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The wars & local soldiers, 1951

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Allies Prepare to End War with Germany

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 January 1951 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Monday (A.A.P.).-The United States and most other World War II foes of the Nazis are preparing to join soon in concerted action to terminate formally…

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Middle East Seen As Anzac—s.s. War Zone

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday (AAP).— Australia, New Zealand and South Africa are likely to be asked to speed up plans for sending forces to the East in the event of war…

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War Main Topic for Premiers

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 5 January 1951 · page 3

Thursday (AAP). — The British Commonwealth Prime Ministers will discuss, the implications for Australia and the whole Commonwealth of the Korean War when their…

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Third War Might Begin "In Immediate Future"

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 5 January 1951 · page 9

MANILA, Thursday (A.A.P.-Reuter). — General Carlos Romulo, Philppines Foreign Secretary and former President…

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More Inquiries About Enlisting

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 5 January 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday. — More than 400 men bad inquired about enlistment in the Services since New Year's Day, the Acting…

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Air Superiority [?] Urged As [?] Counter to War

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 January 1951 · page 3

Lord Tedder, Marshal of the Royal Air Force, speaking in America recently, said that overwhelming air power in…

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War Service Land Settlement [?]ink Bonnie' Estate—Forbes

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 8 January 1951 · page 3

Attention is invited to a notification in the Government Gazette of 29th. December 1950 [?]etting apart eight (8) blocks on…

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War Graves Well Cared for

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 January 1951 · page 5

BRISBANE, Monday. — War graves in Australia and the Pacific Islands compared well with war cemeteries in Europe…

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Tito Plan to End War

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 January 1951 · page 3

BELGRADE, Monday (A.A.P.)—Marshal Tito today called upon the United Nations to Withdraw its troops from…

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"U.S. Leadership In Europe Could Bring War"

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Wednesday (A.A.P.).—American leadership in West Europe's defence was more likely to bring war than…

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War Need Not Stop Negotiation

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 January 1951 · page 4

THE WEEK'S discussions on the international situation suggest that two distinct schools of thought have developed —one in Europe and the other in the United States—on what steps should be taken to end the fighting in Korea and…

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Britain Says Russia Wants War to Go on

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 January 1951 · page 10

Sir Gladwyn Jebb (Britain) stated that "it was clear that Russia did not want to stop the Korean fighting" when…

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War Heroes to Visit District This Month

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 January 1951 · page 7

Three distinguished servicemen will visit Wollongong on Monday, January 22, during a lecture tour of N.S.W. country districts to explain the purposes of the present…

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Tug-o'-War At Dapto Show

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 19 January 1951 · page 3

A spokesman for the Dapto A.H. & I. Society stated last night that the big feature of the night session of the Dapto Show…

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War and the United Nations

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 1

"One fact is clear to all of us who think—war does not settle disagreements. Although the United Nations may not…

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U.s. Car Industry Conversion in the Event of War

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 5

Recently announced as part of the basic defensive planning for the United Nations, the U.S…

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Free Air Travel for Relatives of Ill Soldiers

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 2

CANBERRA, Sunday.—Free air travel, with expenses paid for four days, will be soon extended to the next of kin of…

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War Service Land Settlement Scheme

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 3

Ex-servicemen who want to ensure that they are allotted a particular farm under the war service land settlement scheme…

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"Lonely" Soldiers Now in Gaol

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 7

LONDON, Wednesday (A.A.P.).—Two lonely soldiers who telephoned their girl friends at the Army's expense totted up a…

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American War Memorial Chapter For London

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 29 January 1951 · page 1

A special memorial chapel to Americans who lost their in Britain the war or while based their, is being built in St. Paul's Cathedral. It will form the central feature…

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