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The wars & local soldiers, 1936

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Anzac Day and the Youth (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 May 1936 · page 4

Sir,—As a young man whose youth has been practically wasted in the last five or six years of depression and being fearful of worse things to…

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Weston British Legion Ex-service League Honour Anzac Day

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 May 1936 · page 12

Members stood in complete darkness with bowed beads for two minutes' silence in memory of fallen comrades, at the conclusion repeating…

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Abermain Anzac Ball Third Annual Success Gay Crowd Attends

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 May 1936 · page 2

All the lovely colours of the rainbow aptly describes the gay setting for the equally colourful frocks worn at the Third Anzac Ball, at…

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Anzac Day at Aberdeen. United Commemoration Service. Memorial Hall Packed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 May 1936 · page 5
Also in The Scone Advocate

Anzac Day was celebrated at Aberdeen on Saturday last with a solemnity befitting the occasion, when the Memorial Hall was packed to the doors…

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Anzac Re-union Dinner Good Attendance of "Diggers" and Citizens

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 May 1936 · page 3

Comradeship of the Anzas was perpetuated at the re-union dinner held in the School of Arts on Saturday night last by the local su[?]ranch of the R.S. and S.I. League of Australia, and arranged by the [?]adies' committe associated with the club…

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TUG-OF-WAR Big Cessnock Event

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 May 1936 · page 2

In about five week's time, many of the strong men In the north will congregate at. Cessnock to take part In the tug-o-war that is being conducted…

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Australian War Museum Question of Relics

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 May 1936 · page 12

The transfer of the National Collection of War Relics and records (better known, perhaps, as the War Museum) from…

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Pull Your Weight [?] Tug-o-war at Cessnock

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 May 1936 · page 2

In [?] five time every [?] in the North will congre[?] at Cessnock to take part in the [?] war that is being conducted…

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Tariffs a Scaling Down Avert War Washington, April 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 May 1936 · page 1

Addressing the United states Chamber of Commerce to-day, the Secretary of State, Senator Cordell Hull…

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War Years Youthful Crime Mrs; Lyons's Belief Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 May 1936 · page 2

"I do not condemn picture because of their quality but the constant watching of pictures by children ex-cites emotions as well left…

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'Lest We Forget' a Fine Pictorial Record of the Anzac Day Celebrations which were held in Scone on Saturday last

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 May 1936 · page 7

THE RETURNED MEN WHO MARCHED ON ANZAC DAY, HEADED BY COLONEL A. A. WHITE IN MEDITATIVE MOOD—-JUNIOR RED CROSS GIRLS: MARG. JOUGHIN AND ELIZABETH ROSS, AT THE MEMORIAL DURING THE SOUNDING OF "THE LAST POST." MEMBERS OF THE SCONE BRANCH OF THE JUNIOR RED CROSS, PHOTOGRAPHED AFTER THE ANZAC DAY MEMORIAL SERVIC AT [?]…

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Anzac Day at Merriwa Dignified and Solemn Observance. Twenty-First Anniversary Fittingly Commemorated. "Keep the Day Sacred" Is Wish of "Diggers."

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 May 1936 · page 4

The years that have intervened since that great feat of arms—the landing at Gallipoli—in which our soldiers by their gallant effort won for Australia…

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Aeroplane Photography Important Part It Plays in War. Interesting Address by Mr. Murray

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 May 1936 · page 9

An interesting address concerning the important part which aeroplane protography played In the Great War, was given by Mr. J. E. Murray,…

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Preventatives of War United States Secretary's Panacea (Australian Press Assn. Message.) WASHINGTON

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 May 1936 · page 1

Addressing the United States Chamber of Commerce to-day, the Secretary of State (Mr Cordell Hull) advocated the scaling down…

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Employment of Returned Soldiers Official Statement by Board

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 May 1936 · page 3

A great deal of publicity has been given recently to the incidence of the Returned Soldiers' and Sailors' Employment Act and also to the recent…

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Returned Soldiers' Employment Act Official Statement by Board

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 May 1936 · page 12

Recently a good deal of publicity lias been given in certain quarters to the incidence of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors' Employment…

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World War If Suez Closed Gayda's Threat Rome, May l

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 May 1936 · page 1

Signor Gayda launches a threat that a frightful world war would follow a decision to close the Suez . Canal or otherwise directly assist…

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Returned Sailors and Soldiers' League Meeting of Singleton Sub-branch

Singleton Argus · Monday 4 May 1936 · page 3

There was a fair attendance of members at the monthly meeting of the above, with Mr F. Madden (President) in the chair…

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Sons of Anzac. an Association Formed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 May 1936 · page 1

A meeting in Sydney recently decided to form a "Sons of Anzac" association, of which the sons of Anzacs and former soldiers will be entitled to…

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