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The wars & local soldiers, 1950

746 stories in Murray's papers · page 28 of 38

Furniture Makers Ready For War

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 September 1950 · page 5

BRISBANE, Tues.: A meeting of furniture retailers and manufactures from all States today endorsed plans to…

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War Memorial Hospital Appeal Receives Good News

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 13 September 1950 · page 5

Oh Friday last Berrigan had a surprises visit from the Chairman of the New South Wales Hospital committee Dr. Lillery…

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Govt. Taking Steps to Protect N.S.W. in the Event of War SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 September 1950 · page 3

The State Government was taking necessary steps of a precautionary character, to ensure that NSW would be prepared to meet contingencies if the international situation should worsen, the…

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30 Soldiers Dead in Train Disaster

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 September 1950 · page 7

COLUMBUS (Ohio). Tues.: Thirty soldiers are now known to have lost, their lives when the passenger express, “Spirit of St…

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The Soviet War Potential

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 14 September 1950 · page 2

The grave problem to which attention was drawn in this column some weeks ago as to whether the democracies should continue to supply Russia with goods and equipment useful in strengthening her war potential is now coming into the…

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Soldiers at Attention

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 14 September 1950 · page 4

The Governor (Sir John Northcott) met these types of ex-servicemen at Howlong yesterday. At right is World War I Veteran, Mr G. Koehn, who was decorated with, the Military Medal for bravery at Gallipoll…

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Distributors of Anti-war Pam-phlets May Be Prosecuted

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 September 1950 · page 3

BRISBANE, Thurs.: Security and State police are investigating whether action is to be taken over the distribution of…

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Red Blamed for the War in Korea Lake Success

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 September 1950 · page 3

The United Notions Korean Commission today placed. the entire blame for the present war on the North Koreans. The Commission, on which…

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Litigation Delaying Soldier Settlement

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 September 1950 · page 4

The Minister for Lances (Mr. Renshaw) has stated that litigation was not only delaying negotiations but also hampering the Department in…

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The Rifle Soldiers' Cup Won by W. Holt

The Observer · Friday 15 September 1950 · page 8

The final stage of the Soldiers' Cup, together with the F. W. Rohrich and Son trophy for the scratch score on this event, was completed at Henty…

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Governor Meets Returned Soldiers Presentation to Treasurer

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 September 1950 · page 5

Owing to delay in returning from "Woodlawn." His Excellency and the official party were about an hour late in arriving at the R.S.L. Club…

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Two British, Soldiers Killed by Terrorists

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 September 1950 · page 1

SINGAPORE, Fri.: Two British soldiers were killed by terrorists in Perak yesterday, when a jeep on which they were…

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Big Soviet War- Ship to Undergo Trials

Border Morning Mail · Monday 18 September 1950 · page 12

STOCKHOLM, Sun: The first of Russia’s new 35,600 ton battleships is expected to undergo trials this month…

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Further Donations to War Memorial Appeal

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 19 September 1950 · page 2

The following donations were received by the committee of the Murray Shire War Memorial Appeal recently:—…

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Korean War Map

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 20 September 1950 · page 3

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War Comes to Sosa

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 20 September 1950 · page 17

TOKIO, Tues: (From AAP-Reuter correspondent Victor Valentine on the road to Seoul.) War came to the small town of…

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Would Unite in War

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 September 1950 · page 9

DURBAN, Wed.: For the first time in history, the two major while races of the Union of South African would stand…

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War with State of Germany to End New York

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 September 1950 · page 3

The three Western Allies — Britain, France and the United States —yesterday promised to end the state of war with Germany and to give the West German Government more power to run its own affairs. They delayed a decision on whether they would let West Germany…

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Late Korean War Flash Landing by South Korean Marines Washington, Wed

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 21 September 1950 · page 3

South Koreans have established a beach-head at Sanchock, 105 miles north of Pohang, Army Department…

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War Stripped of Its Gloss, Glory New York

Border Morning Mail · Friday 22 September 1950 · page 3

A memorable narrative of the land campaign against Japan from New Guinea to Tokio is due for publication tomorrow in Lieut.-General Robert Eichelberger’s memoirs, “Our Jungle…

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