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The wars & local soldiers, 1937

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Big Forces Massing To Attack In China Clash Imminent Hopes of Peace Rapidly Fade American Aid Enlisted Tokio, August 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 August 1937 · page 1

Fears are expressed that 10,000 Chinese, who are advancing in Hankow will attack the Japanese Concession there, where a state of emergency has been proclaimed. The Japanese…

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World War Mr. Hughes's Fears

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 August 1937 · page 3

The Minister for Health (Mr. W. M. Hughes), speaking at a dinner of the Old Contemptibles' Association, forecast another world war…

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Shot for Cowardice Amazing War Story London, August 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 August 1937 · page 1

Major-General Crozier has, caused a stir by the frank disclosures in his new book, "The Men I Killed." Crazier,…

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Panoply of War. Japanese Troops. Enter Peiping. Chinese Confident. Peiping

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 10 August 1937 · page 1

Four thousand Japanese troops in full war equipment marched into Peiping and occupied the main Chinese barracks in the Temple of Heaven,…

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Still in England Australian-born Soldiers LONDON, August 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 August 1937 · page 8

Three Australians still in England challenge the statement of Maryyn Day to be the only Australian-born soldier who has not returned home…

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Australian-born Soldiers in England

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 August 1937 · page 1

Three Australians still in England challenge the statement of Marvyn Day to be the only Australian-born soldier who has not yot returned home…

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"War Inevitable." Embassy Statement. Chinese Crack Division Moves Towards Shanghai. London

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 August 1937 · page 2

"An outbreak of hostilities seems inevitable," declared an official of the Japanese Embassy to-day. A few hours later a message received…

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The Spanish Civil War Both Sides Paralysed by Lack of Man Power

Singleton Argus · Friday 13 August 1937 · page 1

Both sides in the Spanish civil war are paralysed by lack of the man power necessary to garrison the 1150miles front, winding from the Pyrenees to the Mediterranean, says the special representative of the London…

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R.S. & S.I. League of Australia. Dungog Sub-Branch. League News War Pensions

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 August 1937 · page 5

War pensions are granted as a compensation for disabilities resulting from war service, actually due to or aggravated by it…

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Men Who Were Shot for Battle Panic. "Funny Things Did Happen in War," Says V.C. WINNER

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 August 1937 · page 3

Brigadier-General Crozier's published confession that he shot a British subaltern in the war to stop a panic has produced striking…

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Returned Soldiers v. University Students in Debate

Singleton Argus · Friday 13 August 1937 · page 6

An advertisement in this issue draws attention to a debate to be hold in the Masonic Hall on the 23rd instant between representatives of the local…

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Vital Hour Arrives in Chinese War Zone Danger Grows Both Sides Will Fight To Finish Both Sides Will Fight To Finish Ultimatum Expected London, August 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 August 1937 · page 1

"An outbreak of hostilities on a war scale seems inevitable," declared an official of the Japanese Embassy in London to-day. A few hours later a message received in London…

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Two Wounded Shooting at Perth PERTH, Monday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 August 1937 · page 4

Stanely Husey, 50 an officer of the Commonwealth Railway, was shot in the arm and neck in his house at Sublace. Later a woman, aged 52, was found…

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Bitter Fighting Expected in Chinese War No Quarter! Both Sides Mobilise Forces Evacuation Proceeds Shanghai, August 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 August 1937 · page 1

Although there have been no further Chinese raids over the International Settlement, there is no diminution of the tension resulting from the week-end events. The Chinese…

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£102 PROFIT Red Cross and Soldiers Polo Week Ball

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 August 1937 · page 6

Mrs. A. B. Crothers, presided at the monthly meeting of West Maitland branch of the Red Cross Society and the Returned…

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American Views on War Surrey Memorial Dedicated

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 August 1937 · page 1

A memorial chapel to American soldiers who died in England was dedicated on Sunday at Brookwood Cemetery, Surrey, in which 600 Americans are…

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Campaign Against Foreign Spies Russia Enlisting the Masses

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 August 1937 · page 2

A cable from Moscow states that, in order to enlist public support for the campaign against foreign spies, the authorities are publishing huge editions…

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Soldier Settlers Privileges under the Act Land Board View Kyogle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 August 1937 · page 10

An interesting discussion of the rights of soldier settlers under the Returned Soldiers' Preference Act, took place at a sitting of the Land…

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"Great War Adventures"

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 August 1937 · page 2

"A Yeoman in the Holy Land" by J. K. Edmonson is a brilliant and exciting story appealing in the nineteenth edition of "Great War…

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War in Spain

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 August 1937 · page 7

The Spanish insurgents claim to have cut off 22 battalions of the Government's northern army, but they admit that the Government lines are…

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