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The wars & local soldiers, 1952

168 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 6 of 9

"Chocolate Soldier" Blitze Weakness in Wollongong CMF Unit (To the Editor)

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 4 July 1952 · page 5

Sir,—Many and varied statements have been made of late in the Sydney Press concerning C.M.F. falling enlistments and increasing dissatisfaction arid consequent resignations…

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Soldiers' Flood Relief Appeal

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 July 1952 · page 5

The Wollongong subbranch of the Returned Soldiers' League flood relief appeal will close on…

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Red Dean Says Germ War Facts "Irrefutable"

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 July 1952 · page 3

LONDON, Tues.—Facts concerning germ warfare in Korea were "conclusive and irrefutable," the Red Dean…

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Hooligan Acts Are Costing Ratepayers £300 a Year Kiama's War Memorial Despoiled by Vandals

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 9 July 1952 · page 1

Hooligans and vandals are costing Kiama ratepayers between £300 and £400 every year. Street lights are being wantonly smashed, trees cut, buildings…

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Soldier for Trial on Murder Charge

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 July 1952 · page 11

SYDNEY, Wed.—Gilbert Ryan, 23, soldier, was today committed for trial on a charge of…

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War Time Priority

Kiama Independent · Saturday 12 July 1952 · page 3

The Menzies Government intends to give the same priority to the manufacture of superphosphate as was given to the war-time…

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War Victim's Baby Daughter Dies

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 July 1952 · page 3

JOLIET (Illinois) Fri.—The two-day-old daughter of armless, legless Korean War veteran. Private…

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Jap War Bride Arrives

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 21 July 1952 · page 7

Mrs Cherry Parker, first Japanese war bride to come to Australia, pictured here on her arrival with her husband and three-year-old daughter Margaret. Mr Gordon Parker married Cherry in Japan six years ago…

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Thirroul Soldiers' Fishing Club

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 28 July 1952 · page 9

A favourable balance sheet and report was adopted at the annual meeting of Thirroul Soldiers' Memorial…

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Editorial: Liberals "At War" Over Banking

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 11 August 1952 · page 1

A CURIOUS "war" is going on inside the Liberal Party at Canberra. The parties are a number of rank and file members, on one hand, and senior Cabinet Ministers, headed by the Prime Minister,…

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Enlistments Increase By 25,000

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 15 August 1952 · page 8

CANBERRA, Thurs.—Total civilian employment in Australia has dropped by 42,300 in the 12 months ended jast June. At the…

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R.s.l Declines to Ban Sport on Anzac Afternoon

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 August 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.—The R.S.L. annual conference today defeated a move which sought to ban commercialised sport on Anzac Day…

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Money for War and Peace

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 18 August 1952 · page 5

"If we can find unlimited money for war, why can't we find it for peacetime development."…

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Typhoon Stops War in Korea

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 August 1952 · page 2

SEOUL, Mon. — A 100-m.p.h. typhoon struck Korea today, halting most ground and air fighting…

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Annual Gift Of Rams For War Settlers

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 August 1952 · page 9

A gift by F. S. Falkiner and Sons Pty Ltd. of 100 "Boonoke" merino rams for soldier settlers is to be…

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Unemployed "Advised" To Enlist

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 August 1952 · page 9

CANBERRA, Tues.—The Minister for Defence (Mr. McBride) said in the House of Representatives…

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Speaker Outlines Welsh Post-war Progress

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 August 1952 · page 8

Mr. John Webb, Registrar of the University of Technology, Sydney, was the guest speaker…

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U.s. Soldiers Aid Korea Orphans

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 29 August 1952 · page 7

A "Korean Orphans' Aid Society," designed to assist in the care, feeding and clothing of 75…

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Youth Killed And Woman Wounded; Shooting Affray

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 September 1952 · page 6

ADELAIDE, Mon.— A youth was killed and a 45-year-old woman was wounded in a shooting…

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