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The wars & local soldiers, 1954

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British Soldier Dies of Wounds

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 April 1954 · page 2

CAIRO, Mon.—A British army private has died from wounds received when three Egyptians opened fire on an…

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War Memorial Window

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 7

On Sunday next, Anzac day, the drawing of the War Memorial window to be placed in St. Luke's…

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Anzac Day Services— Book of Remembrance At Thirroul Sub-Branch

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 1

A beautifully leather-bound Book of Remembrance' will be dedicated at the Thirrbul R.S.L. Hall on Sunday. The book, which has been Specially made for the purpose…

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Anzac Service at Cathedral

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 5

A Solemn Requiem Mass will be celebrated in St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral next Sunday (Anzac Day)…

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Anzac Day Dawn Service

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 April 1954 · page 2

The Anzac Day Dawn Service, recorded at the Sydney Cenotaph. will be broadcast over Radio 2WL on Sunday…

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Services Of Remembrance For ANZAC

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 26 April 1954 · page 3

The commemoration of Anzac Day continued yesterday with the laying of wreaths at most of the district war memorials and marches of ex-servicemen and services of remembrance in the larger towns…

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Moving Anzac Day Services Well Attended

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 26 April 1954 · page 1

Anzac Remembrance Services were held at Port Kembla, Thirroul, Austinmer and Coledale yesterday, with hundreds of ex-service personnel taking part. Attendances were slightly better than on Anzac days in recent years…

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40,000 in Sydney's Anzac March

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 26 April 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.—Under an overcast sky today more than 40,000 returned servicemen and women marched through the streets of Sydney in the annual…

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Anzac Service at Abbey

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 April 1954 · page 8

LONDON, Mon.—More than 2,500 people packed Westminster Abbey yesterday for the Anzac Day…

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Requiem Mass on Anzac Day

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 April 1954 · page 4

On Anzac Day, a solemn requiem mass was celebrated in St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral…

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Eligible for Enlistment

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 April 1954 · page 7

NICOSIA (Cyprus). — Young Cypriot men who are British subjects or British protected persons, physically…

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District-wide Tributes to War Dead

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 28 April 1954 · page 1

At services and special functions throughout the district in the past week the people have remembered their fallen…

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Corrimal Anzac 'Smoko'

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 29 April 1954 · page 9

Reverence, enthusiasm and gaiety were admirably expressed at the annual Anzac Smoko of the Corrimal E.S.L. Sub-Branch last rriday in the Soldiers' Hall The president, Mr. Alken…

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Anzac Remembrance At Baptist Church

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 29 April 1954 · page 33

President of the Baptist Union of New South Wales, Rev. E. F. Heather, paid tribute to the spirit of the members of…

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Anzac Day

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 3 May 1954 · page 8

Anzac Day was celebrated at Corrimal Public School on Friday, 23rd April. The service was conducted by…

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Inspector Claims Studley-ruxton Illegally Wore War Medals

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 7 May 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs. — David Edward Studley-Ruxton "would no doubt be charged" with illegally wearing minature war medals, Det.-Inspector John Henry Aldridge told the Royal Commission today…

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Fight cold war, urges U.S. Admiral

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 May 1954 · page 1

Democracies must fight the Reds in all cold wars, U.S. Fleet Admiral William R. Hal…

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Menzies: No New Policy On War Pensions

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thurs.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) has advised the Federal President of the…

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French Wounded Evacuated

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 May 1954 · page 1

HANOI, Fri.—The first group of seriously wounded French Union troops evacuated from the…

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Reverence For War Graves In New Guinea

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 17 May 1954 · page 2

Mr. and Mrs. Ted Johnson of the Grand Hotel, Wollongong, who last week returned from a six weeks' trip to New Guinea and the islands, said that they would always carry with them memories of the beautiful way…

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