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The wars & local soldiers, 1954

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Soldiers' Poppy Day Appeal

The Observer · Friday 5 November 1954 · page 2

The usual remembrance ceremonies will be held throughout Australia on Armistice Day, 11th November, and…

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Big home welcome for war criminal

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 9 November 1954 · page 2

ENZWEIHINGEN (West Germany), Mon.: Church bells yesterday pealed a welcome for Baron Yon Neurath, the 81-year-old…

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Malaya Ready for War

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 10 November 1954 · page 18

SINGAPORE, Tues.: If Malaya were attacked, the air defences. could be doubled in three or four days, declared the retiring…

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War on rabbits in Culcairn Shire

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 10 November 1954 · page 3

At yesterday’s meeting of Culcairn Shire Council, the inspector (Mr Sanders) reported that an intensive campaign had been…

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Decorated war hero returns home to shocked parents as a woman

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 10 November 1954 · page 4

NEW YORK, Tues.; A decorated hero of the Second World War, who formerly was married and who is the father of two children, yesterday sought the acceptance of his shocked and confused parents…

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Unions declare war on A.L.P Right Wing set-up

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 10 November 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.: First move in a campaign to oust the present central A.L.P. Executive in N.S.W. was made today by a number of trade unions…

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War Dead Will Be Remembered To-day

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 11 November 1954 · page 9

The 36th anniversary of the ending of World War I will be observed today—Remembrance Day (formerly Armistice Day)…

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“Another big war would end civilisation”

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 11 November 1954 · page 14

WASHINGTON, Wed.: Dr. Arnold Toynbee, the noted British historian, addressing a notional Press luncheon yesterday, advised the East and the West to put their clashing doctrines in “cold storage” and live side…

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U.s. Will Not Start War-dulles

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 11 November 1954 · page 24

WASHINGTON, Sun. : The US Secretary of State, Mr. Dulles, said today the US Government would have no part of any…

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“Global War Danger Receding”

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 10

OTTAWA, Thurs.: The probability of global war had passed but the West had to accept the fat that there was a possibility…

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Police hunt for wounded “bodgie”

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 November 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri. : Detectives are searching for a young bodgie, believed to have been wounded by a police bullet in…

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Rams for Albury district soldier settlers

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 November 1954 · page 20

Mr and Mrs Stuart Bradshaw. of Monavale Dorset Horn Stud. Ladysmith, have kindly donated 12 Corriedale rams for distribution…

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War on Mosquitoes

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 November 1954 · page 2

Albury Scouts will “go over the top” this week in their war against mosquitoes. First of all they will distribute leaflets to householders…

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“China not building war economy”

Border Morning Mail · Monday 15 November 1954 · page 2

LONDON, Sun.: Nine British Labor members of Parliament, trade unionists and businessmen, who arrived in…

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Challenge tug-o-war

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 November 1954 · page 16

As the result of a “disputed” decision during a tug‘o’war at the annual picnic of Albury Football Club, at “Rockwood,” on Sunday,…

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Stud Rams For War Service Settlers

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 16 November 1954 · page 7

Details of another gift of stud rams to settlers on farms under the war service land settlement scheme were announced today…

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War veteran, celebrating 112th birthday, still has “eye” for a pretty woman

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 November 1954 · page 16

FRANKLIN (Texas), Mon.: Mr. Waller Williams, who is almost blind, could not see the cake honoring his 112th birthday yesterday, but he cracked his wrinkled, leathery face with a smile and said…

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We are now involved “up to the hilt” in cold war, British general says

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 November 1954 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Mon.: Australia had been rather out on the touch-line of the “cold war,” but was now involved up to the hilt, the chief liaison officer of the British Services Liaison Staff (Major-Gen. A. C. Shortt)…

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Corriedale Rams for Soldier Settlers

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 16 November 1954 · page 1

Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Bradshaw, of Monavale Dorset Horn Stud, Ladysmith, have kindly donated twilve Corriedale rams…

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Wounded man questioned

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 November 1954 · page 26

MELBOURNE, Tues.: Police today took possession of a bullet which doctors removed from the arm of a Carlton shopkeeper…

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