V.c. Wants to Enlist, But Wife Says “No”
PERTH, Fri: Tom Starcevich, West Australian VC winner, is desirous of enlisting in the Korean expeditionary force, but his wife…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Murray · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1950
746 stories in Murray's papers · page 24 of 38
Third World War
SINGAPORE. Sun.: The Third World War will start in Berlin in 1951. This was one of the predictions made at a press conference…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mr. Calwell and the War
Mr. Calwell’s outburst last week is just as irresponsible as many of his other comments, but it’s a great deal dirtier and could not have been made at a worse rime. It was only a few weeks ago that Federal Labor wholeheartedly pledged support of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Norwegian Ship for Korean War
OSLO, Sun.: Norway has placed an unarmed merchant ship of 10,003 tons at the disposal of the United Nations for transport…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two More War Correspondents Killed
TOKIO, Sun.: Two British war correspondents, an Indian delegate on the United Nations Commission in Korea,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Korean War News May Be Censored
NEW YORK, Sun.: A military spokesman said yesterday that the question of [?] in the Korean war was [?] by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Churchill Declines to Be European War Minister
STRASBOURG, Sun.: The European Assembly of 15 nations last night adopted by 89 votes to five a proposal by Mr Churchill calling for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldiers Throw Man Into River
MELBOURNE, Sun.: An unknown man who passed some disparaging remarks about the Korean situation at today’s…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Pictures "Battleground" Is Stirring War Film
A motion picture that has been acclaimed the best of the postwar crop of outstanding films is "Battleground", which will be screened at the Majestic…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Jap War Criminal to Be Hanged
LOS NEGROS, Mon. : Two Japanese, Sub.-Lieut. Yutaka Suzuki and Petty Officer Yuzaburo Agata, were found…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ex-soldier Migrants Want Sponsors
The Hay Subbranch of the R.S.L. hove received a list of British ex-sercemen who are anxious to migrate to Australia, but need people in this…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Good Reference Saves Soldier from Gaol
Good character reference from his Warrant Officer had saved him from a gaol sentence, Mr Qulggin, SM. told Arnold…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A Long War
Sir,—The Korean war is a repetition of the Boer war. The Boers were under-estimated and that war lasted nearly three years…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australians to See Newsreels of the Korean War
SYDNEY, Tues.: An Australian newsreel crew left Sydney by air tonight to film Korean war scenes…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Ex-soldiers, Governor Condemn Reds
SYDNEY, Mon: The RSL State Congress today earned a resolution condemning the Communist invasion of South Korea as an…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →War Supply Planners
Members of the Defence Supply Planning Committee discussed Australia’s more active entry into the Korean war at a conference in Melbourne From left: Brigadier A.S. Wilson, Controller of Army Supplies and Development: Air Commodore, F. R. W. Scherger, Deputy Chief of Air Staff: Capt…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Want Assistance for War Widows
SYDNEY, Wed.: State Congress of of the Returned Soldiers’ League decided today to ask Commonwealth Government to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Rsl Confidence in War Veterans’ Committee
SYDNEY, Wed.: Following resolution was carried unanimously at the State Congress of the RSL held at North Sydney Anzac…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →“Korean War Emphasises Unity of Empire”
SYDNEY, Thurs.: One of the good things that had emerged from an ugly situation in Korea was the demonstration that…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →No Third World, War—u.s. Envoy
SYDNEY, Thurs.: Despite the present gloomy international position, the did not believe that there would be…
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