Monk Sure No Third World War
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The President of the A.C.T.U. (Mr. A. Monk) said to-day that he was as satisfied now…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1951
681 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 34 of 35
War Service Homes
SYDNEY: The Commonwealth Government's recent amendments to the War Service Homes…
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The war in Korea seemed the best hope of avoiding a third world war, Captain K. S. Colquhoun, captain of the…
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WASHINGTON, Tues. (A.A.P.) — The Defence Department began making public tonight the names of the 3198 U.S. servicemen whom the Communists reported they were holding in prisoner-of-war camps…
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TOKYO, Dec. 18. A.A.P.-Reuter.—Food served to Commonwealth soldiers awaiting trial in Seoul guardroom…
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The Secretary of the Newcastle sub-branch of the Disabled Soldiers' Association (Mr. A. E. Burrows) said…
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TOKYO, Dec. 20. A.A.P.-Reuter.—South Korean troops supported by fighter planes yesterday began a second push against guerillas in the mountainous areas…
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Miss Marguerite Higgens, of Oakland, California, named "Woman of the Year" by American newspaperwomen, with a picture of herself taken in Korea while a war correspondent. Her work gained a pulltzer prize…
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Christmas bells, ringing in the traditional season of peace and goodwill, will once again echo over a world troubled by discord an the threat of a world war. A.A.P.—Reuter correspondents in a world round- up report on the Christmas…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldier Wounds Himself In Realistic Dream
SYDNEY.—A wounded army private who arrived in Sydney from Korea last night accidentally fired eight Owen-gun bullets into his leg while asleep and dreaming in the front line last month…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LETTERS To The Editor Peace And War
K. WISNIEWSKY ('N.M.H.' 19/12/51), states that "apparently believe in peace at any price." His knowledge is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →£180 For Soldier On P.O.W. List
MELBOURNE, Friday.—A private at first believed to have been killed in action in Korea has £180 waiting for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Reds Challenged On Prisoners Of War
TOKIO, Mon. (A.A.P.): An Allied peace talks delegate accused the Communists yesterday of failing to account for 50,000 Allied prisoners they had claimed to have captured in Korea. The delegate (Rear…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Man Wounded At Cardiff
A man was accidentally shot in the left thigh by a watchman at Cardiff railway workshops on Monday night…
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HONGKONG. Dec. 25. A.A.P.-Reuter.—The driver, a British soldier, was killed and six soldiers seriously injured…
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LONDON, Wed. (A.A.P.) — Israeli soldiers with Sten guns guarded two gates of Jerusalem through which pilgrims of 30 nations streamed on Christmas Eve on their…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The biggest soldier to serve with the Australians in Korea returned to Sydney to-day, still…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cold War Christmas Leaves World Poised On Razor Edge
LONDON, Thurs.—The world—or that rather small proportion of it which celebrates Christmas—remains poised on a razor-edge of goodwill and benevolence…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldier Fires On Mates
SINGAPORE, Dec. 26. A.A.P.-Reuter.—A British soldier is reported to have fired bursts from his Sten gun over…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Twilight" War Unbroken Negotiators In Korea Still Try For Truce
NEW YORK, Dec. 28. A.A.P.—The war of words raged on in Korea to-day without apparent decision But there was no general indication that the battle…
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