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The wars & local soldiers, 1950

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Civil War Threat In Nepal

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 November 1950 · page 1

PATNA BIHAR (India), Nov. 9.— Nepalese Nationalists have served notice that they will attempt to overthrow the powerful…

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Questions On War Veterans’ Art Union

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 November 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Questions about the War Veterans’ Art Union were asked in the Legislative Assembly yesterday…

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Night Fighters Strafe Roads War of Nerves In Korea May Precede Big Battle

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 November 1950 · page 1

TOKIO, Nov. 9 (A.A.P.-Reuter).—United Notions night fighters and bombers ranged widely to-day over the snow-covered roads leading from the Manchurian frontier. Throughout the early hours they watched for and…

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U.n. Plan to Halt War

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 November 1950 · page 1

LAKE SUCCESS Nov 10— The Yugoslav plan to halt any war immediately after its out break was overwhelmingly…

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War Gratuity Payments in March State Branch Reminder

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 November 1950 · page 1

The Cessnock Sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League was reminded by the State Branch at its last meeting that…

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Miners' War Service Counts Mr. Gallagher's Reserved Judgement

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 November 1950 · page 7

In a reserved Judgement on an application by the Miner's Federation for a variation of the long service leave (miners')…

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To-day's World News War at "Marking Time" Stage. Peiping Admits Chinese "Volunteers" in N. KOREA. (A.AP.-Reuter)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 November 1950 · page 2

United Nations' troops advanced cautiously against light opposition in Korea to-day, as Allied bombers and fighters launched heavy attacks on…

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Warns Premier to Mend Ways. "Tough Spot on Soldier Land."

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 November 1950 · page 7

The State Opposition and Liberal Party Leader, Mr. Vernon Treatt, warned the Premier, Mr. McGirr, to "mend his ways about…

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German Court Marital of Allied Prisoners of War

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 11 November 1950 · page 2

In on address to Maitland Rotary Club, Rotation Phil Atkin, of Dungog, said his experiences of German court martial made him realise what they owed to the British constitution and British lawyers…

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War Gratuity Applications

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 14 November 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY: Application forms for the war gratuity are now available at post offices th[?] out Australia…

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Woman War Criminal Wants To Come To Australia

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 14 November 1950 · page 1

MUNICH, Nov. 14—[?] Koch, the red-haired “witch” of the Buchenwald Nazi concentration camp, now in Alchack women’s…

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Call for Speedy Rearmament Russia Using Others To Put Heat On Cold War

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 14 November 1950 · page 2

NEW YORK, Nov. 14 (AAP). —Mr. Henry Wallace called on the United States to rearm as fast as possible…

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War May Not End at Korean Border Communists Will Not Honour Peace Terms

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 14 November 1950 · page 2

TOKIO, November 14 (A.A.P.-Reuter). —The South Korean President (Dr. Syngman Rhee) told a press conference that the war might not be over when the United Nations’ forces reached the Manchurian and Korean border…

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Mineworkers May Enlist in Regular Services Recruiting Committee Formed at Cessnock

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 November 1950 · page 3

There was nothing to prevent mineworkers onlisting in the Australian Regular Army, Air Force or Navy, a public meeting at Cessnock was told last night by a member of the National Recruiting Organisation…

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Honour Roll for Mayors

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 November 1950 · page 5

SINGLETON, Friday.—At the Singleton Municipal Council meeting last night Ald. A. J. Doreman moved that an honour…

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Honour Roll of Ex-mayors

Singleton Argus · Friday 17 November 1950 · page 1

Before long Singleton Municipal Council may honour its ex-Mayors. At last night's…

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Wounded in Action

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 November 1950 · page 4

CANBERRA, Friday.—The latest casualty list includes the name of one man from New South Wales—Private Donald…

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Seoul Schoolboy Heroes of Korean War

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 November 1950 · page 1

SEOUL, Nov. 17.—Three 9-years-old Seoul schoolboys, who led a boys’ partisan organisation known as the “Dragons of…

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Personal First District War Casualty Corpl. Gerard O'Connell

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 November 1950 · page 1

Corpl. Gerard O'Connell, of Scone, has been wounded in the. fighting in the Korean campaign. Advice to this effect was received…

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Assurances to Communist China United States, Britain Want To Limit The War

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 November 1950 · page 1

WASHINGTON, November 17. — President Truman yesterday gave on unequivocal assurance that the U.S. would take every honourable step to prevent any extensions of hostilities in the Far East…

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