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The wars & local soldiers, 1953

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Soldier Settlement Future in Three States Is Doubtful

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 8
Also in Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News

A conference of Federal and State authorities held in Canberra this week, failed to reach any agreement on the future of soldier settlement in NSW Victoria and Queensland. A further conference will be…

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N'DERA R.S.L.'s Plans for Anzac Day

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 April 1953 · page 3

Final arrangements for this year's Anzac Day celebrations were made at the Monthly meeting of the Narrandera sub-branch of the R.S.S. and A.I. League…

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Letters to the Editor (We do not necessarily endorse the views of our correspondents) Anzac Day

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 April 1953 · page 2

Sir—I read a paragraph in "The Daily Advertiser" of March 26 headed, "More Restricted Anzac Day Wanted"…

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Reds Return Wounded U.s. Marine in Korea

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 April 1953 · page 1

SEOUL, Tuesday (A.A.P.): Chinese Communist soldiers carried a badly wounded Marine into no-man's land at dawn today,' and called to the Americans to come and get him. A Communist force…

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Hopes Rise for Peace in Korean Conflict Quick Evacuation Likely of Sick and Wounded

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 8 April 1953 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday—The general agreement on the exchange of wounded prisoners of way in Korea has raised official hopes in London that the three-year-old Korean conflict will end, possibly this…

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Kapooka Soldier Remanded

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 April 1953 · page 2

A 25-year-old Kapooka soldier facing a charge of manslaughter was yesterday remanded from the Wagga…

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Red Offer on P.O.W. Accepted by U.N. TEAM Agreement could be the prelude to the end of Korea war

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 April 1953 · page 1

PANMUNJON, Tuesday (A.A.P.): United Nations liaison officers today accepted Communist proposals for a wide exchange of sick and wounded prisoners of war…

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Anzac Day in Gundagai

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 9 April 1953 · page 1

Anzac Day will be celebrated on Saturday fortnight, April 25th. In Gundagai this year it is expected that the Anzac Day ceremonies will be the biggest to be conducted here in many years…

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Cold War Talks

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 April 1953 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Wednesday (AAP): President Dwight Eisenhower and West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer…

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Wagga soldier home: 5 years in Japan, Korea

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 April 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Corporal Graham Perry, of Hill Street, Wagga, returned to Sydney today after five years' soldiering in Japan and Korea…

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South Africans' Receive Big Welcome Home

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 6

CAPETOWN, Thursday: A big crowd on| the quayside gave a great welcome home yesterday to the South African cricket team which, loured Australia and New Zealand…

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Anzac Day in Leeton

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 1

The Leeton sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League has arranged for the Anzac Day Observance to be carried out on…

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Ganmain R.S.L. Prepares For Anzac Day

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 1

At the last monthly meeting of the Ganmain Sub-branch of the R.S.L., there was an attendance of 24 members and two visitors…

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Henty R.s.l. to Hold Anzac Day Dinner

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 3

Henty R.S.L. sub-branch will hold a special dinner on Anzac night, April 25, for returned men of the Henty district…

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Loans for War Service Homes

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 8

The Deputy Director of the War Service Homes Division, N.S.W. has sent the…

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Soldiers' Furphies Tennis Opening Day

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 7

Opening Day for the Tennis Club will be Sunday next, April 12, when an American mixed tournament will be held play…

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Three States Asked To Cede Control Of Soldier Settlement

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 4

The Commonwealth has urged the New South Walaes, Victorian and Queensland Governments to relinquish control of…

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Korea Flier to Address Anzac Day Gathering

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 April 1953 · page 2

Wing Commander R. Susans, D.S.O., D.F.C., formerly of Squadron 77 of Korea, will give the occasional address at Wagga's Anzac…

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Saving If War Ends in Korea

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 April 1953 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Sunday (A.A.P.): The Senate Republican leader (Senator Robert Taft) said last night…

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