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The wars & local soldiers, 1952

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Use Of War Prisoners For Propaganda

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 January 1952 · page 1

WASHINGTON: The United States army has opened an investigation into reports that the Chinese Communists are using American prisoners of war for propaganda purposes and are trying to convent some…

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Civilian War Veteran Dies at 104

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 January 1952 · page 1

NEW YORK: Alabama's last confederate veteran of the 1861-64 civil war, P. H. Crump. has died at Lincoln,…

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War crimes chairman here

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 3 January 1952 · page 1

Lord Wrist (above) who was chairman of the United Nations’ War Crimes Cam[?] arrived in…

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“Korea’s Bitter Air War”

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 January 1952 · page 3

Air Vice - Marshal F. M. Bladin, Air Member…

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Important War Book (Australian Associated Press)

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 January 1952 · page 4

LONDON: The Collins Publishing Company will publish month what it calls “the most important book yet…

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Russia Asks Council’ To Make Move To End Korean War

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 January 1952 · page 1

PARIS: Russia yesterday called for o security council move to end .the Korean war. She urged that atop-level meeting of the council should be called and that it should also consider…

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Heavy Casualties Result From Suez Battle 51 Killed and Wounded In Savage Two Days’ Fighting

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 5 January 1952 · page 1

CAIRO: British and Egyption sources to-day listed 51 persons killed and wounded in two days of savage fighting between Egyption terrorists and tank[?]led [?]led British troops in the outskirts of Suer. Egyptian forrorista attacked in force against British installations in this area…

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Wounded Woman Too Weak To Question

Singleton Argus · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 2

GOULBURN, Monday—Detectives investigating the death of Goulburn hotelkeeper, Norman Frederick Batley,…

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Britains Crisis Worst Since War

Singleton Argus · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 2

NEW YORK—Britain was facing her third, and worst, economic crisis since the second World War, said Raymond Daniell in a report from London to the "New York Times"…

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Hunter Valley Soldier Settlers Learn value of Irrigation

Singleton Argus · Monday 7 January 1952 · page 4

Soldier settlers on Hunter River dairy farms, in this season's drought conditions, are learning early the full value of irrigation. Most of their farms are,…

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Hunter Valley Soldier Settlers Learn Value of Irrigation

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 January 1952 · page 2

Soldier settlers on Hunter River dairy farms, in this season's drought conditions, are learning early the full value…

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Indo- Chinese War

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 10 January 1952 · page 3

NEW YORK: General AIphonse-PIerre Juin, inspector- General of the French Army , anbounced on his arrival here…

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World Still Walks in Shadow of War President Truman Says Free World Cannot Falter (Australian Associated Press)

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 10 January 1952 · page 2

WASHINGTON: In his message to the opening of Congress, President Truntan said that, taking the good and bad together, 195 was a year of " great achievement" but, despite the gains made by the…

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“No War in 1952”

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1952 · page 1

“There’[?] be no world War in 1952” is the conclusion of distinguished American commentator…

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Mr. Eden Says It Is Possible To Remove Constant Fear Of War

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1952 · page 1

NEW YORK: A belief that a Soviet desire for survival was a hopeful factor in world peace, was voiced by the British Foreign Secretary (Mr. Anthony Eden) in on address yesterday at Columbia…

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Hunter Valley Soldiers Learn Value of Irrigation

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 16 January 1952 · page 5

Soldier settlers on Hunter River dairy farms, in this season's drought conditions, are learning early the full value of irrigation…

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Indo-Chinese War May Grow

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 1

PARlS.—Britain and the United States may become directly concerned in the war in Indo-China. according to a…

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No Chance for Russia in Atomic War

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 5

Russia did not contemplate a "hot war" because she knew she did not stand, a chance in atomic war against the United…

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Ex-prisoners of War

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 23 January 1952 · page 2

It is anticipated a big proportion of country ex-servicemen will make up the 1,000 ex-prisoners-of-war of the Japanese who will attend the…

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Convent Superior Says Egyptian Claim War Falsehood

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 January 1952 · page 1

CAIRO: Lieut-General Sir George Erskine, British commander in Egypt, said to-day the mother superior at the Convent of St. Vincent de Paul had denied telling Egyptian authorities she believed sister…

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