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The wars & local soldiers, 1938

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War or Peace? The International Outlook Aims of Germany

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 July 1938 · page 6

What does the future hold for us? Is to be war or peace? Thousands of people ask these questions every day, but unfortunately no one is able to supply the right answer. We can do…

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Soldiers' Memorial Club

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 5 July 1938 · page 2

The annual meeting of Dungog Soldiers' Memorial Club will be held on Thursday, 13th July, at 8 o'clock…

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War Gratuity Soldiers' Life Policies

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 July 1938 · page 10

Former members of the A.I.F. and naval forces who cashed their was gratuities and effected life assurance policies would be well advised to check…

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War Memorial Opening at Canberra

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 July 1938 · page 14

Work on the Australian War Memorial at Canberra has progressed sufficiently to warrant the tentative announcement by the Minister for the…

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A Warning Post Mortems on Returned Soldiers SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 July 1938 · page 1

It was reported to-day that the Department of Road Transport intends to warn relatives or dependents of returned soldiers that if they permit…

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War Gratuity Soldiers' Life Policies

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 4

Former members of the A.I.F. and naval forces who cashed their war gratuities and effected life assurance policies would be well advised…

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The War Veterans' Home Appeal

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 4

On Monday night last Dr. William Wood broadcast an appeal through all the commercial stations of the State, on behalf of the Veterans' Home…

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Chinese and Japanese War First Anniversary of Hostilities

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 8

Noting the first anniversary of the outbreak of hostilities in China, a Japanese review says that 510,109 Chinese have been…

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Cost of War to Japan. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) TOKIO

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 6

The estimated cost of the war to Japan during the first year is £430,000,000. The Japanese army is still…

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Soldiers' Club To Be Formed NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 5

At a meeting of the Newcastle subbranch of the Returned Soldiers' League last night, it was agreed to co-operate with other sub-branches in…

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Australian Soldier Runs Clinic Hopeless Cases Regain Sight

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 5

Mr C. S. Price, ex-Captain in the Australian Army Medical Corps, is achieving wonderful results at his Mayfair eye clinic. Men and women…

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The Cost of War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 July 1938 · page 6

AS news niters through from the East, it is becoming more and more apparent that the Japanese are deeply committed in the war…

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Fear of War Affected Tramways

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 July 1938 · page 3

An idea of how sensitive people in Europe arc over the fluctuating state of international affairs, and how the fear…

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Juvenile Frolic Returned Soldiers' Auxiliary KURRI

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 July 1938 · page 8

The women's auxiliary of the Kurri Kurri sub-branch of the Returned Sol-diers' League conducted a juvenile frolic on Saturday flight. The frolic…

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War Gratuity Soldiers' Life Policies

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 12 July 1938 · page 1

Former members of the A.I.F. and naval forces who cashed their war gratuities and effected life assurance policies would be well advised to check…

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"Startling Warning To Britain" Fascist Aims Germany's Part in Spanish War Newspaper Allegation London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 July 1938 · page 7

"Our artillery batteries near Algeciras, also those on the African coast opposite Gibraltar should render good service when it comes to cutting the vital lines of Britain and…

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Returned Soldiers' Frolic. Happy Evening for Children

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 12 July 1938 · page 2

The Women's Auxiliary of the R.S.S.I.L.A., Kurri Kurri Sub-branch, raised a good sum in aid of the Memorial Hall…

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Wong War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 July 1938 · page 3

Paramount has a Chinese war of its own on its hands. It wants Anna May Wong to bob her hair and points to a clause in her new contract in…

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Japanese Air Raid on Wuchang 200 Killed and Wounded. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) NANKOW

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 July 1938 · page 1

Two hundred were killed and wounded in a Japanese air raid on Wuchang. The wing of a hospital collapsed,…

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Steel Chest Containing War Records Discovery at Canberra

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 July 1938 · page 4

A steel chest containing war records, Foreign Office correspondence and other papers relating to the Great War, has been discovered in…

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