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The wars & local soldiers, 1937

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Returned Soldiers Effect of New Decision

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 1

Following upon the decision of the Randwick Council that any soldier who enlisted in Australia, but did not necessarily see service overseas was a…

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Spanish Steamer Torpedoed 50 Killed and Many Wounded (Australian Press Assn. Message) VALENCIA

Singleton Argus · Monday 31 May 1937 · page 3

A Government communique alleges that Italian submarines torpedoed the passenger steamer Cuidad de Barcelona…

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Bombing of German Warship Twenty Killed and 73 WOUNDED (Australian Press Assn. Message.) LONDON

Singleton Argus · Monday 31 May 1937 · page 1

A grave situation has arisen as a result of the bombing of the German warship Deutschland by two Spanish Government aeroplanes…

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Australian Contingent Homeward Bound Impressed with War Cemeteries

Singleton Argus · Monday 31 May 1937 · page 3

After a farewell from the French guard of honour at the quayside the Australian Coronation military contingent boarded the R.M.S. Orama at…

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War Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 June 1937 · page 6

A war bridge evening for St. John's Old Roys' Union will be held in the school hall, Cathedral-street on Thursday night…

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Violent Deaths Exceed War's Toll

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 1 June 1937 · page 1

Since the Great War 61,678 persons have been killed by violence or accident in Australia, thus exceeding the number of deaths of Australian…

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War Memorial for Kurri Trustees Appointed

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 1 June 1937 · page 4

Arrangements have b e e n made by Mr. Booth. M.L.A.. and the Kurri Sub-branch of the R.S.S.I.L.A. for a site next to…

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Returned Soldiers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 June 1937 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the West Maitland sub-branch of the Returned Sallora and Soldiers League will be held at 8 o'clock to-night…

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Rival Financiers' "Private War" Daughter As an Envoy

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 June 1937 · page 2

When financiers qurrel, the consequences are often disastrous for one or the other party. Reckless men have operated against one another on the…

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Polo Week Ball Red Cross and Soldiers Ladies Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 June 1937 · page 2

A largely attended and very enthusiastic meeting in connection with the Red Cross and Returned Soldiers and Sallors' Imperial…

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Rush to Aid Wounded GIBRALTAR, June 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 June 1937 · page 1

Four army nursing [?]istern, who were rushed by air from Calshot to attend the victims of the Deutschland…

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The Torchbearer of Anzac

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 June 1937 · page 1

Anzac Day is rightfully regarded as one of the greatest of our National days, for it gave to Australia and New Zealand their birth as a…

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General Mola Killed Rebel Commander Since Outbreak of Spanish War (Australian Press Assn. Message.) LONDON

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 June 1937 · page 6

General Mola, rebel commander in the north of Spain since the outbreak of the civil war, and loader of the attack on Bilbao, was killed to-day when…

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Disabled Soldiers Meet King

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 June 1937 · page 3

Four hundred ex-soldiers who were disabled in the war were given a tea party by the King and Queen at Buckingham Palace…

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War Supplies Committee at Work LONDON, June 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 June 1937 · page 1

Interesting de[?]aions are likely to be announced as the outcome of the work of Sir Thomas inskip's Wartime Supplies Committee, set up by…

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Whist Drive Kurri Soldiers' League KURRI

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 June 1937 · page 1

The Women's Auxlliary of the Kurri Kurri Hub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' Loague conducted auother of its serlos of whist driven on saturday night…

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Causes of War United Church Motion MONTREAL. June 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 June 1937 · page 1

A four-hour so[?] of the Ottawa Conference of the United Church of Canada rejected a demand for the complete disarniament of Canada, and…

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Dance and War Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 June 1937 · page 12

Supper will be provided at the dance and war bridge to be held at the last Maitland Lil[?]rary Institute on Tuesday, June 22, nuder the [?]o of…

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War Thrills N.Z. Airman Returns 'Plane Battles Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 June 1937 · page 1

Among those who arrived in Sydney to-day by the Moloja was Mr, E. A. Griffiths, a New Zealander who claims to have brought…

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War Veteran's Death Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 June 1937 · page 6

A veteran of the American Civil War, Mr. T. Buckley, died at his home at Lidcombe last night. Only one other veteran of that war is now…

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