Soldier Defies 150 Men
MANILA, Thurs. (A.A.P.)—It took 150 soldiers with two tanks and a helicopter 20 hours yesterday to…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1953
565 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 29
U.S. Plans For War Production
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1. A.A.P.—In the case of all-out war the United States would devote even more of its…
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MANILA, Jan. 1. A.A.P.—The Philippines Army said 150 soldiers, supported by two tanks and a helicopter,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →City Gives War Memorial To Army
MADRAS. — The war memorial in Madras City, erected in 1933 out of public subscriptions and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Little Prospect" Of Early End To War
NEW YORK, Jan. 4, A.A.P.—Any balance sheet drawn up to-day presents little hope for an early end to the war in Korea…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Master Plan Ready U.S. Defence in Atomic War
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. A.A.P.—A master plan for saving the nation in the event of an all-out atomic-germ warfare attack was released in part to-day by the…
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A French Foreign Legionary was detained at Singapore after jumping into the harbor from a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man Shot, Woman Wounded
TAMWORTH, Monday.—A man was fatally shot and a woman wounded in Prince of Wales Park, Tamworth, this…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →School For War Brides
TOKYO, Jan. 5. A.A.P.- Reuter.—A school for Japanese brides and fiances of Australian servicemen is to be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man Wounded In Gunfight
PERTH, Tuesday.—A gun battle between detectives and a man armed with a rifle was fought by the glare of torches…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →S.M. Sends Soldier For Trial
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A 20-year-old soldier was committed for trial in Central Court to-day on a charge of…
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LONDON, Jan. 6. A.A.P.-Reuter.—British Military authorities yesterday confirmed a court martial sentence of one…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Japan Pledges War Aid
TOKYO, Jan. 7. A.A.P.-Reuter.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Yoshida) to-day pledged Japan's "unstinted aid" to help settle the Korean war…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, would be used to accommodate sub-acute and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Chemical Used To Treat Cancer
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A chemical developed from poison gases used in World War I. is being tried out as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →U.S. Could Lose Cold War Truman Warns Against Fear
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. A.A.P.—President Truman said to-day that the "corrosive process" of fear, which had begun in the United States, was a danger signal which could help…
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ROCK SPRINGS (Wyoming), Jan. 8. A.A.P.—An Army-chartered C-46 airliner carrying 37 soldiers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fighter Ace Hitch-Hikes Back To War
NEW YORK, Jan. 9. A.A.P.—Major James Jabara, the world's first jet fighter ace, hitch-hiked a ride back to…
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TOKYO, Jan. 9. A.A.P.-Reuter.—A British courtmartial to-day found Sapper Derek Hepples, of Scarborough…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Strategy in U.s. Cold War
NEW YORK, Jan. 11. A.A.P.—A commission to plan U.S. psychological strategy in the "cold war" is to be appointed…
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