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The wars & local soldiers, 1953

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Australia’s gift of war equipment to Indo-China

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 March 1953 · page 14

CANBERRA, Wed.: The Australian Government will supply military and air supplies for use by French forces in Indo-China. The Minister for External Affairs(Mr. Casey) and…

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32 R.S.L. sub-branches may be represented in Albury Anzac Day march

Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 3

In view of the visit of the Governor of N.S.W. (Sir John Northcott) to Albury to attend the Anzac Day service next month, the R.S.L. Anzac Day committee last night decided to invite all border district sub-branches…

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Corowa Returned Soldiers Meet

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Corowa Sub-branch of the R.S.L. was held at the Club Rooms on Monday, evening. There was a good attendance and the president, Mr. F. Sammons, occupied the chair. The meeting opened with the…

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Soldier on trial : charge of murder

Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday : City Coroner (Mr. E. J. Forrest) today committed Private Lloyd Alexander Llewellan. Thomas, 25, 7th…

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Challenge to R.S.L. on Anzac Day

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 14 March 1953 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Fri.; A poll of financial members of the RSL would disclose an overwhelming majority in favor of a…

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Anzac Day at Albury Religious service to be held

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 14 March 1953 · page 2

Anzac Day will be commemorated by all sections of the Albury community, it was decided at a public meeting convened…

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Korean war has cost us 1117 casualties

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 14 March 1953 · page 20

CANBERRA, Fri.: Australian bottle casualties for the three services in Korea to January 28 last totalled 1117. Of these 217 were killed…

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Soldier killed, two others badly injured

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 14 March 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY, Fri,: A young soldier died, today and two others are in hospital with serious injuries following a car crash near…

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Anzac Dat Committee Meeting

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 2

A meeting of the Albury Anza[?] Day Committee will be held th[?] evening at Anzac House. Meti[?] will draw up its program[?]…

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To the Editor Anzac Day at Albury

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 2

Sir,—The report in Saturday’s issue of “B. M. Mail” that Anzac Day will be commemorated by all sections of the community is…

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High Court Ruling Favours Soldier Settilers

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 1

Forty thousand acres of land, which the N.S.W, Government resumed for soldier settlement, need be paid for at only 1942 value, the High Court ruled last Week, The resumed land will thus…

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In Albury Court Yesterday Constable used Rugby tackle on soldier

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 12

When William John Kelly, a soldier, of Bandiana, broke away from Constable Elliott on March 7, he made only a…

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Dead Soldier’s Letters Buried With Mother Tributes to Mrs. Els[?] May Jackson

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 8

We announce with [?] Mrs Elsie May Jackson [?] Deniliquin Hospital [?] Sunday morning at [?]…

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Anzac Day march will start earlier this year

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 2

This year's Anzac Day march in Albury will start 35 minutes earlier than it has on post occasions, it was decided at a meeting of the Anzac Day committee last evening…

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Soldier Settlers Get Phones

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 12

CANBERRA, Tues.: Sixteen soldier settlers in the Carabost, Shockeraa, Murraguldeir and Belmore areas had been connected…

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Amusements “Soldiers Three” at the Regent

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 March 1953 · page 11

There is a nice blending of English and American screen stars in the screen version of Rudyard Kipling’s British Army comedy “Soldiers Three,”…

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[?] Airman on Murder Charge Nurse stabbed to death with bayonet; another wounded

Border Morning Mail · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 16

PERTH, Thurs.: An intruder broke into a Subiaco nursing home early this morning and stabbed a 19-year-old nurse to death and seriously wounded her room-mate. Later an airman was charged with murder…

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Grim relic of the last war ?

Border Morning Mail · Monday 23 March 1953 · page 3

BRISBANE, Sun.: An unidentified wrecked plane, which may have lain unseen since World War II, has been sighted in…

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Australian soldier guilty of murder

Border Morning Mail · Monday 23 March 1953 · page 24

TOKIO, Sun.: An Australian court-martial yesterday found Private Ian Dowling Cupit guilty of the murder of an American…

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“Our War Effort at Maximum'”

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 3

BRISBANE, Mon.: Australia could not extend her war effort any further at present, the Minister for Defence (Mr…

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