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The wars & local soldiers, 1951

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No War Aims in Treaty, U.s. Says

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 July 1951 · page 3

WASHINGTON, July 15. A.A.P.—The United States yesterday rejected a Russian complaint that the Japanese Peace Treaty was a step towards aggression against Russia and…

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Indian-Pakistani War "Is Nearer"

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 17 July 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY: War between Pakistan and India was nearer today than ever, the Pakistani High Commissioner in Australia (Mr. Yusuf Haroon) said today…

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State Highways "Useless" For War Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 July 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—New South Wales main roads would be useless if it were necessary to move troops, military equipment or…

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Soldier Fined 1/- for Fighting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 July 1951 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday. — Private Colin Currie, 26, a member of the Third Battalion, on leave from Korea, was fined 1/, in default…

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Plane With Soldiers Aboard Lost

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 July 1951 · page 1

VANCOUVER, July 22. A.A.P. —A Canadian Pacific Airlines Skymaster, with 31 soldiers and a crew of seven on board, has been missing…

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Warning To Nehru On War Risks "Herald" Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 July 1951 · page 3

LONDON, July 23.—"The Times" criticises Mr. Nehru's refusal of Mr. Menzies' offer of mediation on the ground that it was…

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Sick And Wounded Troops Return

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 July 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY: Nine sick and wounded Australian and New Zealand troops returned from Japan and Korea by Qantas…

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Japanese Seek Release Of War Prisonrs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 July 1951 · page 1

TOKYO, July 24, A.A.P.-Reuter. —Representatives of more than one million relatives of the 300,000 or more Japanese, believed to be still…

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Memento Of Anzac Day Meet

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 July 1951 · page 8

The President of the Gallipoli Legion of Anzacs (Mr. J. Buxton) presents to the Secretary of Newcastle Jockey Club (Mr. J. Hibberd) a wrist watch commemorating the Anzac Day race meeting organised for the [?]egion…

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Control Of Anzac Day Services

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 July 1951 · page 6

At Newcastle R.S.L. District Council meeting Mr. T. Fitzgerald (Hamilton) gave notice for rescission of a motion…

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Korean War Medal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 July 1951 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Mr. Menzies announced to-night that the King had approved an award to be…

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Nehru Seeks "No War" Declaration

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 July 1951 · page 1

NEW DELHI, July 25. A.A.P.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Nehru) has reiterated his proposal for a "no war declaration" by the…

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Anzac Sails For Korea

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1951 · page 6

SYDNEY, Friday.—The destroyer Anzac would leave Sydney for Korean waters on Monday, to relieve H.M.A.S. Warramunga, the…

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Soldiers Rescue Two Boys

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1951 · page 1

DARWIN, Friday.—Two soldiers to-day swam a mile to rescue two small boys who were being swept to sea in a small dinghy…

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Truman Accuses Soviet; War Aims

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 July 1951 · page 3

NEW YORK, July 29. A.A.P.—The Soviet rulers showed no indication of peaceful intentions, President Traman said yesterday. While they talked peace in Korea they…

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Women Pilots 'Can Help In War'

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 July 1951 · page 2

Women pilots in Australia could play an important part in a war, Mrs. Jacqueline Jones, a director of Kingsford Smith Aircraft Services, Bankstown, said on Saturday…

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Talk Of War Madness, Says Pandit Nehru

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 30 July 1951 · page 1

NEW DELHI, Mon. (A.A.P.).—It was "sheer madness" for anyone to talk of war between…

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Marshall Sees War Danger

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 July 1951 · page 1

WASHIGTON, July 30. A.A.P.-General Marshall told a congressional committee recently that 'the enemy's build-up' was increasing the danger of an all out war…

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Peace Or War Issue, Says Nehru

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 August 1951 · page 3

NEW DELHI, July 31. A.A.P.—The issues between India and Pakistan were going to be settled by peaceful means or war, Mr. Nehru…

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War Bride Sees The World

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 August 1951 · page 5

Mrs. L. Andersen, an Australian war bride who has lived in America for three years, was a passenger in the Esperance Bay,…

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