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The wars & local soldiers, 1934

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Abolish War Presbyterian Assembly Decision. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 May 1934 · page 5

The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church to-day utter a long debate earned the following resolution:— "Believing that war can and should be…

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Tribal War Unrest in Arabia Tale of Two Tribes. Cairo

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 May 1934 · page 5

Reports regarding the Arabian campaign are flatly contradictory. The Yemenis claim a series of successes against the Wahabis. They claim…

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War Debts Forcing Britain to Pay No Token or Part Payment. New York

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 May 1934 · page 5

The Washington correspondent of the "Herald-Tribune" says the "token payment method of meeting war debts has gone into the discard with the…

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War Debts Requests for Reduced Payments. Washington

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 May 1934 · page 5

President Roosevelt emphasised to-day that the United States stands for the collection of war debts, but it will grant a hearing to tuitions in distress, who ask…

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German Protest Governor-general's Anzac Message Cable of Explanation Sent. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 May 1934 · page 5

The Governor-General, Sir. I. Isaacs, and the Commonwealth Government to-day declined to offer comment on Sir…

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Modern Arms in Paraguay-bolivia War Geneva

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 May 1934 · page 5

The League of Nations Committee, appointed to investigate the war in Para gnay and Bolivia accuses European, and United States industries of supplying…

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Returned Soldiers Want B Class Wireless Station. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 May 1934 · page 5

Represents fives of the R.S. and S.I. League to-day waited on the Acting Postmaster- General, Sir Harry Lawson, and requested authority to establish a B class…

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Maclean Anzac Dinner

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 May 1934 · page 11

Sir,—In your issue of May 8, a report of the Maclean R.S. and S.I.L. branch meeting appeared. I am reported to have moved a motion and I can assure…

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South American War Alleged Ill-treatment of Prisoners Threat of Bolivian Minister. Geneva

Daily Examiner · Thursday 17 May 1934 · page 5

The Bolivian Foreign Minister telegraphed to the League of Nations from La Paz to-day that the newspaper "La Nacion" reports that the Paraguayan…

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War Talk Rear-admiral Criticised Crude and Militakistic Auckland

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 May 1934 · page 6

Rear-Admiral Burgos Watson, Commodore of the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy, has been strongly criticised by various organisations and individuals…

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Bolivia-paraguay War "Meaningless Destruction" Embargo on Arms Agreed to Geneva

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 May 1934 · page 5

After an earnest appeal by the British delegate, Captain Anthony Eden, all members of the League Council to-day agreed in the principle to accept an embargo on…

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War Debts Notices Not Yet Sent Anglo-american Conversations Washington

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 May 1934 · page 5

Formal notification of notes are always sent by the United States to debtor nations 30 days before the instalments on the war debts fall due, but they…

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Anzac Day Hotels to Be Closed. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 May 1934 · page 2

Cabinet decided to-day to close hotels on the morning of Anzac Day. This will need special legislation and it is understood that the licensed…

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Street Fighting Strikers And Soldiers Tear Bombs and Machine Guns Two Killed and Twelve Wounded. Toledo (Ohio)

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 May 1934 · page 5

Two men were killed and twelve wounded to-day by gunfire in a hand to hand battle between the Ohio National Guardsmen and the rioting…

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Bread War Fourpence for 2Lb. Loaf. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 May 1934 · page 6

Although the Master Bakers' Association, as a body, refused to reduce the price of bread, although the flour tax is to be abolished at the end of the month,…

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Headstones for Soldiers

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 May 1934 · page 4

Mullumbimby sub-branch of the R.S. and S.I.L. has decided to creet headstones on the graves of returned soldiers and nurses who are buried in the…

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Hyde Park Soldiers' Memorial to Be Opened by Duke of Gloucester. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 May 1934 · page 5

It was decided by Cabinet to-day to ask the Duke of Gloucester on his visit to Sydney to open the Soldiers Memorial in Hyde Park. The occasion would be…

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Smithy's Plane Cannot Call It "Anzac." Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 May 1934 · page 5

Senator McLachlan, Acting Federal Attorney-General, said during the week-end that if Sir Charles Kingsford Smith named his machine for the centenary air…

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Lord Sumner Dead Notable War Figure. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 May 1934 · page 5

The death is announced of Lord Sumner, who was associated with Mr. W. M. Hughes, M.P., on the Reparations Commission…

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Economic War Basis of International War. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 May 1934 · page 5

In a vigorous sermon at St. Mark's Darling Point, yesterday, the Bishop of Bathurst. Dr. Crotty, declared that international war could not be rooted out…

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