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The wars & local soldiers, 1961

173 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 9

Soviet Aim: End War and Tests

Tribune · Wednesday 25 October 1961 · page 1

The announcement that the Soviet Union can intercept and destroy missiles on their way to the target, together with her demonstration-tests of very powerful nuclear warheads, deals a shattering rebuff to the "crash program" of anti-Soviet aggressive rocket armament by the United States, which alone…

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Patterns War in Australian Homes Color Fashions

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 25 October 1961 · page 13

A tug-of-war is now being fought in the Australian home between plain color fabrics of simple design or weave and the dearly-beloved flamboyant patterns of the "average housewife."…

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Parkinson to peace meeting Will Expose Threat of War

Tribune · Wednesday 25 October 1961 · page 12

FASCISM walks again in West Germany. The Communist Party has been banned for some years, trade…

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Bankstown War Memorial Synagogue

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 27 October 1961 · page 11

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

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An Outline of French History (Xii) Free France in the War

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 27 October 1961 · page 6

AMONG the Free French Forces who continued the struggle against the Germans and Italians after the fall of France, the glorious…

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Fight to prevent world nuclear war

Tribune · Wednesday 1 November 1961 · page 2

In September of this year the world stood on the brink of nuclear war. West German militarists, led by Hitler generals and backed by the US, had planned to invade the German…

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Bankstown War Memorial Synagogue

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 3 November 1961 · page 11

Services: Fri., 6.30 p.m.; Sat., 9.30 a.m. Classes: Sun., 9.00 a.m.; Tues., 4.00 p.m…

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Door storing hele dag chaos in het oosten en noorden van het land Treinverkeer volkomen in de war

Dutch Australian Weekly · Friday 3 November 1961 · page 1

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New U.s. Line: War 'Not So Bad'

Tribune · Wednesday 8 November 1961 · page 2

EARL (Bertrand) RUSSELL served the world well by warning a Trafalgar Square demonstration last week that…

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500,000 Poppies Honour War Dead

Nepean Times · Thursday 9 November 1961 · page 8

By tomorrow (Friday) night, 500,000 poppies will have been offered for sale in N.S.W. by about 4,500…

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Bankstown War Memorial Synagogue

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 10 November 1961 · page 11

Services: Fri., 6.30 p.m.; Sat., 9.30 a.m. Classes: Sun., 9.00 a.m.; Tues., 4.00 p.m…

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Straight Shooting “War” News

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 10 November 1961 · page 10

You can expect the complete capitulation of the Association forces in the few weeks…

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War plans stepped up

Tribune · Wednesday 15 November 1961 · page 1

New West German violence in Berlin, the roar of United States H-bombers circling nearer to Soviet frontiers and the war threats of US political leaders this week showed how the imperialist plans for aggression are maturing…

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Bankstown War Memorial Synagogue

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 17 November 1961 · page 11

Services: Fri., 6; 30 p.m.; Sat., 9.30 a.m. Classes: Sun., 9.00 a.m.; Tues., 4.00 p.m…

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Menzies and war trend

Tribune · Wednesday 22 November 1961 · page 2

The policy of the Menzies Government has been to support the various manoeuvres of the Dutch Government to…

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Govt. Reveals Its Nuclear War Policy

Tribune · Wednesday 22 November 1961 · page 1

The Menzies Government, together with the governments of the other western imperialist powers, last week in effect declared their support for nuclear war by recording a minority vote against a United Nations resolution to outlaw nuclear…

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U.s. Hand in D.l.p. War Talk

Tribune · Wednesday 22 November 1961 · page 9

The policy speech of Senator G. Cole, for the "Democratic Labor" Party served the important purpose of exposing the DLP connections with the aims of the most extreme war forces in the United…

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Vicious Race War in U.s.a. Klansmen Ride Again

Tribune · Wednesday 22 November 1961 · page 6

RACE war broke out on August 26 in Monroe, North Carolina, USA…

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Bankstown War Memorial Synagogue

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 24 November 1961 · page 11

Services: Fri., 6.30 p.m.; Sat., 9.30 a.m. Classes: Sun., 9 a.m. Children are reminded examinations…

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Red Hot Who wants war?

Tribune · Wednesday 29 November 1961 · page 2

"Preservation of the status quo is not adequate as a national goal Freedom must bury communism or be buried by communism. Complete…

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