New Effort To End War Drift
LONDON, Nov. 26. A.A.P.—A strong move is to be made by Britain to secure a meeting between the West and Russia to end the…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1950
844 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 39 of 43
China Has Men To Spare For War
The late General Patton, in his own colourful cavalry words, used to say that the whole art of war could be summed up in one sentence: "Grab your enemy in front with your…
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SYDNEY. — The Australian soldier wrongly reported as killed in the Korea war will arrive in Sydney by Qantas…
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Top left: "You can play with my football if you give me your aeroplane," said Robert Moody (5) to his sister Josephine (3) at the Butchers' picnic yesterday. Josephine just smiled. Below left: Margaret Cousins snapped on a…
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Free tram and bus passes for Boer war veterans could not be granted, the Minister for Transport (Mr. Sheahan) advised…
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SYDNEY.—Capital totalling £500,000 will be required to cover expenditure on the War Veterans' home, building…
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MARSTON MOOR sounds as though it could be the name of a modern novelist or an Ameriman columnist, but it was the…
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LONDON—Crazy competition between, airlines to capture air travellers, is on. Competition, nearly stopped…
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Newcastle Council of Ex-service Organisations last night criticised the War Memorial Cultural Executive Committee for its failure to…
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AUCKLAND, Nov. 28. A.A.P.- Reuter.—There was not likely to he war, but that was only his personal feeling and hope, said the…
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TOKYO, Nov. 28. A.A.P.-Reuter.—Hopes of an early end to the Korean war had been shattered by the strong Chinese Communist intervention, General MacArthur said to-day. A solution of the issues posed by this action must be found…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday. — Queensland maintains its lead over other States in enlistments for the permanent Navy, Army and Air…
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CANBERRA, Tuesday. — A total establishment of 30 officers and 832 airwomen had been approved for the Women's Royal…
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CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The names of five members of the Third Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, wounded in action in Korea,…
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NEW YORK, Wed. (A.A.P.):. United Nations circles today privately expressed forebodings on the chances of localising the bitter Korean fighting. This feeling prevailed, in view…
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LONDON, Thurs. (A.A.P.): The Foreign Minister (Mr. Bevin) told the House of Commons last night that responsibility for avoiding a general war rested with the Chinese Communists. "I don't know the motives of…
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CANBERRA: When the House of Representatives met today, the Deputy Leader of the Opposition (Dr. Evatt) asked whether there was a system whereby Australia's views were consulted, before important steps were taken in the Korean campaign…
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CANBERRA, Thursday.—Events in Korea and the rapidly mounting tempo of demands by other countries upon oversea…
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 30. A.A.P.—The renewed Chinese aggression in Korea had created a situation of unparalleled danger, the Secretary of State (Mr. Acheson) said in a…
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LOS NEGROS, Fri. (A.A.P.): The War Crimes Court yesterday sentenced Captain Kaneki Kagiyama to 14 years'…
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