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Broken Hill & the Far West · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1954

272 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 6 of 14

American War Deterrent

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 8

London, Tuesday: The Supreme Commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, General Gruenther…

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War Widows Have Plans

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 12

Melbourne: War widows were planning an independent Anzac Day observance at The Shrine because the…

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Got Soldiers' Block ar 38th Attempt

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 2

A returwned serviceman from the Broken Hill district, who was making his 38th application for a soldiers' settlement block, was successful in a ballot held yesterday at Long…

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New Cloak and Dagger Soldier for Uk Army

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 9

PORTSMOUTH, Britain's sea soldiers, the Royal florines, are training a new "tri-phibious" warrior at a small school on the South Coast of England…

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U.S. Will Not Wage War Says President

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 10 April 1954 · page 2

Washington, April [?].—President [?] told the American people the United States [?] to start…

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Local Draws Queensland Soldier Settlement Block

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 10 April 1954 · page 3

Mr. M. [?] Brown has received advice from Brisbane that [?] Charles [?] of Pine Creek…

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Anzac Day Charity Race

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 12 April 1954 · page 3

Nominations for the Anzac Day Charity race meeting, to be held on Monday to be held on Monday, April 26, will close with the…

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Soldier Tells of Big "Offer"

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 April 1954 · page 2

London, Sunday: Four British soldiers had accepted an offer of 500,000 Egyptian pounds (£490,000 stg.) to get rid of King Farouk…

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Wounded in grim baffle

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 April 1954 · page 1

TOP: Wounded French defenders of Oien Bien Phu being hastily treated on the battleground…

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Anzac Day Plans

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 April 1954 · page 2

Only 34 members of the local R.S.L. Club registered to go to Adelaide for the Anzac Day celebration. This…

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Tin Hats, for Anzac Day

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 April 1954 · page 6

Anzac Day will be celebrated on April: 25. The predominant characteristic of Anzac symbolise…

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Local Plans for Anzac Services

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 2

This year's Anzac Day celebrations promise to be best and most dignified in the history of the city's commemoration. The president of the local…

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100,000 Requests to Jap Soldier

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 3

Tokio, Wednesday: The 4502-ton ship Yukinawa Maru left Kobe for Australia with 100,000 leaflets in its cargo. The leaflets will be…

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Turks for N. Zealand Anzac Ceremonies

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 April 1954 · page 1

Sydney: The "no-man's-land" unofficial friendship between Diggers and Turks on Gallipoli was revived at the Sydney airport today…

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Anzac Day Plans

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 1

Commemoration of Anzac Day at Broken Hill will extend over two days, and services will be held both on the day on which the anniversary falls—next Sunday…

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Anzac Day for Local Schools

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 2

Public schools in Broken Hill will celebrate Anzac Day tomorrow. Scholars have been granted a holiday on Monday. The ceremony at the High…

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Local Plans for Anzac Holiday

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 5

Anzac Day will be commemorated in Broken Hill on Sunday (the actual anniversary) and on Monday. The dawn service will be…

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Anzac Services

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 24 April 1954 · page 1

The thirty-eighth anniversary of the Gallipoli landing will be observed with a dawn service at the Soldiers Memorial to-morrow, a public service at 3 p.m., and a…

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Local Soldiers to Celebrate Anzac Landing

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 April 1954 · page 1

Tomorrow as dawn creeps over the hoizon Broken Hill returned servicemen and women will commemorate the 38th anniversary of Anzac…

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Anzac Day at Local High School

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 April 1954 · page 4

A service of remembrance was held in the assembly hall yesterday, controlled by Captains Bill Schuller and…

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