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The wars & local soldiers, 1951

174 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 7 of 9

"City Should Have War Memorial Dogs' Home"

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 July 1951 · page 6

"You should build a dogs' home worthy of the district. A war memorial for the animals that served during the war—the…

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Parliamentarians Told "Enlist For Korea"

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 July 1951 · page 1

Mr Graham (Lib., N.S.W.) told the House of…

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U.s. "Could Beat Soviet If Atom War Came Now"

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 16 July 1951 · page 1

Mr Gordon Dean, chairman of the Atomic Energy…

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War on Rabbits New Peace Offensive By Russia?

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 July 1951 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Wednesday (A.A.P.).—A Big Pour meeting, including Communist China, to settle the Far Eastern question…

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Editorial: War on Inflation, or on Each Other?

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 20 July 1951 · page 1

IF AUSTRALIA'S interests are put first by all the parties, there is no reason why the "inflation conference" proposed by the Prime Minister should not yield…

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Work on War Memorial Progressing

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 23 July 1951 · page 8

Work on the War Memorial Cub Lair at Mt Keira Scout Camp is proceeding very satisfactorily…

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"WAR of the Worlds' to Be Filmed

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 23 July 1951 · page 3

George pal's next assignment at Paramount following the recently completed "When Worlds Collide", will be the sensational…

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U.s. "Cleared for War"

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 July 1951 · page 3

Captain J. C. [?] Morrow, [?]R.A.N. has [?]returned to…

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Anzac for Korea

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 30 July 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—The "battle" class destroyer H.M.A.S. Anzac, which has been commissioned in Sydney, will sail at 5…

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Truman Says "Russia Talk Peace, Plan War"

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 30 July 1951 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Sunday (AAP).—President Truman accused Russia yesterday, of planning to plunge the world into…

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War "Madness" Says Nehru

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 July 1951 · page 8

NEW DELHI; Monday (AAP)—In a speech in New Delhi Indian Prime Minister Pandit Nehru said yesterday it was…

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Germans Want Release of War Criminals

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 July 1951 · page 8

BERLIN, Monday (AAP).—Four thousand German former paratroops declared yesterday they would not fight for the…

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Welcome Home To Kiama Soldier

Kiama Independent · Saturday 4 August 1951 · page 3

A welcome home was tendered to Spr. Frank Jenkins who. recently returned home after four year in Japan and Korea, where he was wounded…

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Anzac Festival

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 9 August 1951 · page 12

The outstanding success of the Anzac Eve Festival held in the Great Hall of Sydney University on April 24th last gave…

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Returned Soldiers' League Annual Ball

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 9 August 1951 · page 26

Sixteen minutes of hilarious fun was enjoyed by all during the floor show at the R.S.L. Ball, last Friday night…

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War Chances Fifty-Fifty

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 13 August 1951 · page 6

STOCKBRIDGE (Massachusetts), Sunday (A.A.P.).—A Third World War could break out this autumn with a Russian…

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Thinks Global War Unlikely

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 13 August 1951 · page 6

Dr. James B. Conant president of Harvard University (U.S.), who it visiting Australia, said…

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Plans For Albion Park Soldiers' Club

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 13 August 1951 · page 1

The architect's plans for the erection of the new Returned Soldiers' Club at Albion Park are now on public display in…

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Reds Prepare for Sea War

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 August 1951 · page 1

Viscount Hall, First Lord of the Admiralty, described in the House of Lords recently Russian preparations for a…

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U.s. War Dead Commemorated

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 August 1951 · page 7

Her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth and Her Royal Highness Princess…

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