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The wars & local soldiers, 1951

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

Egypt's Underground Declares Open War

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 November 1951 · page 2

CAIRO, Friday (AAP).—Egypt's underground has "declared war" on Britons in the Suez Canal zone and has promised to exact "an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth"…

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11,000 Enlisted In Australia

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 November 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.—More than 11,000 recruits have been enlisted in the three armed services throughout Australia since…

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King's Oldest Soldier

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 9 November 1951 · page 1

OUEBEC, Thursday (AAP).—Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh yesterday met the man who claims…

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Egyptians Star 3 British Soldiers

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 12 November 1951 · page 1

[?] Sunday (A.A.P.).—Three British soldiers were stabbed yesterday with knives in [?] by a mob of…

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Australian Soldier "Chained"; Minister to Inquire

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 16 November 1951 · page 6

CANBERRA, Thursday.—Allegations that an Australian soldier was placed in chains by Canadian service police whilst…

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Maltreatment of Soldier Discounted

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 November 1951 · page 2

TOKYO, Monday (AAP. Reuter).—Senior Commonwealth Division officers today discounted a report that…

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N. Koreans Want "War Criminals" Punished

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 November 1951 · page 3

TOKIO, Tuesday (A.A.P.-Reuter).—North Korea's Foreign-Minister (Park Hon Yong) has made a four-point…

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6000 U.s. War Prisoners Believed Killed by Reds

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 November 1951 · page 1

TOKYO, Tuesday (A.A.P.).—General Riagway's headquarters tonight said there was "considerable evidence"…

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Egyptian Terrorists Kill Two British Soldiers

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 23 November 1951 · page 1

CAIRO, Thursday (AAP).—Egyptian terrorists killed two British soldiers and wounded two others in an ambush in…

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Bulli Rifle Club Formed During First World War

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 26 November 1951 · page 3

The Bulli Rifle Club was formed during World War I, using as its headquarters, a range acquired in 1913 by the Commonwealth Government for military purposes…

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Army Enlistments Rise

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 3 December 1951 · page 11

Last week's Army enlistment of 182 men had been exceeded on once since the Recruiting campaign began, stated the…

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2 British Soldiers Killed In Ismalia

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 10 December 1951 · page 3

ISMAILIA, Sunday (A.A.P.).—Two British soldiers were killed and a third critically wounded last night when they…

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£180 Waiting for "Dead" Soldier

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 December 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Friday.—A private at first believed to have been killed in action in Korea has £180 waiting for him at…

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Soldier Shot Himself in Nightmare

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 December 1951 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—Raymond Watkins, 24, of Lismore, said today that while on service in Korea he had almost…

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