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Mid North Coast · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1953

165 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 9 of 9

Soldier Died Standing

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 4

LONDON.--An Italian alpine sentry has been found standing at his post in a trench in which he had been…

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Turmoil (War) Best Serves the Communists

Macleay Argus · Monday 23 November 1953 · page 5

"Communism has made the mortality of war its permanent single standard, by which it always lives and acts. Such an evil thing has never before happened on such a scale in human history," says…

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RSL State President Opens Taree & District War Mem.Building

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Monday 23 November 1953 · page 1

Taree's R. S. L Building, which has been officially adopted as the town and district war memorial, was on Saturday afternoon officially opened and dedicated by the State President…

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Soldier Prefer. Jeopardised

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 4 December 1953 · page 1

Member for Lyne, Mr P. E. Lucock, said in the House of Representatives that the introduction of compulsory unionism…

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Lost Temper and Wounded Cattle

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 9 December 1953 · page 1

LISMORE, Dec. 8: In the Petty Sessions today, a 22 year old man, Mervyn Edward Wright, was fined…

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The All-blacks "War Cry"

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 29 December 1953 · page 8

Here doing a "war dance" at Brighton and Hove Stadium are members of the New Zealand "All-Blacks" Rugby touring team. The occasion was the start of their Rugby…

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