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The wars & local soldiers, 1952

576 stories in Murray's papers · page 27 of 29

Japs to Hand Over Empire Soldiers

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 November 1952 · page 3

TOKIO, Mon.: The Japanese Government agreed today to turn over two Commonwealth soldiers accused of holding up a Japanese…

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Soldiers’ Families to Get Better Homes

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 November 1952 · page 9

CANBERRA, Mon .: The Minister for the Army has approved the expenditure of £60,000 on new accommodation for the families of…

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Eisenhower Wants to Extent the Korean War: Peking

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 November 1952 · page 3

TOKIO, Tues.: The purpose of General Eisenhower’s trip to Korea is to seek ways to '“continue and extend the Korean war, a Peking radio broadcast, picked up in Tokio, said today…

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Holbrook Council Decisions Yesterday War memorial poo “still in the air”

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 November 1952 · page 12

Holbrook Shire Council will not commit itself for any expenditure yet on a war memorial at Holbrook. This decision was mode yesterday following…

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Trial of Soldier Held Up

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 November 1952 · page 6

WAGGA, Tues.: Judge Brennan in Wagga Quarter Sessions today adjourned until tomorrow morning the trial of a soldier…

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War Memorial Architects Commissioned

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 27 November 1952 · page 1

At a well attended meeting of the War Memorial Committee, held in the Shire Council Chambers, on Wednesday last, a design submitted by the Architects Messrs. Carlton and Henderson, Melbourne, was…

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Letters to the Editor “Communists Don’t Want War”

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 November 1952 · page 11

Sir.—Recently there was a film in Albury called “The Whip Hand. This was a story about Communists in America who were…

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Detailed Statements for Soldier Settlers

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 27 November 1952 · page 4

The following letter has been received by Mr. W. J. Collins, Secretary of Jerilderie Sub-branch of the R.S.L…

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Helping Soldier Farmers Full Success Wanted

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 27 November 1952 · page 7

The Federal Government would not hand any of its revenues to the N.S.W. Labour Government for soldier settlement unless it had a…

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Guilty verdict against soldier at Wagga

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 November 1952 · page 2

WAGGA, Wed.: A jury in Wagga Quarter Sessions today returned a verdict of guilty against Ronald Campbell Joseph…

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Soldiers are ‘unco-operative’

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 November 1952 · page 3

TOKIO, Wed.: Japanese interrogators from the Public Prosecutor’s Office today continued questioning an Australian and British…

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No change in policy on war homes

Border Morning Mail · Friday 28 November 1952 · page 20

CANBERRA, Thurs.: Rumors that the Commonwealth Government had stopped all finance for war service homes were…

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Wodonga war memorial is likely to be shifted

Border Morning Mail · Friday 28 November 1952 · page 20

Wodonga’s war memorial will be moved to a more central position in Woodland Grove, providing Shire Council takes steps to have the grove proclaimed a memorial garden. Four pillars, illuminated…

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Soldier’s Death Sentence Stands

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 29 November 1952 · page 20

SYDNEY, Fri.: A Broken Hill soldier's appeal against his conviction and sentence of death for murder was dismissed in the…

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5000 at airport welcome home Jimmy Carruthers

Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 December 1952 · page 16

PERTH, Sun.: A crowd of 5000 of Guildford airport today welcomed Australia’s first world boxing champion, Jimmy Carruthers, when he returned from South Africa after having won the bantamweight title from Vic Toweel…

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Premier, Cabinet Ministers to welcome home Jimmy Carruthers

Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 December 1952 · page 14

SYDNEY, Sun.: The Premier (Mr Cahill) and other Government members are expected to attend a civic reception for world bantamweight champion, Jimmy Carruthers, at the…

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Japs Hand Over Soldiers

Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 December 1952 · page 7

TOKIO, Sun.: The Japanese authorities yesterday handed over to Commonwealth custody two soldiers held since last week in…

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Soldier changed into a beautiful woman

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 2 December 1952 · page 3

NEW TORS, Mon.: A United States Army ex-serviceman had been transformed by six operations at a…

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War Veterans’ Home executive visits Albury

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 December 1952 · page 5

Mr Fred Harries, secretary of War Veterans’ Lottery, which is favorably known throughout Australia in raising money for the…

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Korean Soldiers to Join Diggers’ Ranks

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 3 December 1952 · page 5

CANBERRA, Tues.: British Commonwealth Governments are conferring with the Government of the Republic of…

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