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

The wars & local soldiers, 1932

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Floodlights Damaged War Memorial Suffers Vandalism in Robertson Park

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 22 February 1932 · page 4

The floodlights which are to pick out the Cenotaph in beams of light and which were recently installed, but have not yet been officially…

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War Japan Lai[?] Attack News A[?]dy A[?]ted

Leader · Monday 22 February 1932 · page 2

Japan [?] [?] the th[?] given C[?] to reply to her[?] to [?] [?] 7 [?] today but…

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Cute Dodge Old Soldiers' Try on

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 22 February 1932 · page 6

It is stated in the Auditor-General's report that numerous over-payments of war pensions during the year arose from false…

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War in a Earnest Japan and China at Grips Hostilities on Large Scale Big Japanese Converging Movement Chinese Retire to Fortifications Shanghai

National Advocate · Monday 22 February 1932 · page 2

HOSTILITIES opened on a large scale after a desultory beginning this morning on three fronts. There was an intensive bombardment along the Kiangwan and Chapel fronts,…

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Had Enough War Mr. Hughes Now Passive

National Advocate · Wednesday 24 February 1932 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday.—"We have had enough war and unless attack­ed are resolutely determined to remain at peace with the world," said Mr W. M. Hughes to-day in supporting the declaration of Sir Ian Hamilton, who issued a warning against Britain becoming embroiled with war in Japan…

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Bathurst Soldiers' Memorial Bathurst

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 24 February 1932 · page 5

The Bathurst branch of the Returned Soldiers' League, passed a resolution expressing the opinion that the full co-operation of the branch should…

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Can War Be Abolished Ss. Michael and John's Society Says No

National Advocate · Thursday 25 February 1932 · page 1

The members of SS. Michael and John's Debating Society at their last debate discussed "War cannot be abolished" and it proved to be a very…

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War at Shanghai Chinese Mayor's Warning and Allegations Against Japan Shanghai

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 25 February 1932 · page 1

Repeating previous protests against the use of the National Settlement as a base for the Japanese assaults against the Chinese, Mayor Chen…

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To Avoid War Federal Govrnment's Policy Canberra

National Advocate · Friday 26 February 1932 · page 2

Replying to Mr Ward (Lung Labor) in the House of Representatives this afternoon, the Prime Minister. Mr. Lyons, said it was the Government's…

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3d a Quart Milk War at Kensington SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 26 February 1932 · page 3

The price of milk in Kensington ranges from 6d to 3d a quart. The lower prices has been brought abut by intensive competition…

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Chino-jap. War. Lull i[?] the Fi[?]g. SHANGHAI

Leader · Friday 26 February 1932 · page 2

There was [?] to-day [?] the three fron[?], [?]s [?]here the [?]ery [?] re[?] [?]st towards the…

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War

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 27 February 1932 · page 11

Severe fighting has taken place between the Japanese and Chinese forces. An American aviator employed…

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"Not Our War."

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 27 February 1932 · page 7

"I agree with General Sir Ian Hamilton that war with Japan on the present issue would be a calamity which, in the case of…

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Returned Soldiers' League Re-Union Arranged

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 27 February 1932 · page 7

A special meeting of the Molong sub-branch of the R.S.S.I.I. was held in the Soldiers' Memorial Room on Monday night, when…

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Ungodly Lust Vices of War

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 29 February 1932 · page 3

The relationship between the church and international problems was referred to by the retiring president of the New South Wales…

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Club Held Up Wooden Armed Bandit Dead Guests and Bandits Wounded MIAMI (Florida)

National Advocate · Monday 29 February 1932 · page 2

A bandit leader with a wooden arm, identified as A. Y. Yarborough, was killed, T. Phillip Perkins a former British amateur golf…

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Civil War Outbreak in Finland Fascism Against Socialism Helsingfors

National Advocate · Tuesday 1 March 1932 · page 3

Something like a civil war has broken out in certain parts of Finland, particularly at Macn[?]ela, 50 miles of Helsingfors, 4000 men…

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War Tragedy Finding the Lusitania London

National Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1932 · page 2

Lieutenant A. A. Bestic, the sole surviving deck officer of the Lusitania, has been appointed salvage master of the Lake Railey…

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The Chino-jap. War. Threat by Japan. Shanghai

Leader · Wednesday 2 March 1932 · page 2

While the foreign Ministers are doing their almost to eject a peaceful [?]tion of the present [?] the Japan[?] military has issued a threat…

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Stop the War Talk of Armistice Admiral as Meditor on British Flagship Opposing Leaders Meet LONDON

National Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1932 · page 2

THE most hopeful news since the commencement of hostilities in China comes from Geneva. The Foreign Secretary (Sir John…

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