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

The wars & local soldiers, 1938

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In Japan War Implements In Schools Visitor's Tour

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 20 January 1938 · page 2

Facts concerning the educational system of Japan were given by Mr. A. G. Prior to a meeting of the Leeds Teachers'…

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GRAVE World Peace At Stake War Danger How Empire Might Help

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 20 January 1938 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday: "It is impossible to contemplate the present world situation without grave anxiety and dismay,"…

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Returned Soldiers' League. Annual General Meeting Mr. H. Knight Gregson Reelected President

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 20 January 1938 · page 2

The Annual General Meeting of the members of the Harden-Murruniburrah Sub Branch of the Returned Soldiers' League was held in the…

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Civil War Prisoners Exchanged

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 7

MADRID, Thursday: The first batch of forty-one Basque officers who were taken prisoner by the rebels crossed the border at Hendays in…

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War Models Artist Before Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 3

Mr. Fortunio Matania, R.I., of Hendon-way, London, who has painted many famous British pictures, wits ordered at Marylebone…

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Soldiers' Pensions No Periodical Examinations Necessary in Some Cases

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 4

The Minister for Repatriation (Senator Foil)announced that in some cases in future soldiers' pensions will be regarded as permanent, and men…

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High Winds Causes Losses to Soldier Settlers Position at Kingsvale

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 3

After a week of high winds, which on Saturday arose to gale force, Kings vale settlers are suffering severe loss to their fruit, particuarly…

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Pleasures of Gas War!

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 4

It is high time that a few cold facts about the military possibilities of poison gas be set forth that the public be disabused of its superstitious terrors…

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Returned Men New Executive

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 3

The recently appointed executive officers of the league held their first monthly meeting on Monday, January 24, and dealt with a large amount…

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Matsui Talks of Discipline Japanese Soldiers and Their Honour

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 5

SHANGHAI, Monday: Addressing the commanders on the Nanking parade ground, General Matsui ordered them to tighten up discipline in order to enhance the army's…

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Anzac Day Train Travel Arrangements

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 9 February 1938 · page 1

EX-SERVICE men are to be provided with free rail transport facilities to enable them to take part in Sydney's Anzac…

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Soldiers’ Memorial and Literary Institute

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 10 February 1938 · page 8

The regular monthly meeting of the council of the Yass Soldiers’ Memorial and Literary Institute was held on Tuesday. The…

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Anzac Day Transport of Soldiers Will Be Big Task

The Burrowa News · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 3

Arrangements are well ahead for the transport of the great gathering of ex-service men from country districts to…

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War Experiences in Shanghai Chinese Girl Writes to Cowra Friend

The Burrowa News · Friday 11 February 1938 · page 1

Further sidelights on the war in China as seen by a Chinese girl are provided in a letter (dated December 17th) to a…

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War Good Music, Says Jap

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 February 1938 · page 3

Modern war, says Keizo Horiuchi, composer, makes good music. "But there's the problem of finding instruments, or perhaps combinations…

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Returned Soldiers' League. MURRUMBURRAH - Harden Subbranch Very Satisfactory Annual Report

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 2

Hereunder we publish the Annual Report of the above-mentioned Sub-Branch, which shows a very satisfactory year of activity and progress:--…

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Soldiers' Club Council Subsidy Unlikely

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 February 1938 · page 3

It is extremely unlikely, if the feeling in evidence at last night's special meeting could be taken as an indication, that the…

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Labour Party's War Within Its Ranks Bitter Strife Follows Loss of Paper

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 23 February 1938 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Mr. Lang yesterday lost control of the Labor Daily, which has, served as his official organ since he gained control of the State Labour movement in 1927…

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Free Rail Fares for Returned Men the Conditions

The Burrowa News · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 10

Free railway transit will be given to returned men to attend the Ansac Day Celebrations in Sydney, and applies to all…

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Anzac Day Free Transport To Sydney

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 28 February 1938 · page 2

Attention is drawn to the noties appearing in our advertising columns with references to the free return railway ticket to Sydney for…

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