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The wars & local soldiers, 1935

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SCONE Sales on Anzac Day Soldiers' Protest Scone

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 April 1935 · page 10

A protest against holding yearling sales in Sydney on Anzac Day was made by Colonel A. A. White at the annual returned…

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Anzac Day Murrurundi Observance MURRURUNDI

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 April 1935 · page 10

The observance of Azzac Day was shorn of much of its solemnlty through the absence of the local returned men. The usual Anzac service was held in…

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Anzac Day Branxton Celebrations Large Gathering Branxton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 April 1935 · page 2

The Anzac Day celebrations took the form of a procession from the local Parish Hall in Cossrock-road, to the Memorial Band…

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Easy Task Police and Anzac Day "Diggers" Praised Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 April 1935 · page 1

In reply to messages of gratiture and praise from returned soldiers and their organisation for the work performed by the metropolitan police…

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Preventing War Franco-Soviet Pact M. Laval's Views Paris, April 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 April 1935 · page 1

M. Laval, who is recontesting the Mayiralty of Aubervillers, the Parisian suburb, which he holds, declared that he would refuse to sign a…

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Pension Claims Will be Re-examined T.B. SOLDIERS

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 April 1935 · page 3

Mr. W. M. Hughes, Minister for Health and Repatriation, has decided to have every returned soldier throughout the Commonwealth who is…

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Police and Anzac Day "Diggers" Praised

Singleton Argus · Monday 29 April 1935 · page 1

In reply to messages of gratitude and praise from returned soldiers and their organisation for the work performed by the metropolitan police on…

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MULBRING Anzac Celebration Visitors Mulbring

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 April 1935 · page 2

In glorious April sunshine the 20th anniversary of Anzac Day, was celebrated at Mulbring. The first part of the celebration…

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Badly Wounded Pea-rifle Explodes SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 April 1935 · page 2

A youth named Norman Ernest Tomkins, 19, of Marrickville, was crit-ically injured when a pea-rifle accidentally explodod at Narellan, the…

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Big Assembly Cessnock Celebration Anzac Service Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 April 1935 · page 2

The Cessnock Anzac Memorial celebrations were of a most im-pressive character. The main ser-vice was held at the Memorial…

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Story of Anzac Special Church Services a Sacred Trust

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 April 1935 · page 4

Tributes to the memory of those who fell at Anzac-the men who took part in the "Magnificent Failure"-were made in the Churches in West Maitland last night. Over a span of 20 years-a generation-memory is…

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Ex-soldiers in Australia Statistician's Figures

Singleton Argus · Monday 29 April 1935 · page 1

The Commonwealth census taken on June 30, 1933, recorded that, there were in Australia at that date 226,438 males and 1844 females who served…

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T.b. Soldiers Pension Claims Will Be Re-examined

Singleton Argus · Monday 29 April 1935 · page 2

Mr W. M. Hughes, Minister for Health and Repatriation, has decided to have every returned soldier throughout the Commonwealth who is suffering…

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Anzac Day

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 30 April 1935 · page 3

The following floral tributes were placed on the Soldiers' Memorial during Arizac Day:— "In memory of Sergt. J. L. Ellerton…

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Anzac Days

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 April 1935 · page 8

A State-wide ballet of returned soldiers, sailors and war nurses in Queensland is to be taken at an early date to decide in what form Anzac…

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STROUD. Anzac Service

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 30 April 1935 · page 1

An impressive Anzac service was held in the School of Arts, Stroud, on Anzac night, some of the Junior Red Cross marching in to the front seat…

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Anzac Day Services

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 30 April 1935 · page 2

Following the Requiem Communion for the Fallen at 7.30 a.m., in St. Matthew's, a public service of commemoration was held in the Soldiers'…

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Anzac Day. Big Sydney March. Impressive Scenes

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 30 April 1935 · page 3

The most memorable observance of Anzac Day since the landing at Gallipoli 20 years ago was carried out throughout Australia on Thursday…

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If War Comes To the Editor

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 30 April 1935 · page 5

Sir: Although many hopes have recently been expressed that ponce will be maintained in Europe, no one is extremely hopeful that war will be…

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Effect of War Expectation of Life CANBERRA

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 April 1935 · page 5

An inquiry into the effect of war service on the expeciation of life of returned soldiers has been commenced…

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