Korea War Only "Episode"
WASHINGTON, July 5. A.A.P.—The U.S. defence programme must go forward whatever happens in Korea, a report by the U.S. Director of Defence Mobilisation (Mr. Wilson) says…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1951
681 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 23 of 35
Menzies Outlines— Drastic Powers To 'Meet War Peril'
CANBERRA: Although the Government had no love for controls, industry would have to cooperate to put Australia on a footing to meet war, the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) said today. The Government, he added…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Talk Thrives In New York's Heat Don Iddon's New York Diary
NEW YORK, Thurs.—It is 85 in the shade and the humidity is excruciating. New York is a hot box and incinerator. Every now and again we are deluged with fierce brief tropical thunderstorms and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Army Stance Causes Soldiers To Faint "Herald" Service
LONDON, July 4.—The military position of standing to attention is blamed by an eminent medical authority for healthy young soldiers fainting during ceremonial parades, especially in hot weather…
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CANBERRA, Friday.—The Australian Government, armed with the most secret high level information, believed there was a grave danger of a major war, Mr. Menzies said in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Persia: A Danger Period Of The Cold War
Events in Persia move so fast that no one can predict what the state of the quarrel will be by the time this gets into print. How much of our £500 million investment there we can save remains to be seen…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Labor Gains Ground In War On Reds
SYDNEY: A.L.P. industrial groups were gaining ground in the fight to wrest control from Red influences in the Newcastle Labor Council, the groups president (Mr. T Junor) said today…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Letters To The Editor War Orphans
I AGREE with "Digger of Two Wars," that representations be made through the R.S.L. to the Minister of Justice for some form…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Vital Role of Radar in War
A nation could lose its industrial supremacy in a day. In the event of war if it lacked radar equipment and trained…
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WASHINGTON, July 10. A.A.P.—The peace treaty with Japan will rule out reparations on the grounds that Japan does…
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SYDNEY.—Eleven Australian soldiers and one New Zealander made up a batch of sick and wounded servicemen who…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Britain's Test-Tube War To Beat Stare
LONDON, Thurs. (O.S.R.): Britain is digging deep into her dustbin to make up world shortages in the fight against starvation and disease. In scientific organisations all over the country a fantastic…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War Apathy Sweeps U.S. "Herald" Service
NEW YORK, July 11.—The Korean truce talks have already caused a lack of enthusiasm for defence production and apathy toward mobilisation…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ex-prisoners of War to Share £5 Million
LONDON, Fri. (A.A.P.)—Former prisoners of the Japanese will share about £5 million under the terms of the Japanese treaty draft. The money will come from the assets of Japan or…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →U.S. Curb On Jap War Of Revenge
WASHINGTON, Thurs. (A.A.P.): The contemplated United States security arrangement with Japan would make it "materially impossible" for Japan to wage a war of revenge, said Mr. John Foster Dulles, principal architect of the Peace Treaty…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Soldiers Killed by Lightning
NEW YORK, July 12. A.A.P.— Two soldiers were killed and 10 others injured by lightning during a storm at Fort Leonard Wood…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wounded Wait For Treatment
American soldiers walt dejectedly at an aid post in Korea while awaiting treatment for their wounds…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Letters To The Editor War Widows
"WIDOW" ("N.M.H.," 20/6/51) quite missed the point of my remarks. She is evidently not aware that there has been a revolution in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Danger Of War "Remains"
CANBERRA, Sunday.—On the other side of the world there was a sober realisation that the dangers of war would remain till…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Polish War Minister Reported Shot
LONDON, Mon. (A.A.P.).—Reports reaching London say that Marshal Rokossovsky, the Polish Minister for War and…
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