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The wars & local soldiers, 1972

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Enlist Now , Pay Later

Tharunka · Tuesday 8 August 1972 · page 3

Dear Sir, As a tax-payer and an ex-member of the permanent R.A.A.F., I strongly object to the manner in which the Government endeavours to attract…

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Why Nixon's Air War Will Fail

Tribune · Tuesday 15 August 1972 · page 9

In a moment of candor, Denis Warner once wrote that the greatest contribution made by the Australian force in Phuoc Tuy province was to open up…

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international Anti-war Action in Japan

Tribune · Tuesday 22 August 1972 · page 9

Five trailer trucks carrying M48 tanks destined for Vietnam were returned to their depot near Yokohama, Japan, late on the evening of August 6…

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Anti-war Veteran Steps Down

Tribune · Tuesday 29 August 1972 · page 8

Melbourne: The Rev. Alf Dickie stepped down a few weeks ago as chairman of the Congress for International Co-operation and Disarmament. In well over two decades in…

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Dayan Foresees Redeployment of Israel’s Soldiers

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 31 August 1972 · page 14

JERUSALEM: Defence Minister Mr Moshe Dayan is the first Israeli Minister to acknowledge that the Soviet withdrawal from Egypt has opened a new era of political and military change. Mr Dayan, in a television interview here, said he saw…

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Joe Loufer Observer at Usa War Veterans' Convention

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 7 September 1972 · page 28

During a recent business trip for Qantas to America, Joe Loufer was given permission to represent FAJEX as an observer, at the 77th annual Convention of the Jewish War Veterans' of America. Arriving in Houston on Sunday, August 13, Joe was…

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The Ethnic Politics Game Jewish War Veterans Review Usa Elections

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 7 September 1972 · page 28

Playing ethnic politics is as much a part of the political tapestry as buttons and bumper strips, and when presidential campaigns roll around every four years, exaggeration and excessiveness once again open all the old ethnic wounds. For the Jews, the old inner…

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OBITUARY Ron Hurd, civil war veteran

Tribune · Tuesday 12 September 1972 · page 11

Ron Hurd, well known maritime working class figure, died in Townsville and was cremated on September 6. His name was widely Known particularly in Western Australia…

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International Black September: Child of Israel's 'Six-day-war'

Tribune · Tuesday 12 September 1972 · page 9

In last week's spate of published and broadcast reports, comments and speculations about the violent deaths of 17 Israelis and Arabs at Munich, two…

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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

Tribune · Tuesday 26 September 1972 · page 11

BURY MY HEART AT WOUNDED KNEE -- An Indian History of the American West, by Dee Brown. Barrie and Jenkins, London 1971. $11.75. Reviewed by D.F…

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Nixon's 'Secret Plan' to End Vietnam War

Tharunka · Wednesday 11 October 1972 · page 7

During the presidential election campaign four years ago, Nixon proclaimed that he had a "secret plan" to end the Vietnam war. The “plan,”…

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Anti-war demo Nov. 18

Tribune · Tuesday 17 October 1972 · page 2

The National Anti-War Consultation held in Melbourne last week issued a call for demonstrations on November 17 or 18…

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Anti-war Protest Action

Tribune · Tuesday 24 October 1972 · page 12

SYDNEY: An ad-hoc Anti-War Action Coalition has been formed to organise a demonstration on Saturday, November 18 to protest against the continuing…

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Anti-war action

Tribune · Tuesday 31 October 1972 · page 10

The welcome revival of the anti-war movement as described in Tribune (October 17-23) must hearten the movement's supporters throughout Australia I hope the…

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Mass action rising to end the war

Tribune · Tuesday 31 October 1972 · page 3

The anti-war movement in Australia began moving into action in the past few days, as it became clear that the possibility existed to force the US…

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Anzac Memorial Plaque for Australian Centre

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 2 November 1972 · page 1

A plaque (pictured above) of the Anzac Memorial in Israel will be presented to the Australian War Memorial in Canberra by Sir Asher Joel, MLC, this Friday. Sir Asher, who is president of the Anzac Memorial and Forest in Israel, will present the Plaque (made from copper mined at Timna and mounted on natural olive wood) to…

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War is the continuation of politics by other means

Tribune · Tuesday 7 November 1972 · page 7

This thought of the Prussian military philosopher Clausewitz. must be well known to his most famous 20th-century disciple, Dr. Henry A. kissinger…

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Resistance, Anti- War Action Nov. 18

Tharunka · Wednesday 8 November 1972 · page 13

The underground first rocketted into the headlines when four resisters spoke in Melbourne at the June 30th Moratorium last year. They were protected by a…

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One man's war

Tribune · Tuesday 14 November 1972 · page 10

Apparently the war of the Department of Immigration against me is escalating. In the past my applications for Australian citizenship were promptly answered with a…

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Melbourne anti-war march

Tribune · Tuesday 14 November 1972 · page 12

MELBOURNE: Next Saturday's protest march against the continuation of the Vietnam war will assemble at the Trades Hall at 10 a.m…

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