China 'Not Ready For Major War'
HONGKONG, Jan. 16. A.A.P.-Reuter.—Communist China is not ready for a prolonged war of major proportions, Hongkong sources say…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1951
681 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 35
War Jitters In U.S. Universities "Herald" Service
NEW YORK, Jan. 16.—War jitters are spreading in American Universities. Faced with the possibility of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →China Is Not Ready For Long War, Experts Say
HONGKONG, Wed. (O.S.R.-Reuter): Well informed sources here, reviewing Communist military preparations, do not think China is ready for a prolonged war of major proportions. But they are not disposed to…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Enlistment Figures Increase
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Enlishment figures increased last week when 302 men joined up. The only higher weekly total was 316…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Recruiting Disappoints Wounded
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Wounded soldiers returned from Korea said when they reached Sydney to-day that they were disappointed in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Leaders In Paris
General Eisenhower greets Field Marshal Montgomery in Paris. At centre is Coloniel Costes de Beauregard, A.D.C. to Field Marshal Montgomery…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War News, a La MacArthur
Criticism of General MacArthur's communiques on Korea comes mostly from correspondents new to the SCAP command. Oldtimers who were with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →US Soldiers Ordered To Shave Off Beards
TOKIO, Thurs. (O.S.R.): Major-General Clark Ruffner's first orders to his new command, the United States Second Division, was that men should shave off their 15-day-old beards…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Indians Now Treat Australian Wounded
TOKIO, Fri.: Sick and wounded soldiers of the Australian battalion in Korea are now being treated by the red-bereted men of the 60th Indian Field Ambulance. The unit—which is entitled…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wounded Australian Think Korean Retreat Was 'Phoney'
SYDNEY: Wounded Australians back from Korea think that the big United Nations retreat was more a political move than a military necessity and that there was something "phoney" about it. They claim that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farm Restored For War Settlement
SYDNEY, Thursday.—A farm which was withheld from settlement in July, 1948, because of erosion had been completely restored…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Aust. Has War And Peace Problem
LONDON, Thurs.: Australia is trying to strike a balance between preparing for war and expanding her development, the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) told a Press conference today…
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NEW YORK, Jan. 18. A.A.P.—A vast American mobilisation, which would make the United States and her allies the "strongest aggregation of power on earth," was demanded by the Director of Defence Mobilisation (Mr. Charles Edward…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Korean War Mistake: Poll Opinion
NEW YORK, Fri. (OSR)âThe majority of the American public consider intervention in Korea…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Free Travel To Visit Sick Soldiers
CANBERRA, Sunday.—Free air travel with expenses paid for four days will be given soon to the next of kin or near relatives of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Anzac Day Tattoo Suggested
Newcastle Council of Ex-Service Organisations will suggest to the Secretary-Organiser for the Commonwealth Jubilee Celebrations…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Strike Delaying Anzac Trials To Continue
MELBOURNE, Monday.—The dispute holding up the trials of the new destroyer H.M.A.S. Anzac is to continue…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Fear Less: Trygve Lie
NEW YORK, Jan. 22. A.A.P.—The Secretary-General of the United Nations (Mr. Trygve Lie) yesterday said he had found "less fear…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Breathing Space "Given by War"
CANBERRA, Monday.—The defeat of Japan in the last World War had given Australia breathing space against the threat of invasion by sea, the Minister for Immigration (Mr. Holt said to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Greek Soldiers Executed
ATHENS, Tues. (A.A.P.). — Two Greek soldiers, found guilty by a court martial of "spreading propaganda aimed…
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