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

The wars & local soldiers, 1937

834 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 11 of 42

Anzac Day Addresses in Schools

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 12 April 1937 · page 6

THE Education Department desires that as opportunities arise, teachers should tell their pupils about Anzac Day and its…

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War Relic Returned To Dead Soldier's Mother LONDON

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 12 April 1937 · page 1

Twenty-two years after its owner was killed at Neuve Chapelle, a prayer book found in the trenches has been returned to the soldier's mother, Mrs…

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Spanish War Madrid Again Bombed MADRID

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 12 April 1937 · page 1

INSURGENTS, using high explosive shells, incendiary shells and shrapnel, commenced the heaviest bombardment the city has…

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Stranger Than Fiction After the War is Over

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 12 April 1937 · page 6

REMEMBERING the sound of a voice nearly 22 years ago. Mr. W. J. Williams, head teacher of the Bundaberg Central State…

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Beer War Sydney Outbreak Prices Reduced Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 12 April 1937 · page 1

A BEER war broke out in Sydney amongst the brewers today, when beer from the Richmond (Victoria) brewery…

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Beer War Richmond in the Field SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 12 April 1937 · page 1

A beer "war," not between hotels, but between brewers, broke out in Sydney to-day, when bottled been from the Richmond Brewery, Victoria,…

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Anzac Day Procession Arranged SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 13 April 1937 · page 3

Incapa[?]ed soldiers in motor cars will lead the procession of returned soldiers on Anzac Day. The Returned Soldiers League has…

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Beer War Battle in Sydney Richmond Company's Action SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 13 April 1937 · page 4

War was declared on local brewers by the Richmond Brewery, of Melbourne, today. Zero hour was 6 a.m. All bottled…

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Anzac Night At Lodge Kilwinning

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 14 April 1937 · page 5

Masonic Lodge Lithgow Kilwinning held its annual Anzac Night on Saturday, when an assemblage of 150 brethren, including many from distant…

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War on Make-up School Mistress In Opposition LONDON

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 14 April 1937 · page 1

When 250 senior schoolgirls at the Latimer Secondary School, Edmonton, N., were called to a special meeting, they were told that they must use…

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War in Spain Hood Arrives at Bilbao Rebel Leader Desperate Tension Increases London

National Advocate · Wednesday 14 April 1937 · page 2

The British battlecruiser, Hood which, displacing 46,200 tons when fully leaded, is the largest warship in the world, arrived off Bilbao at 2 p.m…

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Merriwa Anzac Observance Committee Annual Meeting

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 15 April 1937 · page 16

The annual meeting of the A.O.C. was held recently when the following officers were elected: Honorary secretary. Miss M. D. Hackett…

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Anzac Day Bathurst Celebrations Parade and Service

National Advocate · Thursday 15 April 1937 · page 2

Arrangements for Anzac Day serlength at last night's meeting of the Diggers' League over which Mr. Reg Henderson presided…

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WAR Boy Scouts in Conflict

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 15 April 1937 · page 10

WAR broke out on Flirtation Hill on Friday night. The filing of two rockets informed the troops thill the battle had begun…

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Beer War Melbourne Challenge Ignored SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 15 April 1937 · page 3

"We fix the beer prices, and we have no intention of reducing them." said Mr. N. H. Connolly, president [?] the Federated Licensed Victuallers…

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Britain Leads In War 'Planes New York

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 16 April 1937 · page 3

The "Aircraft Year Book for 1937," published by the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce, estimates the strength of the Powers in military…

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Returned Soldiers What Lyons and Co Have Done Mr. Lawson's Claims

National Advocate · Friday 16 April 1937 · page 8

Addressing members of the Lawson [?]-Branch of the R.S. and S.I.L.A. Mr. J. N. Lawson, M.P. briefly rejected the work done for returned…

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Anzac Day Services in Bathurst

National Advocate · Saturday 17 April 1937 · page 4

Services for Anzac Day in Bathurst have been arranged as follows: Anzac morn. Dawn Service. 4.30 (no provision for the placing of…

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"War Must Come!"

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 17 April 1937 · page 2

Scarcely less often than once a week since about 1925 some bursting intellect has pronounced a world war ine[?]able—iff There is always this if…

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