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The wars & local soldiers, 1955

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Woman Soldier Settler Receives Title

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 January 1955 · page 10

The State's second woman soldier settler was given title to her war service land…

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French Charge German Doctor On War Crimes

Maitland Mercury · Monday 10 January 1955 · page 1

METZ: A 67-years-old doctor, Robert Ernst, Major of Strasbourg during World War II. occupation, will appear…

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Inspection of War Graves

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 11 January 1955 · page 1

SINGAPORE: The Australian Minister of the Interclur [?] Kent Hughes) arrived here yesterday to start a…

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Roman Soldiers’ Graves Found

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 11 January 1955 · page 6

HEIDELBERG (Germany): Several graves of Roman legionaries were found here by workmen repairing a street…

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India Will Keep Out of War

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 January 1955 · page 1

NEW DELHI: There was no chance of India going to [?] although it has certain problems with some…

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To-day’s Leader Getting Them Working Costa Rican War: Five-nation Commission to Look Into Conflict Nicaragua Denies Responsibility

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 January 1955 · page 1

SAN JOSE (Costa Rica) A five-nation commission from the Organisation of American States arrived here yesterday to investigate the four-days-old war in the Central American Republic of Costa Rica…

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Gunnedah Property For Soldier Settlement

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 January 1955 · page 5

About 8000 acres of well known Gunnedah district property, "Bando," are to be taken over by…

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Two Jap War Criminals Out

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 January 1955 · page 1

TOKYO: Two Japanese B and C class war criminals, sentenced by Australia, were released yesterday from Tokyo’s…

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New Zealand’s Role In Future War

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 January 1955 · page 5

WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s role in a future war will be reviewed, the Prime Minister (Mr. Sidney Holland) said…

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To-day’s Leader Modern Warfare Six Soldiers Die In Clash With Rebels

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 January 1955 · page 1

BISKRA (Algeria): Six French soldiers and six Nationalist outlaws were killed yesterday during a pitched bottle on the Aur[?]s Mountains. It was the first battle of a…

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Gall Fly War On Crofton Weed

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 January 1955 · page 6

The Entomological Branch, Department of Agriculture, has received encouraging reports on the manner in which the…

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Soldier Settlers At Cassilis

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 25 January 1955 · page 1

Four ex-Servicemen have been settled under the war service land settlement scheme on wool- growing…

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Eisenhower Authorised to Make War If Needed in Defence of Formosa

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 26 January 1955 · page 1

WASHINGTON: The House of Representatives yesterday gave President Eisenhower authority to make war, if necessary, to defend Formosa and the Pescadores Islands from the Chinese Communists…

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War Service Land Settlement

Maitland Mercury · Monday 31 January 1955 · page 2

Four former servicemen have been settled under the War Service Land Settlement Scheme on wool-growing…

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Service on Anzac Day

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 February 1955 · page 2

SINGLETON: A motion that the Anzac Day ceremony in Singleton should be non-religious was ruled out of order at…

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West Would “Suffer Most” In New War

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 February 1955 · page 1

MOSCOW: A Soviet general issued a warning yesterday that a third world war fought with atomic weapons would bring suffering. “Firstly and mostly” to the countries of Western…

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“Abolish War” call by MacArthur

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 February 1955 · page 1

General of the Army, Douglas MacArthur, the World War II here who was relieved of his Far…

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Sees No Near War Danger

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 February 1955 · page 3

GSTAAD (Switzerland): Field Marshall Viscount Montgomery, Deputy Supreme Commander of the Allied…

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Prisoners Of War Re-union

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 February 1955 · page 2

The commemorative service at the Sydney Cenota[?] annually organised by the council of the Eighth Division on…

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Dulles Thinks Red China Will Not Start War with U.s

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 February 1955 · page 1

WASHINGTON: The United States Secretary of State (Mr. John Foster Dulles) told the Senate Foreign Relations’ Committee yesterday he doubted that the Chinese Communists intended to wage war…

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