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The wars & local soldiers, 1951

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Race Clash Likely on Anzac Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Chief Secretary has granted Kembla Grange Club permission to hold a race meeting on its course on Anzac…

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War Crimes Trials Cost £100,000

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 3

LOS NEGROS, April 9. A.A.P.- Reuter.—The trials of Japanese by the Australian War Crimes Court, which began on June 5 last year,…

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Australia Backs UK Bid To Limit War

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 1

LONDON, Tues. (A.A.P.): The Australian Government is understood to have strongly supported British…

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U.S. Admiral Says Korean War Static

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 1

HONGKONG, April 9. A.A.P.- Reuter.—Vice Admiral Sir William Andrewes said to-day that it was his personal opinion that the United…

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U.S. Speaker Renews War Warning

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1951 · page 1

WASHINGTON, April 10. A.A.P.— The Speaker of the House of Representatives (Mr. Rayburn) yesterday repeated that the United States…

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Transport Diggers' Anzac Plans

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 April 1951 · page 6

Newcastle Transport (Gordon-ave. Depot) Ex-Servicemen's Social Group, which has a membership of more than 400,…

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Hamilton R.S.L's. Anzac Plans

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 April 1951 · page 4

Hamilton R.S.L.'s Anzac service will be held on Sunday, April 22. Members and representatives…

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Britons Feared Census War Office Plot F. R. Peterson's London Diary

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 April 1951 · page 6

LONDON, Thurs.: Well, we've all been counted. In five years, when all the figures have been totted up and analysed, the authorities will know exactly how many people there were (alive) at midnight,…

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Special School Anzac Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 4

A special Anzac Day service would be held for senior classes of Mayfield East School, the Headmaster (Mr. Jopling) told the…

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Early Cathedral Anzac Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 4

The Anzac Day service at Christ Church Cathedral this year will be at 9 a.m. instead of 11 am. Cathedral parishioners last night…

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U.S. Aim: Avoid Big War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 1

WASHINGTON, April 12. A.A.P. — United States policy in the Far East was designed…

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Bucket And Paste War On Nudity "Herald" Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 1

LONDON, April 12.—The British Billposters' Association has banned nudes and semi-nudes from hoardings…

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Air Bases "Near War Footing"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 April 1951 · page 3

BRISBANE, Friday. — Queensland's strategically-disposed air bases were on near war footing, said Air Vice-Marshal J. P. J…

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Anzac Day Entries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 April 1951 · page 4

Entries close at 4 p.m. to-day for the Anzac Day meeting at Newcastle on April 25…

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Fiercer Air War In Korea Feared

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 April 1951 · page 1

NEW YORK, April 15. A.A.P.—Air Force officials were concerned over enemy aggressiveness in Korea, the "New York Times" said yesterday…

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Suburban Anzac Services

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 17 April 1951 · page 5

Most R.S.L. sub-branches will hold their own Anzac services next Sunday afternoon…

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Anzac Address To Business Men

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 April 1951 · page 2

Peace could not be preserved today unless nations were prepared to give up some of their sovereign rights, some of their…

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No Postal Delivery On Anzac Day

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 April 1951 · page 6

No deliveries will be made by postmen next Wednesday—Anzac Day. Newcastle Post Office will be…

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War Danger Seen in Persia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 April 1951 · page 1

NEW YORK, April 17. A.A.P.—The situation in Persia was potentially more serious for the West than anything short of naked Soviet aggression. This was stated by the…

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Mosquito War To Check Encephalitis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 April 1951 · page 3

A conference at the Technical College, Islington, on Friday morning would consider mosquito eradication the Medical Officer of…

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