Land For Soldier Settlement
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Minister for Lands (Mr. Renshaw) said to-day that he could not comment fully on the Supreme…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1950
692 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 21 of 35
New American Division Rushed Into Defence Lines "Will Not Turn the Tide of War?" Us Troops Suffer Nine Defeats in a Row Menzies to Speak on Australian Troops in 24 Hours
It is reported from Tokio today that a second infantry division, newly landed in Korea, was rushed up to the sagging defence lines today as battle-weary American troops on the southern front fell back from Chinju gateway. These troops have been withdrawn to the vital allied supplies port of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →President’s War-Time Powers
WASHINGTON. Aug. 2.—President Truman would accept authority to impose wage, price and rationing controls at his…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Aerial War on 'Hoppers How a U.S. Plague Was Checked
Evidence that man may have finally found a method for controlling one of his most elusive enemies-the grasshopper—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Korean Enlistments
SYDNEY, Wed.—So far. 1119 men had applied to enlist in the ground forces for Korea. Many New Australians, not yet…
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LONDON, August 3.—Nineteen-years-old signalmen Brian Close, selected to tour Australia with the M.C.C. team, has been granted…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lurid War Picture of Korean City
TOKIO, Aug. 3.—A war correspondent gave this description of Kumchon to-day:— “An area in the city’s…
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WASHINGTON, August 4. (AAP).—The Australian Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) expects that the joint Australian-New…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Boosts Wool Sales
Since the Korean war started, demand for goods made from wool have brightened. This is reflected in the advanced rates…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Service Land Settlement Martindale Estate
MUSWELLBROOK and District Closer Settlement Promotion Committee and the Executors of the will of the late H. H…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Martindale Estate War Service Land Settlement
Muswellbrook and District Closer Settlement Promotion Committee and the Executors of the Will of the late H. H. White…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accused Described As 'Tenderhearted' Evidence at War Crimes Court
A witness told the War Crimes Court yesterday that a former naval officer, Kyusuke Yamashita, who is accused of the murder of a number…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Aerial War On 'Hoppers How a U.S. Plague Was Checked
Evidence that man may have finally found a method for controlling one of his most elusive enemies — the grasshopper — is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£3400M. Rearmament Programme. Britain Advises U.S. of Decision. Move Prompted by Korean War. London
Britain last night announced a three year £3400 million sterling rearmament programme to bring her just short of a war economy, but…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Enlistments
LONDON, August 4.—Recruiting for a new short-service regular army engagement followed a call by the War Office, yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldiers' Memorial Club Notes From Monthly Meeting
At the monthly meeting of the Dungog Soldiers' Memorial Club on Wednesday, a committee comprising Messrs. A. Corner, J. Redman, M…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Hero Fined £5
SYDNEY, Monday. — A World War I. veteran, who claimed he had been decorated three times by the King, appeared in Central…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sentences For Japanese War Prisoners
LOS NEGROS, August 8 (AAP-Reuter).—Of six former Japanese marines charged with the murder of about 50 Australian prisoners…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Gratuities Are Due Next March
The date for payment of war gratuities is March 3, 1951. The War Gratuity Act, 1946-47, makes provision for payment of a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →U.s.-red China War Threat Grows Liaison In Formosa
Renewed Nationalist Chinese operations and General Mac Arthur's visit to Formosa have greatly Increased the…
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