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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1934

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Love As Way To Peace. Reference at the Methodist Church. Armistice Day Anniversary. War Feeling

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 13 November 1934 · page 2

At the Methodist Church Rev. H. S. Doust said "The best celebration we can make of Armistice Day is to use it for the fostering…

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Returned Soldiers' Smoko

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 13 November 1934 · page 2

A very enjoyable evening was spent by the members of the Young Sub- branch of the Returned Soldiers' League at the Armistice Day smoko…

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Armistice Night Soldiers’ Club Reunion Musical Evening And Speeches

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 15 November 1934 · page 3

There was a large gathering of returned soldiers and civilians at the annual Armistice Reunion held in the Memorial Hall on…

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A Young Soldier's War Book

The Young Chronicle · Friday 16 November 1934 · page 3

"Iron in the Fire," by Edgar Morrow. Messrs. Angus and Robertson Ltd., Sydney. Our copy from Gilbert's Book Shop,…

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Remedy For War

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 19 November 1934 · page 2

Professor Haldane, in a address in London gave a remedy for war. “Pass an Act,” he said, “first, compelling at…

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Returned Men Lithgow Branch's Action Leads to Loss of Charter

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 21 November 1934 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.— The State Council of the Returned Soldiers League, now in session, has withdrawn the charter of the…

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Just in Time Police Save Tribal War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 21 November 1934 · page 3

CAPETOWN, Tuesday: The timely intervention at Durban of a small force of police whose firing strength was twelve rifles and a few revolvers…

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Dutch Heroes Great Welcome Home at Amsterdam

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 22 November 1934 · page 5

AMSTERDAM, Wednesday: Parmentier and Moll arrived here to-day where they were welcomed by 40,000 people, the Queen's representative…

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George Thompson “No More Popular Man In The Town” Better Soldier Than Cook Says Fellow Digger

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 22 November 1934 · page 3

That there was no more popular man in the town and that he was a better soldier than a cook were opinions expressed on…

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Dons His Feathers and War-Paint Ex-Ald. Lazzarini Charges the Municipal Windmills and Dragons

The Young Chronicle · Friday 30 November 1934 · page 6

Defeated at the polls at the last municipal election, after a hectic 12 months as Mayor of Young, when for weeks at a time he was compelled to carry on without any council meetings, and when Supreme and District Court writs were the order of the day, ex-Ald. H. F. Lazzarini on Tuesday…

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War Memorial Caretaker's Cottage

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 5 December 1934 · page 3

At a recent meeting of the Goulburn War Memorial Committee it was decided to take steps towards the erection of a…

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Soldiers’ Memorial and Literary Institute

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 6 December 1934 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the council of the Soldiers’ Memorial and Literary Institute was held on Tuesday evening. The president,…

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When a Dog War Was Declared

The Burrowa News · Friday 7 December 1934 · page 7

Goulburn "Post" tells of a time in the year 1838, when the dog nuisance was so bad in Goulburn that the then Governor of N.S.W. issued…

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Returned Soldiers' League

The Burrowa News · Friday 7 December 1934 · page 8

The usual monthly meeting of the Boorowa Sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League was held in the Memorial at 8…

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War Profiteering Roosevelt's Plans

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 December 1934 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Wednesday: Prefacing an announcement that he was calling a Cabinet meeting to frame laws to end war profiteering,…

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Soldiers’ Loans Remarkably Low Arrears

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 13 December 1934 · page 8

A remarkable tribute to the honesty of returned soldiers was contained in the annual report of the Repatriation Commission tabled in the…

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Local News Boy and Boer War Veteran

The Young Chronicle · Friday 14 December 1934 · page 2

When Mr. Harvey McGregor of Young, was a soldier off to the Boer War, one of the lads who knew him, and watched him with a thrill of…

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France and U.S.A. Those War Debts PARIS

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 14 December 1934 · page 5

The Government to-day notified the United States that there would be no payment of war debts on the Instalment due on December 15…

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Returned Soldiers Xmas Meeting

The Young Chronicle · Friday 14 December 1934 · page 2

There will be a Christmas flavor about the final meeting for the year of the Returned Soldiers' League tonight. All members are asked to do…

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Lithgow Returned Men

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 18 December 1934 · page 2

LITHGOW. Tuesday: The subbranch of the Returned Soldiers League, the charter of which had been withdrawn by the State Council when…

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