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The wars & local soldiers, 1950

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To-day's World News "End of War This Month." Allies' Big Push Under Way. Tokio

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 10 October 1950 · page 2

Frontline despatches to-day said that South Korean forces, after their 120 mile dash up the east coast from the 38th Parallel, have entered…

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Obituary Lieut. - Colonel Don. Cameron, D.s.o. (And Bar) Brilliant Soldier

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 10 October 1950 · page 1

The death, in Brentwood Hospital, Muswellbrook, on Saturday morning last, of Lieut.-Colonel Don. Cameron, D.S.O. (and Bar),…

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Public Reserve At Soldiers’ Point

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 October 1950 · page 4

Following representation by the Federal Member for Paterson (Mr. Allen Fairhall) to the Minister for the interior that certain…

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Competition For Anzac Poem

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 October 1950 · page 4

Entries for the Anzac poem competition of the Anzac Festival Committee close on October 30. There [?] age limit…

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Soldiers Arrested After Incidents at Fire

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 October 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs. — Two soldiers were arrested last night on charges of obstructing firemen during a fire which completely…

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Ex-Soldier Again Goes To Japanese Wife

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 October 1950 · page 6

TOKIO, October 12 (A.A.P.-Renter).—Former Australian soldier, Frank Weaver, has illegally entered Japan for the sixth time and has appealed to the American authorities to protect him from the Australian Government…

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Welcome Home to Joyce Sternbeck Tribute To Courage And Perseverance

Singleton Argus · Friday 13 October 1950 · page 4

Last night representatives of town and district organisations and country centres joined with members of Singleton Rotary…

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War Me[?] Monda[?]

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 October 1950 · page 2

Members of District War[?] are reminded [?] ing, which ta[?]…

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War Veterans’ Art Union

Maitland Mercury · Friday 13 October 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY. Friday—The chief Secretary, Mr. Evatt, said today approved had not yet been granted for conducting of 16th war…

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Late Lieut Cqlonel Don Cameron. Distinguished War Service

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 October 1950 · page 3

Lieut-Colonel Don. Cameron, D.S.O. and Bar, reference to whose death appears elsewhere in this issue, will go down as the man who led the…

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Late Lieut.-colonel Don Cameron. a Soldier of Two Wars

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 October 1950 · page 1

The death of Lieut-Coloned Don. Cameron at Brentwood Hospital on Saturday last at the age of 72 years removed one of the district's most…

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Tribute To Fallen Soldier

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 October 1950 · page 1

A special tribute will be paid to a fallen soldier on Sunday morning at St. Mark's Church. Members of the sub-branch of…

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Lieu.- Colonel Don. Cameron, D.s.o. (And Bar) Brilliant and Gallant Soldier Passes

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 October 1950 · page 3

The death in the Brentwood Hospital, Muswellbrook, on Saturday morning last, of Lieutenant Colonel Donald Cameron, D.S.O. (and Bar)—he was also twice Mentioned in Despatches—has…

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Public Reserve at Soldiers Pt

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 14 October 1950 · page 2

Following representations by the Federal Member for Paterson, Mr. Allen Fairhall, to the Minister for the Interior, that certain lands at…

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Soldiers' Club Competition

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 14 October 1950 · page 2

At the Dungog Soldiers' Memorial Club rooms on Wednesday evening, the committee finalised the drawing of the mystery prize competition. Mr…

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Many Dead In Tribal War

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 October 1950 · page 2

LONDON, Oct. 16.—Twenty-two Africans have been killed and many wounded in one of the bloodiest, faction fights for many…

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Minister Gives Details of War Pension Increases

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 October 1950 · page 2

CANBERRA, Monday. —The Minister for Repatriation (Senator Copper) has given details of increases in war pensions…

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Helpful Discussions Truman and MacArthur Talk Over War Situation

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 October 1950 · page 4

SAN FRANCISCO, October 16. — The conference between President Truman and General MacArthur, on Wake Island yesterday, lasted for less than two hours, but it is believed that future plans for Korea were discussed…

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Former Japanese Minister Charged Illegal Killing of Three Australian War Prisoners

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 October 1950 · page 1

LOS NEGROS, Oct. 16 (A.A.P.-Reuter).—General Masatako Yomawaki, former Japanese Vice Minister of War, was charged before the war Crimes Count here to-day with the murder of Australian prisoners of war in Born[?] in 1944…

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Returned Soldiers’ League Warning Against Peace Councils

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 October 1950 · page 2

Mr. J. Fleming, a spokesman for the Returned Soldiers’ League, said yesterday that as the so-called peace councils were so obviously media for the dissemination of Communist propaganda the Federal executive of the league had…

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