NZ War Cry
Top.—The touring New Zealand hockey players put plenty of vim into their famous haka before the start of the match against North Coast o n Saturday. New Zealand won 4-2…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1950
387 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 10 of 20
Early Statement on War Pensions
CANBERRA, Sunday.—The announcement of the Government's intention concerning war pensions would be made as early as…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Jap Acquitted by War Crimes Court
LOS NEGROS, Wednesday (AAP-Reuter).—One of the six Japanese charged with the murder of two Australian prisoners of War…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Third World War If Reds Triumph in Korea—Churchill
LONDON, Wednesday (AAP).—Mr. Winston Churchill said last night that a third world war would be "hurled upon us" if the Communists won in Korea. "We owe it, not only to ourselves,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Govt. Action on Korea Endorsed "Best Hope of Avoiding War"
CANBERRA, Thursday.—Both the Senate and House of Representatives, during a special sitting of the Commonwealth Parliament today, unanimously endorsed the action of the Federal Government in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Korean War Boosts Naval Recruiting
SYDNEY, Friday.—The number of inquiries by prospective naval recruits had increased by 50 per cent, since the outbreak of the Korean war, the Navy's N.S.W. Recruiting Officer said today…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →No Genuine Tension at Canberra: Korea Not Thought War Prelude
CANBERRA, Sunday. — Last week's session of Parliament bore some resemblance to the hectic wartime sittings when members gathered anxiously for such information as security permitted the late John Curtin to give them…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—The three Australian armed services in Sydney are handling the biggest [?] of inquiries about enlistments…
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SOUTH KOREA, Monday (AAP). —The bodies of seven American soldiers, with their hands tied behind them, have been found, in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Chances of War Inevitable, Says Pessimist Impossible, Says Utter Fool
It would only be a complete pessimist who would say war was inevitable, but nobody but an utter fool would say that it was impossible, said Maj.-Gen. W. J. Windeyer, C.B.E., D.S.O., E.D., last night…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →13th French Govt. Since War
PARIS, Thursday (AAP).—Newlyelected French Prime Minister (M. Rene Pleven) yesterday formed his Government—the 13th Government…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Brisbane Anti War Campaign; Official Charged
BRISBANE, Thursday. — Police today arrested the State Secretary of the Legion of Ex-Servicemen and Women (Mr. D. J. Eaton), following…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Biggest Strike of Korean War by Superfortresses
TOKIO, Thursday (AAP-Reuter).—Nearly 50 B29 Superfortress bombers attacked a key North Koren military target with 500 tons of bombs today in the mightiest air blow of the Korean campaign. The mission inaugurated ma[?] [?] bombing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"War of Words" on Yugoslavia
LONDON, Sunday (AAP). — Cominform radio stations and official newsagencies yesterday maintained the unremitting tension of the war of words against Yugoslavia, accusing her of planning a new war against the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Praises American Troops in Korea War Chiefs' Visit
WASHINGTON, Sunday (AAP).—General Lawton Collins, Army Chief of Staff, said yesterday on his return from Korea "Our troops are doing damn well there"…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Danger of Third World War Grave—churchill Approach to Russia Urged
LONDON, Sunday (AAP).—Addressing a Conservative rally at Plymouth, Mr. Winston Churchill said he did not think what was happening in Korea made the danger of a third world war greater, because the danger was already grave. Mr. Churchill called for a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →More War-Tried Weapons Urged By Armament Chiefs
LONDON, Monday (AAP). —Armament chiefs of the three services are pressing the Government to speed up production of improved…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Un Seat for Red China First Step In Ending Korean War—Stalin
NEW YORK, Monday (AAP).—Marshal Stalin has suggested that the United Nations should seat Communist China in the Security Council as a first step in ending the Korean war, the New York "Times"…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Subs., New Element of Danger in Korean War
TOKIO, Tuesday (AAP-Reuter). — General MacArthur's revelation this afternoon in a communique that three unidentified submarines had been sighte in an area between Formosa and the North China coast has introduced a new element of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wounded Americans on Stretchers Murdered
TOKIO, Wednesday (AAP-Reuter)—Thirty wounded American soldiers are reported to have been shot to death on their, stretchers by North Koreans after the Communist forces swarmed across the Kum River on Sunday night…
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