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The wars & local soldiers, 1950

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Randolph Churchill’s War Injury

Maitland Mercury · Friday 25 August 1950 · page 1

TOKIO, August 25.—Mr. Randoph Churchill a son of Winston, refused to go to hospital with a leg wound after being evacuated…

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Red Subs. in "Cold War"

Singleton Argus · Friday 25 August 1950 · page 5

The naval chiefs of the Atlantic Pact nations are certain that Russian submarines are bobbing up in…

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War Hero Dies In Parachute Jump

Maitland Mercury · Friday 25 August 1950 · page 5

NEW YORK, August 25.—A lieutenant colonel tough enough to survive the Bataan death march died on Wednesday night…

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To-day's World News the Korean War. Tokio

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 August 1950 · page 2

North Koreans suddenly thrust a fresh division forward on the extreme southern front in Korea last night, but their major force eased away from…

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Bombing of Factories Is Part of Modern War

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 26 August 1950 · page 1

NEW YORK, August 26.—The bombing of North Korean industrial targets by United States Air Force planes under General Douglas MacArthur’s United States Command has made an international controversy, still to be…

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Australian Soldier in Korea

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 26 August 1950 · page 1

TOKIO, August 2[?] (AAP-Reuter).—The first Australian soldier has arrived in Korea. He is Middle East and Pacific veteran,…

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Prisoners Of War Seek Compensation

Maitland Mercury · Monday 28 August 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Aug. 28.—Delegates from ex-prisoner of war organisations from all over Britain yesterday set up a national…

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To-day’s Leader: Davis Cup Returns Threat Serious But War Not Inevitable Free Nations Should Make Themselves Strong

Maitland Mercury · Monday 28 August 1950 · page 1

WASHINGTON, August 28. — Dr. Phillip Jessup, American special ambassador, declared last night that if the United States opened war and dropped atomic bombs an Russia, the result would be “terribly difficult problems,”…

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Returned Soldiers at Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Monday 28 August 1950 · page 2

SINGLETON, Monday.—At the monthly meeting of the RSL, held at Singleton, it was decided to give a donation of £2/2/ to…

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Soldier Settlement

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 29 August 1950 · page 2

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Renshaw) said this week that, if a Press report of a recent Carcoar Pastures Protection Board…

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Dairy Farms War Service Land Settlement

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 30 August 1950 · page 3

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Renshaw) said that he had directed that, in future, all dairy farms with a potential butter production of over…

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War Deadline Matter For UNO

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 31 August 1950 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.—The decision whether United Nations forces should drive beyond the 38th Parallel dividing the North…

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Transfer Of War Service Farms

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 September 1950 · page 4

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Renshaw) today issued to ex-servicemen a reminder about the definite restrictions on the…

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Radio "Attack" in Cold War Red Ballyhoo Counter

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 September 1950 · page 1

The State Department is planning to counteract Russian, propaganda by secretly distributing 200,000 medium-wave…

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France Pays War Debts

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 2 September 1950 · page 1

PARIS, Sept 2 (AAP).—Franco paid Britain £14,6000,000 in settlement of war debts, and in part redemption of the…

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Preventive War Advocate Disciplined

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 2 September 1950 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.—Major-General Orvil Anderson, who has advocated a “preventive” war against Russia, was…

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President Has Power To Hold .War Economy

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 2 September 1950 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.—Congress approved compromise legislation giving President Truman powers to control the…

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Pacific Cities’ Defence Plans West Coast Americans Alarmed By War Trends (By an A.A.P. Correspondent)

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 2 September 1950 · page 3

SAN FRANCISCO: Military action in Korea has touch-e-off a frenzy of civilian defence planning on the Pacific Coast against a possible atomic attack. No definite instructions have…

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War Correspondents in Ambush

Maitland Mercury · Monday 4 September 1950 · page 1

TOKIO, Sept, 4 (A.A.P.-Reuter) —Two war correspondents were attacked and wounded in a guerrilla machine-gun ambush on a…

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War Increases America’s Taxes

Maitland Mercury · Monday 4 September 1950 · page 2

NEW YORK, Sept. 4 (A.A.P).— The United States Senate has approved proved a “stop-gap” bill to help fight inflation, and start paying…

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