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

The wars & local soldiers, 1938

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War On Cormorants Trophy Offered for Competition

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 12 September 1938 · page 2

The Burrima District Branch of the Australian Restoration and Acclimatisation Society has introduced a novel competition with the idea of…

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Fear Alternates With Hope During Week-End In Europe Waiting on Nuremberg No War Fever In Germany ? Hope Is Not Yet Given Up But Storm Troopers Truculent

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 12 September 1938 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday: Fear altenated hope during the tense week-end while the chancelleries of Europe anxiously await Hitler's speech at the concluding session of the…

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The War Threat

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 14 September 1938 · page 4

While the newspapers of the metropolis are almost entirely given over these days to reported crises and threats of…

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Britain Meeting of Cabinet With War Chiefs

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 14 September 1938 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday: A meeting of the British Cabinet at which the only absentee will…

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Lloyds Refuse War Risk

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 16 September 1938 · page 7

LONDON, Thursday: Lloyds underwriters have given 48 hours' notice from midnight of the termination…

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Czechs Reproach Britain And France, And Buy Gas Masks Plan Meets with Incredulity "Hitler's Scorn For Democracies Is Justified" Preparing for War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 20 September 1938 · page 5

LONDON Monday: "The reactions of the Czech public may be measured by the fact that the sales of gas masks on Monday were higher than on any single…

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Franco Bomb Hits School Seventeen Killed And 56 Wounded

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 21 September 1938 · page 5

VALENCIA, Tuesday: Seventeen were killed and 56 wounded, mostly women and children, at Alcoy, 35 miles north of Alicante, when a bomb struck…

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Our Sydney Letter Threat of War

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 21 September 1938 · page 8

The European situation and the threat of war have been taken very calmly in the city. There has been no panic, although the declaration by…

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Burra Lake Welcome Home Social

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 22 September 1938 · page 2

TARALGA: Mr. Neil Halloran, the popular teacher at Burra Lake public school, was married durning the recent vacation an was…

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Returned Soldiers National Insurance Scheme Exemption May Be Applied for

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 22 September 1938 · page 2

Mr. M. Cocn, secretary of the Soldiers’ Club, has received the following letter from the acting secretary the National Insurance…

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Returned Soldiers' League

The Burrowa News · Friday 23 September 1938 · page 6

During the past twelve months the local branch of the above has disbursed the following amounts in relief and donations:—…

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Britain Prepares For War King Remains in London Parliament Is Called To Meet To-morrow Coastal Territorials Called Up

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 27 September 1938 · page 4

LONDON, Monday: Prior to Hitler's speech the officers and men of the British anti-aircraft units and coast defence units of the Territorial Army…

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Czechs Await Germans War to Come on Saturday Says Prague

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 28 September 1938 · page 5

PRAGUE, Tuesday: The opinion in Prague is that Hitler will march on Saturday…

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War Preparations In Great Britain Continue Unabated British Prime Minister Broadcasts His Address

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 28 September 1938 · page 5

"To-morrow Parliament is going to meet," said Mr. Chamberlain; "and I shall be making a full statement of the events…

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Ready For War Britain Prepares

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 29 September 1938 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday: While the country is rejoicing over the respite, the Government makes it clear that…

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Europe Happy Threat Of War Is Averted

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 30 September 1938 · page 5

MUNICH, Friday: The Four Power Conference to-day reached complete agreement regarding Czechoslovakia, and…

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World Two Hours From War: Then Agreement Threat Of War By Britain Final Factor In Forcing Hitler Lord Perth's Warning Goes Through Ciano Empire Will Not Be Neutral If Germany Crasses Czech Border Dramatic Acts in Rome

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 30 September 1938 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday: Europe was two hours from war at noon. This disclosure from most reliable circles in Rome is supported by the experiences…

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"Dead" Men Who May Be Living Unsolved Mysteries Of The Great War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 10 October 1938 · page 2

Dotted on war shrines all over Europe—even on memorial in tranquil English villages-you may find the names of "dead" men who are still alive. The are inscribed in cathedrals, on bronze and stone,…

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Local and General Soldiers’ Club Billiard Championship

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 10 October 1938 · page 2

In the semi-final round of the Yass Soldiers’ Club billiard championship, Vic. Leonard, who was champion in 1934, defeated Tom Fitzmaurice by…

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War Against Diphtheria

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 11 October 1938 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuestlly: The Director General of Public Health, Dr. Morris, stated, to-day tlhat although 150,000 children had been immunised against…

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