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The wars & local soldiers, 1953

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Impressive Anzac Day in B. H. Record Crowds at the Two Services

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 April 1953 · page 4

Broken Hill's Anzac Day celebrations on Saturday passed off without a hitch and were voted the best yet held by the Returned Servicemen's League. Record crowds attended…

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Anzac Day at Wilcannia

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 April 1953 · page 6

A pleasing ceremony was held at the Wilcannia school, to commemorate Anazc Day, on Friday. The…

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Love Comes to Famed War 'Twin'

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 April 1953 · page 8

Adelaide: The famed "Terrible Twins from Korea" will probably soon become brothers-in-law. One of the "twins", Pte…

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Reds Could End Korean War Quickly-casey

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 April 1953 · page 2

Brisbane: Communisms could end the war in Korea quickly if they desired, said the External Affairs Minister (Mr. Cassy)…

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U.n. Rejects Communist Proposal on Prisoner of War Issue

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 28 April 1953 · page 1

Tokio, April 27.—The United Nations today rejected a Communist proposal for solving the prisoner of war question in Korea…

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Soldier Settlement Wilcannia-Cobar Applicants Successful

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 28 April 1953 · page 1

The Local Land Board at Brewarrina finalised the allocation of 15 Western Lands blocks, three of them going to Wilcannia and Cobar man…

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Soldier Settlers Are Granted Land

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 April 1953 · page 4

The Local Land Board at Brewarrina finalised the allocation of 15 Western Lands blocks, three of them going to Wilcannia and Cobar men…

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Anzac Day At Wilcannia

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 29 April 1953 · page 1

A very impressive ceremony was held at the Wilcannia School on Friday to celebrate Anzac Day…

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"War Crime"

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 April 1953 · page 6

Paris, Tuesday: The French C-in-C in Indochina (Gen Raoul Salan) today denounced as a "war…

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Observance of S.a. Anzac Day Is Satisfactory

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 April 1953 · page 6

Adelaide: The observance of Anzac Day in S.A. was considered by the State board of the R.S.L. to be highly satisfactory, the president (Mr. TC. Eastick) said…

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Atom War for Navy

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 April 1953 · page 3

Los Angeles, Tuesday: An amphibious atom force of 120 ships, carrying 50,000 men, sailed today in the…

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War widow leader for London

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 29 April 1953 · page 3

Mrs G. A. Vasey, Federal president of the War Widows Guild, will now represent Australian war…

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U.N. Shock Tactics Prisoner Of War Problem

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 1 May 1953 · page 1

Panmunjom, April 30.—The Allies warned Communists today they might cut…

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There's Money On The Side In This War

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 7 May 1953 · page 1

[?] money to be bad on the side for the South K[?] over if its caly for filling a bath for an Allied soldier…

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The Barrier Miner Thursday, May 7, 1953. Push Button War

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 May 1953 · page 3

"RELEASE from the list of official secrets of details of rockets, pilotless planes and other guided missiles has made the Woomera rocket range front-page news in the…

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Wounded Man Arrested

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 28 May 1953 · page 1

Adelaide, May 27: A 23-years-old man was arrested at Bordertown this morning when attempting to hire a…

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U.k. Soldier Stabbed

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 May 1953 · page 1

Cairo, Wednesday: An Egyptian stabbed a British soldier in the back today. British Middle East land…

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Infantry Use "Bat" in War

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 May 1953 · page 3

London, Thurs.: Britain's new recoilless 120 m.m. anti-tank gun was given its first public test today. The shell can penetrate more than six inches of armor…

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War Memorial Unveiling

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 6 June 1953 · page 3

Adelaide, June 5: Mrs. Lorna Matthews, of East Payneham Extension, is one of two war widows to…

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War in Indo-china

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 June 1953 · page 9

CHINESE COMMUNISTS ARE REPORTED to be Pouring- tn aid io Vietminh rebels in Indo-China. Here, French troops, alerted, squat beside their guns as an armored train enters Muong Nam station near Phan Thiet during an operation to stop a Vietminh diversion in thc Haute Plateaux (high bills)…

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