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The wars & local soldiers, 1931

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Serious Soviet Riots Many Killed and Wounded When Troops Fire on Food Seekers Stockholm

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 12 June 1931 · page 1

The newspaper "Afton Bladet" says that serious riots have occurred in Leningrad, where the starving populace stormed and demolished a huge…

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Peace of Europe. a German War Cloud. LONDON

Leader · Friday 12 June 1931 · page 1

Dr. Edward Lyttleton, in a speech at the Norwick Diocesan Conference, suggesting danger to the European peace, not from France but from…

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Soldiers Ladies’ Auxiliary

Leader · Monday 15 June 1931 · page 2

All members of the fiddlers Ladles Auxiliary are [?] to attend a meeting to take place In the Memorial Hall. On Monday, at 2 o’clock…

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Millthorpe News. Soldiers’ [?]

Leader · Monday 15 June 1931 · page 3

The annual reunion of the [?] sub-branch of the [?] League took place on Thursday [?] in inclement Weather [?]…

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Effects of War Caused World Wide Depression President Hoover's Remarkable Address Indianapolis

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 June 1931 · page 1

President Hoover, in a remarkable address before the Republican Editorial Association, dealing with the depression, blamed the American conditions…

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Civil War in Spain Madrid

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 June 1931 · page 1

At lease 60 were injured in fierce fighting at Saragossa between Catholics and workers. There was also a minor disturbance at…

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Soldiers' Pensions Cut Opposed CANBERRA

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 June 1931 · page 1

Members of the Beazley group as well as a number of members of the Federal Labor Government who voted last Friday against the…

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War Debt Revision ? Many Important Conferences London

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 19 June 1931 · page 1

The "Daily Telegraph's", diplomatic correspondent states that the American Treasury official, Mr. A. Mellon, since his arrival…

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"Cold Blooded Murder" Reduction in Soldiers' Pensions CANBERRA

National Advocate · Friday 19 June 1931 · page 5

A conference of returned soldier delegates to-day described the pension cuts as tantamount to cold blooded murder…

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Limbless Soldiers. a Horrifying Brochure

Leader · Friday 19 June 1931 · page 1

From the Limbless Soldiers’ Association co[?] a smell publication, primly illustrated and without one word of letterpress. Every picture…

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Soldiers’ Pensions. Proposed Reductions. “Cold-Blooded Murder.” CANBERRA

Leader · Friday 19 June 1931 · page 2

The conference of returned soldiers’ delegated to-day described the proposed pension cats on “test[?] to…

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Returned Soldiers' League. Monthly Meeting

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 20 June 1931 · page 7

The monthly meeting of the Molong sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League was held in the Soldiers' Memorial room on…

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War Debts. Feeling in America. WASHINGTON

Leader · Monday 22 June 1931 · page 2

President Hoover contemplates is suing next week a comprehensive statement concerning the conferences that have been held between the…

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War Debt Respite Hoover's Plan Discussed Australia's Position London Pleased at Offer London

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 22 June 1931 · page 1

How the Hoover proposal for a 12 months' suspension of war debts and reparations will affect Australia is at present a matter of conjecture…

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For T.b. Soldiers

National Advocate · Wednesday 24 June 1931 · page 2

The Red Cross ladies of Bathurst will conduct a stall in aid of the T. B. Soldiers in front of the Court House tomorrow. Amongst the provisions to…

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The Anzac Spirit

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 25 June 1931 · page 12

On Tuesday of last week some good work was done in Anzac Park by six of the unemployed who are camped near the railway dam, and…

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France Accepts America's Twelve Month's Holiday of War Debts Repayments Paris

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 25 June 1931 · page 1

Franco has accepted the war debts moratorium with reservations on unconditional annuities. The atmosphere appreciably eased…

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Soviet German Treaty Is Important Document Neutrality in Event of War Berlin

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 25 June 1931 · page 1

The Soviet-German treaty for neutrality for "eternity" being subject to a year's notice of termination was signed to-day, replacing the treaty…

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Later Gulgong News Late Mr J.t. O'connor "A Soldier and a Man."

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 25 June 1931 · page 14

Of the late Mr. J. T. O'Connor, whose death was reported in the "Mudgee Guardian" of Thursday last, the "Coonabarabran Times"…

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India and Dominions. War Debt Concessions. LONDON

Leader · Friday 26 June 1931 · page 2

The Chancellor of the Exchanger announced in the House of Commons that the Government was offering the Dominions and [?] the same war…

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