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

The wars & local soldiers, 1934

424 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 16 of 22

Sydney Taxi War

Leader · Friday 17 August 1934 · page 2

Having gone through a bread war, a meat war, and a petrol war, Sydney is now experiencing a taxi-cab price war. One taxi-[?] dropped the price…

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Sydney's Bread War Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 17 August 1934 · page 1

There was a renewal of the bread war in the suburbs to-day, when 21b. loaves were selling at 3½d, a penny below the fixed price…

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Again Reduced Price of Flour Bread War Looming SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 17 August 1934 · page 6

The New South Wales Flour Mill Owners' Association to-day reduced the price of flour by 10 per ton, muaking a total reduction of 20/ a…

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Returned Soldiers' Meeting

National Advocate · Saturday 18 August 1934 · page 2

All members of the Bathurst subbranch of the R.S.S.I.L.A. are requested to attend an important meeting which has been called for Tuesday…

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Football War Charlestons and Tahs Match on Saturday Blayney Match Off

National Advocate · Tuesday 21 August 1934 · page 3

Verbal brickbats were hurled round the room at the Bathurst Rugby League meeting last night during a stormy discussion as to whether those…

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Denman Soldiers

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 23 August 1934 · page 10

A RECENT meeting of the Denman sub-branch of the R.S.S.I.L. adopted a number of proposals for inclusion on the agenda…

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"Suspended" War Debts

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 24 August 1934 · page 2

The world is unfortunately still in a troubled state economically, and as a result of this and the institution or trade barriers, quotas and other…

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The Taxi War Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 24 August 1934 · page 6

A further conference will be held shortly in an endeavor to secure uniformity regarding standard taxi fare according to a statement…

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The Taxi War Settlement Reached SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 25 August 1934 · page 3

Representatives of taxi cab companies to-day agreed upon a standard price, a shilling at flag fall, and a shilling a mile…

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Is War Imminent? Mussolini's Warning. LONDON

Leader · Monday 27 August 1934 · page 2

“Nobody in Europe wants war [?] It is in the air and may break [?] any minute. We must [?] war, not to-morrow, but to-day [?]…

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The Oldest Soldier

Leader · Wednesday 29 August 1934 · page 3

To reply of a correspondent who [?] were still [?] [?] soldiers who are more than [?] years of ages a [?] to the…

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OBERON. Soldiers' Social

Leader · Wednesday 29 August 1934 · page 2

A daure and euchre party, organ[?] by the Returned Soltlers" League, was held in the Memorial Hall on Saturday night. These functions…

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Taxi War The Rates Fixed SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 30 August 1934 · page 2

The commissioner for Road Transport. Mr. S. Q. Maddocks, stated to-night that he had decided to adopt the recommendation of the…

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Crisis in U,s.a. Industrial War Looming 725,000 Men Affected WASHINGTON

National Advocate · Saturday 1 September 1934 · page 2

The nation to-night faced the greatest industrial war in years when the Union leaders ordered 425,000 cotton and textile workers to strike at…

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Soldiers' Conference Leadville Resolutions

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 3 September 1934 · page 2

LEADVILLED was represented at the recent western conference of the R.S.S.I.L.A. at Narromine, and its…

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War Declared Council After the Rates

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 September 1934 · page 2

A DUBBO message states that the Council has declared war on those who have failed to pay rates, and that already over 100 summonses…

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Binghi Makes War an Ancient Battle All Over a Lubra

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 September 1934 · page 16

UNDER the heading of 84 years ago, the "Geelong Advertiser" reprints the following, taken from its early files:—…

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Soldiers Auxiliary

Leader · Wednesday 12 September 1934 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the [?] Soldiers Ladies Auxiliary will lake place to-morrow afternoon. at 2 o’ clock. to the Mel moral Hall. The…

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Effects of War Sick and Suffering Address in Gulgong

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 13 September 1934 · page 13

MR Graham, a commissioner of the Red Cross Society, gave a brief address to a meeting convened by the local…

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Preference to Soldiers Letter from Department

National Advocate · Thursday 13 September 1934 · page 4

Some time ago the Department of Local Government drew the attention of the Bathurst Council to the section of the Local Government Act…

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