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The wars & local soldiers, 1938

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Test Players Keen After Enforced Rest War Wickshire Next Strong Move For Longer Matches K ¥1 Strong e For Longer LONDON, July 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 July 1938 · page 1

Instead of the situation of a week ago, when most of the players were wanting a rest, all the Australians were anxious to play against Warwickshire. Hassett, who has had little…

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Ottawa Agreements and War. (To the Editor.)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 July 1938 · page 2

Sir,—Sir Earl Page and his colleagues are threatened with failure in their effort to make a workable revision of the Ottawa agreements. Let…

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Conscription for Dogs Their Part in Next War

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 15 July 1938 · page 5

A London cubic message announces that dogs may be conscripted, in the event of another war, according to Lieut. Colonel E. H. Richardson,…

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R.S. & S.I. League of Australia. Dungog Sub-Branch. League News. War Veterans' Home Appeal

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 15 July 1938 · page 4

The £50,000 appeal, sponsored by the R.S.S.I.L.A. and the Legacy Club, for the establishment of a War Vetegrans' Home in Sydney, on a sure basis,…

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Soldiers' Memorial Club Annual Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 15 July 1938 · page 2

The secretary's report, presented to the 17th annual meeting of the Dungog Soldiers' Memorial Club on Wednesday evening, disclosed that another…

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Preference Act Local Government Move Soldiers Will Defend

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 July 1938 · page 3

A minute from the President of the Local Government Association recommending certain amendments to the Act giving…

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Boer War Casualties Neglect of Graves

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 July 1938 · page 1

The scandalous neglect of graves of British soldiers killed in the Boer war is alleged by Mr E. W. Walker, former District Commissioner of…

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Unveilling Of Villers Bretonneux War Memorial Elaborate Arrangements for Friday Next

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 July 1938 · page 1

Northern France has not known for years such a blaze of pageantry as will accompany the unveiling of the Australian war memorial at Villers Bretonneux by King George on Friday next, says the special representative of the Australian Associated Press at…

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Safety of Great Britain in War Increase of a Million More Cows Urged

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 July 1938 · page 1

A proposal has been advanced by Mr S. Foster, general manager of the British Milk Marketing Board, that the Government…

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Civil War in Spain the Second Anniversary. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) LONDON

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 July 1938 · page 1

While rebel Spain was beflagged today in celebration of the second anniversary of the outbreak of the civil' war, General Franco's forces were…

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War in Spain Criticism of Withdrawal Plan SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 July 1938 · page 5

Speaking at a meeting of the Spanish Relief Committee last night, the Consul-General for Spain, Senor Ricardo Baenza, said that if the plan for…

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We Believed It Then! Xi.—invasion of Belgium As Cause of War

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 19 July 1938 · page 1

Whatever may have been the cause of the Great War. the German Invasion of Belgium was certainly not one of them, but it was one of the first consequences of war. Nor was it even the reason for our entry into the war. But the…

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Australians Killed in Spanish War Consul on Non-intervention

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 July 1938 · page 2

The Secretary of the Spanish Relief Committee (Mr P. T. Thorne) said in Sydney on Monday that 25 of the 46 Australians…

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War 'Planes Australian Output Starting Soon Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 July 1938 · page 16

The assembly of the first Australian-built fighting 'planes for the Royal Australian Air Force, will begin at the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation's…

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Prisoners of War Reunion

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 4

A reunion dinner of ex-prisoners of war will take place in Sydney on July the 23rd, 1938. All prisoners of war who are interested,…

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War's Effects Tourist Traffic in Japan SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 1

Mr. C. A. E. Sullivan, a well-known Adelaide accountant, who has just returned to Australia from a visit to the East, (said to-day that tourists…

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Definite Preference For Soldiers MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 3

An assurance that preference to returned soldiers had not been relaxed by the Defence Department was…

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Soldier Buried As a Pauper Complaint to Hospital Board

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 6

Concern that Robert Elms, who died at Maitland Hospital on May 78 last at the age of 78 years, and had served in three wars, should…

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Unveiling of Villers Bretonneux War Memorial the King's Speech

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 July 1938 · page 3

His Majesty King George VI., in performing the unveiling ceremony of the Villers Bretonneux war memorial in France, said:—…

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War in Spain

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 26 July 1938 · page 1

General Franco claims that his troops, attacking in a new area, have advanced nine miles on the Estramadura front, preparatory to encircling…

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