Abermain Soldier In Korea
Pte. H. Pitchford, of Main-road, Abermain (left), with two mates, sets up wire obstacles round their company perimeter in Korea. Barbed wire still holds up advancing infantry…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1951
681 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 22 of 35
Parade Ground Volunteers, But Few Enlisted
Dozens of Newcastle men have volunteered in the past four days to be sent to Korea among replacements for the Australian 3rd Battalion —but few of the volunteers have enlisted…
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CANBERRA, Thursday.—A call to younger members of Federal Parliament to see active service with the Australians in Korea was issued…
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LONDON, Sat. (A.A.P.): Russia had taken gambles that might result in another war, the Minister for Commonwealth Relations (Mr. Patrick Gordon-Walker) said yesterday…
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SYDNEY.—Radio Station 2UE News Editor (Mr. Don Angel), referring to an inaccurate broadcast over the station last…
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LONDON, June 24. A.A.P.— A British withdrawal from Abadan oilfield would increase rather than diminish the threat…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—Listeners to two commercial radio stations to-night heard a news flash that the Korean war was finished and that the Chinese and North Korean armies were surrendering…
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Increased efficiency in the production and distribution of food would do much to stop aggression, the Under Secretary of the Department of Agriculture (Dr. R. J. Noble) said yesterday…
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TOKYO, June 25. A.A.P.-Reuter.—Peking Radio to-day told the Chinese people to expect a protracted war. The radio at first ignored Mr. Malik's…
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WASHINGTON, Tues. (A.A.P.): The permanent withdrawal of Red troops behind their own border in Korea would be a successful end to the war, the State Secretary (Mr. Acheson) said today…
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CANBERRA, Wednesday. — Only nine men have been returned to the 3rd Battalion. Royal Australian Regiment, in…
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NEW YORK, June 28.—Senior officials in Washington believe Russia is willing to cut her losses in Korea to avoid the risk of a world war. This was stated to-day by the columnist,…
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SYDNEY.—"America is geared right up for war," said Captain J. C. Morrow, R.A.N., on his return in the Orontes today…
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CAIRO. Mon. (A.A.P.).—Brit[?]n has signed a 10-year finan[?]al agreement with Egypt cov[?]ng sterling owed to Egypt…
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SEOUL, July 1. A.A.P.-Reuter.— Eleven privates of the 1st Battalion, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, with the British 29th Brigade,…
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DARWIN, Monday.—Two hundred Arnhem Land aborigines have had dispelled their fears that another world war had broken out. Believing that Australia was…
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Newcastle branch of the War Widows' Guild held its inaugural meeting yesterday. Officers (from left): The Secretary (Mrs. A. F. Stack), the President (Mrs. N. Watson), and the Treasurer (Mrs. J. Turner)…
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The war widows' fight for a better pension and better conditions was not only for present members but for all future war widows, the State President (Mrs. Archie Cunningham) told the inaugural…
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Mrs. N. Watson, of Hamilton, was elected president of Newcastle branch of the War Widows' Guild of Australia at the inaugural…
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WELLINGTON, July 4. A.A.P.- Reuter.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Holland) told the House of Representatives to-night that if, as…
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