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The wars & local soldiers, 1950

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Cannot Forget Cause Of War

Maitland Mercury · Monday 30 October 1950 · page 2

PARIS, October. 30. — French Prime Minister Rene Pleven said at Lyons yesterday that only a European army. under European…

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General on Trial As War Criminal Japanese Not Interested In Hague Convention

Maitland Mercury · Monday 30 October 1950 · page 1

LOS NEGROS, October 30 (A.A.P.-Reuter) .—After a “mere sham” of a trial, Japanese murdered an Australian signals officer and sentenced other prisoner of war to long terms of imprisonment, the War Crimes Court was told…

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Killed In Action In Korea

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 31 October 1950 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The names of seven members of the Third Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, killed in action In…

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Wounded Sent To Hongkong

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 31 October 1950 · page 6

HONGKONG, October 31 (A.A.P-Reuter),— Fifty-seven British wounded from the Korean war-front arrived at [?]…

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War Memorial Fund

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 31 October 1950 · page 3

In order to give consideration to a recommendation from the Muswellbrook and District War Memoria[?] Fund management committee, to…

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War Crimes Court Adjourned

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 31 October 1950 · page 1

LOS NEGROS, Oct. 31 (A.A.P.-Reuter).—The trial of General Masataka Yamawak[?], former Japanese Vice-Minister of War,…

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Russia Does Not Want Shooting War

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 31 October 1950 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Oct 31.—Britain’s Defence Minister, Mr. Emanuel Shinwell, in address to the National Press Club here,…

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Worried About War Goods To Red Countries

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 31 October 1950 · page 1

WASHINGTON, October, 31— The United States was actively negotiating with Britain and France, to [?]…

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To-day’s Leader: Public Interest Sacrificed War Plans Behind Peace Talk

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 31 October 1950 · page 1

LAKE success; Oct. 31.— Yugoslavia yesterday warned the United Nations not to be fooled by a Soviet “screen of [?]…

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Battalion Commander Wounded

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 November 1950 · page 4

CANBERRA, Wed.—The Minister for the Army, Mr. J. Faucis, said the commanding officer of the Third Battalion, Royal…

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Colonel Green Seriously Wounded

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 November 1950 · page 1

TOKIO, Nov. 1—Unofficial reports from Chhomgju give Lieut. Colonel Charles Green, D.S.O., Commander of the Australian…

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War Upsurge a Delaying Action Cover For Removal of Plant and Machinery

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 November 1950 · page 1

WASHINGTON, November 2.—Observers believe that the sudden stiffening of resistance in North Korea is due to the Chinese Communists pumping in equipment and same men, and possibly jet fighters, to enable the North Koreans…

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Belgian Soldier Remembers

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 November 1950 · page 2

DARKIN, Thursday.—A Belgian bugler sounds the “Last Post” at 8 o’clock every night at Menin Gate, the British war memorial…

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Two Furthers Australians Wounded

Maitland Mercury · Friday 3 November 1950 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday.—The Minister for the Army, Mr. Francis, to-day released the names of two additional members of the…

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War Criminal Dies In Hospital

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 4 November 1950 · page 1

TOKIO, Nov. 4 (AAP-Reuter). —Former Japanese Premier, General Kaniaki Koiso, who was serving a sentence of life…

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War Would End If Russia Said the Word

Maitland Mercury · Monday 6 November 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Nov. 6.—Communist China could end the war in Korea at once if she wished, Britain’s Attorney-General, Sir Hartley…

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Gift of £4400 For Soldiers' Clubrooms War Memorial Committee's Action Confirmed. League Members Express Appreciation of Gift

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 7 November 1950 · page 1

A special general meeting of subscribers of the War Memorial Fund last night confirmed the recommendation of the committee, made on 16th October last, to make a grant of £4400 to be used as part payment of the erection of Returned Soldiers' Clubrooms and…

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War Sobers U.s. Electors

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 November 1950 · page 2

NEW YORK, Tuesday.—War clouds over the nation made today one of the most sober, sombre election days the U.S…

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Week's Enlistments Down Recruiting "Slow"

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 November 1950 · page 2

Recruiting figures for the Commonwealth for the week ended November 5, issued by the Director- General of Recruiting,…

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War Gratuity Forms Available

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 November 1950 · page 6

Maitland Post Office has available to ex-servicemen and women forms on which, to apply for war gratuity…

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