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The wars & local soldiers, 1951

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Almost War Economy In Britain Now F. R. Peterson's London Diary

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 8

LONDON, Thurs.: Angry demands for information, leadership and action rang in Clement Attlee's ears as he led his reconstructed Government back to Westminster this week to face the gravest…

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Lonely Soldiers' 'Phone Bill £78

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 1

LONDON, Jan. 24. A.A.P.—Two lonely soldiers who telephoned their girl friends at the Army's expense were sentenced to 112 days'…

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Lonely Soldiers Still Lonely

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 12

LONDON, Thurs. (O.S.R.).—Two "lonely" soldiers who phoned their girl friends at the Army's expense were…

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Unveiling Of New War Memorial

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 6

The management committee of Waratah-Mayfield R.S.L. last night decided to hold the unveiling ceremony of the new…

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Marriages Boosted By Korean War

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 27 January 1951 · page 4

NEW YORK, Fri.: There were nearly 1,675,000 marriages in the United States in 1950, which is five per cent, more than in 1949. The rise, statisticians say, reflects the spurt in weddings: which followed the outbreak of hostilities in Korea, since…

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Soviet Warns On Next War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1951 · page 7

LONDON, Jan. 26. A.A.P.-—The Russian foreign affairs magazine, "Novoe Vremya," said to-day that if the United States "dared to…

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War This Year "Unlikely" "Herald" Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1951 · page 7

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.—War between Russia and America will not happen this year, unless blunders on either side precipitate it, is the opinion of the influential "United States…

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Pte. Cooper Went To War; Fined £10

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1951 · page 1

KURE, Jan. 26. A.A.P.-Reuter.—An Australian soldier who went absent without leave from B.C.O.F. headquarters in Japan to go to war in Korea fined £10 by a district courtmartial here to-day…

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War Exploits Of A Fleet Air Arm Pioneer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1951 · page 4

Meetings with Lawrence of Arabia and Russian princesses were among the World War I experiences of Mr. R. Graham of Newcastle, veteran of two world wars and an early Fleet Air Arm pilot. Mr. Graham spent most of…

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Support For Enlistment Of Migrants

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1951 · page 3

CANBERRA, Friday-Alien migrants should be permitted and encouraged to enlist in the armed forces, on the same basis as…

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Rhodesians Train For Jungle War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 January 1951 · page 3

SINGAPORE, Jan. 28. A.A.P.-Reuter.—Lieut.-Colonel "Mad Mike," of the Wingate Expedition, will return to Malaya soon…

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Finnish War Leader Dies In Switzerland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 January 1951 · page 1

GENEVA, Jan. 28. A.A.P.—Field-marshal Baron Carl Gustaf Mannerheim, former President of Finland, died at Lausanne,…

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Mosquitoes Deadly In War On Rabbits

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 January 1951 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Mosquitoes are likely to be proclaimed sacred insects by primary producers who live alongside watercourses and swamps. They have become the allies of…

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War Correspondent Wounded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 3

TOKYO, Jan. 29. A.A.P.-Reuter.—Warren White, A.A.P.-Reuter correspondent, was slightly injured near Suwon to-day, while…

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Moscow Sees Plays On Korean War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 2

BELGRADE, Jan. 29. A.A.P.-Reuter.—Moscow theater have produced two plays on the Korean war, according to the Yugoslav…

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"Textbook" War In Malaya "Herald" Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 3

NEW YORK, January 29.—British methods of fighting the Communists in Malaya might become a most valuable code of…

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Wounded And Sick Soldiers Return

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 12

SYDNEY: A party of 12 sick and wounded servicemen from Korea and Japan arrived by plane today…

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Korea Wounded Reach Darwin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 1

DARWIN, Tuesday.—Ten wounded Australian soldiers from Korea, including two stretcher cases, and a wounded New Zealand…

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Adenaeur "Steering" Into War"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 3

BERLIN, Jan. 30. A.A.P.—The West German Chancellor (Dr. Adenauer) was steering West Germany "straight into a new war."…

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Civil War Warning in Germany

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 11

BONN. Wednesday (A.A.P.)—West German Chancellor Adenaeuer has called an emergency meeting of his Cabinet to…

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