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The wars & local soldiers, 1950

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Rice Pudding Is Still "Off" – Thanks To Korean War

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 9 August 1950 · page 2

Australians were unlikely to get Australian rice because of the Korean war, a rice industry spokesman said last night…

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Americans Accused of War Crimes North Korean Complaint Against Air Raids

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 August 1950 · page 1

LAKE SUCCESS, August 9.—North Korea yesterday accused the United States air force of “inhuman and barbarous methods of waging war” and “ruthlessly violating the rules of international law” in bombing raids throughout the…

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Soldiers' Point Progress Association Monthly Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 9 August 1950 · page 2

At a meeting of the Executive Committee of the .above Association a recommendation by the president (Mr. E. J. Robb) that £150 be…

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War Minister For Western Europe

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 10 August 1950 · page 1

STRASBOURG, August 10. — Former French Prime Minister, Paul Reynaud, yesterday called for the appointment of a…

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Italian War Prisoner Out On Bond

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 10 August 1950 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—The Italian prisoner of war who escaped four years ago and was found on a farm near Northmead, Sydney, last…

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Northerners Hurled Back Tempo of Korean War Is Still Increasing

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 10 August 1950 · page 1

TOKIO, August 10 (A.A.P.-Reuter).—American and South Korean forces threw the North Koreans back at both ends of the Naktong River line to-day and fastened a firm grip on enemy bridgeheads in between…

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Russia Could Stop War

Maitland Mercury · Friday 11 August 1950 · page 1

LAKE SUCCESS, August 11.—In a blistering attack on “Communist imperialism,” America’s Warren Austin last night told the security council that Russia’s proposal for a “peaceful settlement” in Korea would seed the United…

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Enlistments for Korea

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 12 August 1950 · page 2

About 200 former officers have applied for service with the Australian force to he sent to Korea. Total number of volunteers is…

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Soldiers’ League Finances

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 12 August 1950 · page 3

SINGLETON, Sat. — At the Singleton Returned Servicemen’s Club annual meeting last night reports disclosed that the cub…

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Land Mine Killed War Correspondents

Maitland Mercury · Monday 14 August 1950 · page 4

NEW YORK, August 14 (A.A.P). —Eight war correspondents have now been killed while reporting Allied operations in Sooth Korea…

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Coniform Demands War On Yugoslavia

Maitland Mercury · Monday 14 August 1950 · page 2

LONDON, Aug. 14 (AAP).—Recent Coniform talks broke up in confusion because Russia refused to start a “shooting war”…

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U.S. War Costing More Those "Wonder Weapons"

Singleton Argus · Monday 14 August 1950 · page 2

"Wonder weapons'" being rushed to Korea are the costliest ever used by fighting men. Average price of a U.S…

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The World's Week-end Singapore Sage Sees World War 3 in 1951

Singleton Argus · Monday 14 August 1950 · page 1

World War Three will begin in Berlin in 1951, Indian sage and astrologer M. Sharma predicted in, Singapore. The war will last until 1953 and will be won by the democracies. Sharma, who is…

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Minister Looks Into War Industry

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 August 1950 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.—The Minister for Supply (Mr. Beale) said to-day that his department was doing everything possible to…

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War Memorial Fond. Annual Meeting: Monday Next

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 August 1950 · page 1

The annual meeting of subscribers of the Muswellbrook and District War Memorial Fund will be held in the Municipal Council Chambers at 8…

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World War Ended Five Years Ago To-day

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 August 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.— Representative of ex-servicemen’s a [?]tions-laid wreaths on the Cenotaph at Martin Place at 11 a.m.,…

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Soldier's Pensions (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 August 1950 · page 4

Sir,—There has been a lot of controversy regarding soldiers' retirement pensions. For many years war service [?]on, and also…

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War Supply Planners

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 August 1950 · page 6

Members of the defence Supply Planning Committee discussed Australia’s more active entry into the Korean war at a conference in Melbourne. From left: Brigadier A. S. Wilson controller of Army supplies and Development; Air Commodore, F. [?] W. Scherger, Deputy Chief of Air Staff;…

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Soldiers’ Party To Bowlers

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 August 1950 · page 4

MUSWELLBROOK, Wed. — Over 100 members sad guests attended the Soldiers’ Club, when the Muswellbrook Bowling Club…

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War Veterans’ Home And Art Union

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 August 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The following motion was carried unanimously at the congress of the R.B.L. held at North Sydney Anzac Memorial…

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