War in Korea stopped for two minutes
TOKIO, Fri.: At a given signal the Korean war stopped for officers and men of the First Commonwealth Division as they…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1952
576 stories in Murray's papers · page 4 of 29
Soldiers’ hall destroyed by fire
MELBOURNE, Sun.: The £20,000 Soldiers’ Memorial Hall at Yarra Glen was completely gutted by fire which broke out…
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SYDNEY, Mon.: A RAAF spokesman said today that the RAAF and CSIRO were very interested “in the new glass fibre…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Vandalism in Soldiers’ Gardens
The names of vandals who destroyed plants and damaged equipment in the Soldiersâ Memorial Gardens on Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Truman wants war-time powers continued
WASHINGTON, Wed.: President Truman asked Congress yesterday for a continuation of 60 war-time powers which…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →“War criminals protected here”
SYDNEY, Thurs.: The Yugoslav Consul-General in Sydney (Mr Vjskesav Cvrlie) tonight bitterly attacked the Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australia Fully Prepared for War by 1953 “Conflict would be won or lost outside here”
CANBERRA, Thurs.: The Defence Minister, Mr. McBride, said in the House of Representatives today that Australian defence preparedness was being planned to achieve full rearmament by July, 1953,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →80 Soldiers Attend Funeral
About 80 returned soldiers and the same number of members of the R.A.O.B. Lodge attended the funeral on Tuesday of Mr. John…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier charged: woman battered
MELBOURNE, Fri.: A 60-year-old woman was savagely [?]eaten on the head with a garden spade and looked in a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Few Wounded Soldiers Die
DARWIN, Sun.: The reduction in the mortality rate of soldiers wounded in battle in Korea against those in World War II,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wounded suspect in hospital
MELBOURNE, Sun.: One man is under police guard in Prince Henry’s Hospital and another has been charged with illegally…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Anti-war riots in Japan
TOKIO, Sun.: Two thousand police last night used fire hoses and tear gas to break up an anti-rearmament demonstration…
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MELBOURNE, Sun.: Granted bail of £250 with a similar surety on charges of wounding with intent to murder, attempted…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Egyptian thugs wounded by Tommies
ISMAILIA, Mon.: Four Egyptians are believed to have been wounded last night in another attempt to mine the railway line…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →China War Critic
Mr. CLEMENT ATTLEE, Leader of the Opposition in the British House of Commons, who criticised…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Korean war in 21st month
TOKIO, Mon.: The 21st month of the Korean was began today. There was virtually no fighting to mark the anniversary, the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Soldier on Serious Charge
MELBOURNE, Mon.: Private Peter Collins, 32, was charged in the City Court today with having criminally assaulted a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Criminals Are Released
DUSSELDORF, Wed.: Eleven Germans convicted of war crimes were released from the Werl prison in Westphalia yesterday, by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War a Barbarous Futility for All Mr. Roberton's Views on Japanese Peace Treaty
"If ever proof were needed of the stark fact that a war of aggression is a barbarous futility for victors and vanquished alike…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →World War III over and won--is claim “New Atom Bombs Rule Out Conflict”
NEW YORK, Thurs.: World War III had been, in a sense, fought and won on the deserts of Nevada, where new tactical atomic weapons had been developed, Mr. William Laurence, science writer of the New York “Times,” said today…
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