Civil War Veteran
DULUTH (Minnesota), Wed. (A.A.P.).—Albert Woolson, who was a drummer with the Union forces…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1953
565 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 29
Wallsend War Homes Plans
An item of £35,000 for War Service Homes subdivision works shown in the City Council estimates was for a large…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Truman Gives Reason For Cold War
NEW YORK, Feb. 11. A.A.P.—Mr. Truman believes that the hurried demobilisation by the United States after…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Anzac Service at Sandgate
Waratah-Mayfield R.S.L. will hold its annual Anzac commemoration service at the Sandgate War…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Parade Ground Army Out Of Anzac Day March
Army units in Newcastle will not take part in this year's Anzac Day march and future participation is "under discussion." The Commander of 14…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Korea War Extension U.N. Affair
CANBERRA, Thursday.— Any proposal to blockade China would involve the question of extending the Korean…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Armoured Shorts For Soldiers
SEOUL, Feb. 13. A.A.P.- Reuter.—The United States Eighth Army announced yesterday that it had issued…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Aborigines In Tribal War
ADELAIDE. Wednesday.— Tribal warfare has broken out among aborigines at Anna Creek, 140 miles north of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →U.S. Courts May Rule On "War"
NEW YORK, Wed. (O.S.R): America's highest courts may have to rule on this problem: Is the fighting in Korea in which 128,000 United States servicemen have been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gaol For Ringleaders In Soldiers' "Walkout"
COPENHAGEN, Thurs. (A.A.P.) Two ringleaders in a Danish soldiers' walkout at Haderslev (South Jutland) were sentenced to 14 days' gaol yesterday. On one man, Johannes…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →War Memorial Home Completed
The War Memorial Convalescent Home at Bolton Point, Lake Macquarie, which has been completed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →U.N. Talks On Korean War
NEW YORK, Feb. 19. A.A.P.—The 16 Allied nations with forces in Korea are meeting behind closed doors to-day to talk over their strategy in the forthcoming General Assembly debates on Korea…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →U.S. Diplomacy For Korea War Secret
NEW YORK, Thurs. (A.A.P.): The U.S. told its United Nations allies today about future diplomatic steps planned for dealing with the Korean war, but insisted on secrecy. Mr. Henry Cabot Lodge,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers Man China Coast
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19. A.A.P.— The Chinese Communists are reported to be rushing second-line troops front North Korea to bolster the coast line…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldier Charged with Murder
NEW YORK, Thurs (A.A.P.).—The U.S. Army has charged a young private with the murder of a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →U.S. Urged To Step-up 'Air War'
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. A.A.P.—The United State Advisory Commission on Information has recommended…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Army Chief Deplores War Talk
NEW YORK, Feb. 23. A.A.P.—The Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff (General Bradley) said…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Inventor Makes War On Lantana
BELLINGEN: An invention by a Gleniffer farmer, Earl Preston, is expected to revolutionise eradication of lantana and reopen the thousands of acres of farmlands lost to lantana,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Indo-China War You Cannot See
HANOI (A.A.P.-Reuter) : In Indo-China, where 350,000 French-Union troops are fighting for their lives, the most difficult thing to see is "the wa."…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Aust. Soldier Charged With Corporal's Death
SEOUL, Tues. (A.A.P.) : The court-martial of an Australian private charged with the murder of an American corporal "in the field" opened yesterday. The accused is Private…
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