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The wars & local soldiers, 1955

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Smog War in Britain

Daily Mirror · Monday 3 January 1955 · page 15

LONDON (D.M.W.C.). --Britain will wage an all-out anti-smog, war during the next 10 years…

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War of Ideas Urged to Beat Asian Reds

Daily Mirror · Monday 3 January 1955 · page 4

WASHINGTON, Mon. (I.N.S.).-- The free world could win the struggle for South-East Aisia only with ideological weapons, Australian M.P. (Mr. G…

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War of ideas urged to win over S. E. Asia

Daily Mirror · Monday 3 January 1955 · page 4

WASHINGTON, Mon. (I.N.S.).-- The free world could win the struggle, for South-East Asia only with ideological weapons, Australian M.P. (Mr. G…

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War of ideas urged to win over S.E. Asia

Daily Mirror · Monday 3 January 1955 · page 4

WASHINGTON, Mon. (I.N.S.).-- The free world could win the struggle for South-East Asia only with ideological weapons, Australian M.P. (Mr. G…

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War of ideas urged to win over S.E. Asia

Daily Mirror · Monday 3 January 1955 · page 4

WASHINGTON, Mon. (I.N.S.).-- The free world could win the struggle for South-East Asia only with ideological weapons, Australian M.P. (Mr. G…

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War of ideas urged to win over S. E. Asia

Daily Mirror · Monday 3 January 1955 · page 4

WASHINGTON, Mom (I.N.S.).--The free world could win the struggle for South-East Asia only with idealogical weapons Australian M.P. (Mr. G…

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'War' on Teenage Culprits

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 January 1955 · page 5

LONDON, Tues. -- Scotland Yard chief, Sir John Nott-Bower, is faking drastic steps to stamp out a new threat…

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'War' on Teenage Culprits

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 January 1955 · page 5

LONDON, Tues. -- Scotland Yard chief, Sir John Nott-Bower, is faking drastic steps to stamp out a new threat…

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Welcome home for CSIRO scientist

Daily Mirror · Thursday 6 January 1955 · page 24

Cool pastels and neutral shades were the choice of most off the women guests at a cocktail party at the Pickwick Club last night, to welcome home scientist Dr. Guy White. The party was given…

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Welcome home for CSIRO scientist

Daily Mirror · Thursday 6 January 1955 · page 24

Cool pastels and neutral shades were the choice of most of the women guests at a cocktail party at the Pickwick Club last night, to welcome home scientist Dr. Guy White. The party was given…

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Welcome home for CSIRO scientist

Daily Mirror · Thursday 6 January 1955 · page 24

Cool pastels and neutral shades were the choice of most of the women guests at a cocktail party at the Pickwick Club last night, to welcome home scientist Dr. Guy White. The party was given…

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War Moves in Molucca Islands

Daily Mirror · Thursday 6 January 1955 · page 5

DJAKARTA, Thurs. (A.P., B.U.P., Presse).--Indonesia yesterday declared a state of war and seige in the rebel Moluccan Islands. This was reported by the Official…

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War Moves in Molucca Islands

Daily Mirror · Thursday 6 January 1955 · page 5

DJAKARTA, Thurs. (A.P., B.U.P., Presse).--Indonesia 'yesterday declared a stare or war and seige in the rebel Moluccan Islands. This was reported by the Official…

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World War Iii Prophecy

The World's News · Saturday 8 January 1955 · page 35

WORLD War III will occur in 1957 and in the same year Russia will be in shambles. These are the predictions made by…

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FICTION River Gauntlet Only one man was sent to rescue the Petersen girl from murderous Yan Hoy, the Chinese war lord

The World's News · Saturday 8 January 1955 · page 24

THE Wanshien missionary had been killed by Yan Hoy's men. His body was found floating downriver to…

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Jap war grave stones changed

Tribune · Wednesday 12 January 1955 · page 3

THE original inscription on memorial stones for those Japanese killed in the Pacific will be changed, reports the Sydney Morning Herald…

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The War We Didn't Have

Tribune · Wednesday 12 January 1955 · page 7

THE Education Library had been a pretty fine sort of bungalow once. To the youth who climbed its steep front…

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America would get hit in atomic war

Tribune · Wednesday 12 January 1955 · page 2

A warning that Americans would suffer like everybody else if an atomic third world war broke out was broadcast last week by Peking radio. THE warning came after a long…

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Ban Atom Bomb Oliphant warns on horrors of A-war

Tribune · Wednesday 12 January 1955 · page 1

PROFESSOR MARCUS OLIPHANT, Director of the School of Physical Science at the National University,…

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Fine Wool Output Higher Since War

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1955 · page 8

The proportion of 60's quality wool and upwards in the 1953-54 Australian wool clip was 77 per cent. This is revealed in…

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