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

The wars & local soldiers, 1937

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From Everywhere Wanted—A War Cry

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 31 May 1937 · page 4

Wanted—A War Cry. A football club has been formed in connection with the Police Boy's club and a war cry is wanted. Members…

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TENSION Blomberg in Italy Zone Plan For Control Of War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 3 June 1937 · page 5

ROME, Wednesday: The Government has published the first list of 62 Italian legionaries who fell at Malaga…

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Soldiers’ Memorial And Literary Institute

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 3 June 1937 · page 5

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

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War in Spain Fresh Insurgent Attack

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 7 June 1937 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday: The insurgents launched a violent offensive on the Basque front to-day and recaptured the height of Lemona…

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Returned Soldiers Support Main Road Proposal

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 9 June 1937 · page 6

Unanimously the Crookwell Sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League decided, at its last meeting, to support the Crookwell…

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Profits Tax To Pay For War Preparation New Terms

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 17 June 1937 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday: The terms of the new profits tax to take the place of the national defence contribution proposed in…

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Returned Soldiers Conference

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 17 June 1937 · page 1

The Conference of Delegates representing, South-western Branches of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League was held at…

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New Guinea Goulburn Returned Men Word to Mr. Lyons Congratulated on Attitude

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 21 June 1937 · page 5

The Goulburn Returned Soldiers' Association passed a motion complimenting the Prime Minister of Australia, Mr. Lyons, on his…

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Returned Soldiers' Dinner. Attended by Fifty Diggers

The Burrowa News · Friday 25 June 1937 · page 7

A large number of Diggers met at the Mechanics' Institute, Boorowa, on Saturday evening last on the occasion of a Returned Soldiers' Dinner organised by the members of the Boorowa Branch of the Returned Soldiers' League…

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Appeal Help Wanted For Wounded At Santander

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 29 June 1937 · page 5

PARIS, Monday: Only 60,000O refugees have been evacuated from Santander, leaving 400.000, in addition to 10,000 wounded, in the town…

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Sunday Football Gosford Council Declares War 26 Players to Be Prosecuted Sydney

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 30 June 1937 · page 5

The Gosford Municipal Council is the latest body to join forces with those who are warring against Sunday football…

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Telegraphic News Is War Near? What Does Fraser Know? Never Closer Since 1914, He Says Sydney

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 30 June 1937 · page 5

Uneasiness has been caused by a statement by New Zealand's Acting Prime Minister, Mr. Fraser…

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War Rumours Denied

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 July 1937 · page 5

CANBERRA, Thursday: The leader of the Opposition (Mr. Carlin) asked the Attorney General (Mr. Menzies) in the House of…

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Lloyd George Says it is Time Non-Intervention Farce Was Ended Britain Being Fooled Stand Up To Dictators Certainly Be War If She Does Not

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 July 1937 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday: "You say if we stand up to these dictators there will be war," declared Mr. Lloyed George, speaking at Walton-on-Thames…

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Is It War? Soviet Gunboat Is Sunk By Japanese Tension Felt

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 2 July 1937 · page 5

TOKYO, Thursday: Fears that the sinking of a Soviet gunboat in the Amur River yesterday by Japanese troops may provide a…

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A Heathen War Cry

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 5 July 1937 · page 3

The following extract is from the June issue of “The Publicist”:— The names of the parishes in the diocese of the Bishop of Goulburn…

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A Little Ingenuity and Good-Will Are Wanted Says Chamberlain the Civil War As By-product Wanted Talk With Von Neurath Gayda Criticises Britain

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 9 July 1937 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday: "As I do not believe anybody wants to start a Western Europe conflagration, I do not see why, with a little ingenuity and good-will, we should not find a solution of the difficulties which will immediately be…

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The Basques Child Victims of Civil War Salvation Army

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 12 July 1937 · page 8

An important share is belong taken by the Salvation Army in Grent Britain in the humanitarian work made necessary by the plight of…

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War Fears

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 14 July 1937 · page 8

The tension in Europe seems to have eased a little now, but during the past week there have been very real fears of a declaration of war…

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War Service Homes Interesting Figures

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 14 July 1937 · page 3

More than a quarter of the returned soldiers who were provided with homes under the War Service Homes Act now own…

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