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The wars & local soldiers, 1954

614 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 26 of 31

Welcome Home Party For Mrs. Batty This Week

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 October 1954 · page 21

At a welcome home party given yesterday for Mrs. F. de Witt Batty, who returned to Newcastle with her husband, Bishop Batty, on Tuesday from six months in America and England, a new association of clergymen's wives was formed. The aim of the associa-…

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Germany's War On Herd T.B.

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 October 1954 · page 4

BONN: The West German Government has set May 1,1957, as its deadline for ridding the country of bovine tuberculosis. About one-third of the…

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New Hotel for U.s. Soldiers

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 October 1954 · page 12

FRANKFURT. West Germany. — Rhine - Main air base here is to build a four - storey hotel for…

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Returned Men For N.T. Urged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 October 1954 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday.— Adoption of a soldier settlement scheme as a means of assisting development in the…

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War Service Homes

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 22 October 1954 · page 2

CANBERRA.—A bill to increase to £2750 the maximum loan for financing the purchase of existing homes…

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Civil Defence in Atom War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 October 1954 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday.—Federal Government policy on civil defence to meet atomic war was outlined by Mr. Menzies to-day. Mr. Menzies gave a…

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Loans On War Homes Increased

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 October 1954 · page 8

CANBERRA, Thursday.— The amount of money the War Service Homes Division will advance for the purchase of…

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War Jitters In East

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 October 1954 · page 15

NEW YORK (O.S.R.): The U.S. has rushed its Far Eastern troubleshooter to Formosa to investigate a crisis which carries a threat of war in China. A Washington report…

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"Little Land Going To Soldiers"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 October 1954 · page 7

CANBERRA, Monday.— War service land settlement was almost at a standstill in some States, the Federal…

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Toy Soldiers "Permanent"

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 27 October 1954 · page 6

LONDON. — So pathetic is the memory of favorite lead soldiers and farmyard animals with accidentally…

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Two Top War Criminals To Be Freed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 October 1954 · page 8

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27. A.A.P.—An international tribunal of eight nations has approved the immediate…

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Radio Licence Rebate Sought For War Widows

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 October 1954 · page 33

The State R.S.L. executive is seeking an amendment to the Broadcasting Act to allow reduced fees…

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Sydney Sculptor To Work On War Memorial

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 October 1954 · page 20

Well-known Sydney sculptor, Lyndon Dadswell, will be commissioned to execute the central feature and the wall frieze which will decorate the foyer of the Cultural Centre…

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Village Honors U.S. Soldier

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 October 1954 · page 5

KARLSRUHE (West Germany). —Villagers of Busenbach, near here, plan to rename a street after a…

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Soldier Charged With Abduction

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 October 1954 · page 10

BREWARRINA, Friday. —A 15-year-old girl had eloped with an Army deserter, Brewarrina Court was told…

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½M. Houses Built Since War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 November 1954 · page 4

CANBERRA, Sunday. —More than 500,000 houses had been built in Australia since the war, the Minister for…

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China Holds 1000 War Criminals

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 November 1954 · page 3

TOKIO, Mon. (A.A.P.)—The names of about 1000 Japanese war criminals held in China and of 4[?]…

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SA Leads MCC For First Time Since War

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 November 1954 · page 18

ADELAIDE: First run today gave South Australia a first innings lead against the Englishmen for the first time in five matches since the war…

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"Any Rust, Soldier?"

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 November 1954 · page 9

RIFLE DRILL. Guardsmen demonstrated at the School of Infantry at Warminster the ceremonial which has been evolved for the new Belgian FU rifle. The British Army has been equipped with the rifle which makes old drill obsolete. Picture shows drill sergeant G. Cooper inspecting arms during the demonstration…

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Taximan's War on "Pirates"

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 November 1954 · page 10

LONDON.—Sixty-seven taximen of Ipswich have declared war on amateur "cabbies" who pick up…

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