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

The wars & local soldiers, 1936

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Spy Plot Soldier Wooed Under Secret Orders Beauty Queen Freed: Husband Sentenced Paris

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 26 August 1936 · page 1

"Star of Morocco," slim and beautiful wife of a lieutenant in a French aircraft defence regiment, France-Marguerite Cridlig was wooed by a…

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Petty Officer Naval Man's Welcome Home

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 27 August 1936 · page 4

Petty Officer Keith Blanchard, of H.M.A.S. Australia, returned to Lithgow last week after serving with the battle cruiser in the Mediterranean…

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A Killer War Declared

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 August 1936 · page 13

A FOX that has already killed 2B sheep is still at large on Mr. S. Doyle's property, near Collie, Gilgandra district. For weeks, Mr…

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War Aviation Mr. W. Campbell's Address

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 27 August 1936 · page 2

Mr. W. Campbell, in an address to members of Lithgow Toc H last night, dealt interestingly with aviation during the war. Several…

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Spanish War Attack on Irun LONDON

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 August 1936 · page 1

THE rebel attack on Irun has been held up after 15 hours of desperate fighting. The rebels have not yet pierced…

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Bellicose Russia "War at Any Moment" MOSCOW

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 August 1936 · page 1

THE "Evening News" correspondent suites that Stalin broadcast to the Red Army through Russia at dawn a sensational statement…

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Span War Who Will Win? Workers Support Government London

National Advocate · Thursday 27 August 1936 · page 2

In order to arrive at a balance of losses and gains by either side in Spain after six weeks of civil war, the correspondent of "The Times", at…

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New Relief Works Position of Returned Soldiers Application to Labor Agencies Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 27 August 1936 · page 3

Government Department have received inquiries regarding conditions of employment on the new works which are replacing the relief scheme…

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Labor Conditions Under New Scheme Preference to Soldiers SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 August 1936 · page 1

GOVERNMENT departments have received many inquiries regarding the conditions of employment on the government works…

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Lithgow Militia More Enlistments "B" Company Best Shooting Unit

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 27 August 1936 · page 2

A number of enlistments have been made recently in "B" Company 2054th Battalion, station at Lithgow. There are still a few vacancies to…

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Cost of War a Stupendous Sum What Australia Has Spent CANBERRA

National Advocate · Friday 28 August 1936 · page 2

Figures released here to-day showed that stupendous sum of £945,000,000 has been spent by Australia on defence, war, and repatriation since…

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Critical Week Spanish Civil War Government May Retrieve Situation London

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 31 August 1936 · page 1

"It will soon be shown whether the Spanish Government can retrieve the rapidly slipping situation or whether it is…

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The Holy Land British Soldier Killed by Arabs Jerusalem

National Advocate · Monday 31 August 1936 · page 3

Two British soldiers were Killed and three were wounded in an Arab ambush last night between Balus and Nazareth…

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British Soldiers Slain. Arab Ambush. JERUSALEM

Leader · Monday 31 August 1936 · page 2

Two British soldiers were killed and three wounded [?] Arab [?]bush between Nabl[?]s and Na[?]th last night…

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Can It Be Done? Abolition of War

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 3 September 1936 · page 10

ONE of the questions submitted to the Rev. T. E. Ruth at the Pitt-street Congregational Church on Sunday night was: "War being…

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Spanish War Six Days' Battle LONDON

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 3 September 1936 · page 1

HOSTILITIES on the lrun front were suspended after a six days' battle, during which 1600 were killed and…

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War in the Air New Inventions Staggering Claims

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 3 September 1936 · page 14

THE people stated that Britain France and Russia share the secret of a new aerial weapon—a gun which will not air raids of their…

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Civic Reception Visiting Officers Major-general on War Danger

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 3 September 1936 · page 17

MAJOR-General Sir Charles Rosenthal, Colonel McDonald, and Major Marian, were accorded a civic reception in the…

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Spanish War Narkunda's Adventures Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 4 September 1936 · page 7

Vivid tales of the Narkunda's adventures on the fringe of the Spanish war, were told to-day when the liner arrived from London…

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Lower Still Bread ''War" Rates New Move at Lithgow

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 4 September 1936 · page 2

The bread "war" in Lithgow took another turn to-day when it was announced by one firm that on and from Monday next it would sell the…

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