War Widow Protection 'Belated'
MELBOURNE, Thursday. —Federal Cabinet's decision to amend the Repatriation Act to prevent department…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1953
565 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 29
EDITORIAL This Is A Vital And Deadly War
OPEN and large-scale war this week replaced the almost casual sniping and raiding of recent months in Korea. The reports of the past three days should…
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LONDON, Tues. (A.A.P.): Princess Margaret last night attended her first party since her return from her tour of Southern Rhodesia with the Queen Mother. It was a "welcome home"…
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NAIROBI, July 20. A.A.P. — Australian-born Sidney ("Davo") Davidson, 41, a Kenya Government officer,…
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BONN, Tues. (AAP.): The Western Allies and West Germany are to set up joint boards to review…
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NEW YORK, July 20.—After the Korean truce is signed Communist China will lake ever from Russia the job…
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TEHERAN, July 21. A.A.P. —Troops and police were ready in force here to-day in a bid to prevent…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—The Acting Premier (Mr. Galvin) to-day suggested to the annual conference of the…
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TOKIO: The Japanese Foreign Ministry has announced a mission will be sent to the North Pacific…
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LONDON, Thurs.: Confident predictions from all sources about a Korean truce really look like being almost on the beam at last—and if a Korean truce comes, can the end of Europe's Cold War be far behind?…
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LONDON: A soldier who found himself in the same gaol as his father says he has given up his life of crime that began when he was nine years old…
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MELBOURNE, Thursday.—The annual conference of the Victorian branch of the Returned Servicemen's League…
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MELBOURNE, Thursday.—The Returned Servicemen's League will seek full citizenship rights for aboriginal…
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Guests of honour at the Anzac Ball at Newcastle City Hall last night were the Commander of the corvette,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Butter War Likely In Britain
MELBOURNE, Friday.—A war between butter and margarine makers was expected in Britain early next year, the…
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The world's last Japanese war criminals away from home are going back to Japan. They are the 200 little yellow soldiers and sailors behind barbed wire at Manus Island…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →General Says War Unlikely
WASHINGTON, July 26. A.A.P.—General Alfred Gruenther told Senators recently; "I do not think war is ever going to come in Europe."…
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LONDON, Mon.: The Korean armistice opens up great possibilities for ending the cold war in the East, says Reuter's diplomatic correspondent…
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PANMUNJON [Korea], Mon. [A.A.P.]: An armistice to end the Korean war was signed here today at 10 a.m. [11 a.m. Newcastle time]. Fighting ends officially at 10 o'clock tonight (11 p.m. Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Ends To-day Truce Agreement Reached Signing at 10 a.m
SEOUL, July 26. A.A.P.—A truce would be signed at Panmunjon at 10 a.m. local time to-morrow, the U.N. Far Eastern Commander (General Mark Clark) announced in Tokyo to-day…
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