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The wars & local soldiers, 1951

512 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 18 of 26

Britain Hurries War Orders

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 July 1951 · page 1

LONDON: Britain has ordered £58,000,000 sterling worth of machine tools for her defence programme from the United…

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Gambled Soldier Patients’ Money

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 July 1951 · page 2

MELBOURNE: An army major who gambled on horses money he should have paid to soldier patients at Heldelberg…

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Cameras Tell Their Stories of Hostilities in War Torn Korea

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 July 1951 · page 1

Treading the rough roads to safety, a Korean mother is helped by members of her family as they flee from the…

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War-Ravaged Holland Offers Us Food

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 July 1951 · page 5

An exporter in one of the countries of [?] E[?]ppa" [?] prepared to [?] to [?] to Australia…

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Korean War Front Almost Silent Cease-Fire Talks Set Down For

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 July 1951 · page 1

TOKYO: United Nations and Communist liaison groups meet in Kaesong, on the 38th Parallel, on Sunday, far initial cease-fire meeting. Supreme Allied Commander, General Ridgway, to-day…

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Menzies Sees War

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 July 1951 · page 4

CANBERRA, Friday.—Australia must prepare against the danger of war now instead of waiting until it happened, the…

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"Grave Danger of War." CANBERRA

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 July 1951 · page 2

Australia must prepare aga[?]st danger of war now, instead of waiting until it happened, the Prime Minister; Mr. Menzies,…

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Prepare for War by End of 1953 Grave Warning By Prime Minister

Maitland Mercury · Friday 6 July 1951 · page 3

CANBERRA: Australia must prepare for war by the end of 1953, the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) said to-day. The Government did not believe war was inevitable, he added, but it did believe that the only real deterrent against…

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Flags Flutter Peace Convoy Sets Out for Talks Route Over devastated Highway Of First Stages Of Korean War

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 7 July 1951 · page 1

TOKYO: A TO-vehicle convoy of Communist negotiators, fluttering the white flogs of truce, was due to start moving south from Pyongyang—North Korean capital—to 5 a.m, Sydney time to-day, heading for to-morrow’s preliminary cease-fire talks at Kaesong on Korea’s 38th Parallel…

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Ending War with Germany

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 July 1951 · page 4

CANBERRA:. It was stated authoritatively in Canberra last night that the Government will take steps soon to end the state…

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Hongkong Prepared For War Or Peace

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 July 1951 · page 3

HONGKONG: This British colony uncertain what the future holds. It building both for war and peace. Parallel…

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Soldiers Talk Their Letters Home

Singleton Argus · Monday 9 July 1951 · page 3

NEW YORK.—Sergeant R. J. Kolcinski's mother opened a letter in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from her army son training in…

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To Direct Cold War

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 10 July 1951 · page 3

Mr Gordon Gray, former U.S. Army secretary, has been appointed head of a special board to direct the…

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Britain Ends State of War

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 10 July 1951 · page 1

LONDON: Britain at 3. p.m. G.M.T, yesterday-1. a.m. today, Sydney time—sewed to be officially at war with Germany…

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Solicitor’s Questions on War Service

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 10 July 1951 · page 2

An application by William John Ryan, of Bretford avenue, Bertafield, for the recovery of possession of premises In…

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Clarence Town War Memorial

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 July 1951 · page 2

DUNGOG: The toothpath on the northern side of the war memorial at Clarence Town appeared to have been quarried to supply…

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War Service Homes

Maitland Mercury · Friday 13 July 1951 · page 3

CANBERRA: W. Ex-servicemen without on cough money to first their war service board should not base to make [?][?][?][?][?][?] [?][?][?]…

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Civil War Veteran Died At 107

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 14 July 1951 · page 4

INDIANAPOLIS: The death yesterday of Joseph Clov[?] aged 107, reduced to six the [?] of known survivors of the…

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Russian Soldier Sought Asylum In British Zone

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 14 July 1951 · page 1

BONN: A Soviet soldier, Private Sergel Inyakin, 23, has. requested and been granted political asylum by the British authorities…

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War On Rabbits To Be Intensified

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 July 1951 · page 2

CANBERRA: An intepained myxomatosis campaign on rabbits is planned for the spring, said the Minister in charge of the…

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