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The wars & local soldiers, 1951

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Late News Korea War Cost U.s. £5000M

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 5 December 1951 · page 20

NEW YORK, Tues.: Korean war has become one the great-military operations history…

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Soldiers kill 44 Huks

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 5 December 1951 · page 8

MANILA, Tues.: A total of 44 Communist Hukhalahaps have been killed during the last 24 hours on Luzon by 2400…

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Minister Talks War “Here Soon”

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 8 December 1951 · page 4

WAGGA, Fri.: [?] was not much doubt [?] next year or so would [?] the [?]of Australian air force [?] to…

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“War Danger Not So Acute Now”

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 8 December 1951 · page 2

LONDON, Fri: The Prime Minister (Mr Churchill), opening the debate on defence in the House of Commons, said the…

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6½-hour operation by six surgeons on burned soldier

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 8 December 1951 · page 3

PHOENIXVILLE (Penn.),Fri.: A 6½-hour operation involving six surgeons was credited today with saving the life of a soldier…

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Army to enlist 4000 women into C.M.F.

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 8 December 1951 · page 18

CANBERRA, Fri.: Federal Cabinet has given approval for the Army to enlist almost 4000 women into the Citizen Military Forces, Minister for the Army (Mr. Francis) announced today…

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Wounded witness in murder trial weds

Border Morning Mail · Monday 10 December 1951 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Sun.: [?] Markham, 45, a witness in a recent Melbourne murder trial, was married yesterday afternoon to…

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Soldiers Will Be Unsinkable !

Border Morning Mail · Monday 10 December 1951 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Sun.: The United States Army last night announced successful tests of [?] revolutionary uniform…

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Two British soldiers killed by Egyptian mob at Ismailia

Border Morning Mail · Monday 10 December 1951 · page 1

ISMAILIA (Egypt), Sun.: Two British soldiers were killed and a third critically wounded last night when they were attacked in the Arab quarter of Ismailia, a British military spokesman…

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The Hay War Memorial High School. Principal's Annual Report

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 11 December 1951 · page 1

Once more I have the pleasure of presenting the annual report of the Hay War Memorial High School…

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Two Migrants, Soldier Drowned

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 11 December 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Mon: Two crewmen from the dredge Matthew Flinders are believed to be missing in port Phillip Bay…

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Army Enlistments Rise 12, 071 Men Join Services in Year

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 12 December 1951 · page 7

Last week’s Army enlistment of 182 had been exceeded only once since the recruiting campaign began, Assistant Director-General of…

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Army Enlistments Rise 12,071 Men Join Services in Year

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 13 December 1951 · page 7

Last week's Army Enlistment of 182 men had been exceeded only once since the Rcruiting Campaign began, the Assistant Director…

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Roads to ex-soldiers’ farms

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 December 1951 · page 15

The President, Cr. Kane, reported ported on a conference between the Closer Settlement Advisory Board with council…

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Truce Talks: Tempers Flare Up Hold-up on prisoner of war exchange

Border Morning Mail · Monday 17 December 1951 · page 1

MUNSAN (Korea), Sun.: There was no apparent progress in the armistice negotiations between UN and Communist delegations at Pan Mun Jon again today…

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“Japs worse than Nozi war criminals”

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 18 December 1951 · page 15

ADELAIDE, Mon.: Japanese war criminals, if anything, were a “little beastlier” than Germans, Lord Wright, former…

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Salvaged Material From World War II Plays Big Part in Korea

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 18 December 1951 · page 1

World War II material salvaged from Pacific Island junk heaps is helping the U.N. forces in Kerea in many but…

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Soldier Killed in Jeep Smash

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 18 December 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.: A young: army national service trainee was fatally injured and another seriously hurt when a jeep…

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“ ‘Pig slops’ served to soldiers”

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 December 1951 · page 15

SEOUL, Tues.: An Australian soldier said last night that during the three weeks he had spent in the British Commonwealth…

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“Cold War” Invades Sport

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 December 1951 · page 2

The general idea underlying Russia’s pet scheme of a cold war” has been very widely—and quite properly—held up to reprobation in nearly all parts of the civilised world. All that notwithstanding, it is amazing how the thing has caught on,…

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