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The wars & local soldiers, 1953

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Anzac Day Service at Yerong Creek

The Observer · Friday 1 May 1953 · page 2

The Anzac service held at Yerong Creek on Saturday was largely attended, the hall being filled. The president of the…

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May be poll on observance of Anzac Day

Border Morning Mail · Friday 1 May 1953 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thurs.: The State Government would be prepared to conduct a ballot among ex-servicemen on the…

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Inpressive Anzac Day Commemoration Services at Henty and Calcairn

The Observer · Friday 1 May 1953 · page 1

Impressive Anzac Day un[?] emoration services were held at Henty and Culcairn last Saturday morning what large atherings paid tribute to the memory of those who had paid the supreme surface a World Wars I and II, and to those who were again serving in Kerea…

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Anzac Service Was Conducted by The Rev. R. B. Ball

The Pastoral Times · Friday 1 May 1953 · page 1

What we regard as a serious omission from our report of the Deniliquin Anzac Day commemoration at the…

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Fantastic forecast on next war

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 May 1953 · page 16

Lausanne (By Air Mail), Reuter: A Swiss mathematician and meteorologist believe that world…

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More gift rams for soldier farmers

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 May 1953 · page 12

SYDNEY, Sun.: Sixty more merino rams have been donated to ex-servicemen on war service land settlements, the Minister…

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Five ex-P.O.W. given emotional welcome home

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 May 1953 · page 1

SIDNEY, Mon.: Five Australian former prisoners of war received a cheering, emotional welcome home from more than 300 relatives and fiends at Mascot airport tonight…

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Wounded Man Dies

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 May 1953 · page 13

CANBERRA, Mon.: A 41-years-old linesman who was found in a house in Canberra early today with a gunshot wound in his head…

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Language Costs Soldier £3

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 May 1953 · page 10

Twenty-three-year-old solider, James O’Brien, of Bandiana, pleaded guilty to using indecent language in Dean st. on Saturday…

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Welcome home still going on for five ex-P.O.W

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 May 1953 · page 9

SYDNEY, Tues.: The five Australian prisoners of war who returned from Korea lost night were still being welcomed today at Concord Repatriation Hospital by veterans of other wars…

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100,000 war service homes built

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 May 1953 · page 5

HOBART, Tues.: The Minister for Social Services (Mr. Townley) today announced the completion of 100,000 war service…

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Officers to “observe” war in Korea

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 May 1953 · page 18

CANBERRA, Thurs. : In continuance of the policy recently adopted, four officers of the Citizen Military Forces would go to…

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We are releasing Jap War criminals

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 May 1953 · page 1

SINGAPORE, Fri.: Australia has told Japan that 22 Japanese war criminals are available for release from…

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U.S. ready to work to fry and avoid atom war

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 9 May 1953 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Fri.: President Eisenhower said last night that the United States always stood ready to work with all nations in good faith to avoid the possibility of atomic warfare…

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War Memorial Site Plans Approved

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 12 May 1953 · page 1

AT a round table conference on Friday evening, between representatives of the Hay Municipal Council, the R.S.L., the Statutory Committee administering the Hay War Memorial Hall and the Hay Citizens' Band,…

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68,000 Youths Trained for War

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 12 May 1953 · page 2

CANBERRA, Mon.: Since the inception of the national service training scheme in 1951, a total of 68,500 youths had commenced,…

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Korean war veteran’s lapse through drink

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 9

A Korean veteran said he bad started drinking at the beginning of his 32 days’ leave and on the last day remembered…

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Soldier killed in car-truck smash

Border Morning Mail · Monday 18 May 1953 · page 5

BENDIGO, Sun.: A 26-year-old soldier, whose parents live at Maroona, near Ararat, was killed and four Melbourne men…

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Soldier Settlement Block Available

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 19 May 1953 · page 1

A 2590 acre soldier settlement block in the Wakool Irrigation District Will be open for application on May 4, the…

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“All’s well with women soldiers”

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 19 May 1953 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Mon.: A Southern Command headquarters’ officer said today that no complaints had been received…

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