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

The wars & local soldiers, 1933

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One Man Wages Talkie War

Leader · Wednesday 30 August 1933 · page 2

Home-made cannon and a simple switchboard enable one man to create spectacular Ma tor the “talkies” (says the “Popular Science Monthly”)…

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Defence of Australia Is War Council Essential ?

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 4 September 1933 · page 3

The "Daily Herald'' reports that Japan is secretly building ships in excess of the limit allowed by the London Treaty. It says that submarine…

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Whew Soldiers Pass By. Comrades’ Tribute

Leader · Monday 4 September 1933 · page 2

The [?] desire of Orange Diggers to [?] that their comrades passing to their long rest should be given soldier funerals was voiced by Mr…

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Old Soldiers And Veteran Cricketers

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 6 September 1933 · page 7

''Old soldiers never die......." The splendid performances this season of the renowned English batsmen J. B. Hobbs, E. P. Hendren and…

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War Service Homes. Relief Demanded

Leader · Friday 8 September 1933 · page 2

Mr. Thorby was Interviewed yesterday afternoon, at the Royal Hotel, by Mr. Harold Cusaidy and Mr. Arnold Caldwell, president and secretary of…

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War Mongering Mr. Hughes Again £100,000,000 in a week SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 9 September 1933 · page 2

Declaring that if war broke out tomorrow £100,000,000 could be raised in a week Mr. W. M. Hughes, M.H.R. speaking at the Citizens' National…

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War's Emblem

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 11 September 1933 · page 3

LITTLE Tommy: Dad, teacher told us that the olive branch is the emblem of peace. What is the emblem of war?…

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War Mongering Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 11 September 1933 · page 1

PREACHING at Mo[?], Rev. D. T. Macdonald, Presbyterian Minister, declared that those who cried "Beware of war," were war…

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War Pensions and Food Relief

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 11 September 1933 · page 4

Mr. Hamilton Knight, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Under-Secretary of the Chief Secretary's Department:--…

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DEATH Mrs E. War drop

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 11 September 1933 · page 4

UPPER Pyramid lost one of its oldest residents on Thursday by the death, after a long illness, of Mrs. Ellen Wardrop, aged 80…

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Mr. Hughes Bangs the War Drums

National Advocate · Monday 11 September 1933 · page 2

Mr. Hughes is banging the war drums. In the picturesques style which helped him to his once high place in the political sun, he has painted the dangers which threaten Australia unless there is a strengthening of the defences of this country. To those who remember the incidents of the great…

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Petrol Again Down Is Newnes the Target or Is It Private War?

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 11 September 1933 · page 5

From to-day the major oil distributing companies in Sydney will reduce their prices by 2d for first and 1d for second grade petrol. Retail prices in…

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Film Faked Jews Forced to Take Part Latest Nazi Stunt Preparations for War London

National Advocate · Tuesday 12 September 1933 · page 2

It is now possible, says the Berlin correspondent of "The Times." to disclose the truth of the incident in Grenadierstrasse. a mean street in the…

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GERMANY. Doesn’t Desire War. BERLIN

Leader · Wednesday 13 September 1933 · page 4

National socialism hasn’t come to hurl Europe into chaos. We do not desire war.” said Herr Goebbels to-day. He added: “We have only one…

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Anti -War Campaign Lithgow A.L.P. Discussion Wholehearted Support

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 13 September 1933 · page 4

At its meeting on Monday night Lithgow branch of the A.L.P. decided, wholeheartedly to support the National (Provisional) Anti-War…

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PORTLAND A.L.P. Anti-War Conference Delegate to Be Sent Portland

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 13 September 1933 · page 5

There was a good attendance at the monthly meeting of Portland branch of the A.L.P. on Wednesday night. The president (Mr. E. Mara)…

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Soldier Settlers Royal Commission Urged SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 14 September 1933 · page 2

Amongst the motions to be discussed at the annual conference of the Returned Soldiers' League, in Sydney on September 26, is one urging the…

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U.S.A. Plan Nearly Civil War Strikes in Pennsylvania WASHINGTON

National Advocate · Saturday 16 September 1933 · page 5

A recurrence of the wholesale violations on the Pennsylvannian coal fields which occurred today, where 16, including a deputy…

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War's Ugly Head Germany and Japan Menace World's Peace

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 18 September 1933 · page 4

Hopes of the solution of disarmament have received a blow as the result of a speech by the German Foreign Minister. He said that…

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Returned Soldiers' Agenda SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 18 September 1933 · page 2

The agenda of the Returned Soldiers' League, congress to be held in Sydney next week includes a motion recommending more leniency by…

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