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

The wars & local soldiers, 1938

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Disease Spreads Over War Hit China

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 17 August 1938 · page 5

SHANGHAI, Tuesday: Both the Chinese and Japanese are alarmed over the spread of cholera, dysentry…

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Gift of War Plane Greeks Here Give Help

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 17 August 1938 · page 1

Mr. S. Andronico, official collector of the Greek Australian National Defence Fund, was in Goulburn yesterday. It will be remembered that some…

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Sudeten Germans Likely To Reject Plans But Desire To Blame Czechs Position Becomes Graver War Moves in Austria

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 17 August 1938 · page 5

PRAGUE, Tuesday: A situation of extreme gravity will be created to-morrow when it is expected…

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War in Spain Loyalist Claims

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 August 1938 · page 5

MADRID, Wednesday: Ten people were killed and 23 wounded in the rebel shelling of the city…

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Food Storage in Event of War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 August 1938 · page 5

SYDNEY Thursday: The Minister for Defence, Mr. Thorby, referring to the plans for the organisation of Australia's a food supplies in the event of…

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Debate on War U.A.P. Younger Set

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 August 1938 · page 2

On Monday night a challenge debate took place in Goulburn between teams representing the. U.A.P. Younger Set and Parkesbourne Debating…

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Returned Soldiers

The Burrowa News · Friday 19 August 1938 · page 7

The Binalong-Galong sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League hold its monthly meeting at Binalong. Permission was granted by the Yass…

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Minister Defied Soldiers’ Preference Act Test

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 22 August 1938 · page 1

The Cooma Puctures Protection Board has decided not to comply with an instruction by the Minister for Agriculture,…

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Wounded Japs. in Red Cross Train

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 August 1938 · page 5

Japanese wounded soldiers in a Red Cross train welcome dainty Japanese girls, who being them refreshing drinks and kind words…

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All Is Ready for War on 'Hopper

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 25 August 1938 · page 4

The grasshopper poisoning plan is to be put into full force with the first appearance of the pest, and intensified, if necessary. The minority…

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Soldier's Pension Granted to Tumut Woman 18 Years After Son's Death

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 25 August 1938 · page 4

Eighteen years after the death of her soldier son, Mrs. Phoebe Blundell aged 80 years, of Tumut, has just established her right to a widowed…

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Soldiers’ Club Open Billiard Tournament

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 25 August 1938 · page 2

The first two games in the current Yass Soldiers’ Club open billiard tournament resulted in easy wins. E. Rayner (50 behind)…

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Goulburn War on Stray Dogs

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 31 August 1938 · page 5

Although the stray dog nuisance has not yet been fully checked in Goulburn, determined efforts to abate it have met with…

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Hitler and War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 September 1938 · page 4

Just now the whole world is waiting to see whether one man will plunge it into another war. That man is a neurotic, who…

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War on Grasshoppers Rural Bank’s Action

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 1 September 1938 · page 3

The grasshopper hatching season has arrived and many men, as they ride round their paddocks in the next few days, will wonder what…

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Yass Soldiers’ Club Open Billiard Tournament

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 1 September 1938 · page 7

The following games have been played in the current open billiard tournament at the Yass Soldiers Club: F. Beeten (100 on) beat F…

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War Veterans' Home in Sydney Criticism From Diggers At Young

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 2 September 1938 · page 1

The Young branch of the Returned Soldiers' League is making an effort to furnish a room in the War Veterans' new home, to be…

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Great War Drama Wrecked Ship For Girl

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 5 September 1938 · page 2

The young beautiful brunette danced in a cloud of gossamer veils in the little Constantinople cafe. She was Despina Nezie. She…

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Yass Soldiers’ Club Billiard Tournaments

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 8 September 1938 · page 2

A surprise in the first round of the billiard championship of the Yass Soldiers’ Club was the easy defeat of A. Grosvenor by R. Bobbin…

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Grave Turn : Sudeten Germans Break Off Negotiations They Allege Czechs Cannot Control Their State Henleiners Allege Brutality Official Statements Give Clear Account Is European Stage Set for War?

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 September 1938 · page 5

PRAGUE, Wednesday: The international situation took a sudden grave turn to-day when the Sudeten Germans broke off negotiations with the Government on matters concerning the new…

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