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The wars & local soldiers, 1966

168 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 9

Soviet Union says thanks to Aussie war time hero

Tribune · Wednesday 8 June 1966 · page 5

THE Soviet Government has awarded a gold watch inscribed with the thanks of the…

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Will Japan again take path to war?

Tribune · Wednesday 15 June 1966 · page 9

THE Seoul (South Korea) Ministers' conference at which Australia is represented is seeking ways to widen the war alliance against national independence movements,…

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Bankstown & District War Memorial Synagogue

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 17 June 1966 · page 10

Services: Fri., 6.30 p.m. Shabbos, 9.30 a.m. Classes: Sun., 9 a.m. Barmitzvah: 4.30 p.m. to 6.30…

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Plain Australian Writers against the war

Tribune · Wednesday 22 June 1966 · page 2

SOME 60 men and women prominent in literature and the arts in Australia, have signed a short but…

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Cold War on the Ice-cream Seller Letters to the Editor

Tribune · Wednesday 22 June 1966 · page 4

IF you think it's fun, with plenty of money attached, operating those musical ice-cream vans…

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Bankstown & District War Memorial Synagogue

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 24 June 1966 · page 9

Services: Fri., 6.30 p.m. Shabbos, 9.30 a.m. Classes: Sun., 9 a.m. Barmitzvah: 4.30 p.m. to 6.30…

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39,000 died in World War Ii Now Seamen Get Loyalty Lectures

Tribune · Wednesday 29 June 1966 · page 10

SYDNEY: British seamen are hostile on Labor Prime Minister Wilson for his…

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Bankstown & District War Memorial Synagogue

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 1 July 1966 · page 14

Services: Fri., 6.30 p.m. Shabbos, 9.30 a.m. Classes: Sun., 9 a.m. Barmitzvah: 4.30 p.m. to 6.30…

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War hero to speak at Najex meeting

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 1 July 1966 · page 3

The Najex general meeting and smoko, to be held in the NSW Jewish War Memorial this Monday will have an extraordinary guest speaker, Mrs. John Forward, known popularly throughout Australia by her maiden name of…

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War against civilians

Tribune · Wednesday 6 July 1966 · page 12

SYDNEY: The US raids on Hanoi and Haiphong last week would certainly have been accompanied by extensive civilian casualties. This was stated by a former…

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Fined anti-Vietnam war demonstrators to appeal

Tribune · Wednesday 6 July 1966 · page 12

SYDNEY: Eight young men who were fined after being convicted on charges arising from an anti-Vietnam war demonstration last week will appeal against the sentences…

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"Further stage in aggressive war" CPA call for strong action against bombings Statement by Central Committee, Communist Party of Australia

Tribune · Wednesday 6 July 1966 · page 3

THE US bombing of Hanoi is a crime against humanity. It marks a further stage in the aggressive war waged by US imperialism, against the. Vietnamese people. Holt has identified Australia with this war crime by his complete endorsement of everything Johnson has done, is doing and will do in the future…

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Bankstown & District War Memorial Synagogue

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 8 July 1966 · page 10

Services: Fri., 6.30 p.m. Shabbos, 9.30 a.m. Classes: Sun., 9 a.m. Barmitzvah: 4.30 p.m. to 6.30…

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The Vietnam War

Tharunka · Tuesday 12 July 1966 · page 9

Dr. John Child, lecturer in Economics, took his M.A. in New Zealand and his D. Phill. at Oxford. He has been a member of the Labor Party in New Zealand, Australia and England. In the last Tharunka Philip Hurst…

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Universities and the War Machine

Tharunka · Tuesday 12 July 1966 · page 8

The Vice-Chancellor, Sir Philip Baxter, has made a strong case for the substantial integration of the Royal Military College. Duntroon, into the University of N.S.W. The principal grounds of this case are firstly are need for service officers with both high technical skills and a broad, liberal education in…

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Letters to the Editor When Is a War Base Not a War Base? Answer: When it's in New Guinea

Tribune · Wednesday 13 July 1966 · page 4

NOTICED that at the United Nations Trusteeship Council at New York a spokesman for the Soviet…

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Return of the Boonaroo 'All the blokes say it's a crazy war' Seamen tell their story

Tribune · Wednesday 13 July 1966 · page 12

Melbourne: "How far down the gangway do you want to get before I chop you down?" This was the reply from a machine-gun toting U.S…

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Bankstown & District War Memorial Synagogue

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 15 July 1966 · page 13

Services: Fri., 6.30 p.m. Shabbos, 9.30 a.m. Classes: Sun., 9 a.m. Barmitzvah: 4.30 p.m. to 6.30…

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Guildford Soldier Wounded by Viet Cong a Guildford soldier was badly wounded last week while taking part in a raid against the Viet Cong

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 19 July 1966 · page 1

He is Corporal Garry Anthony, of Springfield Street. Corporal Anthony…

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Wounded offer photo printed in Ambush

The Biz · Wednesday 20 July 1966 · page 1

A former Smithfield man was badly wounded on July 9 while taking part in a raid against the Viet Cong. He is Corporal Garry Anthony, now of Guildford,…

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