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The wars & local soldiers, 1937

834 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 25 of 42

Evacuation of Hanchow. Ready for Major War. HANCHOW [?]

Leader · Monday 9 August 1937 · page 2

The Japanese Government has [?] [?] the [?] of forces from [?] to the fear of [?]…

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Spanish War 'Plane Attacks Neutral Ships Bombed London

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 9 August 1937 · page 1

FOLLOWING an aerial attack on the tanker British Corporal by a Spanish plane. It is reported that the Italian ship Mangioia and the…

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Town Hall War. Dubbo Council Election. Three Resign and Return

Leader · Monday 9 August 1937 · page 2

Dubbo’s proposed new Town Hall is the subject of a local who resigned in order to test their fight to have the…

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Another War Horror Death Beam By Radio LONDON

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 August 1937 · page 1

A claim to have discovered that every substance has its own wavelength, on which it is possible to transmit, is made by Professor…

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International Trade Effects of World War

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 August 1937 · page 6

It has long been realised that the conclusion of the Great War meant only the cessation of fighting. Although peace was made between the…

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Chinese Situation. Both Committed to War. University Class Lecture

Leader · Wednesday 11 August 1937 · page 1

Modern China and the influences that have brought about the present ominous situation in the Near East were the subject of an…

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British Army Attractive Service War Office's New Proposals London

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 11 August 1937 · page 1

As part of a programme to make army service a career, the War Office announces that serving soldiers may extend their period of service. At…

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Commonwealth Bank in War and Peace Mr. T. C. Arthur's Review

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 11 August 1937 · page 6

Speaking at North Sydney, Mr. T. C. Arthur, Labor Senate candidate, said that when Labor took over the government of Australia after the…

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China War Australians Volunteer SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 12 August 1937 · page 2

The Chinese Consul General (Dr. F[?]) said to-day that several Australians had volunteered for service with the Chinese in the war area, but…

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Staggering Cost Of the Great War

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 August 1937 · page 14

DR. Nicholas Murray Butter, president of Columbia University, tells us what might have been done with the money spent…

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Spanish War Deciding Battle Imminent LONDON

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 August 1937 · page 1
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REPORTS from Bayonne state that the Loyalists evacuated the Teruel Province (Spain), retreating into the Valencia…

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War Clouds Russia's Call to Colors Conscripts Arming Moscow

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 August 1937 · page 1

THE Commissar for Defence, Vemroshloff, issued a decree calling to the colors the whole of the 1916 class of…

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War Against S.P. Post Office lnvolved

Leader · Friday 13 August 1937 · page 6

Following a recent decision of the Br[?] Ai[?] Tuft Club the Queensland Turf Club and Tatte[?]irs Club have decided to…

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Spanish War Rebel 'Planes Bomb British Vessel LONDON

National Advocate · Friday 13 August 1937 · page 4

The British Government announced to-day that General Franco's naval commander at Las Palmas had admitted that three 'planes which…

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Dense War Clouds. Russians Called to Aims. MOSCOW

Leader · Friday 13 August 1937 · page 5

The Commissor for [?] [?] Vem[?]off issued a [?] calling to the colock the whole of the 1[?]16 class cons[?] and balt of the 1915…

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Preparing for War Challenge by Fascism Call to Arms in Russia London

National Advocate · Friday 13 August 1937 · page 5

The "Daily Telegraph's" Moscow correspondent states that the Commissar for Defence. M. Venrooshiloff, has issued a decree calling to the…

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Eastern War Large Scale Hostilities Feared Tension Increases as Troops Draw Close LONDON

National Advocate · Saturday 14 August 1937 · page 5

An outbreak of histilities on a war scale seems inevitable," declared an official of the Japanese Army to-day. A few hours later a message…

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Returned Soldiers' League

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 14 August 1937 · page 9

The monthly meeting of the Manildra branch of the Returned Soldiers' League was held on Tuesday, August 3 Mr. S. Murray (President)…

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Wholesale Slaughter Scene of Carnage Horrors of War LONDON

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 16 August 1937 · page 1

THE death roll from the appalling early bombing and artillery Bombardment at Shanghai has now reached…

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