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The wars & local soldiers, 1952

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Vandals Smash War Memorial SYDNEY, Mon

Singleton Argus · Monday 17 March 1952 · page 2

Vandals last night again struck at Fairfield Memorial Drive smashing with a hammer five plaques…

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To-day’s Leader War Pensions Warning Against Attack On Russia

Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 March 1952 · page 1

TORONTO: The free world, while maintaining strong defences against possible Soviet aggression, must never make the mistake of attacking the Soviet Union, the Canadian Prime Minister (Mr. Louis St. Lautent) declared last night. “It is true, Mr. St. Lanreat…

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Young Mother Critically Wounded

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 March 1952 · page 3

MELBOURNE: A young mother, of three children was critically wounded with an axe while asleep in her…

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Truman Feared Third World War Twice Civilisation Set-Back A Thousand Years

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 March 1952 · page 1

WASHINGTON: President Truman secretly feared en two occasions in recent years that o third world war was: about to break out. He saw that threat first in the Berlin crisis in…

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Defend Interests Without War

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 March 1952 · page 3

WEST POINT (New York) : With the tree nations confronted with an “unprecedented challenge” the goal of…

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Red Russia Seeks War Materials In France PARIS

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 March 1952 · page 1

Russia is expected to offer, coal, wood pulp and wheat to France in return for…

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Enlistment Figures. 1135 Enquiries in N.s.w. in Week

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 March 1952 · page 2

"1,135 enquiries regarding enlistment in the defence forces were received in New South Wales last week," Mr. P. J…

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War Savings Certificates

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 22 March 1952 · page 4

When War Service Certificates began to mature in 1947 the then Treasurer announced that, If holders of maturing Certificates deferred…

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Wool Consumption Lowest Since War

Singleton Argus · Monday 24 March 1952 · page 4

World consumption of wool last year fell from 2,652 million pounds in 1950 to 2,150 million pounds, the…

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Soldiers’ Team Ends Its Tour

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 March 1952 · page 1

TOKYO: The New Zealand Soldiers’ Rugby League team yesterday ended . Its tour of Japan by trouncing, the Japan…

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Rights Restored To War Criminal

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 25 March 1952 · page 4

TOKYO: The Japanese Government has restored the right of 1011 former nationalists and militarists to…

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Locating Graves Of War Dead

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 25 March 1952 · page 2

KASSEL: West Germany has been able to register the graves of about 800,000 of the 2,950,000 German…

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Consideration For War Widows' Rates

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 March 1952 · page 6

The War Widows' Guild has appealed to the Shire Council to consider eliminating or reducing considerably the rates…

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Consideration For War Widows' Rates

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 March 1952 · page 4

The War Widows' Guild has appealed to the Shire Council to consider eliminating ox reducing considerably the rates…

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Soldier Settlements Holdings Declared Forfeited. (To the Editor)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 March 1952 · page 5

Sir.—My attention has been drawn to the letter of C. James, which appeared in your of 29th February, 1952. He has…

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Kurri Soldiers' Auxiliary 21st Anniversary Social

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 March 1952 · page 5

Members of the Kurri Sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' Women's Auxiliary celebrated their 21st…

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Author Visits War Graves

Maitland Mercury · Monday 31 March 1952 · page 6

LONDON: Frank Clone the Australian author, who is in Holland collecting material for a book motored 150 miles…

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Stalin Suggests Meeting of Heads of Powers He Says Third World War Is No Nearer Than Three Years Ago

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 April 1952 · page 1

LONDON: Marshal Stalin’s message to a group of American newspaper auditors laying that a third world war was no nearer now than it was two or three years ago, has excited world interest, but official comment is cautious Stalin, in his message, suggested that a meeting of the heads of the great…

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R.S.L. Club and League Notes Full Pipe Band For Anzac Day

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 April 1952 · page 2

Many matters were rounded off at the meeting of the Scone branch of the R.S.S. & A.I.L.A., held on Wednesday night last, when Mr. H. A. Duffin presided over a good attendance…

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Payments to Exprisoners of War (Japan)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 April 1952 · page 4

Following representations on behalf of a constituent regarding the special allowances payable to ex-prisoners of war of the…

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