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The wars & local soldiers, 1931

696 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 28 of 35

Dole Fraud Returned Soldier Admonished Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 September 1931 · page 1

A returned soldier, recently a patient in Randwick Hospital, appeared in Newcastle Police Court on a dole fraud charge to-day…

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Britain's Drastic Budget £70,000,000 Economies. Heavy Increases in Taxation Proposed War Loan Conversion. London, Sept. 10

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 15 September 1931 · page 1

The supplementary Budget introduced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Snowden) in the House of commons this afternoon provides for…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle Tuesday, September, 15, 1931. Returned Soldiers' Club. Monthly Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 September 1931 · page 2

The September general meeting of the above club was held in the club rooms on the 9th. inst., Mr. R. Gillett (president) presiding…

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Soldier Passes. B-.g. McArthur Onslow. Camden Identity

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 15 September 1931 · page 5

Brigadier-General George McLean McArthur-Onslow died at his home at Camden, on Saturday morning, aged 56. He had been ill for a week, and…

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War Pensions Unemployment Causes Many Appeals

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 September 1931 · page 1

Unemployment has apparently caused many men who would otherwise not have done so to sumbit appeals in regard to war pensions to the War…

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War Debt Mr. Snowden Tells Huge Sum London, Sept. 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 September 1931 · page 1

In answer to a question in the House of Commons on the war debt, the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Philip…

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War Debt to United States (Australian Press Assn..Message.) London

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 September 1931 · page 1

Replying to a question in the House of Commons, Mr Philip Snowden stated that the war debt owing by Britain to the United States at the signing of the…

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War Drums Mukden Falls Japs. Attack Shanghai, September 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 September 1931 · page 1

Renewed apprehension exists regarding the possibility of the outbreak of serious fighting between the Japanese forces…

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War In Manchuria Japanese Occupy Mukden Mobillation on Land and Sea Shanghai

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 September 1931 · page 2

Fighting between Japanese and Chinese troops broke out in the Mukden area at 10 o'clock on Friday night, due, it is believed, to Japanese agitation over the disappearance and murder by Chinese soldiers of Captain Makamura, attached to the Japanese Manchurian…

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Relic of War Found in Murdered Man Shrapnel In Heart Grim Story Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 September 1931 · page 1

In the Central Criminal Court to-day, James Hogan (33), clerk, was charged with having murdered George…

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Newcastle Bus War

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 September 1931 · page 3

A situation has arisen in Newcastle in connection with the bus services that is being watched with interest by the community. The…

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War Debt. Mr. Snowden Tells. London, Sept. 17

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 22 September 1931 · page 1

In answer to a question in the House of Commons on the war debt, the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Philip Snowden) stated that the net war debt…

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War Drums. Mukden Falls. Japanese Attack. Shanghai, Sept. 20

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 22 September 1931 · page 2

Renewed apprehension exists regarding the possibility of the outbreak of serious fighting between the Japanese forces garrisoning Chang Chun and…

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War Cloud Japanese Advance Soviet Moves Shanghai, Sept. 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 September 1931 · page 1

A report was received at Nanking this morning that the Japanese Ammassador and the Chinese Charges…

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Japan & China at War

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 24 September 1931 · page 3

The League of Nations has failed. Even the Chinamen cant get justice from it. Japan has poured troops into Manchuria and has occupied 150,000 square miles of…

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Soldier and Citizen Col. C. E. Nicholson Death Last Night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 September 1931 · page 7

News of the death of Colonel Charles E. Nicholson in "Clntra" Hospital last night came as a shock to hosts of friends of the…

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Momentous World News. War in The East

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 September 1931 · page 2

War clouds have gathered in Manchuria, Japan having occupied many strategic points in China territory. The objective is not yet clear. Latest…

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Returned Soldiers' League Fortnightly Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 September 1931 · page 3

At the fortnightly meeting of the Cessnock Sub-branch of the returned Soldiers' League, the great amount of sickness at present…

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Houses on Fire Jap, Destruction Demand for War Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 September 1931 · page 5

A cable was received by the Sydney Branch of the Chinese Nationalist party to-day, stating that the japanese had…

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Grocery War Windfall at Cessnock

Singleton Argus · Monday 28 September 1931 · page 3

Cesenock is in the throes of a grocery war, and is enjoying it. It is many years since prices were so low…

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