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The wars & local soldiers, 1953

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War in Indo-china

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 June 1953 · page 9

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

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Nehru Hopeful of Truce in Korean War

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 June 1953 · page 3

London, Tuesday—The Prime Minister of India (Mr. Nehru) said that with the signing of the exchange of prisoners agreement "we may confidently look for…

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Wounded Man lmproves

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 June 1953 · page 2

Brisbane: Police said that the condition of Reginald Pilbeam (48, who was shot at Rockhampton on…

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New Uk. Chief in Korea War

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 June 1953 · page 10

London, Wednesday: The HomeOffice today announced thc appointment of Major-General Horatius Murray Commander bf thei Northumbrian…

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Coo — Look at the Soldiers

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 June 1953 · page 5

A LITTLE BOY, known to the world as Prince Charles of England, looked out from his home— Buckingham Palace—and saw some soldiers marching. They were members of the crack English…

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Coo — Look at the Soldiers

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 June 1953 · page 5

A LITTLE BOY, known to the world as Prince Charles of England, looked out from his home— Buckingham Palace—and saw some soldiers marching. They were members of the crack English…

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Represented war widows at Labuan

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 June 1953 · page 3

WAR WIDOWS Mesdames Myrtle Matthews, of John avenue. East Payneham, and Hazel Taylor, of Brisbane, who represented the War Widows Guild at the unveiling of the Cross of Sacrifice at Labuan,…

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Korean War Outpost Taken by Reds

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 17 June 1953 · page 1

Tokio, June 16.—Communist troops today captured Finger Ridge, a major Allied…

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Two Soldiers to Die

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 June 1953 · page 8

Hongkong. Wed.: The Pull Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal of two young British soldiers who had…

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18 More Jap War Brides

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 20 June 1953 · page 4

Hong Kong, June 19: Eighteen Japanese war brides of Australian soldiers arrived from Kobe in the…

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Hot Dog for Cold Soldier

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 June 1953 · page 5

AT DAWN he had waded through ice-cold wates... advanced 1,000 yards up an unfriendly short... explosive charges had showered him with mud and water... and now he is eating a hot dog that…

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Hot Dog for Cold Soldier

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 June 1953 · page 5

AT DAWN he had waded through ice-cold wate... advanced 1,000 yards up an unfriendly short... explosive charges had showered him with mud and water... and now he is eating a hot dog that…

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Jockey Must Soldier

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 June 1953 · page 3

Sydney: An application by an apprentice jockey for deferment of his national service training to enable him…

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Soldiers are Gaoled

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 June 1953 · page 4

Copenhagen: The Danish Army Has sentenced 215 soldiers to four months imprisonment each—the…

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Land for Soldiers

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 June 1953 · page 4

Sydney: Applications for seven war service land settlement blocks on Piedmont, in the Barraba district,…

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Pity for War Criminals

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 July 1953 · page 11

Werl (Wesphalia). Tuesday: The West German Chancellor. Dr. Konrad Adenauer, visited German war…

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War Criminal Released

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 July 1953 · page 8

Berlin, Monday: British authorities released Ludwig Michel (59) from a war crimes prison…

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War Pensioner Wins Art Union

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 7 July 1953 · page 1

Sydney, July 6: A partially blinded war pensioner won first prize in the War Veterans' Home £30,000…

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War Plans in U.s

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 July 1953 · page 2

New York, Tues.: The Administratio[?] last night announced a plan to carry forward…

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Transfer Of Jap War Criminals?

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 9 July 1953 · page 1

Tokio, July 8.—The Japanese Foreign Ministry said it had no official confirmation of a Sydney press…

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