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The wars & local soldiers, 1951

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Soldier Settler Advances £360,000 Paid Back In Two Months

North West Champion · Monday 29 January 1951 · page 4

Soldier settlers, during November and December, repaid £360,000 of the advances made to them. The Minister for Lands (Mr…

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War in 1951

Manilla Express · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 4

World War III will begin in Berlin in 1951 Indian sage and astrologer Mr. Sharma predicted in Singapore recently. The war…

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Match-book Role As War Ii Weapon

The North Western Courier · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 6

The common book of matches served as an effective propaganda weapon during World War II. Millions of books of matches were…

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Korean War Cemetery

The North Western Courier · Monday 5 February 1951 · page 1

Army chaplains visit a United Nations military cemetery near Pusan, in Korea. A total of over 4000 members of the U.S. forces have, been reported killed in action in Korea so far…

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American War Memorial Chapel For London LONDON

North West Champion · Monday 5 February 1951 · page 3

A special memorial chapel to Americans who lost their lives in Britain during the war or while based there, is being built in St. Paul's Cathedral…

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General Praises Chinese Soldiers

The North Western Courier · Monday 12 February 1951 · page 8

American 8th Army commander, General Matthew Ridgway, who visited the Western front yesterday, praised the Chinese soldiers' fighting…

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Bond For War Hero

North West Champion · Thursday 1 March 1951 · page 3

A man who won the U.S. War Medal for Valour, and was Mentioned in Despatches, was given a bond at…

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Soldier Settlers and 20 Per Cent. Wool Tax

Manilla Express · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 4

Soldier settlers under the war service land settlement scheme and ex-servicemen being financially assisted in other ways to…

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Cost of War Damage

The North Western Courier · Thursday 15 March 1951 · page 9

War damage in Britain has so far cost more than £947,000,000 sterling for repairs and reconstruction during the past eight and a half years…

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Russian Forces Not Invincible, Says U.K. War Minister Can Be Matched by Atlantic Pact Nations

North West Champion · Monday 19 March 1951 · page 1

LONDON, Monday.— The War Office yesterday issued details of Russian and Chinese Communist armed forces giving the combined strength at over 8,000,000. The War Office said Russian forces…

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War Service Land Settlement

North West Champion · Thursday 22 March 1951 · page 10

The only extension of time granted for applying for Qualification Certificates for war service land settlement was a short one to bring State…

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Long and Short of Hemline War London, March 28

The North Western Courier · Thursday 29 March 1951 · page 4

The "Battle of the Hemline" looks like starting again, says the gossip writer of the "Evening News." "This is despite designer Jaques…

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Soldier Settlement

North West Champion · Monday 2 April 1951 · page 5

A motion that in all soldier settlement areas, 20 per cent, of the blocks be reserved for civilians was…

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Brigadier General to Open 1951 Anzac Ball

Manilla Express · Tuesday 3 April 1951 · page 3

Brigadier General Denzil Mc Arthur Onslow CBE, DSO, ED has accepted an invitation from Manilla sub-branch of the…

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Japanese Believe War Still on

The North Western Courier · Thursday 5 April 1951 · page 4

A stubborn band of Japanese on a tiny isle, in the Marianas are still fighting World War II. Army, Navy and Merchant Marine…

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Soldier Has Time Bomb "Tick-tock"

The North Western Courier · Monday 9 April 1951 · page 10

The U.S. Army has decided to accept John Husband, of Oklahoma city, despite the "tick-tock" noise he has had in his head for 11 years…

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Crooble War Memorial Hall

North West Champion · Thursday 12 April 1951 · page 3

Crooble residents interested in building a War Memorial Hall as a community centre, held their first…

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U.N. Diplomats Relieved At Dismissal Of MacArthur New Moves Likely to Seek End to Korean War

North West Champion · Thursday 12 April 1951 · page 1

LAKE SUCCESS, Thursday.—Surprised United Nations diplomats greeted with obvious relief President Truman's order dismissing General MacArthur as United Nations Commander in Korea…

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Anzac Day Services At Moree

North West Champion · Monday 16 April 1951 · page 7

Anzac Day Commemoration services at Moree this year will commence with a dawn service at 5.15 o'clock…

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Avoiding Third World War Washington

The North Western Courier · Monday 16 April 1951 · page 1

The United Nations must continue fighting Communist aggression in Korea, declared the Assistant Secretary of State, Mr…

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