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The wars & local soldiers, 1937

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"I Loved Him" French Airman Wounded Woman Charged with Shooting. Versailles

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 December 1937 · page 5

"Our plane was the symbol of our love. I loved him so much I wanted him to die with me," was the outburst of Madame Irene Schmeder in a…

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Younger Men Promoted Army Council War Office Sensation Revolutionary Changes Senior Officers Replaced London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 December 1937 · page 5

The War Office announcement of revolutionary army changes, whereby younger officers will replace senior members of the Army Council, has…

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Spanish War Vignettes

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 10 December 1937 · page 3

On the days preceding and immediately succeeding the [?]ensational outbreak of the Spanish Revolution. Mr. H. H. Hendon was in the position of…

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Ulmarra Returned Soldiers' League

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 December 1937 · page 3

The Ulmarra Sub-branch of the R.S. and S.I.L.A. held their monthly meeting on Tuesday evening, with Mr. R. H. Pullen (president), in the chair…

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Soldier's Badge Recovered

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 December 1937 · page 9

During excavations for the foundations of the building being erected in Murwillumbah street for Dr. J. Broughton, workmen found a returned, soldier's…

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Youth Wounded Cricket Ground Curator Charged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 December 1937 · page 5

At the Central Police Court to-day, William Stuart, Curator of Sydney Cricket Ground, was charged with having maliciously wounded Jack Gee…

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"War" Toys Bad Influence on Children

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 December 1937 · page 8

A petition with the object of enforcing a boycott on "war" toys was displayed for signatures at a public meeting in the Newcastle Town Ha[?]…

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French Soldiers' Greeting

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 December 1937 · page 8

A message from Canberra states that greetings from the French "Association National des Groupments d'Anciens Combattants des Dardenellee" to their…

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Training Women for War. Warsaw

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 December 1937 · page 5

Under a Bill introduced in the Polish Diet all women aged between 19 and 45 will have to submit for military training to serve in war as…

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The Background of the War in China

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 December 1937 · page 13

The following is a brief summary of the main moves in Sino-Japanese relations during the half-century preceding the present struggle:--…

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Momentous Next Six Months Japanese Moving South War Correspondents Warning Tokio

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 December 1937 · page 5

Hessell Titman, British war correspondent and author of "The" Far East Comes Nearer" and "The Uncensored Far East," before leaving…

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Continue War for Years China's Reply to Japan. Hangkow

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 December 1937 · page 5

All the heads of the Chinese Government have been assembled under Chiang Kai Shek, who is planning reorganisation of the army, the creation…

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"The Last Train From Madrid" Spanish War Film

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 December 1937 · page 8

The picture screen of to-day keeps abreast of the times. With news reels the world is given a graphic depiction of events a few days after they occur…

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40,000 Die Winter Kills War Refugees. Shanghai

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 December 1937 · page 5

The arrival of winter has terribly increased the deate rate of the Chinese refugees in Shanghai, and over 40,000 have succumbed in the past four…

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100 Years Old Sherwood (Q.) Resident Tried To Enlist At 80 When Horses Raced, Trains

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 December 1937 · page 3

One hundred years ago on December 27, Michael Patrick Doyle O'Brien was born in County Kerry, Ireland. Two years later he arrived at Botany…

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