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The wars & local soldiers, 1930

593 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 30

The Men of Anzac Impressive Ceremony at Memorial Hall Soldiers March From St. John's Church. Large Gathering Pays Homage to Our Immortal Dead

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 29 April 1930 · page 2

Anzac Day was fittingly celebrated in Cessnook, and homage to our immortal dead was paid with all due reverence and respect. A large crowd gathered at the Memorial Hall, where, as in previous years, a service appropriate to the occasion was conducted…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle Tuesday, April 29, 1930. Anzac Day. Muswellhrook Remembers. Commemoration Services

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 29 April 1930 · page 2

Anzac Day was celebrated in Muswell brook with due regard for such a memorable occasion. The services at the churches and at the Soldiers' Memorial were attended by a large number of people, including many relatives of young men who fell in the Great War. The ceremony at the…

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Anzac Day in Sydney. 20,000 Ex-diggers in Procession Impressive Sight at Cenotaph Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 29 April 1930 · page 2

Anzac Day was ushered in by fine weather. From an early hour great crowds arrived in the city from various suburbs,…

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Attitude of Communists Towards Anzac Day Ceremony Lively Discussion at Cessnock Council Meeting. Permission to Hold Counter Demonstration Refused

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 29 April 1930 · page 3

The question of whether permission should be given to a separate body, organised by the Communist Party, to hold a counter procession anil demonstration to that arranged by the Cessnock Returned Soldiers' League for Anzac Day formed the subject of a lively debate at…

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Requiem Mass. for Departed Soldiers'

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 29 April 1930 · page 2

Requiem Mass was celebrated at St. James's Church on Friday morning for the repose of the souls of the soldiers' who fell in the Great War. Benediction…

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Tribute to Australian Soldiers Speech of Deputy-mayor of Villers Bretonneux Recalled

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 29 April 1930 · page 3

By the courtesy of Mr. E. De Panne we (The Gloucester "Advocate") publish an original translation of the speech made by Deputy-Mayor…

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Anzac Day Celebration

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 April 1930 · page 4

Anzac Day was celebrated at a service in St, Matthias' Church of England, conducted by Rev. W, Holmes. There was a large…

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Anzac Day at Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 April 1930 · page 4

Sir—I should be pleased of an opportunity to hereby congratulate the "Returned Soldiers' League" at Cessnock for the splendid procession…

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Dungog Anzac Day Commeroration

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 April 1930 · page 8

Aazac celebrations in Dungog lost none of the fervour and sincerity on this occasion, the religious services during the forenoon being…

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Soldiers Ignored Employment in Victoria. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 April 1930 · page 8

The chairman of the Employment Committee of the Victorian Returned Soldiers' League (Mr. Hitkinson) to-day informed the State Council of…

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Anzac Day

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 1 May 1930 · page 3

Anzac Day memorial was marked by the acting Mayor, Ald. Hain, laying a wreath upon the memorial in the presence of a moderate attendance…

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Soldiers' Preference Abolition Arouses Indignation. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 May 1930 · page 7

Returned soldiers here are indignant at the Commonwealth Government abolishing the preference clause, and they will make a strong protest…

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British Soldier. Body to Be Exhumed. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 May 1930 · page 7

Arrangements are being made by the Returned Soldiers' League for the exhumation of the body of a British soldier, which has been lying in…

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Australianities Anzac Day

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 May 1930 · page 3

Once again comes the anniversary of that day for ever memorable in the history of our Australian nationhood; for ever glorious in the annals of…

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King's Interest Wounded Australian Soldier. London. April 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 May 1930 · page 4

Sir John Bland-Sutton, in his book The Story of a Surgeon," illustrates the King's interest in his subjects by a story of how, while he was…

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Stroud Anzac Day Service

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 2 May 1930 · page 3

The public celebration of Anzac Day was revived this year in Stroud. The notice was short the committee not deciding until the Tuesday of the…

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Anzac Day in Merriwa. Solemnly Observed—soldiers Appeal for Sacrifice

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 May 1930 · page 4

"I appeal to you all in the crisis through which Australia is now passing to mke sacrifices," said Mr. A. J. Henderson (President of the…

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War Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 May 1930 · page 4

The Hospital Women's Auxiliary has arranged a war bridge evening, to be held in the store at Lorn, on Wednesday next, at 8 p.m…

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War Policy

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 May 1930 · page 5

It was with a view to pursuing this policy of rationing instead of dismissals that he had met the officers of the A.R.U. on Thursday. They agreed to…

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Intense War Drama Civic Theatre's First Play

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 May 1930 · page 8

The palatial Civic Theatre, Newcastle, will herald its first legitimate play to-morrow (Saturday) evening at a grand gala pertormance when…

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