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

The wars & local soldiers, 1938

310 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 10 of 16

Regulating War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 1 August 1938 · page 4

A proposition is in the air that we should engage in another of those endeavours to regulate war. This time it is proposed to lay…

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France Prepares for War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 1 August 1938 · page 5

PARIS, Sunday: The Government has decided to lay 280 miles of underground pipeline to convey petrol from the oil port of Donges on the…

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Another Winter Spanish Civil War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 1 August 1938 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday: General Franco believes that the civil war will last another winter unless a knockout blow is speedily…

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Fortunes of War Where Courage Alone Held Firm Council to Buy Picture of Villers-bretonneux Memorial

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 1 August 1938 · page 4

Th Municipal Council decided on Monday night to purchase at a cost of 42/ from the War Memorial Board, a facsimile of the coloured…

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France Fears War Germany And Officers' Holidays

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 August 1938 · page 5

PARIS, Monday: France is not going to take special measures to counter the German fortifications, but she may accelerate the…

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Then and Now Comparison With Pre-War Days

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 August 1938 · page 1

Taken just prior to the Great War of 1914-18 during a review by Sir Ian Hamilton, G.C.B., D.S.O., then Inspector General of Overseas Forces, at…

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Japanese Spokesman Says Chance Of War With Russia Is 50-50 Tokyo Hopes to Avoid Break Caustic Press Attacks From Moscow Konoye and His Ministers on Duty All Night

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 August 1938 · page 5

TOKYO, Monday: As an indication of the gravity of the situation between Russia and…

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War Tanks in Auburn Street

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 3 August 1938 · page 4

Considerable interest was created by the presence in Auburn Street late yesterday afternoon of two light tanks, accompanied by…

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Soldiers’ Memorial and Literary Institute Donation of £100 to Hall

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 4 August 1938 · page 3

The first meeting of the newly elected council of the Soldiers’ Memorial and Literary Institute was held on Tuesday night…

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Heat Wave Adds to War's Horrors Indescribable Sufferings Of The Wounded

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 5 August 1938 · page 5

SARAGOSSA, Thursday: Weary troops are fighting on desperately on the Ebro front in a heat wave with a temperature of over 110…

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Italian Fears War Hourly Possible

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 5 August 1938 · page 5

ROME, Thursday: It is understood that recent meetings between II Duce and military and air advisers have…

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War Veterans' Home Goulburn's Share In The Work

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 5 August 1938 · page 1

The Goulburn sub branch has commenced its campaign to raise its quota of the funds required to build and equip the War Veterans…

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War Tanks in Cooma Street

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 8 August 1938 · page 2

Considerable interest was created by the presence in Cooma Street one afternoon last week of two light tanks, accompanied by two other…

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War Story Man Who Saved Hitler And II Duce

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 8 August 1938 · page 4

Herman Woehl, at Alsatian, who is now a French citizen and has passed into the French Army Reserve, has one-of the world's…

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Absurd To Fight While Talks Continue Says Japanese War Office But Soviet Fights on Severe Clashes

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 8 August 1938 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday: While overtures by Japan are being discussed in Moscow with the object…

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Reaction to War

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 10 August 1938 · page 6

If the present day youth of Sydney can be taken as a criterion just us many young Australians will rush to enlist in the next war as in the last…

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Returned Soldiers Reduction of Debt Business Of Monthly Meeting

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 10 August 1938 · page 1

Fourteen members attended the monthly meeting of the Crookwell Sub-branch of the R.S.S.I.L.A. held at the club room on Thursday…

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Soldier Preference Amendment Opposed Crookwell Diggers Will Aid Resistance

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 10 August 1938 · page 7

Any action which the New South Wales branch of the R.S.S.I.L.A. may take to prevent any alteration of the Returned…

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Mussolini Declares Italy Has No Illusions About Peace Ready for War 25,000 Troops Reviewed

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 12 August 1938 · page 7

ROME, Thursday: "Italy has no illusions about peace and is preparing for war,"…

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Hitler And Goering Commence Playing With German Soldiers

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 August 1938 · page 5

BERLIN, Monday: Hitler and Goering today initiated the vast army manoeuvres at…

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