World War I "Bottle" Message Found
ADELAIDE, Tues.—A message from the troopship Ballarat 37 years ago has been found in a bottle 15 miles from the Murray River mouth…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Illawarra · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1953
156 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 8 of 8
Spender Believes War Danger Lessened
NEW YORK, Sun.—Sir Percy Spender said today he believed the danger of world war was less today than it was in 1950…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →U.N. Aim To Halt War
MELBOURNE, Mon. — The Untied Nations was the only world wide organisation which had the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Monty Sees No Danger of Immediate War
LONDON, Mon. — Rield-Marshall Lord Montgomery said yesterday he did not think there would be a war in the "forseeable future" because of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Queen at All-anzac Concert
LONDON, Tues.-Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh were given a rousing reception and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Russian Personnel Active In Korean War"-US Charge
WASHINGTON, Sun.—The United States Army last night made a formal charge that Russian personnel participated actively in the Korean war. The charge was based on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Governor To Unveil War Memorial
The Governor of New South Wales (Lt.-General Sir John Northcott), has accepted an invitation from…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →RADIO News and Programmes Remembrance Day Broadcast The Unknown Soldier
"The Last Journey of the Unknown Warrior", specially written for Remembrance Day by Diana MacCalluin, recreates the 23-year-old ceremony of the burial of the Unknown Soldier in Westminster…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Urge To End War By Indo-China
PARIS, Mon.—The annual congress of the Democratic Social Union of Resistance yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →"War Threat Upset To Economics"
NEW YORK, Fri.—Threat of a new world war had led to a disruption of world economics, Soviet…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Four Surf Teams in £100 Tug-o'-war
Four surf clubs have so far indicated that they will be taking part in the £100 Tug-o'-War at the Wollongong Showground on Wednesday night…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Civilian War Pensions Rise To Be Paid
CANBERRA, Sun.—Payment of increases in civilian war pensions were announced today by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tug-o'-War Teams For Tomorrow
Following are the Wollongong and Port Kembla Surf Club Tug o' War teams to appear at the Showground…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Ecuador Wages War Against TB
Ecuador is waging a scientific fight against an age-old source of humanity-tuberculosis. Two…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tug-o'-war Contests
Teams for tomorrow night's tug-o'-war contests at the Wollongong show-ground are:…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Christmas Party Planned For War Widows and Wards
Torchbearers for Legacy (Wollongong) will give a Christmas Party for war widows and wards in the Wollongogn R.S.L. Hall…
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