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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1953

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Churchill Says Danger of War Is Receding

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 1 January 1953 · page 3

LONDON: In a New Year message from the Queen Mary, on which he is going to America, Britain's Prime Minister, Mr. Churchill, said there was a general feeling among the western nations that the danger of a…

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Soldier Fatally Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 1

A pillion passenger was fatally injured and the rider seriously hurt when a motor cycle skidded on the Tarago…

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Soldier Injured

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 5

Private Harold Birdsall, 27, of Wagga, suffered a fractured arm and lacerations to both knees when he was involved in a motor…

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War Drama At The Ritz

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 6 January 1953 · page 2

Exciting war action of the U.S. Marines against Communists in Korea highlights Warner Brothers' production "Retreat,…

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"War Would Inflict Grievous Blows On The West"

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 6 January 1953 · page 3

PARIS, Tuesday: War in the next 18 months would inflict grievous blows on Western forces, the…

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"War Risk Has Receded, But Soviet Threat Remains"

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 7 January 1953 · page 3

LONDON, Wednesday: The British Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, said last night that the risk of general war seemed to have receded, but the Soviet threat to the free world remained…

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Gift To Soldier Settlers

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 7 January 1953 · page 3

Soldier settlers who intend to apply for the Aberreen-Angus gift bulls should see their applications reach the…

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"Anzac" Hoists Tennis Racquets

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday: .. The Australian destroyer, Anzac, hoisted two tennis racquets on the signal halyard when news…

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Plane, Carrying 37 Soldiers, Missing

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 3

SEATTLE, Wednesday: A chartered C46 transport plane, carrying 37 soldiers and a crew of four, is…

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Interest in Soldier Settlement

Yass Tribune-Courier · Tuesday 13 January 1953 · page 2

In an exclusive interview with the Gundagai “Independent,” prior to going to Jugiong to recuperate from his recent illness,…

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Free Rams For Soldier Settlers

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 15 January 1953 · page 1

The fourth annual gift of 100 merino flock rams from the “Bundemar” stud at Trangie, will shortly be…

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War Against Rabbits

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 2

Goulburn District Stock Inspector. Mr. F. Hildred, to-day urged landholders to continue with inoculation of rabbits with…

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Cold War To End—Truman

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 16 January 1953 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Thursday: President Truman predicted to-night that the cold war would end with a "change in the Soviet world." He said this would come about either by revolution, trouble in the satelitte states,…

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War Claims

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 20 January 1953 · page 3

HONG KONG, Tuesday: The New China Newsagency claimed yesterday, that frontline Communist anti-aircraft fire had…

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War-torn Korea Is Being Re-built

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 21 January 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: Korea's war-ravaged areas were already being rehabilitated, Mr. John Geddes said to-day…

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Korean War Toll

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Wednesday: The United States Defence Department to-day listed 128,971 American…

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Russia To Step Up " Class War"

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday: The new Stalin directive on class warfare must be stepped up and secret enemies of the Russian people eliminated, Nikolai Mikhailov, member of the Soviet Communist Party Presidium, declared…

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Ballot for Soldier Settler Rams

Boorowa News · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 1

Applications by men on war service land settlement farms for 100 merino flock rams from the "Bundemar" Stud at…

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Special Sheep Section for Soldier Settlers At Boorowa Show

Boorowa News · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 1

So as to encourage, soldier settlers in the Boorowa district to compete in the special sections provided at…

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Soldier Armed with Rifle Terrified Train Passengers

Boorowa News · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 1

A soldier armed with a 303 military rifle so terrified passengers on the Melbourne Express that they left the carriage…

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