Numbers In War 'Not Everything'
WASHINGTON, Sun. (A.A.P.): Modern weapons and ingenuity could build for the outnumbered Western Allies a defence against the Soviet Army, the State Secretary (Mr. Dean Acheson) said today…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1950
844 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 29 of 43
Quick Win Needed In New War, Says U.S. General
SYDNEY: If a new war broke out we would have to win it in its earliest stages, said American Air Force General George Kenny when he arrived from America today…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →First U.K. Soldier Buried In Korea
SOUTH KOREA, Sept. 10. A.A.P.-Reuter.—The first British soldier killed in Korea was buried with full military honours at a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Court Acquits 3 Japanese
LOS NEGROS, Sept. 11. A.A.P.-Reuter.—The The War Crimes Court to-day acquitted three of six Japanese charged with having…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soviet Planning "Based on War"
LONDON, Sept. 11. A.A.P.—The Kremlin is planning for the eventuality [?]f war and is now capable of waging it," said Lieut.-General Walter Bedell-Smith, United States Ambassador in Moscow from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Difference in Russia on War Question
BERLIN, Tues. (S.S.).—That two groups are fighting for supremacy in Russia seems positive. One group, composed mostly of military men are for an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Korean War's Impact On American Steel
NEW YORK, Mon. (A.A.P.)—The war's impact on civilian steel is going to be terrific before this year ends, says the publication "Iron Age" in its weekly review of the U.S. steel industry…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Warm War" May Be Long And Costly
WASHINGTON, (O.S.R.): The "warm war," ushered in to replace the "cold war" when the Communists attacked the South Korean Republic on June 25, is unlikely to end abruptly when fighting…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →U.N. War Spending Aids Japan "Herald" Service
TOKYO, Sept. 11.—United Nations war spending in Japan has already amounted to £14,500,000 and within the next week will…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →30 Soldiers Killed, 50 Hurt In U.S. Train Disaster
NEW YORK, Mon. (A.A.P.): At least 30 militiamen were killed in a train smash near Coschocton (Ohi[?]) early today. Fifty were injured 25 seriously. Twelve hours after the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Guerrillas Cause Soldier's Death
SINGAPORE, Tues. (A.A.P.-Reuter): A British soldier was killed and six were injured in Pahang yesterday when a truck…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War Service Not Counted In Leave
Service with the armed forces or with a Government authority, department or instrumentality during the war could not be regarded as…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldier-Statesman
In the last 35 years of the life of Jan Christiaan Smuts, ever since the First World War brought him out of the field of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers Aid Koreans
American soldiers evacuate Korean refugees from a burnt-out village near Yongsan, where they had been trapped by the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Victorian State Member Enlists
MELBOURNE.—Mr. J. Hipworth, Liberal Country Party member in the Victorian State House has become the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Anti-war Pamphlets Distributed
BRISBANE, Thursday.—Security and State police are investigating whether action will be taken over the distribution of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldier Party To Repair Widow's Home
A working party to make repairs to a widow's home, over two weekends, was arranged last night by Waratah-Mayfield Sub-branch of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Worst-Kept Secret Of Korean War
TOKYO, Sept. 15. A.A.P.-Reuter. —The fact that strange submarines knew when and where to start…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Arabs Keep Off War In Korea
JERUSALEM, Sat. (O.S.R.).—Recent week-long meetings of the Arab Political Committee here accomplished little more…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →U.S. Industries Could Easily Eclipse Last War's Output
NEW YORK (O.S.R.): At a word from President Truman, American industry is set for an arms production record that would make the last war's effort look modest…
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