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The wars & local soldiers, 1953

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Anzac House Start Soon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 July 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Building of Anzac House would begin on a new site "at an early date," the Acting…

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Soldiers Sing And Dance In Korea

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 July 1953 · page 1

SEOUL [Korea] Tues. [A.A.P.]: British troops sang, danced cheered and drank beer and champagne in the moonlight last night when the Korean war ended after three years…

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Korean War Casualties

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 July 1953 · page 6

LONDON, July 28. A.A.P.—Allied casualties in the Korean war included.— First Commonwealth…

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War Lessons From Korea "Herald" Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 July 1953 · page 7

NEW YORK, July 28.—Outstanding among the military lessons of the Korean war is that airpower has definite limitations…

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Queensland Halts Soldier Scheme

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 July 1953 · page 5

BRISBANE, Tuesday.—State Cabinet decided to-day to halt war service land settlement in Queensland…

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Welcome Home For The Munros

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 July 1953 · page 27

SYDNEY: A welcome home dinner dance will be given to jockey Darby Munro and his wife at the…

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War Chief Throws Boomerang

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 July 1953 · page 6

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The Governor-General (Sir William Slim), formerly Chief of…

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Korea "Lesson" China "Great War Power"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 July 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—The use of Communist China as a great military power was the major lesson of the Korean war, Lieut.-General Sir Sydney…

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'K' On 'Anzac' Suggested To Mark Korea

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 August 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Archdeacon Hulme-Moir suggested at St. Andrew's Cathedral to-day that the word…

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War Not Solution Of Problems

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 August 1953 · page 2

Whatever difficulties arose between peoples and nations, they still were unsolved by war, the Rev. A…

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War Losses "Due To Incompetence"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 August 1953 · page 1

NEW YORK, Aug. 3. A.A.P.—Senator Joseph McCarthy (Republican, Wisconsin) said last night he was…

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What's In A Name Soldiers' Baths

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 August 1953 · page 7

The Soldiers' Baths, which are now in a dismantled state, below the cliff in front of Fort Scratchley, are claimed to be the first "ocean" baths in the colony as distinct from "bogey" holes gouged out of the rocks…

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Talks May Decide Peace Of War

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 August 1953 · page 7

SEOUL (Korea), Wed. (A.A.P.-Reuter): Vital talks between the U.S. State Secretary (Mr. Dulles) and the South Korean President (Dr. Rhee) may decide the question of peace…

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War Escaper Hero Of New "Sun" Serial

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 August 1953 · page 1

Labelled as "the greatest escaper of World War II," Major Airey Neave, D.S.O., O.B.E., M.C., of the Royal…

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War Hero In New Serial

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 August 1953 · page 1

Major Airey Neave, D.S.O., O.B.E., M.C. regarded as "the greatest escaper of World War II,"…

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America Not Bound To Renew War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 August 1953 · page 3

WASHINGTON, August 6. A.A.P.—A United States official, Mr. Robert Murphy, said the United States would not…

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"Civil War" By Kikuyu

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 August 1953 · page 6

NAIROBI, August 7. A.A.P.—General Erskinc. Commander of the troops fighting Mat Mau terrorism, declared…

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What's In A Name Soldiers' Point

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 August 1953 · page 7

Soldiers' Point, Port Stephens, now a popular fishing and holiday resort, has been more than once on the threshold of great things. Captain William Cromarty believed it had better chances than Newcastle…

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Airman Wounded In Suez Clash

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 1

CAIRO, Thurs. (A.A.P.)—A British airman was seriously wounded in the stomach in a clash on the…

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Commemorate War's Ending

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: A commemorative, service to mark the eighth anniversary of the end of World War II will…

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