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The wars & local soldiers, 1950

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Americans Will Use Germans in War with Soviet New York

Border Morning Mail · Friday 28 April 1950 · page 9

Regardless of State Department opposition, the United States Joint Chiefs-of-Staff have secret plans for arming Germany and using bases in Spain if war comes. This is claimed by the…

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Soldier Settlers Repay Over Quarter Million in March

The Pastoral Times · Friday 28 April 1950 · page 4

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) announced today that soldier settlers, during March, repaid over a quarter of a million…

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District News BALLDALE Anzac Day

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 29 April 1950 · page 14

Anzac Day was commemorated in Balldale when 30 men of the two World Wars marched to the Monument. A large crowd…

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Wallace’s Gigantic Dollar Plan to End “Cold War”

Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 May 1950 · page 3

DES MOINES (Iowa), Sunday : A multi - million dollar plan to end the “cold war” was proposed by Mr Henry…

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Sergeant Named Prettiest Soldier

Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 May 1950 · page 21

LOS ANGELES, Sun.: Sergeant Arnold Svacek, 31, was named “the handsomest GI in the Army” yesterday, but he did not seem too…

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Alleged Car Thief Wounded

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 2 May 1950 · page 9

AUCKLAND, Mon: A shot from a detective’s automatic pistol ended an hour-long chase by two police patrol cars through the…

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War Minister Attacks Reds

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 2 May 1950 · page 9

LONDON, Mon: The British War Minister (Mr John Strachey), who has denied accusations Communist sympathies,…

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[?]Athoura News [?]Ssive Anzac Ceremony leaded by Large Crowd HALL was packed to capacity last Tuesday,[?] when the people gathered to commemorate

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 2 May 1950 · page 4

Dolan (chairman), Mr. F. Keech (president D. Cable (secretary R.S.L.), Mr. W. J. Sal[?]Heath and A. Ball and Mr. J. Osborn were stage. Mrs. H. Shorter played the…

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Soldiers' Blocks

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 2 May 1950 · page 2

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan) has announced that three farms on "Willigobung" Estate, near Tumbarumba, have been made available for…

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Land for Soldier Settlers

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 2 May 1950 · page 1

The Minister for Lands announced to-day that three farms on " Willisburg" Estate near Tumbarumba have been made available…

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Land Resumptions for Soldier Settlement

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 2 May 1950 · page 1

"when the bill to validate the resumption of estates at 1942 values for soldier settlement was under discussion in the Legislative…

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Anzac Day

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 3 May 1950 · page 6

In company with these everywhere [?] people joined in the Comm[?] of Anzac Day on Tuesday of last week and paid their solemu…

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“War with Russia Near”

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 May 1950 · page 19

NEW YORK, Toes.: The belief that war with Russia was coming and that the Soviet [?] had probably rose se far as…

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“Our Vital Interest in Malayan War”

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 May 1950 · page 9

CANBERRA, Tues.: The struggle taking place at present in Malaya, where Communists were seeking to break down the…

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“War Any Time”

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 May 1950 · page 2

SINGAPORE, Wed. (AAP-Reuter): With the world political and military situation as it was, war “might break out any time,” Rear…

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The Meaning of Anzac Impressive Address Bp Mr. Hugh Roberton

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 4 May 1950 · page 3

Delivering the address at the Anzac Day Commemoration Service on Tuesday morning of last week, Mr. Hugh Roberton, M.H.R., inter…

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U.S. War Memorial Supported

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 May 1950 · page 1

At the Electrical Convention yesterday it was unanimously decided to support the move by the…

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America's War Blunders Led to Present World Ills

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 4 May 1950 · page 1

American political and strategic mistakes during the war possibly lengthened it, certainly made it more difficult, and are largely…

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Britons to Tram Our Soldiers

Border Morning Mail · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thurs.: A great number of British servicemen were wanted for the expansion and development of…

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Wounded Bank Manager Back in Hospital

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 6 May 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Fri.: Leslie Nalder, 59, who WM shot in the chest daring the armed hold-up of the Commonwealth Bank branch at…

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