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The wars & local soldiers, 1931

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War Books

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 4

A forthcoming war book, which will certainly be unlike a grant many that get themselves published, is Marshal Foch's Memoirs, which is…

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Gangs Clash Shooting in Brisbane Two Men Wounded

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 12

Two men were wounded in a sensational shooting affray in an hotel at Breakfast Creek (Brisbane), on Tuesday…

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A Monkey Love-War. Faithless Wife Killed Many Warriors Fight

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 3

The Melbourne "Herald's" London correspondent, writing under date October 11, describes a recent big monkey-war at the Regent's Park…

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Joffre Dead. Passing of Great Soldier

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 1

Marshall Joffre died on Saturday morning. His weakening pulse at daybreak indicated that his end was near. His…

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Critical Year on Stock Exchange No Parallel Since the War. Chairman Expresses Opinions

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 1

Reviewing the past calendar year the chairman, of the Stock Exchange (Mr V. A. Brownhill) said one had to go back to the early stages of the war…

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Desecration of Soldiers' Memorial. (To the Editor.)

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 2

Sir,—May I, per medium of your valued paper, express the opinion that nowhere throughout the State is a more unedifying spectacle to be…

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Huge Cost Official War History Sales Slump Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 January 1931 · page 1

The total expenditure on the nine published volumes of the "Official A.I.F. History." including a medical volume, was more than £80,000,…

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Anzac Avenue

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 1

The deplorable conditions of Anzac Avenue should be considerably relieved during the next week or so. At Tuesday night's special meeting it…

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War Debts. Appalling Interest Figures

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 4

How can the world be saved from the ogre of war debts? That is the only political question worth while, not in any State or…

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Fatal Mistake Echo of War Remarkable Story London, Jan. 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 1

Misreading a submarine's title caused British gunners to kill 19 of a crew of a British submarine, and…

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Soldiers' Point Sports

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 4

A very pleasant New Year's Day was spent on Soldiers' Point. A small committee had been formed with only two days to work up a sports meeting…

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A Great Soldier

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 2

Marshal Joffre died as nobly as he lived. Great men in their dying are an inspiration to those who are living. Dying on the verge of eighty…

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Huge Cost Official War History Sales Slump Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 1

The total expenditure on the nine published volumes of the "Official A.I.F. History," including a medical volume, was more than £80,000…

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30,000 MASSACRED Chinese Civil War SHANGHAI, Jan. 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 1

Terrible conditions exit as a result of the two years' civil war in Kansu province. An official report from the commander,…

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Track War Blunder British Guns Sink Own Submarine. Mistaken for Enemy

Singleton Argus · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 4

How the misreading of a submarine's title caused British gunners to kill 19 of the crew of a British submarine and to receive…

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SINGLETON Returned Soldiers Annual Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 6

The annual meeting of Singleton sub-branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League was held in the Mechanics institute. The…

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Chinese Civil War. 30,000 Mass Agreed. Shanghai

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1931 · page 2

Terrible conditions exist as a result of the two years' civil war in Kansu province. An official report from the commander. General Lu, from Lanchow…

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Relief Work in Anzac Avenue

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 5

Reference was made, at the Municipal Council meeting last night, to the unemployed relief work now being carried out in Anzac Avenue…

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War on Cleary

The Scone Advocate · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 1

But at the same time Mr. Lang has started the expected war on the Chief Railway Commissioner, Mr. Cleary. When Labor was returned at the last…

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British Officer's Wife Murdered Two Children Wounded. Calcutta

Singleton Argus · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 3

A brutal outrage was committed at the military residential quarters at Lahore yesterday, as a result of which the wife of Captain…

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