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The wars & local soldiers, 1951

380 stories in New England's papers · page 11 of 19

Could Win Atomic War, Says U.S. Expert New York

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 2

The United Slates is in a position to fight an atomic war with Russia and "win it." This was claimed by the chairman of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, Gordon Dean, in an unusually frank…

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Soldier Fined for Speeding

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 8 June 1951 · page 2

Paul Edmond Choquerot, serviceman attached to Eastern Command, Victoria Barracks, Sydney, was fined £4/10/ with…

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Foresaw U.s. Russo War

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 11 June 1951 · page 6

Today's conflict with Russiaover the Orient was predicted 94 years ago by Commodore Matthew Galbraith Perry, the…

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Five Jap War Criminals Hanged Today Hanged T06ay Los Negros

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 11 June 1951 · page 1

Five Japanese war criminals were hanged here to-day. There were no demonstrations…

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Frogs Croaked As War Criminals Swung on Gallows Los Negros, Monday. (A.A.P., Reuter)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 11 June 1951 · page 1

Five Japanese war criminals were hanged here today. There were no demonstrations, but…

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Soldier Settlement Land Ballots

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 11 June 1951 · page 1

Ex-servicemen applying for soldier settlement land ballots who get notice of their proposed exclusion from a ballot should be…

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Gragin Soldier Settlers Help Delungra B.n.a

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 13 June 1951 · page 4

The Gragin Progress Association, at a recent meeting, decided to hold a sheep drive to raise funds for the…

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Sheep Handed Over to Soldier Settlers

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 13 June 1951 · page 4

More than 5,000 breeding ewes were yesterday handed over to the 12 soldier settlers who recently went Into…

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Foresaw U.s.-russo War

Guyra Argus · Thursday 14 June 1951 · page 8

Today's conflict with Russia over the Orient was predicted 94 years ago by Commodore Matthew Galbraith Perry, the…

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Soldier Settler And His Bride

The Inverell Times · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 2

The marriage was [?]nised at Simon and Jude's Warialda. of Jean, daughter of Mr. R. Watson. of Uralla, and…

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Soldier Walked From Tomb After Six Years

The Inverell Times · Monday 18 June 1951 · page 1

WARSAW, Monday: The amazing discovery of a 32-year-old German soldier who survived six years entombed in on underground Nazi Army supply depot, was announced by the authorities yesterday…

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Nazi Soldier Survives Six Years' Entombment in Supply Depot Warsaw

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 18 June 1951 · page 1

The amazing discovery of a 32 years old German soldier who survived six years' entombment in an underground Nazi army supply depot was announced by the authorities yesterday…

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Local & General Sheep Handed Over to Soldier Settlers

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 18 June 1951 · page 2

More than 5,000 breeding ewes were handed over to the 12 soldier settlers who recently went into occupation of their blocks on…

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War Pensions

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 20 June 1951 · page 2

Armidale Postmaster (Mr. S B McGrafch) today asked war, pensioners to make a point of collecting their…

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War[?] Steers at [?]

The Inverell Times · Friday 22 June 1951 · page 2

A Consi[?] of 12 street realised and [?] per head [?] D. C. A. [?] Winchombe Carson's…

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47,500 Acres for Soldier Settlers

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 22 June 1951 · page 1

The State Parliament recently passed a resolution for the resumption of 47,500 acres of land from five estates for…

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Mystery Of Report That War Finished

The Inverell Times · Monday 25 June 1951 · page 1

TOKYO, Monday (AAP Reuter): The Commander of the British Commonwealth troops…

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C.O. Didn't Say War Was Over Tokyo

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 25 June 1951 · page 1

The Commander of the British Commonwealth troops in Japan and Korea, Lieut. General Sir Horace Robertson,…

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Peace Moivement Part of Communist Plan for War Dr. P. J. Ryan's Address at Arm1dale

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 25 June 1951 · page 4

The Soviet-inspired "peace" movement was a "cold-blooded, calculated, cynical, treacherous preparation fcsr war," the Very Rev. P. J. Ryan, M.S.C., D.D., Ph.D., said at Armidale last night…

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Communist Plans Make War Inevitable

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 27 June 1951 · page 5

ARMIDALE: The Soviet-inspired "peace" movement was a "cold-blooded, calculated, cynical, treacherous preparation for war," said the Very Rev. P. J. Ryan, M.S.C., D.D. Ph.D…

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