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The wars & local soldiers, 1950

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Anzac Force Favoured

Northern Star · Tuesday 8 August 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—Major General Keith Stewart, Chief of the General Staff of the New Zealand Army, said tonight that N.Z…

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'Turk' Westerling Offers Services in Korean War

Northern Star · Tuesday 8 August 1950 · page 5

SINGAPORE, Monday (AAPReuter).—"Turk" Westerling today instructed a close friend to cable Gen. MacArthur in Japan offering…

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Enlisted With GIs. to "Repay Kindness"

Northern Star · Tuesday 8 August 1950 · page 5

A young "Frenchie", who saved the life of an American airman shot down at Lisieux (France) during the last war, today is a…

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No Evidence Russia Wished To Provoke War

Northern Star · Wednesday 9 August 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday (AAP).—The Minister for Defence (Mr. Shinwell) said yesterday he could find no evider that Russia wished to…

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War Pensioner Behaved Offensively

Northern Star · Thursday 10 August 1950 · page 5

CASINO, Wednesday. — A war pensioner pleaded guilty at Casino Court of Petty Sessions today to a charge of conducting himself…

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Rush to Enlist in Canadian Brigade

Northern Star · Friday 11 August 1950 · page 1

MONTREAL, Thursday (AAP). —Hundreds of volunteers for Canada's special brigade for United Nations' service besieged…

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Facts in Loss of Wardell Farm for Soldier Settlement (To the Editor)

Northern Star · Friday 11 August 1950 · page 5

Sir,—Please permit space to give some facts re the soldier settlement discussion that caused headlines in your paper on July 31 and August 1…

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Govt. Planning War on Disease-page

Northern Star · Saturday 12 August 1950 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday.—With the issue of regulations to provide for the free distribution of lifesaving, disease preventing drugs as from September 4 next, the Government would launch a plan to give…

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Nations Must Stand United to Avoid War

Northern Star · Monday 14 August 1950 · page 1

CANBERRA, Sunday.—The only hope of avoidiing another war was for peace loving nations to increase the strength of their defences and stand together, the Acting Minister for Defence (Mr. McBride)…

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Two British War Correspondents Killed in Korea

Northern Star · Monday 14 August 1950 · page 1

TOKIO, Sunday (AAP-Reuter) —Two British war correspondets, an Indian delegate to the UN commission in Korea and a Korean…

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Russia Refused "Shooting War"

Northern Star · Tuesday 15 August 1950 · page 8

VIENNA, Monday (AAP).—A copy of the Hungarian underground publication, "Magyar Kommunista", received in Vi[?]nna, says…

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Soldier Settlers' Conference. N.C. Resolution on Dairy Production Standard Rejected

Northern Star · Tuesday 15 August 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.— The Soldiers' Settlers' Conference, which precedes the State Congress of the Returned Soldiers' League, today refused to carry a resolution from the North Coast, asking that the…

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RSL War Pensions Plan Reaffirmed

Northern Star · Wednesday 16 August 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The State Congress of the Returned Soldiers' League today reaffirmed the league's war pensions plan, which has…

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Cinesound to Film Korea War

Northern Star · Wednesday 16 August 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.— An Australian newsreel crew left Sydney by air tonight to film Korean war scenes…

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Rabbits Immune To Disease War

Northern Star · Wednesday 16 August 1950 · page 8

Myxomatosis virus failed to exterminate rabbits in recent trials carried out by the C.S.I.R.O. Wildlife Section at Gunbower, Victoria, in co-operation with the Veterinary Research Institute and the Victorian Lands…

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Anthony Discusses Soldier Farms

Northern Star · Wednesday 16 August 1950 · page 4

The Postmaster-General (Mr. H. L. Anthony) interviewed many of his constituents at Lismore City Council Chambers yesterday…

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Jap. Barbarity Not Logical Excuse For War Crimes

Northern Star · Thursday 17 August 1950 · page 10

LOS NEGROS, Wednesday (AAP-Reuter). —"Japanese treatment of Australian prisoners of war had received such notoriety that it was impossible for us to prevent our minds becoming saturated with much…

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Assistance To War Widows In Home Purchases Urged

Northern Star · Thursday 17 August 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—State Congress of the Returned Soldiers' League decided today to ask the Commonwealth Government to assist war widows in the purchase of their own homes…

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Govt. Recruiting Campaign to Speed Enlistments

Northern Star · Thursday 17 August 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—The Federal Government is expected to launch a nation-wide recruiting campaign shortly to speed up…

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Letters To The Editor Wardell Farm For Soldier Settlement (To the Editor.)

Northern Star · Friday 18 August 1950 · page 6

Sir,—Re the Wardell farm for soldier settlement, and in reply to Mr. Anthony's statement that apparently I had had no interest in…

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