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The wars & local soldiers, 1952

4,237 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 212

High Scores at Anzac

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 10 February 1952 · page 10

Some good scores were registered, despite difficult conditions, at Anzac Range yesterday. Shooting was from the 300 yard mound,…

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Bertrand Russell on the Chances of War

The Sun · Sunday 10 February 1952 · page 18

Britain's greatest philosopher, 79-years-old Bertrand Russell, here gives frank answers to some frank questions on the chances of a world war. He thinks an uneasy peace is considerably better than war…

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A dead sub was blamed for a new war scare

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 10 February 1952 · page 30

THE night of December 27, 1951, fell black and squally over Formosa Strait. Through choppy waters U.S.S. Higbee, a…

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"Soldiers Of The Queen"

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 10 February 1952 · page 3

LONDON, Feb. 9 (A.A.P.).—A London firm of music publishers and record makers is planning a…

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'Soldiers of the Queen' revival

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 10 February 1952 · page 2

LONDON, Sat.--Now that Queen Elizabeth has been proclaimed monarch, a London firm of music publishers is planning a revival of the…

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War bonus proposed

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 February 1952 · page 6

NEW YORK, Sun.-- The U.S. Army has proposed "combat bonuses" for men…

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Stock Exchange Company News Jap. Shipping Orders May Exceed Pre-war

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 12 February 1952 · page 18

TOKIO, Tues. (B.U.P.).--The Japanese Transportation Ministry issued a "White Paper" in Tokio showing that Japan now has 59 shipyards with a total capacity of 667,700 gross tons, compared with 80 shipyards with 800,000 tons capacity reported in 1947…

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Stock Exchange, Company News Jap. Shopping Orders May Exceed Pre-war

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 12 February 1952 · page 18

TOKIO, Tues. (B.U.P.).--The Japanese Transportation Ministry issued a "White Paper" in Tokio showing that Japan now has 59 shipyards with a total capacity of 667,700 gross tons, compared with 80 shipyards with 800,000 tons capacity reported in 1947…

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Man Amok with Knife Suicides After Two Wounded

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 13 February 1952 · page 2

A New Australian ran amok at the Prince of Wales Repatriation Hospital, Rand wick, today, stabbed a wardsmaid six times, a…

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Man Shot Dead, 1 Wounded At Cricket Match

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 13 February 1952 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Wed. -- A 26-years-old Lebanese migrant went berserk today and fired five shots from a .303 rifle at two cricket teams playing on Railway Oval, killing one player and seriously wounding another…

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Bitter British attack’s war issue

Tribune · Wednesday 13 February 1952 · page 7

“FEW people this side of the Atlantic Ocean, knowing what the last war was like, will believe that the next, if—God…

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Reds May Agree to End Cold War Soon

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 13 February 1952 · page 8

PARIS, Wed. (I.N.S.)--One of Hie great questions in the minds of European statesmen today is the basis for a general settlement with Soviet Russia that could end the cold war in Europe…

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Sick soldiers have positive tastes for art

The Sun · Wednesday 13 February 1952 · page 21

After three years of lending and circulating framed prints of well- known paintings,…

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Wounded In Korea

Daily Mirror · Thursday 14 February 1952 · page 4

Pte. Raymond Joseph Mason, of the Third Battalion, who has been accidentally wounded in…

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Wounded In Korea

Daily Mirror · Thursday 14 February 1952 · page 4

Pte. Raymond Joseph Mason, of the Third Battalion, who has been accidentally wounded in…

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War with Russia "Certain"

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 February 1952 · page 4

LONDON, Wed.--The Chief of the imperial General Staff (Field-Marshal Sir William Slim) told the then Egyptian Premier…

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Risk of War Growing Less, Says Minister

Daily Mirror · Thursday 14 February 1952 · page 7

PARIS, Thurs. (I.N.S.).-- Belief that the risks off war in Europe are diminishing was expressed recently by Belgian Foreign Minister (Paul van Zeeland). In an exclusive statement, the veteran Belgian…

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Long U.S. War

Daily Mirror · Friday 15 February 1952 · page 4

TOKIO (A.P.).—America has now been longer in the war in Korea than she was in World War I…

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Long U.S. War

Daily Mirror · Friday 15 February 1952 · page 5

TOKIO (A.P.).—America has now been longer in the war in Korea than she was in World War I…

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NSW Jewish War Memorial

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 15 February 1952 · page 10

MEMBERS ACTIVITIES Every Sunday afternoon and night Librarian in attendance…

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