Murderers

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 11

London, Monday: A British court-martial has acquitted three British Army signalmen of the murder of a…

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War And Economy

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 22 April 1953 · page 2

Mingled with the good news from Korea of the exchange of wounded prisoners and with the hope that the…

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Big Total of War Pension

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 April 1953 · page 5

Canberra: War pensions are costing Australia £30,310,456 a year. The annual report of he…

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First of War Wounded

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 April 1953 · page 11

London, Wed.: GroupCaptain David Samuel Jillings, the first British soldier wounded in World War I has…

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Anzac Day in Schools

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 April 1953 · page 1

All schools in Broken Hill will celebrate Anzac Day tomorrow. Studies will cease at 11.25 a.m. at the High…

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Anzac Day Sports Carnival

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 23 April 1953 · page 4

On Sunday near Broken Hill's followers of sport will be treated to an athletic and cycling carnival, when the R.S.L. will present its second annual carnival on the Zinc Oval…

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Anzac Sports at Zinc Corpn. Oval on

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 April 1953 · page 5

Prizemoney of £130 with trophies valued at more than £50 have been allocated to the Anzac Day sports carnival at the Zinc Oval next Sunday. The meeting will conclude…

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Stan Ralph Here Friday To Ride At Anzac Day Meeting

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 23 April 1953 · page 1

Leading Melbourne jockey Stan Ralph has accepted an invitation to ride at the Charity race…

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Small War with Arabs

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 April 1953 · page 1

London, Wednesday: The Prime Minister (Mr. Churchill) today said Britain's dispute with Saudi Arabia…

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War memorial under floodlights

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 April 1953 · page 4

THIS IS HOW the S.A. State War Memorial on North Terrace will look, from Anzac Day onwards when it will be permanently floodlit. The striking effect was shown last night when the new lights were tested…

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Celebration of Anzac Day

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 April 1953 · page 1

All local servicemen are expected to take part in the Anzac Day celebrations to-morrow. Arrangements have been completed by the Returned Servicemen's League…

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Spirit of Anzac

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 25 April 1953 · page 3

For freedom's battle, once begun, Bequeath'd by bleeding sire to son,…

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Adelaide's Big Anzac Tribute

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 April 1953 · page 12

PANORAMIC petare of Saturday's Anzac march in Adelaide, showing the crowd lining the barricades as the marchers go past. A crowd of 90,000 viewed the march…

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Anzac Day at Local Schools

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 April 1953 · page 7

Anzac services were held in all public schools on Friday. Primary school services were conducted individually in classrooms. At the High…

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Praise for S.a. Anzac Day

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 April 1953 · page 3

Melbourne: To compare observance of Anzac, Day in S.A. with that of Victoria,…

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Baldwin to Fore at Anzac Sports

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 April 1953 · page 11

Broken Hill's star runner (Sam Baldwin) won the Gallipoli Gift from 4¾ yards at the Anzac sports on the Zinc Oval yesterday…

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Impressive Anzac Ceremony 1,000 March in Tribute

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 27 April 1953 · page 1

Local ex-servicemen honored the fallen of two world wars in an impressive march through the city streets and…

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Charged With Damaging War Memorial

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 27 April 1953 · page 3

Adelaide, April 23.—In Adelaide Police Court yesterday Brian Allan Lunniss (18½), motor mechanic, of…

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