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The wars & local soldiers, 1951

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All-Out War Unlikely This Year

Maitland Mercury · Monday 3 September 1951 · page 1

WASHINGTON: The United States planned to spend 1.000.000.000 dollars (about £446,000,000) before next…

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Legacy/or War Orphans' Day. Muswellbrook, Friday Next

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 4 September 1951 · page 1

Legacy or War Orphans' day will be commemorated in Muswellbrook on Friday next, when the Contact…

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America Speeding Up Production Of New War Equipment

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 September 1951 · page 1

SAN FRANCISCO: President Truman warned in a nation-wide broadcast lost night that the Communists might try to resume the offensive in Korea “at any time.”…

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To-Day's World News Peace Treaty to Be Signed by Saturday. Ending State of War with Japan. San Francisco

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 4 September 1951 · page 2

President Truman arrived here in his personal plane, "Independence," yesterday for the Japanese Peace Conference, which will…

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Scone Soldiers' Memorial School of Arts

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 5 September 1951 · page 3

At the annual meeting of members of Scone S.M. School of Arts, Mr. J. F. Drew (President) occupied…

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Scientist Predicts Scientific World, But No More War Arms Race Has Acted As Deterrent

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 6 September 1951 · page 1

NEW YORK: A prediction that there will be no world war made to the American Chemical Society’s diamond jubilee meeting here by Harvard University president, Dr. James Conant, who recently…

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"War Coming."

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 September 1951 · page 3

"I have recently returned from Europe and I tell you I am quite sure that we are again going to war," noted…

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War Service Land Settlement

Maitland Mercury · Monday 10 September 1951 · page 4

The NSW Cablet has approved the purchase of over 21,000 acres of land. In 10 country propertied for war…

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Russia Not Planning War, Said Attlee (Australian Associated Press)

Maitland Mercury · Monday 10 September 1951 · page 3

LONDON: The Prime Minister (Mr. Attlee) said he did not believe Russia was planning a war…

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Belief That Russia Will Try To Woo Japan Red Press Describes Treaty As One of War Preparation

Maitland Mercury · Monday 10 September 1951 · page 1

SAN FRANCISCO: Russia’s next diplomatic move in the Far East is generally expected to be an attempt to was Japan away from the United States and her Western Allies, according to American Associated Press. The Soviet delegation yesterday boycotted the final session of the Japanese…

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No World War?

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 11 September 1951 · page 2

A DISTINGUISHED UNIVERSITY authority who visited Australia last month said on his return to his home a few days ago, after hip world tour, that he thought there would not be a third…

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Wounded Men Flee

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 September 1951 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday. —A man who disappeared from the Wallsend Hospital after being treated for a…

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War Service Land

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 September 1951 · page 1

The N.S.W. Cabinet has appoved the purchase of over 21,000 acres of and, in 10 country properties, for war…

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Soldier in Korea Wins Settlement Block

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 12 September 1951 · page 5

An Australian soldier, who sent back his application from Korea, has won first choice of blocks in the soldier settlement ballot for…

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Clamouring for War

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 September 1951 · page 1

SAN FRANCISCO: Peking radio, in a broadcast mont[?]— Press, claimed that American forces were [?] “openly…

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War Memorial Fund

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 9

The annual general meeting of the Muswellbrook and District War Memorial. Fund will be held at the Municipal Council…

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A Successful Appeal. War Orphans/or Legacy Day

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 1

War Orphan/s or Legacy Day was held in Muswellbrook on Friday last, when the Muswellbrook Contact Group of…

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War Veterans’ Art Union

Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 September 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY: First prize In the War Veterans’ Lottery No. 1 was won by J. L. Litts, Box 25 Post Office, Bourke…

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Atomic War From Carriers. U.S. Navy Training Crews. WASHINGTON

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 September 1951 · page 2

The U.S. Navy is training crews to wage atomic war from carriers, as well as from land bases. It also hopes eventually to…

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Race-meetings Sought for Anzac Day

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 September 1951 · page 5

NEWCASTLE: Newcastle District R.S.L. Council was applying to the Chief Secretary (Mr. Evatt) for perm[?]ion to…

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