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The wars & local soldiers, 1953

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Stud Rams for Soldier Settlers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 10

Applications by men on war service land settlement farms for 100 Merino flock rams from the "Bundemar" stud at Trangie…

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Devon Bulls for Soldier Settlers

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 1

"Glen Moan" Devon Stud, at Willow Tree will make ten Devon bulls, to be given at the and of 1953 for soldier settlers under…

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Stud Bulls For Soldier Settlers

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 4

New South Wales members of the Poll Shorthorn Society of Australia will present a number of pure-bred registered…

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U.S. Army enlists white-washed Reds

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 8

BERLIN, Friday.—Almost unnoticed during the last few months, the American Army in Europe has launched one of the most dramatic certainly the most daring—military…

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Australian Labor Party Annual Meeting of Soldiers' Point Branch

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 24 January 1953 · page 3

The annual meeting and election of officers of the Soldiers' Point Branch, A.L.P., was held on Monday, January…

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Civil War Veteran Died At 106

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 January 1953 · page 2

LOS ANGELES: One of the three remaining Union (north, era] Army veterans of the 1861-1966 American Civil War,…

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92 Soldiers Sentenced to Prison

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 January 1953 · page 1

SEOUL: The U.S. Third Division said yesterday mat 92 members of the 65th Regiment—not 88 as previously…

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Armchair Aces Help In Korean War

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 3

SEOUL: Most recent contribution to the Korean war is the air ace who does not fly. The United States Fifth Air Force’s armchair M.I.G. killers, radar controllers of the 502nd Tactical…

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United States Would Never Start a War “Won’t Be Intimidated Or Conquered,” Secretary Of State

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 1

WASHINGTON: The new Government of the United Stats would never start a war, but neither would it be “intimidated, subverted or conquered,” Secretary of State (Mr. John Fatter Dulles) said lost night. Mr. Dulles, in a nationally broadcast and televised speech, made his first…

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Soldiers' Point Branch Australian Labour Party

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 29 January 1953 · page 1

At the annual meeting of the Soldiers' Point Branch, A. L. P. the following officers were elected for 1953 President: Mr. W. G. Hill, (reelected…

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Attitude on War Is Wrong

Maitland Mercury · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: People should show a more active interest in army recruiting for Korea, the new Director-General of…

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Rouchel Soldier Casualty in Korea

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 1

Official advice has just come to hand that Private Geoffrey Thomas McNamara was wounded in the Korean campaign and evacuated…

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Soldiers Memorial School of Arts

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 1

The Soldiers Memorial School of Arts Committee meeting was held in the library on the Tuesday, 20th inst at 8 p.m…

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Strong Policy Would Diminish Risk Of War

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 6

WASHINGTON; A Po[?] strong foreign policy [?] diminish the [?] St War [?] Increase It said the…

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Red Air Strength in the Far East Korean War Losses

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 1

NEW YORK: The Se[?] Union has 4500 planes based in the For last, in addition to the Communist [?] Korea, it was reparteed yesterday from Ye[?]…

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Finance for soldier settlers

Singleton Argus · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 3

Returned servicemen occupying farms under the War Service Land Settlement Scheme may now receive…

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Red Cross News Every Wounded Soldier Visited

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 4

The Australian Red Cross team in Korea and Japan regularly visited every wounded soldier there, said…

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Global war threat less now

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 1

Major-General I. [?] who has been [?] [?] in Leader for two years as Australian…

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One-sided War Economy Ruining Australia. Communist Candidate's Opening Speech

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 1

The State elections were about to take place amid mounting depression when the high cost of living and a one-sided war inflated economy was ruining the country and impoverishing the people,…

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Young Muswellbrook Man Leaves For Korea Farewelled at Soldiers' Club

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 2

Home on final leave prior to embarkation to join the Commonwealth Military Forces in Korea, Private Ray Fraser was…

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