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The wars & local soldiers, 1951

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Soldier’s complaint on leave

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 May 1951 · page 14

SYDNEY, Wed.; An Australian private, who reached Sydney from Korea today, said that everything the Australian papers had…

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British Soldier Spy Gaoled

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 May 1951 · page 8

KLAGENFURT (Au[?]a) Wed.: general court-martial yesterday sentenced Ha[?] a sergeant of the[?] Army…

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Korean War ‘Pinning’ Us. Down

Border Morning Mail · Friday 25 May 1951 · page 7

WASHINGTON, Thurs: The Korean war limited America’s ability to counter possible Russian aggression elsewhere…

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Spiritual Revival Can Avert Third World War Says Methodist Crusade Director

The Observer · Friday 25 May 1951 · page 6

On Friday, llth May, the Rev. Pardy, Director for the Methodist Church "Crusade for Christ," visited the Culcairn Circuit end was welcomed at a Circuit tea held in the Culcairn Memorial Hall. Representatives were present from various centres in the Circuit and a very happy…

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Methodists discuss war threat

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 26 May 1951 · page 4

ADELAIDE, Fri: War threatens the entire human race. War now means atomic massacre and the descent to barbarism but we…

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Page’s Recipe for Preventing War

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 26 May 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY, Fri.: The only way to prevent war for the free people of the world is to arm and make it not worthwhile for Russia to…

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“Must seize chance to end war”

Border Morning Mail · Monday 28 May 1951 · page 11

NEW YORK, Sun.: The United Nations must hold itself ready to seize a chance for an honorable negotiated peace in…

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Another war reporter dies in Korea

Border Morning Mail · Monday 28 May 1951 · page 11

LONDON, Sun.: Another Journalist has been killed covering the Korean war, bringing the total of dead or missing to 16…

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Indonesia will not aggravate “cold war”

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 29 May 1951 · page 11

DJAKARTA, Mon: The Indonesian Premier (Dr. Sukiman) repeated in Parliament today that Indonesia would not “aggravate…

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Land for Soldier Settlement Resumption Agreements Questioned

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 May 1951 · page 1

Discussing the resumption of Errowanbang Estate for soldier settlement Mr. C. B. Cutler. (C.B. Orange) said in the Legislative As…

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Response to Albury High School War Memorial Oval Fund Is Lagging

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 30 May 1951 · page 6

“Although the appeal for funds to lay down the High School war memorial oval was launched three months ago, only £259/12/- of the estimated £2000 required has been raised,” said…

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“Old Soldiers Never Die”

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 30 May 1951 · page 2

In a letter received by Miss Raie Langley, of Albury from her sister who lives in the United States, was a paragraph referring…

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Soldier Killed by Train

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 31 May 1951 · page 7

Wodonga Deputy Coroner, Mr M. Buntz, yesterday found that George Whittaker Riding died from injuries’ suffered accident…

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Conditions of Army Enlistment Relaxed Says Minister

The Observer · Friday 1 June 1951 · page 8

Many men who, because of their age or medical classification, have not been eligible previously for full-time duty in the army will now be accepted for…

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Ex-soldiers and land ballots

Border Morning Mail · Friday 1 June 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY. Thurs: Ex-servicemen applying for soldier settlement land ballots, who get notice of their proposed, exclusion from a…

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South Korean soldiers aboard an “Alligator”

Border Morning Mail · Friday 1 June 1951 · page 10

South Korean soldiers of the First ROK Division aboard an American US Marine-operated “Alligator,'” await the crossing of the Han River…

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Wakool Property for Soldier Settlement

The Pastoral Times · Friday 1 June 1951 · page 4

Seven farms on “Merriginnie” estate near Wakool, will become available for application under the war service land settlement…

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Address against war at Albury

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 2 June 1951 · page 4

To re-arm Germany and Japan would be suicidal lunacy, Mr I. Turner, B.A., LL.B„ who recently returned from the second World…

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Woman fatally wounded whilst washing clothes

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 June 1951 · page 3

WAGGA, Sun.: A New Australian woman was fatally wounded on Saturday afternoon by a bullet, believed to have been fired by a man out shooting rabbits…

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Britain moves to end war

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 June 1951 · page 1

LONDON, Sun.: The British Foreign Secretary (Mr Herbert Morrison) has made a new approach to interested Governments…

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