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The wars & local soldiers, 1951

4,891 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 245

Butchers, Bakers, Candlestick Makers Joiner Free Press "War" The Story Of Henry Hetherington Daily Mirror Special Feature

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 10 January 1951 · page 15

IT is said that bad laws make their own criminals; and so it was in 1830 in London, when a misguided government sought to stifle the critical voice of a new-fledged penny press and to swell its revenues by imposing a crippling tax of fourpence a copy on all newspapers. As a result Londoners united to support publishers in defying the laws and Sir Robert Peel's…

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Butchers, Bakers, Candlestick Makers Joined Free-press "War" The Story Of Henry Hetherington Daily Mirror Special Feature

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 10 January 1951 · page 15

IT is said that bad laws make their own criminals; and so it was in 1830 in London, when a misguided government sought to stifle the critical voice of a new-fledged penny press and to swell its revenues by imposing a crippling tax of fourpence a copy on all newspapers. As a results Londoners united to support publishers in defying the laws and Sir Robert Peel's…

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Butchers, Bakers, Candlestick Makers Joined Free-press "War" The Story Of Henry Heatherington Daily Mirror Special Feature

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 10 January 1951 · page 15

IT is said that bad laws make their own criminals; and so it was in 1830 in London, when a misguided government sought to stifle the critical voice of a new-fledged penny press and to swell its revenues by imposing a crippling tax of fourpeilce a copy on all newspapers. As a result Londoners united to support publishers in defying the laws and Sir Robert Peel's…

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No Korean comforts says soldier

The Sun · Wednesday 10 January 1951 · page 9

LAUNCESTON, Wednesday. -- Australian soldiers in Korea would not even have cigarettes but for American rations, according to a letter received by the Ulverstone…

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Youth wounded, rifle discharges

The Sun · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 2

Richard Malcolm McFarlane, 18, was admitted to Western Suburbs Hospital today suffering from a bullet…

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Shortage Of War Goods

Daily Mirror · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 2

CANBERRA,; Thursday. The Commonwealth Government was finding It extremely difficult to…

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Shortage Of War Goods

Daily Mirror · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 3

CANBERRA, Thursday. The Commonwealth Government was finding it extremely difficult to…

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6 Killed in Bandit War

Daily Mirror · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 11

SINGAPORE, Thursday. --Six British soldiers were killed and three wounded in engagements with…

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6 Killed in Bandit War

Daily Mirror · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 4

SINGAPORE, Thursday. --Six British soldiers were killed and three wounded in engagements with…

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6 Killed in Bandit War

Daily Mirror · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 4

SINGAPORE, Thursday. --Six British soldiers were killed and three wounded in engagements with…

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6' Killed in Bandit War

Daily Mirror · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 4

SINGAPORE, Thursday. --Six British soldiers were killed and three wounded in engagements with…

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Sharp Division In Empire War Talks

Tribune · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 6

Commonwealth Prime Ministers are so sharply divided on vital issues that possibilities of agreement at the London conference are very slight. CALLED to secure a united empire…

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Inflation Caused By Drive To War

Tribune · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 7

Facts and figures taken from official sources show that the drive to war, not under-production, is causing inflation in all capitalist countries. THE United States provides the…

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Russia Drove China Into Korean War

The Sun · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 7

Background of current American thinking, reflected in the US demand that UN brand China as…

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38 Aussies Die in Korea War

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 1

TOKIO, Wed. (A.A.P.).--Thirty-eight Australians have been killed or have died of wounds in Korea. Total number of…

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Missions Hit By War In Viet-Nam

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 1

HANOI, Viet-Natn Catholic missions are being disrupted as French troops withdraw in northern…

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Truman’s ‘Peace Plan’ Is War Plan

Tribune · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 8

Truman’s “State of the Nation” speech embracing a so-called 10-point plan for peace was all that could be expected from a…

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Europe Vital If War Comes Agreement At London Talks

Daily Mirror · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday.--The Commonwealth Conference of Prime Ministers yesterday agreed that Western Europe would be the vital area for the democracies in the event of hostilities…

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Europe Vital If War Comes Agreement At London Talks

Daily Mirror · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday.--The Commonwealth Conference of Prime Ministers yesterday agreed that Western Europe would be the vital area for the democracies in the event of hostilities…

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Europe Vital If War Comes Agreement At London Talks

Daily Mirror · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday.--The Commonwealth Conference of Prime Ministers yesterday agreed that Western Europe would be the vital area for the democracies in the event of hostilities…

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