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

The wars & local soldiers, 1938

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War Gratuity Widow's Windfall Soldiers' Life Policies

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 13 July 1938 · page 8

Former members of the A.I.F. and naval forces who cashed their war gratuities and effected life assurance policies would be…

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War Gratuity Soldiers’ Life Policies

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 14 July 1938 · page 3

Former members of the A.I.F. and naval forces who cashed then war gratuities and effected life assurance policies would be well…

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Anti-war Film Aged Woman To Spend £40,000

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 14 July 1938 · page 7

An 80-year-old woman, who, for the present, does not wish her name to be known, has offered to spend £40,000 on the showing of an…

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Mr. Geo. Tarrant Elected President of Yass Soldiers’ Club

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 14 July 1938 · page 2

Mr. George Tarrant was elected president of the Yass Soldiers’ Club last night in succession to the late Mr. A. J. Christian, who…

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Skeleton Plan for War Experts Meet In Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 15 July 1938 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Military, naval, and railway experts have drafted a skeleton plan for transport co-ordination iin…

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Returned Soldiers Bigga Sub—Branch Active

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 15 July 1938 · page 8

Bigga: At the monthly meeting of the sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League, Mr. J. S. Hearne occupied the chair…

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Spanish Civil War Enters Upon Third Year With Rebels Attacking Nearer to Sagunto Fierce Defence Of Valencia

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 18 July 1938 · page 5

SARAGOSSA, Sunday: Reports which are partly confirmed at Madrid indicate that Franco's big push against…

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St. Clement’s Centenary Of Yass Parish Soldiers’ Memorials

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 18 July 1938 · page 3

Having completed the account of the headstones in the churchyard around St. Clement’s, it is only right to give a chapter to the memorials…

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War in China

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 July 1938 · page 4

Foreign observers correct Japan's estimate of losses by China and her claims to territorial gains made on the first anniversary of the war…

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Soldier Preference "Retain It at All Costs" Bigga Diggers Support

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 20 July 1938 · page 4

The action of the State Secretary of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' League in supporting the retention of the Returned…

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Australian War Planes Large Output Is Promised

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 21 July 1938 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday: Assembling of the first Australian-built fast fighting planes for the Royal Australian Air Force will begin at the…

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Presentations From Soldiers’ Club

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 21 July 1938 · page 2

Owing to Mr. Hunter’s indisposition, a presentation arranged for him to be held at the Soldiers’ Club, was held at his residence last night…

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Soldiers’ Memorial and Literary Institute

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 21 July 1938 · page 2

The annual meeting of the members of the Yass District Soldiers’ Memorial and Literary Institute will be held in the lecture room…

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Welcome Home Victorious Hockey Girls Bright Function Held

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 27 July 1938 · page 2

To permit of a public expression of appreciation of their success in the recent Country Week carnival, a welcome home dance…

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War Tragedies Caring For Refugees

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 27 July 1938 · page 7

A stirring story of the magnificent co-operation of the religious bodies in Shanghai in caring for thousands of refugees who…

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Invasion and Conquest Truth About Spanish War Foreign Complicity

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 27 July 1938 · page 5

On the 18th July it was two years since the Spanish war began. Events have every day more conclusively proved the truth of…

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Crookwell Sport Welcome Home To Hockey Teams

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 July 1938 · page 8

CROOKWELL: At the School. of Arts on Saturday night a welcome home social was tendered to the two women's hockey teams…

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Returned Soldiers' League

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 28 July 1938 · page 4

The local Sub-Branch met on Tuesday, July 19th, in the Mechanics' Institute, Harden. Mr H. Knight Gregson (President) occupied the chair,…

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Soldiers’ Club Billiard Tournament

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 28 July 1938 · page 2

In the final of the C grade billiard tournament played at the Soldiers’ Club on Monday night, J. Guyatt (scratch) beat J. Davies (30 on) by…

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Soldiers’ Memorial Hall and Literary Institute Successful Year There Vacancies on Committee Filled

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 28 July 1938 · page 8

As usual there was only a limited attendance at the annual meeting of subscribers of the Yass District Soldiers’ Memorial and Literary…

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