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The wars & local soldiers, 1939

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Anzac Day Grafton Post Office Arrangements

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 April 1939 · page 4

The Grafton Post. Office will be open from 9 a.m. to 10 (only) for all classes of business excepting money orders on Tuesday, Anzac Day…

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Guides and Brownies on Anzac Day

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 April 1939 · page 4

The Rangers, Guides and Brownies are requested to meet at 10.30 a.m. at the corner of Victoria and Duke streets From there they will march to the…

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Hilton Bloomfield to Ride at Anzac Sports

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 April 1939 · page 6

Regarded as one of the most promising of the "Younger Set" of riders in New South Wales, Hilton Bloomfield first carne into national prominence…

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Anzac Day Sports Late Entries Arranged Increased Funds for Trophies

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 April 1939 · page 4

Arrangements have been made by the committee in charge of the Anzac Day sports being organised by the Grafton sub-branch of the R.S.S.I.L.A…

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Anzac Ideals Church Services Drive For Peace Urged Courage and Self-sacrifice

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 April 1939 · page 4

Special Anzac services were held in most of the Grafton and South Grafton churches yesterday. Preachers took for their theme the…

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War Credits Over £74 Million in France. Paris

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 April 1939 · page 5

The following credits have been officially decreed:--Ministry of Defence £21 millions, Air Ministry £30 millions, Ministry of Marine £24…

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Anzac Day

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 4

In reverence humbly bow the head, let tears Redeem the eyes in homage to our dead. For this is Anzac Day…

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"The Spirit of Anzac"

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 4

To-day's commemoration of Anzac Day will be tinged with a grimmer note and touched with a deeper significance than have been those of former years for we are living in a world where those ideals for which the Anzacs fought are sounding a clarion call to rally to their defence. Those men…

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Anzac Day-- Closing of Hotels

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 4

The Clarence River branch of the United Licensed Victuallers' Association of New South Wales, by a notice in this issue requests hotelkeepers to…

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Anzac Day Impressive Ceremonies Coffs Harbour Celebrations

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 2

The Anzac celebrations in Coffs Harbour to-day were the largest and most impressive held throughout the years since the…

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Anzac Landing Typed Instructions to Military Signallers

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 4

Mr. R. T. Cox, of Prince street. Grafton, brought into the "Daily Examiner" last night a typewritten set of instructions to military signallers…

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Anzac Day Commemoration Services To-day's Arrangements

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 4

The Anzac Day commemoration Grafton will commence to-day at 10.30 a.m. when the returned soldiers, Grafton Troop 15th Light Horse Regiment…

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Of INTEREST to WOMEN (No. 3.) Anzac Day

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 7

On Anzac Day I shall place a sprig of rosemary on the Cenotaph for the mothers of Grafton. I somehow think they would like to feel it is there. For…

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Anzac Smoko At Ulmarra R.S. AND S.I.L.A. Sub- Branch

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 3

A heavy shower over the outlying district at about 7 p.m. seriously affected the attendance at the Anzac Smoke of the Ulmarra sub- branch of the R.S…

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Anzac Day Sports Big Programme To-day Three Milfc Cycle Race Varied Programme for All Ages

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 2

After a strenuous preparation, all arrangements were complete last night for the monster sports gathering organised by the Grafton…

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25,080 Diggers Sydney Anzac March "Proud To Join People" Message From King George Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 April 1939 · page 5

With fine weather predicted, at least 25,000 returned soldiers are expected to participate in the Anzac march through the city to-morrow…

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Anzac Masses Grafton And S. Grafton "Another World War Would Be Madness" Frayers for Everlasting Peace

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 April 1939 · page 6

The usual Anzac Mass for the deceased soldiers and sailors of the Great War was celebrated at St. Mary's Church, Grafton, at 9 o'clock yesterday,…

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Anzac Day Sydney Celebrations Spirit Still Strong 30,000 at Dawn Service Two Die, Hundreds Collapse. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 April 1939 · page 5

Anzac Day celebrations in Sydney. the main features of which were service at dawn at the Cenotaph in Martin Place. the march through the city…

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REUNION Anzac Night R.S. AND S.I.L.A. South Grafton Sub-branch

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 April 1939 · page 4

On Anzac night the members of the South Grafton sub-branch of the R.S. and S.I.L.A. held their annual reunion in the South Grafton School of Arts…

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Shortage of Petrol Problem For Australia Should War Necessitate Restrictions

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 April 1939 · page 12

If the exigencies of War necessitated the reservation of available petrol supplies in Australia for military needs and essential services, what would the…

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