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The wars & local soldiers, 1954

354 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 18

New Zealand’s War Cry

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 5

Here doing a “war dance” at Brighton and Hove Stadium are members of the New Zealand Rugby Union touring team. They are the fourth New Zealand official touring team to visit Britain…

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Russian Soldiers Warned on Spies

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 3

MOSCOW: Russian soldiers have been warned to watch for foreign spies. “Keep away from the bottle, the army…

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War criminal released

Singleton Argus · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 2

TOKIO, Monday.—Former Japanese General Jiro Minami was provisionally released from Tokio's, Sugamo prison…

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British Award For U.S. Soldier

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 3

KAISERSLAUTERN (West Germany): A United States sergeant stationed here is waiting to go home to New…

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Korean War Commemoration

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 6

The 1953 Freedom House Award, symbolised by this plaque. honors United Nations soldiers in Korea. It was presented in their name to Dag Hammarskjold. Secretary-General, at the annual Freedom House…

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Soldiers remains found in France

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 4

AMIENS (France):— A farmer ploughing a field near Bapaume discovered the skeleton of a soldier with…

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War over, says U.S. diplomat

Maitland Mercury · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 1

Mr. Arthur Dean, the special Allied negotiator at Panmun[?] said that he was confident that the…

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Move To End War In Indo-China (AAP-Reuter)

Maitland Mercury · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 1

BAYONNE (France): Francs, will raise the Indo-China issue “with clarity and realism” at the Berlin Four Power…

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Maori War Canoe For Prince

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 2

WELLINGTON: The Queen has accepted a m[?] of a Mo[?]ri war canoe for Prince Charles…

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"War" canoe for Prince Charles WEELINGTON

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 2

The Queen has accepted a model war canoe for Prince Charles. The canoe three feet long…

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Singleton soldier fined on driving charge

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 1

A policeman and a Greta man, in a taxi, chased an erratically driven Army jeep from Harper's Hill to Maitland early on Saturday afternoon, but could not overtake it on account…

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China As U.N. Member May Have Averted War

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 3

BALTIMORE: Omission of Red China from the United Nations imposed a considerable strain on the world organisation, Sir Gladwyn Jebb declared last night…

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War Danger Receding

Maitland Mercury · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 1

LONDON: The danger of [?]meditated war had receded [?] the background for the [?] being as the result of…

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Coats More To Keep A Soldier

Maitland Mercury · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 5

MELBOURNE: The cost of maintaining a soldier in the field had increased at least five fold since World War II, the…

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Effect Of Comics On Soldiers

Maitland Mercury · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 5

MELBOURNE: Comic strips are a contributory cause of the inability of some soldiers to think and express…

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War Jitters M Seoul Seoul

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 1

Korean developments have caused war jitters in Seoul. Developments are— U. N. Command has…

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United Natns Saved U.S. Fro War

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 1

WASHINGTON: The [?] Nations had kept the United States out of a world war, Mr. John Minister Dulies declared in Cress yesterday. The Secretary of State the U.S. would hove…

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Japan Getting Rid Of Post-war Allied Occupation Reforms

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 2

NEW YORK: The correspondent of the “New York Times” in Tokyo says that Japan is rapidly resuming systems of behaviour outlawed or frowned upon during the post-war Allied occupation…

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Snake Wore a Soldier's Ring

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 20 January 1954 · page 1

Recently a snake was killed on the property of Mr. C. H. R. Stapleton, of Cuda, near Canowindra. Nothing unusual…

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Soldiers' Point Public School

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 21 January 1954 · page 6

Soldiers' Point is to have additional accommodation at the school. Mr. R. L. Fitzgerald, M. L. A…

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