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The wars & local soldiers, 1931

286 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 15

Wounded Four Times Foreigner Sent to Gaol. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 May 1931 · page 5

When Guido Caletti, 23, was charged with assaulting with intent to rob at the Quarter Sessions, to-day, it was stated that he admitted that he had four bullet wounds…

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Civil War 140 Soldiers Killed Fighting in Honduras. New York

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 May 1931 · page 5

A Te Guchigalpa (Honduras) message from Santa Rosa, an important Western Honduras mining, commercial and agricultural centre, reported that the…

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Broadcast War Germany Fighting Soviet. Berlin

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 May 1931 · page 5

The Soviet's aggressive multi-tongued propaganda broadcasts from strident stations, which are even interfering with those in Britain, found a speedy retort…

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Salute the Flag Returned Soldiers' Opinion. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 May 1931 · page 5

The New South Wales branch of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors' Imperial League carried a motion expressing the opinion that in the interests of loyalty…

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Voices of Children to Be Raised Against War Novel Radio Scheme. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 4

As an anti-war gesture, children will participate in the opening ceremony of the Prevention of War Congress, at Washington (U.S.A.), on May 18. Children…

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Shots Fired Redfern House Raid Man Seriously Wounded Doors Guarded--house Searched. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 May 1931 · page 5

Three shots were fired during an affray in a house in Thurlow street, Redfern, early this morning, and a bookmaker, George Cooper, of…

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For the Next War Preparations in Italy. Rome

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 May 1931 · page 5

Farseeing provisions for mobilising men and women in wartime are contained in a Bill from the Italian Supreme Defence Commission, submitted to the Chamber of…

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Suburban Milk War Mysterious Explosions. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 May 1931 · page 5

Detectives have arrested a 20-year-old youth on suspicion in connection with the mysterious explosions at Beecroft and Pennant Hills last week…

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Dangerous Ties Britain Would Feel Shock If War Came. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 May 1931 · page 7

Europe is the most dangerous Continent, the Pacific the most dangerous ocean and Islam the most dangerous civilisation…

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Dangerous Ties Britain Would Feel Shock If War Came. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 May 1931 · page 5

Europe is the most dangerous Continent, the Pacific the most dangerous ocean and Islam the most dangerous civilisation…

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Churches Attacked Their Part in the War Socialist Labor Leader's Views Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 May 1931 · page 5

Mr. E. E. Judd, secretary of the Socialist Labor party of Australia, speaking in the Sydney Domain to-day, commented on the Hope's latest encyclical…

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Churches Attacked Their Part in the War Socialist Labor Leader's Views Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 May 1931 · page 7

Mr. E. E. Judd, secretary of the Socialist Labor party of Australia, speaking in the Sydney Domain to-day, commented on the Pope's latest encyclical…

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Banana War. Threat to Queensland. Melbourne Agents Fear Selling Monopoly

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 19 May 1931 · page 3

A dispute is raging in Melbourne between the Melbourne banana agents and the Queensland Committee of Direction of Fruit Marketing, which…

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British Soldiers for Burma Calcutta

Daily Examiner · Saturday 23 May 1931 · page 5

The 2nd Battalion of the Manchester Regiment, stationed at Secunderabad, has been ordered to Burma in connection with the rebellion…

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Govt. Cuts Referred To Premiers Experts' Plan Reduce War Interest. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 May 1931 · page 5

Plans for a reduction of interest on Government loans, either arbitrarily or voluntarily, are put forward in the e[?]perts' report to the Loan Council,…

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Wounded Man a Mysterious Case. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 May 1931 · page 5

With a revolver bullet wound in the groin William Doig, commission agent, was found in the bush near Seaford late last night. He was removed to hospital…

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"Our Inheritance" Returned Soldiers' Pensions. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 June 1931 · page 5

The Returned Soldiers' Defence League has sent a letter to Mr. Scullin protesting against any reduction in their pensions. The letter states: "We regard our…

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Never Heard Of, World War

The Clarence River Advocate · Thursday 4 June 1931 · page 2

A "lost tribe" of 500 people living in the delta of Indigirka River (Siberia), have never heard of the world war, of the death of the Czar,…

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War Museum Some Valuable Additions. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 June 1931 · page 5

At a meeting of the War Memorial Board to-day it was stated that Mr. Blakeley was informed that several interesting additions had been made to the museum…

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Limbless Soldiers "Fight for Bare Justice." Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 June 1931 · page 5

Speaking at the annual smoke social of the Limbless Soldiers' Association Lamaro Minister for Justice, who is a returned soldier, said the returned men…

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