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The wars & local soldiers, 1930

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Tribal War Matabeles Attack Manicas. Capetown

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 January 1930 · page 3

The defence force at Bulawayo was called out at the week-end to quell a native tribal disturbance. It appears that the Matabeles resent…

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French Sloop of War Arrival at Sydney. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 January 1930 · page 4

The French sloop of war, Bellatrix, arrived in Sydney to-day, and was welcomed by salutes from George's Head garrison and from H.M.A.S. Australia. The…

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One Against Two Hundred Police Constable's Bravery Averts Tribal War

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 January 1930 · page 4

What might have resulted in a very serious outbreak of inter-tribal warfare was averted by the timely efforts of a single European police constable, says…

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Military Forces Voluntary Enlistments Satisfactory. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 January 1930 · page 3

The Minister for Defence. Mr. Green, expressed satisfaction with the progress of voluntary enlistments for the militia forces. He said he had no doubt that…

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Destination of War Sloops? May Be Samoa. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 5

The war sloops Veronica and Laburnum will leave Auckland to-day. Although their destination is not announced it is believed that they will go to Samoa…

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Sex War a Woman's Views "Snobbery Is Dying."

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 January 1930 · page 6

An eminent, bishop, preaching to the National Congress of Women at Manchester, regretted the indications of sex war, while sympathising with the wider range…

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Order on Soldier's Pension Not Legal Tender

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 January 1930 · page 2

A number of cases have been reported to the Tamworth police recently, of a returned soldier giving orders on his military pension for payment for goods and…

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Accidental Mortality. More Fatal Than War Rapid Increase in Recent Years

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 3

More people die annually from accidents in Illinois, than were killed in action in any battle of the Civil War, says "The Illinois Health Messenger" (Springfield)…

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Soldier Settlers Advances Under New Act. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 5

Replying to a deputation from the Returned Soldiers' League to–day, the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Thorby, said the banks should be able to deal with…

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Maclean War Memorial Funds Still Needed Names Adopted for Inclusion on Memorial

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 3

The Mayor, Ald. Kelly, presided at a meeting of the committee of the Maclean War Memorial held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday night…

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Anzac Memorial Objections to Proposed Site. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 5

Dissatisfaction with the site proposed to be set aside in Hyde Park for the Anzac War Memorial was expressed at a meeting at Parliament House, of several…

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War Leaders Passing of Notable Figures

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 8

The passing of M. Clemenceau, the veteran French statesman, recalls the names of other notable figures who were prominent during the war and who have…

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No War for Ten Years. Perth

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 8

The Minister for Defence, Mr. Green, discussing the defence vote cut said the authorities were agreed there could not be another war for ten years. He said,…

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Dorrigo Returned Soldiers' League

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Dorrigo sub-branch of the R. S. and S. I. L. was held on Friday night last. There was a good attendance of members. The…

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Voluntary Defence Scheme Satisfactory Enlistments. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 5

The response under the voluntary recruiting campaign has been most satisfactory. General Dodds states that in three weeks 2561 officers, 4411 warrant officers…

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Four Shots Three Persons Wounded Woman and Two Men Enfield–sensation. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 January 1930 · page 4

A man and his wife and their former boarder were wounded to–night in a shooting aflray in George's River road, Enfield. All three are now in…

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Wide Awake For Fourteen Years Brain Specialists Baffled Amazing Case Sleepless Hungarian War Victim. Vienna

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 January 1930 · page 5

Brain and nerve specialists of Central Europe are puzzled at the astonishing case of M. Paul Kern, a Hungarian Government official, who has…

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Abolishing War by "Gentlemen's Agreement" Magnates to Paralyze Mars?

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 7

The novel idea of abolishing war simply by a "gentlemen's agreement" among two or three dozen industrial leaders of the world who "control the ten or twelve…

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War Diary Noble French Lady "Mother of the British Army."

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 8

"I am proud of the fact that I was the earliest British guest of the gracious lady who became so well known as ‘the Mother of the British Army,’" writes…

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Military Forces Voluntary Enlistments Commonwealth Gazette Notice. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 4

An order signed by the Governor–General appears in to–day's "Government Gazette" announcing that all existing units of the active citizen military forces…

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