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The wars & local soldiers, 1961

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Tribune Defeat war plan

Tribune · Wednesday 16 August 1961 · page 2

CENTRE piece of this year's Federal budget as revealed to the Parliament last night by Treasurer Mr. Holt is the…

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Hitler's Heusinger Key Leader of New War Drive

Tribune · Wednesday 16 August 1961 · page 7

EVERY single man under arms in West Germany, whether in the army, the navy or the air force, is commanded…

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USSR will sign German treaty to stop New War

Tribune · Wednesday 16 August 1961 · page 4

Report to the Political Committee, Communist Party of Australia, by E. Robertson, Central Committee member. THE Soviet Union has proposed a peace…

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East German Workers Act for Peace Guard Against New Nazi War

Tribune · Wednesday 16 August 1961 · page 1

Workers and soldiers of the German Democratic Republic threw up roadblocks on Sunday against the new-Nazis' plan for a war of aggression against the Socialist countries…

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Bankstown War Memorial Synagogue

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 18 August 1961 · page 11

Services: Fri., 6.30 p.m.; Sat., 9.30 a.m. Classes: Sun., 9 a.m.; Tue., 4 p.m…

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Terrifying War Film

The Biz · Wednesday 23 August 1961 · page 11

There have been documentary films made before now about the Nazi time of blood and tears…

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Tokyo Call to Stop Nuclear War

Tribune · Wednesday 23 August 1961 · page 4

TOKYO: "The successful launching of manned spaceships symbolises a new age open to mankind, an…

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Claybrough Brothers' role in World War 1

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 23 August 1961 · page 18

During World War I, the Claybrough brothers were hailed as national patriots when they established five Rolls of Honour in their Granville store. Inscribed on the…

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Bankstown War Memorial Synagogue

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 25 August 1961 · page 11

Services: Fri., 6.30 p.m.; Sat., 9.30 a.m. Classes: Sun., 9 a.m.; Tue., 4 p.m…

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Welcome home, daddy Gaoled for Debt. Action by Minister

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 30 August 1961 · page 1

A sick and unemployed South Granville father, imprisoned in Parramatta Gaol for failure to meet payments on a television set, has now been…

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Menzies Helps Bonn War Plan

Tribune · Wednesday 30 August 1961 · page 1

The Menzies Government is bringing into the open its longstanding policy of support for West German imperialism, which once again threatens the world with aggressive war. FOR Prime Minister Menzies…

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Whitlam nails war threats on Germany

Tribune · Wednesday 30 August 1961 · page 3

CANBERRA: Most countries in the world would consider it a shocking waste of life and treasure if there wasa war over Berlin, Mr. E. G. Whitlam, Deputy Leader of the Labor Opposition in Federal Parliament, said in debate there last week…

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Bankstown War Memarial Sygnagogue

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 1 September 1961 · page 11

Services: Fri., 6.30 p.m.; Sat., 9.30 a.m. High Holy day Services: Erev Rosh Hashana: Sun.,…

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German war threat exposed by CPA

Tribune · Wednesday 6 September 1961 · page 9

A basic reason why the Menzies Government of monopoly capital must be defeated is Australia's need for an independent foreign policy for peace, including a peace treaty with the two states of Germany. MR. E. ROBERTSON said…

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Decision Is Bar to War Check Facts

Tribune · Wednesday 6 September 1961 · page 1

End West German-US war threat, demand world disarmament, is banish nuclear arms…

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Help From a War Pensioner

Tribune · Wednesday 13 September 1961 · page 11

This letter to Adam Ogston sets a fine example -- "Having received advice of an increase in my war pension to…

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Huge W. German War Machine Menaces World

Tribune · Wednesday 13 September 1961 · page 4

This documented survey of West Germany's increasing military might and its rulers' aggressive policies will help all who stand for peace to understand why the Soviet Union is forced to…

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Bankstown War Memorial Synagogue

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 15 September 1961 · page 11

Services: Fri., 6.30 p.m.; Sat., 9.30 a.m. Sun. classes resume Sept. 17, 9 a.m…

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German Poll Results Won't Halt War Plans

Tribune · Wednesday 20 September 1961 · page 3

MOSCOW: The West German election results will do nothing to secure the world against the rising war threat-- which was again highlighted by the provocative flight of two West German warplanes across East Germany last…

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Labor Senator warns on monopoly link with war

Tribune · Wednesday 20 September 1961 · page 8

CANBERRA: The pro-monopolist attitude of the Federal Government staggered him, Senator Justin O'Byrne (Labor) Tasmania, told the Senate last week…

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