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The wars & local soldiers, 1953

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Anzac Services at Tingha

Guyra Argus · Thursday 30 April 1953 · page 3

The dawn service at the Hospital Memorial gates on Saturday was the first ever held at Tingha. The service was conducted by Captain Walz, and the Last…

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Anzac Day at St. Joseph's

The Uralla Times · Thursday 30 April 1953 · page 1

A large crowd gathered at St. Joseph's Church on Anzac Day to pay tribute to the men…

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Anzac Day Ceremonies Attract Larger Crowds

Guyra Argus · Thursday 30 April 1953 · page 1

Aazac Day ceremonies in Guyra attracted larger crowds than in previous years. More than 600 people crowded the streets to watch Ex-Servicemen of the Boer War, World War I, World War II and the…

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Bundarra News Anzac Day Celebrations at Bundarra

The Uralla Times · Thursday 30 April 1953 · page 2

The largest crowd ever to be present at an Anzac Day celebration in Bundarra witnessed the match and…

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Our Glorious Dead Honoured on Anzac Day. Large Attendance at Uralla Service

The Uralla Times · Thursday 30 April 1953 · page 1

Glorious golden sunshine favoured the community service held at Uralla on Anzac Day in honour of our glorious dead—men and women who have paid the supreme sacrifice in the struggle for…

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Gift of Bulls for Soldier Settlers

The Uralla Times · Thursday 30 April 1953 · page 7

Three Shorthorn bulls have been donated by Messrs. W. L. P. and W. R. F. Richardson, of "Bereen", Barraba, for…

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Anzac Ceremony at Deepwater

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 1 May 1953 · page 6

DEEPWATER: More than 30 ex-servicemen took part in the Anzac Day march through Deepwater. Veterans from the Boer…

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Ex-servicewomen Represented in the Anzac March

The Inverell Times · Friday 1 May 1953 · page 4

In a report of the An[?] Day ceremonies held at Inverell it was stated that M[?] Townend, President of[?]…

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"375 Sick And Wounded POW's Held by Reds"

The Inverell Times · Friday 1 May 1953 · page 1

PANMUNJOM. Friday: The Allied Command charged the communists with holding at least 375 sick and wounded…

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War Service Land Settlement Part Cunninyeuk Estate—Moulamein

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 1 May 1953 · page 4

Attention is invited to a notification in the Government Gazette of 24th. April, 1953, setting apart one farm…

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Anzac Day Commemoration At Bundarra

The Inverell Times · Monday 4 May 1953 · page 3

Anzac Day was a big day for Bundarra. Large crowds attended church services and later all…

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Large Attendance At Tingha Anzac Day Celebrations

The Inverell Times · Monday 4 May 1953 · page 5

Anzac Day celebrations in Tingha were amongst the most impressive and the best…

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India, Pakistan May Care for War Prisoners

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 4 May 1953 · page 2

PUNMUNJON: Korean war truce negotiators may choose Indio or Pakistan as the guardian neutral nation for…

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U.s. Soldiers Jump From "Flying Box-car

The Inverell Times · Monday 4 May 1953 · page 1

VICTORVILLE (California), Monday: Forty-one soldiers parachuted safely yesterday when a United States C-119 military transport plane ran into difficulties over a California desert…

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41 Soldiers Parachute to Safety

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 4 May 1953 · page 1

VICTORVILLE, California: Forty-one soldiers parachuted to safety yesterday when a United States C119 Military…

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Equipment "Not for War"

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 13 May 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The French Government had not solicited Australia's offer of military equipment…

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Australian War Material for Indo China

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 13 May 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: The French Goveminent had not solicited Australia's offer of military equipment for the war in French…

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Soldiers Guard Tornado-swept Area

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 13 May 1953 · page 1

NEW YORK: Armed soldiers last night began guarding two square miles of tornadowrecked Waco in Texas as the…

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Mau Maus Winning "War" in Kenya

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 1

The Mau Maus are winning the "war" in Kenya, according to Mr. Timothy Tyrrell, 77-years-old South African farmer visiting Glen Innes. "Although there are violent incidents, the Mau Maus…

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Tingha Nurse Drove Ambulance In London During The War

The Inverell Times · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 12

Miss J. Rogers, formerly of Bingara, is on the relieving staff of Tingha District Hospital. In 1939 Miss Rogers was residing in England and…

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