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The wars & local soldiers, 1937

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Japanese Called Home to Serve in War Darwin

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 August 1937 · page 2

When the Japanese mother ship Kokoku Maru reached port four members of the crew were odered to return to Japan for active…

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BRANXTON Returned Soldiers Annual Smoko Branxton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 August 1937 · page 2

The Branxton sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League, celebrated its sixth birthday with, the annual "smoko." Between thirty…

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Anzac Marchers 600 from New Zealand Wellington (N.z.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 September 1937 · page 11

Negotiations are proceeding for a party of more than 600 New Zealanders to accept an Australian invitation to take part in the Anzac Day march in Sydney…

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General Crozier Death Announced Author of War Books London, August 31

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

Brigadier-General Frank Percy Crozier, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., British soldier and author, who recently came into great prominence because of the…

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Branxton Soldiers' "Smoko" Celebration of Subbranch's Sixth Birthday

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 September 1937 · page 3

The Branxton Sub-branch of the R.S. and S.I.L.A. celebrated its sixth birthday with its annual "Smoko," which took place in the…

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'Great Injustice' Soldiers' Preference Act Yass Criticism Yass

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 September 1937 · page 4

The Soldiers' Preference Act was severely criticised at a meeting of the Yass Municipal Council on the ground that it did great injustice to…

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Higher Rate Soldiers' Pensions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 September 1937 · page 6

A bill to increase the rate of soldiers' pensions from 19/ to £1 a week was introduced in the House of Representatives by the Minister for Health (Mr. Hughes)…

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Famous Hymn "Onward Christian Soldiers"

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 September 1937 · page 10

The origin of a famous hymn is recalled by the sale in the United States of the original manuscript of "Onward, Christian soldiers,"…

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War Horrors

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 September 1937 · page 5

THIS SHORT STORY was written by Mary Doyle O'Reilly, and could be well used as propaganda against war. The train crawling out of Berlin was filled with women and children, hardly an able bodied' man. In one compartment…

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Study Circle Primary Final Aid the Boer War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 September 1937 · page 3

It Is not bo fashionable in history nowadays to discuss much about wars. There Is growing in the world a slow but sure sense of…

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Sino-japanese War and Australia Tourists Discuss Connection

Singleton Argus · Friday 3 September 1937 · page 3

"The Japanese people are excited to fever heat. If they are successful in China, Australia's position will be serious," said Mr L. S. Cumming, who has…

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War's Gigantic Cost Mars' Olive Branch Mussolini and Hitler; America and Japan

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 September 1937 · page 4

Quoting from Carl J. Ashlock, a well-known prophetic-historic commentator, Mr. J. L. Smith, peaking before the…

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Natives and Soldiers in Conflict Serious Clash-in Canada (Australian Press Assn. Message.) MEKNES (Ontario)

Singleton Argus · Friday 3 September 1937 · page 1

Fifteen natives were killed and 50 soldiers were wounded as a climax to discontent of the native population brought on by water shortage due to…

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The Wounded Ambassador Sir Hughie Knatchbull-hughes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 September 1937 · page 4

SEN, the British Ambassador to China, who was wounded a short time ago, and is now reported to be milking good progress towards…

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Old Soldier Late Corporal G. Paul QUIRINDI

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 September 1937 · page 5

An old soldier, Corporal George Paul, of Wallabadah, has died, aged 94 years He was born at Dornock, Scotland, and he had a unique soldiering record, having…

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War Fever Japanese Preparations SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 September 1937 · page 1

Evidence of war fever was noticeable everywhere in Japan, said Mr. A. R. Allen, a city businessman, who returned by the New Zealand to-day…

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Returned Soldiers' League

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 7 September 1937 · page 5

The Hunter Valley District Council of the Returned Soldiers' League met here on Sunday last. Delegates from Abermain, Weston, Kurri Kurri,…

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Returned Soldiers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 September 1937 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the West Maitland sub-branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers Lengue will be held in the club room to-night a t 8…

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£843,914,000 Australia's War Cost CANBERRA

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 September 1937 · page 10

The total cost of the Great War to Australia to date is £843,014,000, This amount includes war and repatriation services £180,865,000, interest…

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Australia's War Cost £843,914,000 to Date

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 September 1937 · page 2

The total cost of the Great War to Australia to date is £843,914,000. This amount includes war and repatriation services £180,865,000; interest…

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