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The wars & local soldiers, 1938

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When Orientals War Together No Quarter Given or Expected. Stoicism Beyond Western [?]

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 9

The stoicism of the Orientals and how they face death and die with fanatical indifference is graphically told by…

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Soldiers' Pensions. Some Will Be Regarded As Permanent. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 2

The Minister for Repatriation (Sen[?] tor Foll) announced to-day that in some cases in future soldiers' pensions would be regarded as…

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Strong Branch Cessnock Ex-Soldiers 224 Members Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 7

The report submitted to the annual meeting of the Cessnock sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League last night by the…

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Soldiers League Annual Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 2

The annual meeting of Dungog subbranch of the R.S. and S.I. League will be held in the Memorial Hall on Saturday, 29th inst., at 7.30 p.m…

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Soldiers' Pensions Some May Be Regarded As Permanent. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 4

The Minister for Repatriation (Senator Foll) announced to-day that in some cases in the future soldiers' pensions will be regarded as…

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Cessnock Returned Soldiers' League. Annual Meeting and Election of Officers. Another Year of Excellent Progress

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 8

The annual meeting of the Cessnock Sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League was held last night, in the…

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Soldiers' Body Unidentified CANBERRA

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 January 1938 · page 8

The body of an Australian soldier exhumed from a spot in the northern outskirts of the village of Pozieres…

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War Position British Labour Views MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 January 1938 · page 4

British Labour considered that sooner or later Britain, with the cooperation of other democracies, would have to stop the Japanese aggression in China, said…

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Chances of Russojapanese War Views of French Writer

Singleton Argus · Monday 24 January 1938 · page 3

The chances of a Russo-Japanese war are discussed by Mr S. H. Teitelbaum, a Frenchman, in an article in the "L'Europe Nouvelle." He…

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Italy's Bid To End Spanish War Aid for General Franco

Singleton Argus · Monday 24 January 1938 · page 2

Uncensored reports from Rome describe feverish activity in military centres for a big offensive which Signor, Mussolini hopes will end the Spanish war. Large forces of infantry, artillery…

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War in Spain

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1938 · page 1

Bitter aerial warfare has developed in Spain, and the bombing of civilians by the rebels has caused the Government to retaliate. While loyalist…

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On War Footing Hong Kong, Jan. 24

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 January 1938 · page 1

A foreigner who recently toured the Soviet Far Eastern territory informed the "China Mail" that the maritime…

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Spain's Air War. Big Death Roll in Cities. Bombing of Civilians

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1938 · page 1

Bitter aerial warfare has developed in Spain, with a big death roll in bombed cities. Combing of civilians by the rebels…

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Soldiers' Pensions

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 25 January 1938 · page 2

The Minister for Repatriation, Senator Foll, states that pensions payable to former service men would no longer be reviewed, except at the express…

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Japan Watching Foreign Powers Traffic in War Supplies to China

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 January 1938 · page 1

In the foreign affairs debate In the Japanese Diet yesterday Baron Sonoda directed attention to war supplies reaching China neutral countries. In spite of Britain's hitherto friendly attitude to Japan, he said, she was now selfishly supplying arms…

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World War Duke's Assassination Austrian Stamp

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 5

"I expect to be greeted with flowers, Dot bombs!" angrily cried the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand. A bomb had just exploded beneath his Royal…

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COST £12,000,000 Barracks for British Soldiers CAIRO, January 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 8

The British authorities have completed preliminary, estimates for barracks for British troops in the Suez Canal zone, to cost £12,000,000…

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TUG-O-WAR Many Inquiries Received

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 6

Several inquiries regarding the Northern District championship tug-o-war have been received by the secretary of the general committee which is organising…

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Cable and Telegraphic News Japan Apologises to U.S.A Threatens Punishment of Soldiers. Shanghai

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 2

The Japanese authorities have apologised for the assault on Mr. Allison, Third Secretary to the United States Embassy by a Japanese sentry, but have warned nationals to avoid besmirching Japan's good name. The Japanese authorities threaten…

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Mr. W. Barton. Farewelled by Returned Soldiers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 4

Mr. W. Barton who, after nine years residence in Merriwa, left for Sydney last week, was farewelled by his fellow-members of the Returned Soldiers'…

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