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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1931

422 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 11 of 22

What We Owe Professor Giblin Tells War Debt £43 a Head

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 20 May 1931 · page 2

The acting Commonwealth Statistician (Professor L. F. Giblin) has made available a copy of Finance Bulletin No. 21 for 1929-30. This volume…

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A War Hero

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 21 May 1931 · page 15

One of the most terrible and pitiful examples of the horrors of war was the case of Mr Albert Nelson Reid of Millthorpe, whose death…

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Returned Soldiers' League Molong Sub-Branch

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 23 May 1931 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the Molong sub-branch of R.S.S.I.L. was held in the Soldiers' Memorial room on Monday night, when…

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War Trophies

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 28 May 1931 · page 10

War trophies like lets of other things, loss their sentimental [?] with the passing of the years and [?] go out of fashion. In…

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Mr and Mrs. A. T. Tipping Enthusiastic Welcome Home

National Advocate · Monday 1 June 1931 · page 3

Mr. A. T. Tipping the popular George Street motor man, and Mrs. Tipping, returned to Bathurst on Saturday afternoon after their trip to…

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That War Debt

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 1 June 1931 · page 5

"Also Interested" writes: Your correspondent dealing with Mr Dunn's "facts" made one omission, viz., the reference to Australia's…

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An Ancient War Song. [?]

Leader · Monday 1 June 1931 · page 3

About 1200 years before the time of Christ the people of [?] had found a [?] foothold in the land that they ultimately made their own. But…

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The Labor War. May Soon Cease. MELBOURNE

Leader · Monday 1 June 1931 · page 3

Labor supporters are [?] of early peace between the warring [?] in the Labor Party, in view of the fact that neither the Lang [?]…

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Tenancy Action Returned Soldiers' Bad Luck

National Advocate · Tuesday 2 June 1931 · page 1

[?] ASKING for an adjournment in the case in which John Henry Stocks proceeded, against Linden L. Thompson under the Tenancy…

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Lithgow Unemployed’s Little War

Leader · Friday 5 June 1931 · page 2

In Lithgow the unemployed are divided. There are two factions and each side is bitterly opposed to the other. On Wednesday night, a climax…

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War Monument. Council Decides to Remove

Leader · Friday 5 June 1931 · page 1

In consequence of the collision of a motor vehicle will the South African war monument in Summer Street, in the early hours of Friday morning…

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War Reparations Germany May Ask for Suspension Labor Press Speculation London

National Advocate · Saturday 6 June 1931 · page 1

The actual reasons underlying the visit of the German Chancellor of the Exchequer (Dr. Bruening) to "The Chequers" the country home of…

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“Haka,” the Maori War Dance

Leader · Monday 8 June 1931 · page 4

It has been reported in the metropolitan Press that the New Zealand Universities team of Union footballers give a demonstration of the Maori…

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Bishop Batty and War Newcastle

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 8 June 1931 · page 1

The Anglican Bishop of Newcastle, Bishop Battle, referring to the attacks by some Newcastle trades unionists on his remarns…

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A Big Job Taken on by Returned Soldiers A Speaker "Gagged" Solving Economic Crisis Mr. Retchford's Optimism

National Advocate · Monday 8 June 1931 · page 3

STORMY deliberations at Saturday night's Diggers' re-union at Heath's followed a suggestion that a special meeting of all returned…

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A "Dry" Gathering No liquor at Soldiers' Gathering Returned Soldier's Death Strong Remarks by Mr Retchford

National Advocate · Monday 8 June 1931 · page 3

History was made at Saturday night's returned soldiers' reunion at Heath's when intoxicating liquor was banned. There was a noticeable…

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Australianities the Man From Bocargo--not Obtainable in Sydney--give It a Lick of Paint--the War Museum the Man From Bocargo

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 8 June 1931 · page 2

Jack Stevens used to hang out at a one-pub township named Bocargo. He was a handy sort of chap and cute as a crow, though his innocence of…

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Premiers' Plan All Round Reduction Old Age and Soldiers' Pensions MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Tuesday 9 June 1931 · page 2

MESSRS. LYONS and Latham and Sir George Pearce attended the Premiers' Conference this afternoon and Mr Lyons offered his…

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Tug of War Steelworks Secure the Double

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 10 June 1931 · page 6

A large crowd witnessed the tug-o'-war contests at the rear of the Courthouse Hotel on Saturday afternoon. Teams from the Steelworks won both…

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German Reparations Time to Pay Requested Everything Depends on U.S.A. Suspension of Allied War Debts Suggested London

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 June 1931 · page 1

The "Daily Telegraph's" diplomatic writer, outlining the conclusions of the Chequers conversations, says that the conclusion was arrived at that…

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