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The wars & local soldiers, 1935

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Grand Opening Ball in Connection with Wollongong Soldiers Club

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 October 1935 · page 9

Commencing at 7.45 p.m. on saturday night the grand opening Ball in connection with the Wollongong Soldiers; Club will be held in the…

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New Soldiers Club at Wollongong

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 October 1935 · page 4

To-morrow (Saturday) at 3 p.m. the new Soldiers' Club Rooms are to be officially opened by the Right Hon. The Prime Minister, Mr. J. A. lyons…

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Returned Sailors & Soldiers' Imperial League Opening of Club Rooms, To-morrow

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 11 October 1935 · page 20

The Committee requests that every Digger, who can possibly spare the time report for duty early on Saturday morning to Mr. J. W. Lee…

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New Soldiers' Club

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 11 October 1935 · page 20

To-morrow (Saturday) at 3 p.m. the New Soldiers' Club Rooms are to be officially opened by the Rt. Hon. The Prime Minister, Mr. J. A. Lyons…

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Against War Meeting of Protest

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 18 October 1935 · page 23

Arranged by the Wollongong branch [?] the A.L.P. an open-air meeting [?]as held on Friday evening last, near [?]e commercial Hotel, to protest…

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Anti-war Meeting A.l.p Campaign

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 October 1935 · page 3

Vigorous attacks against any decision ch the part of the Federal Government providing for Australia to [?] into the It[?]Abysinnian…

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Prime Minister Visits Wollongong Official Opening of Soldiers' Hall Deputation on Unemployed Matters

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 October 1935 · page 3

The Prime Minister of Australia (Hon. J. A. Lyons) officially opened the new hall and club room of the Wollongong Sub-branch of the R.S. and S.I.L. of Australia last Saturday, in the presence of one of the largest crowds assembled in Wollongong, estimated at…

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Important Case Under Preference to Returned Soldiers' Act

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 October 1935 · page 8

At the Wollongong police court on Wednesday, before Mr. Goldie, S.M., what is believed to bo the first case of its kind was the case…

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Relatives of Deceased Soldiers May Make Endowments

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 October 1935 · page 7

It was announced in the press some few weeks ago that on the day of the official opening of the new club rooms, in connection with the Wollongong…

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Prime Minister at Wollongong New Soldiers' Club Rooms Opened Grand Opening Ball

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 18 October 1935 · page 4

Saturday last was probably the outstanding day in the history of the Wollongong sub-branch of the R.S. and S.I. League, for it was then that…

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Returned Soldiers

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 23 October 1935 · page 2

The doings of the Lismore sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League have some interest for their comrades here. At the last meeting, they received a…

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Anti-war Meeting Address by Dr. Patterson

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 25 October 1935 · page 7

Speaking at well-attended anti-war, mooting in the Town Hall Annex on Monday night, Dr. F. Patterson, of Queensland, made strong and…

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The Cost of War

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 November 1935 · page 8

A writer in a South Australian financial paper has worked out some highly interesting facts concerning the waste of money in the Groat War…

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Returned Soldiers' League

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 2 November 1935 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Kiama branch of the Returned Soldiers' League was held on Thursday night in the Council Chambers. In the absence of…

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Women and War

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 November 1935 · page 3

A correspondent writes:- To speak of the economic causes of war has been considered seditious and disloyal. Men and women of many…

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"Australia & War To-day" W. M. Hughes' Book

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 November 1935 · page 2

Much has been heard in the metropolitan press during the past week of Mr. Hughes' book, "Australia and War To-day." Mr. Hughes, it would appear…

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War Service Homes

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 15 November 1935 · page 3

On October 31, Mr. Thorby, the Assistant Minister Administering War Service Homes, introduced into the House of Representatives a bill…

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Returned Soldiers and Young Men

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 16 November 1935 · page 2

At the Council meeting on Wednesday night, a letter was received from Bulli Shire relating to the employment of returned soldiers by Councils. It…

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Returned Soldiers' Delegates to Conference Visit Illawarra

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 November 1935 · page 5

Delegates representative of every State in the Commonwealth who hud attended last week's U.S. League Federal Congress in Sydney, were entertained at a dinner in the new Returned Soldiers' Club by the Wollongong Sub-branch, and were accorded a civic reception…

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Returned Soldiers' League

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 4 December 1935 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Kiama branch of the Returned Soldiers' League was held in the Council Chambers on Thursday night. Mr. P. J. Davies…

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