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The wars & local soldiers, 1952

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

The Rest of the News in Brief Vote for War Criminals

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 September 1952 · page 1

TOKYO, Mon.—War criminals in Sugamo Prison, Tokyo, will be allowed to vote in the coming elections,…

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War Criminals Want Reprieve

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 5 September 1952 · page 11

TOKYO, Thurs.—Foreign correspondents for the first time interviewed Japanese war criminals in Tokyo's…

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Tarrawanna Soldier Wounded In Korea

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 September 1952 · page 2

CANBERRA, Fri.—The Minister for the Army (Mr. Francis) today released a casualty list containing the…

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To War Through Rice Fields

Kiama Independent · Saturday 6 September 1952 · page 1

The late summer sun shines over the Korean rice fields as these British Infantrymen wend their way to take up new positions in the hills…

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A.B.C. War. Correspondent To Visit Korea Again

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 8 September 1952 · page 2

Frederick Simpson, one of the A.B.C.'s well-known war correspondents, leaves early next month on his third trip to Korea. He will send back battle stories, and record voices of Australian troops for broadcasting at Christmas by the A.B.C…

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"Wounded Men Forced to Do Extra Service"

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 September 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.—Some wounded Australian soldiers in Korea had been forced to make up in extra front-line service time spent in hospital recuperating from…

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Wounded Constable Found with Bodies of Wife and Son, 3

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 September 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.—A woman and her son were shot dead and a senior police constable gravely wounded, in a car found parked in bush at Rydalmere, a…

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War Hero Spent Child's Legacy to Support Rebel Tribesmen

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 26 September 1952 · page 5

LONDON, Thurs.—A dapper, monocled British colonel was parachuted into Burma during the…

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Extension Of Soldiers' Preference

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 26 September 1952 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thurs.— Rights to preference in employment for servicemen of the 1939-45 War…

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Preparations For War

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 September 1952 · page 9

Sir,—The recent actions of the Federal Government must surely sicken all peaceloving people, in that they…

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Molotov Blames U.s. for Korean War

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 October 1952 · page 3

MOSCOW, Mon. — Deputy Soviet Premier (Mr. V. M. Molotov) last night placed the main responsibility for the Korean war on the United States…

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War Hero Dies After Brawl

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 October 1952 · page 3

GOULBURN, Tues.—Police are making an intensive search of the Goulburn district for a…

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Soldier Free to Marry Japanese Girl

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 October 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.—Mr. Justice Toose, in the Divorce Court today shortened the time for a soldier's decree adsolute to six weeks to enable him to marry a…

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Churchill Believes Fear of Bomb Will Prevent War

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 October 1952 · page 6

LONDON, Wed.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Winston Churchill) said last night that he thought a third world war [?]stunlikely—because it would be…

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War Training For Czech Schoolboys

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 24 October 1952 · page 7

LONDON, Thurs.—Czechoslovakian Schoolboys and girls will take part in…

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Korean War to Head U.n.o. Debates

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 24 October 1952 · page 6

NEW YORK, Thurs.—Korea has won top priority in the agenda of the United Nations General Assembly's main political committee…

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Judge's "War" on Dangerous Motorists

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 October 1952 · page 9

SYDNEY, Tues.—Judge Berne to-day declared "war" on dangerous motorists. The Judge was hearing…

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75 Wounded on Koje Island

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 October 1952 · page 8

TOKYO, Wed. — Koje Island, prisoner of war trouble spot off Korea, was the scene of a new…

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'War' Will Be Waged On Communists By A.L.P. Industrial Group

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 30 October 1952 · page 1

An A.L.P. spokesman said last night that the Labor Party's Industrial Group Rally on Sunday afternoon at Wollongong, would commence the most intensive campaign ever waged against Communist Party control of Trade Unions in this district…

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Nurses "Soften" Soldiers

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 October 1952 · page 4

CHELSEA (Mass.), Wed. — Nurses in Korean combat areas are making wounded…

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