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The wars & local soldiers, 1932

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Wounded Constable

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 January 1932 · page 6

Constable Dorham, who was shot in the head in Flinders-lane, on November 20, by thieves, who stole £988 from employees of G. J. Coles…

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Cancel Them! World's War Debts Professor's View

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 3

Professor D. B. Copland made an important statement on Australia's financial portion on his arrival in New Zealand…

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The Soviet Aim 18,000,000 Men War Preparation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 8

When asked his views of the economic situation yesterday, Mr. Alma Baker, who divides bis time between rubber and…

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War Debts. London, Jan. 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 8

The Paris correspondent of the British United Press says that the French Premer (M. Laval) and the British Prime Minister (Mr…

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War Debts Must Be Cancelled Professor Copland's Views

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 1

"The external position has greatly improved in the past 12 months," said Professor D. B. Copland, who arrived at Wellington (N.Z.) by the Marama on…

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Soldiers' Point

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 7 January 1932 · page 2

Soldiers' Point Port Stephens is becoming quite a gala place at holiday times This Christmas and New Year the attendance oil visitors was large, and as each…

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Lloyd George War Memoirs LONDON, Jan. 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 January 1932 · page 1

Mr, Lloyd Gcorgo, Interviewed at Southampton after arrival from Colombo, stated that to he had been writing his war memoirs on the…

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Supreme Guard at Frontier "Christ of the Andes." Statue Made From the Guns of War

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 January 1932 · page 6

Twelve thousand feet above sea level, on the slopes of the Andes in La Cumbre Pass, stands a massive bronze statue of Jesus Christ. One…

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Panacea for World Ills Cancellation of War Debts and Reparations. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) London

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 January 1932 · page 2

Mr Lloyd George, on his return from a trip to Colombo, stated that the only way to ensure prosperity was the concellation of all war…

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The Great War How it Might Have Been Averted. But for Delay of 12-Fatal Hours

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 January 1932 · page 5

How the war might have been averted and millions of lives saved but for a delay of 12 fatal hours—12 hours which changed the fate of the…

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Soldiers' Point Sports

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 January 1932 · page 5

An enjoyable time was spent on New Year's, Day at Soldiers' Point, Lake Macquarie. The winners of the various events were:—Throwing at…

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Returned Soldiers' Annual Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 January 1932 · page 3

The Cessnock branch of the R.S. and S.I. league will hold their annual meeting at the Memorial Hall on Monday next, at 7.30 p.m. The…

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Pre-war Type New Submarine LONDON, Jan. 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 January 1932 · page 1

The submarine Sturgeon, of 740 tons, was launched at Chatham. It represents an interesting departure from the principle governing the…

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War Debts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 January 1932 · page 4

That insistence on the payment of war debts and reparations is driving the world to bankruptcy, cannot be further disputed…

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Boer War Veterans Invitation for Bridge Opening

Singleton Argus · Monday 11 January 1932 · page 1

Fifty South African soldiers have been invited to take part in the military parade at the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Members of the…

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S.A. SOLDIERS For Bridge Opening

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 January 1932 · page 4

Fifty South African soldiers have been invited to take part in the military parade at the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge…

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Knife Used In Violent Quarrel Three Wounded Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 January 1932 · page 7

A violent quarrel, in which a knife and a pick handle were used, took place last night in a house at Annandale, between a…

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"Moving Nearer to Precipice." The World and War Debts

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 12 January 1932 · page 6

That Europe was daily moving nearer the precipice was the statement made by Mr. Alexander Shaw, a director of the Bank of England, the…

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South African Soldiers. Harbor Bridge Celebrations

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 12 January 1932 · page 3

Fifty South African soldiers have been invited to take part in the military parade at the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Members of…

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South African Soldiers

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 12 January 1932 · page 2

Fifty South African Soldiers have been invited to take part in the Military Parade at the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Members of…

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