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The wars & local soldiers, 1952

614 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 20 of 31

Soldiers In Korea Overlooked

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 August 1952 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Leader of the Parliamentary Country Party (Mr. Bruxner) said in the Legislative…

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Drive For Books For Soldiers

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 22 August 1952 · page 3

Newcastle's Junior Chamber of Commerce plians a big drive to collect books to send to our forces…

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Japan 'To Enter War In Korea'

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 August 1952 · page 3

TOKYO, August 24. A.A.P.-Reuter.—Coinciding with the Moscow meeting between Chinese and Soviet leaders,…

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War Against Terrorists

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 August 1952 · page 1

An important feature of the war against the Communist terrorists in Malaya is the work of the Malay Special Constables. Picture shows Malay Special Constables checking the identity card of a worker reporting for duty on an estate. Communist terrorists try to foil these checks by stealing identity cards and…

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Toughest Man Alive Exclusive to "The Newcastle SUN"—The philosophy of Skorzeny—the soldier-without-a-textbook—who thinks one war ahead. Give me 1000 men ... and a free hand and nobody will be safe if war comes

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 August 1952 · page 5

"Scarface" Otto Skorzeny, Hitler's almost legendary aide during World War II, earned the title of The Toughest Man Alive—and with good reason. If the war had not ended, when it…

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Soldier Killed By Train

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 August 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—A Queensland soldier was killed by an electric train at Gordon station to-day…

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38 Koje Prisoners Wounded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 August 1952 · page 1

SEOUL, August 25 A.A.P.—More rioting on Koje Island was reported by the Eighth Army to-day…

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Power Politics "War Threat"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 August 1952 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Power politics could collapse into general war through progressive erosion of respect for agreements, Lord Lindsay of Birker said…

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US Govt. 'Writing War Ticket'

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 27 August 1952 · page 5

NEW YORK, Tues. (A.A.P.): The Democratic (Truman) Government had been "writing the ticket for World War III," Mr. John Foster Dulles said today…

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Bigger War Orders Aid Japan "Herald" Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 August 1952 · page 6

TOKYO, August 26.—A remarkable increase in United State war orders for Japan has salvaged Japan's falling…

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4 Dead, 64 Wounded P.O.W. Riot Tally

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 August 1952 · page 1

SEOUL, Aug. 27. A.A.P.—Four prisoners, have been killed and 64 others wounded in Allied prisoner-of-war camps in Korea this month…

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Word War On Soviet Regulated

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 August 1952 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — A vigorous psychological warfare directed at the peoples behind the Iron Curtain would…

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Cattle Damage War Cemetery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 August 1952 · page 4

As in previous floods, the war cemetery at Sandgate had been damaged by cattle from the flooded area breaking in…

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Insects May Win War Against Man

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 August 1952 · page 11

WASHINGTON, Thurs. (O.S.R.): Despite all the new insecticides man is making little progress in…

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Sandgate War Cemetery "Damaged By Stock"

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 August 1952 · page 8

Stock had broken down the fence and damaged the Sandgate War Cemetery, the secretary of the Waratah-Mayfield R.S.L. (Mr. A. J. Somervaille) said last night. Mr. Somervaille, who was…

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Soldier Missed Sister's Wedding

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 August 1952 · page 3

LONDON, Fri. (A.A.P.): Private Dennis Condon of the Royal Australian Regiment in Korea was…

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Turkey To Build War Memorial

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 August 1952 · page 6

ISTANBUL, Aug. 29. A.A.P.—Turkey is planning to build a national memorial to the 55,000 soldiers of the…

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Mercy Plane Flying U.S. Soldier Home

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 August 1952 · page 1

NEW YORK, August 29. A.A.P.—A mercy plane to-day plucked a soldier from a United States troop transport…

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H.m.a.s. Anzac for Korea

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 September 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY.—A crowd of 250 wharf visitors today gave a bright and breezy send-off to the destroyer…

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Big War On Malaria

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 September 1952 · page 3

DJAKARTA, Sept. 1. A.A.P.-Reuter.—Malaria, which takes a toll of more than a million lives each year…

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