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The wars & local soldiers, 1936

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425,000 Dead in Civil War "Very Few Wounded" Pressure on Madrid Paris

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 October 1936 · page 5

Captain Manachem, a Government officer, says the death roll throughout Spain as the result of the civil war is approaching 425,000. He added…

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41st BATTALION Stores To Arrive To-day Enlistment on

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 October 1936 · page 4

Those interested in the 41st Battalion will be pleased to learn that the stores and other military requirements will be arriving in Grafton…

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T.B. Soldiers Free Treatment. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 October 1936 · page 5

An announcement of importance to returned soldiers suffering from tuberculosis was made to-day by the Federal Minister for Health (Mr. Hughes)…

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41st BATTALION Grafton To Start First Enlistments Wednesday Night

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 October 1936 · page 4

Grafton is to be the first centre to make a start with training in the 41st Battalion. It has been announced also that the whole of the Grafton and…

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WITHDRAWN From Anzac Range 100,000 Rounds of Ammunition. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 October 1936 · page 2

There was a stir on the range to-day when it was announced that, following accidents on the range, 100,000 rounds of mark seven ammunition had been…

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Powerful Enough To Counter War Peril British-american Cooperation

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 October 1936 · page 11

The only thing powerful enough to counter the peril or another world war, which, according to press cables, the Secretary of State for. U.S.A., Mr…

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41st BATTALION Forty Enlistments Fine Type of Young Men Last Night's Grafton Parade

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 October 1936 · page 1

Scenes, reminiscent of the early war days, were witnessed at the Grafton Drill Hall, in Oliver street, last night, when 40 candidates for…

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Service Pensions Ex-soldiers in Mental Hospitals. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 October 1936 · page 3

Service pensions for ex-soldier inmates of mental hospitals, will be provided by the Commonwealth under the terms of the Australian Soldiers'…

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Civil War Plot Many Arrests at Danzig. Danzig

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 October 1936 · page 5

Alleging the existence of a plot to foment civil war, police to-day dissolved the Danzig Social Democratic party. This action followed the…

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Returned Soldier's Death Inquest at Grafton

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 October 1936 · page 9

At the Grafton Courthouse yesterday morning, the Deputy District Coroner, Mr. F. M. V. Earle, conducted an inquiry into, the death of Aubrey…

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46 Killed Over 400 WOUNDED Bombay Race Riots Moslems and Hindus Bombay

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 October 1936 · page 5

Rioting between Moslems and Hindus was resumed at dawn to-day when police opened fire six times, eight being killed and scores…

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Kidnapped Herself Daughter of Chinese War Lord

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 October 1936 · page 7

"Kidnapping" herself, the daughter of a former Chinese war lord almost succeeded in obtaining a large sum for ransom from her father for her…

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New War Planes 90 Ordered For R.A.A.F. First Three Arrive. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 October 1936 · page 5

The first to arrive of the 90 war planes ordered months ago by the Royal Australian Air Force, three Hawker Demons,, reached Melbourne in the…

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British Soldiers "Messengers Of Peace" Appeal for Recruits. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 October 1936 · page 5

"We are grateful that peace reigns in Palestine, but this is due to the British division which recently arrived there. The mere presence of the…

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ENLISTMENTS 41st Battalion Activities To-morrow Night

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 October 1936 · page 4

The Commanding Officer of the 41st Battalion, Capt. A. H. Boyes and staff will be arriving from Lismore to-morrow, in order to be presort at the…

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Less War Talk in Britain

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 October 1936 · page 7

There was less talk about war in England than in Australia, said Mr. G. G. John, manager of British General Electric Co., who has just returned…

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War on Speed Constable Commended Traffic Charge Dismissed. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 October 1936 · page 5

Mr. Scobie, P.M., at the Traffic Court to-day, while finding that Constable John Simons had driven the Police Safety Bureau car in a manner…

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More Enlistments For 41st Battalion the Byron Regiment Uniform Parade at the Grafton Drill Hall

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 October 1936 · page 4

The Grafton branch of the 41st Battalion held their second parade at the Grafton Drill Hall last night and it was just as successful as that of…

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Settlement Land for Ex-soldiers Crown Lands Available Departmental Annual Report Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 October 1936 · page 4

The report of the Lands Department tabled in the Legislative Assembly to-day for the year 1935-36, disclosed that 31 discharged soldiers…

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Militia Forces 33,471 Enlistments. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 October 1936 · page 6

Militia enlistments totalling 33,471, or only 1529 less than the required number of 35,000, were announced to-night by the Minister for Defence (Sir A…

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