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

The wars & local soldiers, 1934

265 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 14 of 14

Praise for Mr. C. M. Western Presented with Certificate of Merit. Returned Soldiers' Action. Warm Praise for Their President

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 18 December 1934 · page 1

In recognition of his service over a period of many years--extending from soon after the war--the Young Sub-branch of the…

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Throat Gashed Prisoner Wounded

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 20 December 1934 · page 5

A prisoner undergoing sentence at the Goulburn Reformatory was found with his throat-gashed this week…

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Soldiers' Loans. Remarkably Low Arrears

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 20 December 1934 · page 4

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

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War and the Way to Peace Survey of Mankind Fist—hatchet and Modern Big Guns

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 21 December 1934 · page 4

"The flint fist-hatchet is one of the earliest surviving weapons of man. These may be dug up on the banks of the River Somme in France side by side with fragments of shells from modern artillery."…

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War Condemned Papal Address

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 26 December 1934 · page 5

ROME, Tuesday: The Pope, in an address from the Vatican, said: Varying rumours of war and armaments are adding to the distress of an…

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War on Sharks Clearing the Timor Rajahs Lend Their Ships

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 26 December 1934 · page 1

The Timor Sea, which for centuries has been, the home and breeding ground of sharks is to be cleared…

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