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The wars & local soldiers, 1952

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Railway Building Workers Lose War Loading

Northern Star · Thursday 13 November 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Full Bench of the State Industrial Commission today waived ail provisions for wartime loadings from the building trades awards of the N.S.W. State Railways…

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New Proposal To End Korean War Expected

Northern Star · Saturday 15 November 1952 · page 1

NEW YORK, Friday (AAP).—At least one new proposal aimed at breaking the dead-lock in the Korean armistice talks is expected to be made when the Korean debate is resumed by…

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"Indonesia Preparing for War?"

Northern Star · Tuesday 18 November 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—"Indonesia appeared to be a country preparing for war," Mr. H. E…

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Gaol for "Decorated" War Veteran

Northern Star · Thursday 20 November 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A 25-year-old soldier had posed as a decorated Korean war veteran and duped a Sunday paper into giving him publicity as a hero, Central Court was told today…

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Lismore Soldier Wounded Three Times in One Day

Northern Star · Saturday 22 November 1952 · page 6

A Lismore soldier serving in Korea was wounded three times in the one day. He is Cpl. Harry Patch. In a letter to Lismore…

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Japs Hand Over Soldier Prisoners

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 November 1952 · page 1

TOKIO, Monday (AAP). —The Japanese Government agreed today to turn over two Commonwealth…

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Seek Release Of Soldiers

Northern Star · Wednesday 26 November 1952 · page 5

TOKIO, Tuesday (AAP),—Britain is trying to secure the immediate release of a British and an Australian…

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Money Sought for Soldier Settlement

Northern Star · Thursday 27 November 1952 · page 4

A three-point resolution aimed at accelerating the rate of soldier settlement was passed at a conference of the Australian Country Party at Casino yesterday…

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Soldier Suspects Questioned

Northern Star · Thursday 27 November 1952 · page 5

TOKIO, Wednesday (AAP). —Japanese interrogators from the Public Prosecutor's office today continued…

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Soldier's Appeal Dismissed

Northern Star · Saturday 29 November 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—A Broken Hill soldier's appeal against conviction and sentence of death for murder…

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The Northern Star Monday, December 1, 1952. Russia's Part In War In Indo-China

Northern Star · Monday 1 December 1952 · page 4

REPORTS OF Russian-made war supplies pouring into Indo-China confirm the claim that the Soviet Union is waging war in the French colony on the same basis as it is…

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Japs. Release Two Soldiers

Northern Star · Monday 1 December 1952 · page 1

TOKIO, Sunday (AAP).—Japanese authorities yesterday handed over to Commonwealth custody two…

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US Air Force In Korea for Limited War

Northern Star · Thursday 4 December 1952 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Wednesday (AAP).—The United States Air Force does not have enough reserve strength…

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The Northern Star Thursday, December 4,1952. Soldier Settlement Loses State Priority

Northern Star · Thursday 4 December 1952 · page 4

IT WAS SIGNIFICANT that each of the series of motions adopted at district meetings within the last week charged the State Governr ment with full responsibility for the token…

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Conference Examines Cold War Situation

Northern Star · Friday 5 December 1952 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday (AAP Special).— Commonwealth statesmen examined the East-West cold war situation at their London conference today, reports Reuter's political correspondent. The correspondent adds the statesmen reviewed other international…

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Farm For Soldier

Northern Star · Saturday 6 December 1952 · page 4

CANBERRA, Friday.—The Minister for Health. Sir Earle Page, has been advised by the Minister for the Interior that…

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"Fighting Real War in Korea"

Northern Star · Monday 8 December 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday, Whatever the results of the Korean peace talks, the soldiers in Korea were fighting a real war and were suffering real casualties, Lt. Col. R. L. Hughes said tonight…

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Serious Charge Against Soldier

Northern Star · Saturday 13 December 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday—A your's soldier appeared in Central Court today on charges of assaulting a woman with…

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Soldier Farm Available

Northern Star · Tuesday 16 December 1952 · page 8

A Hunter Valley soldier settlement dairy farm will be open for application today, the Minister for Lands, Mr…

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Soldier Settlers Improve Farms

Northern Star · Tuesday 16 December 1952 · page 6

Soldier settlers on NeW South Wales War service land settlement farms have already put down over 86,000 acres of improved pasture on their blocks…

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