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The wars & local soldiers, 1939

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Finish of War in Spain Is Predicted LONDON, January 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 1

Catalonia stands at bay," declares the "Daily Telegraph" correspondent at Hendaye. He points out that the Loyalist morale has suffered in the last three weeks since they…

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Build the People's Movement. Against Reaction and War. (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 7

Sir,—Events internationally and nationally are making the people of every country more conscious of the need to…

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New Enlistments 13th Battalion's Strength

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 4

The headquarters of the 13th Machine Gun Battalion at West Maitland were notified this morning that 41 recruits had Joined the unit at Kempsey…

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"You Can't Tame Me" Soldier's Alleged Claim to Sergeant

Singleton Argus · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 3

Appearing before a court-martial at Bordon, Hants, Private William Dimberline, 22, of the Ist Battalion the Duke of Wellington's Regt. (West…

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Man Wounded Found in Weak Condition MUSWELLBROOK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 1

Edward Dann (59), a returned soldier, who wandered from Brentwood Hospital, where he was a patient about midnight on Saturday night in…

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Japanese 'Planes Raid Chungking 200 Killed and Wounded. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) CHUNGKING

Singleton Argus · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 1

Seventy-six Japanese planes raided Chungking, killing and wounding 200, and also sank 'five crowded junks…

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Man Collapsed At Food Relief Depot Returned Soldier Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 January 1939 · page 4

A deputation of unemployed leaders and the President of Cessnock branch of the Returned Soldiers' League waited on the manager of the Cessnock…

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War's Legacy

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 2

In China to-day, thousands of "wolf children" are on the prowl; every fallen city is over-un by gangs of ragged, homeless waifs who haunt…

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Spanish War Dominating Issue

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 3

"Clearly, the progress of the Spanish war dominatingly shaped the nature of the conversations," states the Diplomatic correspondent of the…

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Digger's Hunger Strike Alleges Food Relief Refused. Single Returned Soldiers

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 3

All extraordinary statement was made by an official of the Cessnock Labor Exchange to a deputation yesterday…

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"War Hysteria"

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 3

Worry over the recent war scare conlined Merle Oberon to her bed for several days. The actress collapsed when she…

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Great Progress Disabled Soldiers Association SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 January 1939 · page 9

The Totally and Permanently Disabled Soldiers' Association, which is limited to returned men who are unfit for any kind of work, has made great…

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Food in War Problem of National Defence LONDON, Jan. 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 9

Sir Auckland Geddes, defence official, declared that the Government was making all arrangements for feeding the population in wartime, but…

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Graphic Story of Escape Perils of Far East War Zone Sydxey

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 January 1939 · page 1

Dr. T. A. Watson, a New Zealander, who arrived to-day from the East, gave a graphic account of his escape from the war zone…

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British Bill War Against Cancer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 8

The text of the Cancer Bill, in which the British Government's plans for its campaign against the disease are set out, was issued recently…

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Doctor in Eastern War Zone

Singleton Argus · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 6

Dr. T. A. Watson, a New Zealander, who arrived in Sydney yesterday from the East, gave a graphic account of his escape from the war…

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"Suddenness of War"' Mr Hughes on Tour

Singleton Argus · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 2

"No one could tell in the week before the bush fires that their menace was upon us," said the Minister in charge of Recruiting (Mr W. M…

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Defeat War and Reaction Build the People's Movement

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 8

The Munich agreement, which dismembered Czechoslovakia, handing the greater portion of that country over to Fascist…

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Digger Doings Returned Soldiers' League

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 8

The Cessnock Sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League held its first fortnightly meeting of the year last night. Mr. G. H. Todd…

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Bowls—war Bridge East Maitland Green

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1939 · page 7

A donation from the proceeds of the bowls carnival and war bridge, to be held on tho East Maitland bowling green next Tuesday night, in aid of…

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