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The wars & local soldiers, 1954

354 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 17 of 18

War Threat Fades—monty

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 November 1954 · page 1

Field - Marsh[?] lord Montgomery said recently that the threat of a Third World War…

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War Service Land Settlement Board Scone Sitting

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 November 1954 · page 1

There was a sitting of the War Service Land Settlement Board at the Scone Court Rouse on…

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“Gangland” War Feared

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 November 1954 · page 1

MELBOURNE: The shooting of a young married woman at South Yarra yesterday may touch off a gangland war,…

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Eisenhower Believes Spectre of War Less Threatening, Despite Attack on U.s. Plane

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 November 1954 · page 1

WASHINGTON: President Eisenhower said yesterday that the spectre of war loomed less threateningly than in a long time, despite the shooting down of an American plane over Japanese waters by Russian-built fighter aircraft on…

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Soldier Settlement at Baradine

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 9 November 1954 · page 3

Seven fat lamb raising blocks near Baradine will be open for application under the war service land settlement…

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Extracts From ‘Mercury’ Files 50 Years Ago November 10, 1004 B[?] war yesterday Honoured

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 November 1954 · page 2

Captain C. E. Nicholson who has the command of the Maitland ..Squadron, of the 4th Australian Light Horse…

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Club Wants Names of Returned Men for Honour Roll

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 2

President of the Maitland R.S.L Club (Mr. A. M. Porter) test night appeared to district residents to supply names for on honour roll planned for the club premises in High-street…

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Police Think “Bodgie” Was Wounded

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY: Hospital authorities and doctors were questioned to-day by police in the search for a young “bodgle”…

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Hospital check for wounded bodgie SYDNEY

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 4

Hospital authorities and doctors were questioned today by police in a search for a young bodgie…

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Moonan News Soldier's Memorial Hall

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 5

A tender for £34410 to paint the hall has been accepted by the committee To carry out this work a bank…

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No War, Says Air Expert

Maitland Mercury · Friday 19 November 1954 · page 6

Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir John Stressor. said recently that the existence of Ailed store…

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Easing Of Cold War—Trygve Lie

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 November 1954 · page 1

LONDON: Mr. Trygve Lie, former secretary-General of the United Nations, said yesterday he thought the cold…

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Soldiers' Club on New Site Decision at Monthly Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 November 1954 · page 6

At the monthly meeting of the R.S.L. on Friday night, attended by over 50 members, it was decided that new clubrooms be erected on the sub-branch's own land, situated in…

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Ballot Of Rams For Ex-Soldiers

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 November 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY: Messrs. A. A. Nellson Mills and Son, of “Burrabogle Wahwoon” Stud, Hay, have made a…

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German Rearmament Planned Before End Of Last War

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 November 1954 · page 1

LONDON: Before World War II. ended, Sir Winston Churchill gave orders that German arms should be collected carefully and stocked “so they could be easily issued again to German soldiers with…

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Korean War “Stalin Blunder”

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 December 1954 · page 1

NEW YORK: A former Soviet espionage agent, Lieutenant-Colonel Yuri R[?]strovov, says the Korean war was “a…

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Payments For Prisoners Of War

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 December 1954 · page 4

CANBERRA: The Red Cross International Committee would decide how much Australia would receive of the…

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To-day’s Leader More Logic Required U.S. Pledges Protection of Nationalist Formosa Red Attack Could Mean War

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 December 1954 · page 1

WASHINGTON: Completion of a mutual security treaty between the United States and Nationalist China, pledging United States’ protection to the Nationalist stronghold of Formosa, is officially announced in joint statements issued…

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Police Soldiers Killed

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 2 December 1954 · page 10

SAIGON: Four policemen and two soldiers were killed and 11 others wounded when 300 Vietnamese soldiers…

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Anzac Observance Committee

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 December 1954 · page 12

The annual meeting of he Merriwa Anzac Observince Committee, to have been held on Monday night…

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