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The wars & local soldiers, 1952

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Nearly 1000 War Service Land Settlers

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 13 October 1952 · page 7

Nearly 1000 ex-servicemen have been settled on the land under the Commonwealth-State War Service…

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Bitter Fight for Hill Korea war flare-up

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 October 1952 · page 1

SEOUL, Sun. (AAP): Troops of the South Korean Ninth Division [?]wice fought to the crest…

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Talk of Germ War in Korea Communist Supporters Re-echo Propaganda

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 13 October 1952 · page 7

A British scientist who joined a Communist-sponsored group in reporting on germ warfare charges admits that…

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Culcairn R.S.L. appeal on soldiers' land

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 October 1952 · page 3

The Culcairn branch of the R.S.L. has written to the Member for Farrer (Mr. D. E. Fairbairn) and the Member for Albury (Mr. D. G. Padman), expressing "keen disappointment…

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War on Fruit Flies

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 14 October 1952 · page 3

C.S.I.R.O. is looking for a parasite to control Queensland Fruits Fly, Australia's most serious fruit fly pest…

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Protest Meeting on Curtailment of Soldier Settlement

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 14 October 1952 · page 2

A well attended public meeting, convened by the Leeton R.S.L. sub-branch last Friday night, in protest against the curtailment of…

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Wounded Woman Recovering

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 October 1952 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: Mrs. Gwenda Weston, 25, who was shot in Lesney Street, Richmond, yesterday morning…

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No World War, Says Mr. Churchill Nato a Shield Against Reds

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 15 October 1952 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday—Mr. Churchill said last night that he thought a third world war was unlikely because both sides…

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Russian War Production Warning by Harriman

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 16 October 1952 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Thursday—There is substantial evidence that the Russian war production is being slowed by security…

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New Entrance Gates for Anzac Park Construction Work To Commence Shortly Donation From Football Club

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 16 October 1952 · page 8

IMPOSING entrance gates will shortly be constricted at Anzac Park. Authorisation of the scheme to build this new entrance was given at this week’s Council meeting. The new entrance will be…

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Stud Merino Rams For Soldier Settlers

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 16 October 1952 · page 5

A third leading merino stud owner has given 100 merino flock rams for distribution…

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Persia Announces Break with Britain: Rumor of "Oil War"

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 October 1952 · page 1

TEHERAN, Thursday (A.A.P.): Premier Mossadeq today announced that he had decided to sever diplomatic relations with Britain. He made the announcement in a radio broadcast, after…

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Early Payment of £32 Per Head to Prisoners of War

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 October 1952 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday: First payment of £32 per head to all former Australian prisoners of war of the Japanese would be made with the minimum of delay, the Vice President of the…

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Protest on curtailment of Soldier Settlement Meeting Addressed by State and Federal Government Reps

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 17 October 1952 · page 4

A public meeting, convened by the Leeton R.S.L. sub-branch on Friday night of last week, in protest against the curtailment of Soldier Settlement in N.S.W., carried a resolution protesting against the failure of the State Government to make at least a…

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Soldiers' Furphies Bowls

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 17 October 1952 · page 5

The draw for the club championships will be placed on the notice board this week-end. It is the wish of the committee that…

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An oil war

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 October 1952 · page 2

The latest development in the British-Persian dispute merely points once again to what has been obvious for a long time. Persia has made a mistake with her nationalisation of the oil industry…

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Pisha War Is Lame

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 October 1952 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Monday: Peshawar was lame after his Caulfield Cup success, and future plans for him depend on how quickly he throws off the disability…

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Health Week Disease War

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 October 1952 · page 2

In a special Health Week message last night, the Wagga City Council Health Inspector, Mr. D. E. Lewis, said that there were several ways in which the general public could co-operate…

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Kapooka soldier killed in crash

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 October 1952 · page 1

ALBURY, Monday: A Kapooka soldier was killed and another critically injured when a utility truck overturned on the Culcairn-Holbrook Road about 2.30 a.m. today…

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Unchanged Soldier's Condition

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 October 1952 · page 1

The condition of William Alfred Dwyer, a soldier of "C" Company, Kapooka, who was critically injured early…

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