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Murray · The wars & local soldiers
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WASHINGTON, Sun.: Asked if war with Russia was inevitable, Gen. George Marshall, Secretary of Defence, replied: “I do not think it is inevitable. I think it is a very dangerous possibility.”…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →STRASBOURG, Sun.: Mr Duncan Sandys, son-in-law of Mr Churchill, head of the European Union Movement,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WELLINGTON (NZ), Mon.: Few countries had furnished as many troops foe Korea compared with the size of their population…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →MELBOURNE, Mon.: The apparent muddling over Australian troops in Korea was a national disgrace, Mr Gullett, MHR (Lib.), said today. The Government had a responsibility to the people…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ADELAIDE, Tues: Although no official statement, was made, the opinion of South Australian and Western Australian sailors who…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →NEW YORK, Tues.: It was emphasised in well-informed circles today that if the United Nations extended the war to Asia…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →“WASHINGTON, Tues: General Douglas MacArthur’s plan for expanded air and sea fighting would not defeat Communist China in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, Tuesday.—Persia has suddenly become the world’s second most hot spot—Korea is the hottest al the moment—and it all has to do with oil. According to United Press in Teheran, the secretary of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →MELBOURNE, Wed.: An allegation published in a section of the Press that members of the Third…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →ADELAIDE, Wed.: What was happening at the Woomera rocket range might prevent a third world war, the Governor of South…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →NEW YORK, Wed.: Great Britain—apart from the United States and South Korea—had made by far the most troops…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →MELBOURNE, Wed.: “A lead must be given to the people of this country to make them realise that all they have to look forward to for the rest of their lives is hardship, suffering and sacrifice—tears and sweat,” said the Director-General of Recruiting (Sir Edmund Herring), addressing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Field Marshal Lord Birdwood died yesterday at Hampton Court Palace, London, aged 85 years…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SYDNEY, Fri.: A new town, comprising 950 homes, is to be erected at Rooty Hill to house British and Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →BRISBANE, Mon.: One of Australia’s leading nuclear physicists (Professor Sir Kerr Grant) said in Brisbane tonight that 15 atom…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →MELBOURNE, Mon.: With the announcement today of the extension of recruiting for the Women’s Australian Army Corps…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WASHINGTON, Tues.: President Truman yesterday asked Congress for an additional 800,000,000 dollars (£357,142,857) to stockpile…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →WASHINGTON, Tuesday: A United Nations survey released today shows that the Communist bloc is now providing Russia…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →NEW YORK, Tues.: There would be danger of World War III if Britain sent troops to Iran to protect her oil interests,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A soldier was found dead beside the railway line at the rear of the Golden Fleece petrol depot, Wodonga, yesterday morning. The soldier, GEORGE WHITTAKER…
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