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The wars & local soldiers, 1952

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Trojan War Facts in 3,000 Year Old Tomb

Northern Star · Saturday 19 July 1952 · page 5

ATHENS, Friday (AAP).—Tombs, 3000 years old, discovered this week at Mysenae, ancient city in the Peleponnesus, in Southern Greece, are expected to provide new evidence that Homers epic, the Iliad, contains…

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Russia May Be Tiring of War in Korea Air Support Lacking

Northern Star · Monday 21 July 1952 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday (AAP).—The "Sunday Express" declared today that Russia may be tiring of the Korea war. "She may have differences with the Chinese…

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Enlistments For Malaya to Close

Northern Star · Monday 21 July 1952 · page 1

CANBERRA, Sunday.—Application for enlistment in the Malayan Home Guard for service against…

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Soccer Match For Anzac Cup

Northern Star · Thursday 24 July 1952 · page 8

The Lismore and District Soccer Football Association shall hold the challenge match for the Anzac Cup on Rec. 3…

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Lismore Man Wounded

Northern Star · Friday 25 July 1952 · page 5

CANBERRA, Thursday.—A casualty list containing the names of 23 members of the first and third…

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Man (With Fox) Wounded

Northern Star · Monday 28 July 1952 · page 5

TAMWORTH, Sunday.—A young man was accidentally shot while shooting on a property at Moor Creek, near…

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Anzac Soccer Cup Changes Hands

Northern Star · Monday 28 July 1952 · page 10

Methodist United, although playing a hard game, were outclassed by competition leaders, Goonellabah, for the Anzac Cup, played on Saturday…

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War Widows' Guild Dance at Wyrallah

Northern Star · Tuesday 29 July 1952 · page 2

The Lismore branch of the War Widows' Guild of Australia held a very successful dance and euchre party at…

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soldier settlement Funds Reduces Must Be Pioneers...hawkins

Northern Star · Monday 4 August 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Because of reduced funds, soldier settlers would have to do more pioneering in their first years than their more fortunate colleagues, the Minister for Lands, Mr. Hawkins, said today…

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State to Blame for Soldier Farm Cuts

Northern Star · Tuesday 5 August 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Federal Government could not be blamed for the N.S.W. Government's cut in soldier settlement expenditure for 1952-53, Mr. Stephens, Country Party…

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Soldier Settlement Entirely Matter For N.S.W. ... Kent Hughes

Northern Star · Tuesday 5 August 1952 · page 5

CANBERRA, Monday.—Any shortcomings in the war service settlement scheme in New South Wales were entirely a matter for the Cahill Government, the Minister for the Interior, Mr. Kent…

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Ballina Land In Soldier Scheme

Northern Star · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 4

CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Postmaster-General, Mr. H. L. Anthony, has been informed by the Minister for the Interior…

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Bulgarian Soldiers Forced Off Gamma Islet

Northern Star · Saturday 9 August 1952 · page 1

ATHENS, Friday (AAP).—Bulgarian soldiers, on whom Greek troops opened fire earlier in the day, evacuated Gamma Islet—disputed by both countries—yesterday afternoon. "No Greek patrol will go to Gamma, since the main objective of…

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War Service Homes Funds Finance Position Clarified By R.S.L.

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 12 August 1952 · page 1

Details of the position as it now stands in regard to finance for war service homes have been received by Kyogle sub branch R.S.S. & A.LL.A…

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Hawkins Renews Soldier Farm Claim

Northern Star · Tuesday 12 August 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The N.S.W. Minister for Lands, Mr. Hawkins, said today that the failure of the…

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"Spark Could Set Off War"-RSL President

Northern Star · Wednesday 13 August 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The State President of the Returned Soldiers' League, Mr. Yeo, said today that…

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N.s.w "Deception" Over Soldier Farms

Northern Star · Wednesday 13 August 1952 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tuesday.—New South Wales was persisting in a deliberate policy of deception over the war…

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Difficulties of War

Northern Star · Friday 15 August 1952 · page 1

A picture well illustrating the difficulties of patrolling the low lying areas around Haiduong, in the everlasting war against Viet Minh forces aided by bandit gangs. The patrol has to go overboard and push when their "gun-boat" runs aground…

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FIRST 800 Shoot Since War (By ".303")

Northern Star · Friday 15 August 1952 · page 8

Twenty-two members of Lismore Rifle Club attended the weekly shoot from the 800 yards mound at…

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Anzac Cup for Bonalbo Bowls

Northern Star · Saturday 16 August 1952 · page 7

Over 50 bowlers and exservicemen spent a very enjoyable afternoon on the Bonalbo bowling green on the…

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