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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1934

162 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 5 of 9

Plane War On Grasshopper Swarms

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 29 May 1934 · page 5

A proposal to use military planes to destroy grasshopper swarms has been submitted to the Civil Aviation authorities…

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War Service Homes How Occupiers Are Helped. Canberra

Cowra Free Press · Thursday 31 May 1934 · page 9

An examination unbiassed by party feeling, shows that the administration of war service homes by the War Servise Homes Commission…

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General News War Service Homes. How Occupiers Are Helped

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 31 May 1934 · page 1

An examination, unbiassed by party feeling, shows that the administration of war service homes by the War Service Homes Commission has…

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Anzac Day

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 1 June 1934 · page 7

The State Cabinet decided to introduce legislation to provide that in future hotels must close on the morning of Anzac Day. It is der…

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The War Debts Question

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 1 June 1934 · page 2

The question of war debts still crops up from time to time in overseas messages. A London cable, despatched on May 14, stated that the…

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Double Centrury First Since War [?] G[?] [?] (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 1 June 1934 · page 1

A cable from London on Wednesday states:—The Australian cricketers encountered stubborn resistance when they met Surrey at the Surrey…

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Donation of £13/13/10 To T.B. Sailors and Soldiers Fund From Anzac Day Service

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 5 June 1934 · page 2

Mr. C. R. Matterson, Hon. Secretary of the local Returned Sailors and Soldiers Club, has received the following letter from Mrs. R. C. Hagon,…

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Passing of an Anzac Mr. W. C. Robb

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 5 June 1934 · page 2

Another member of the gallant band of Anzacs who stormed the heights of Gallipoli a little more than 19 years ago and made the name of…

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War Service Homes How Occupiers Are Helped

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 5 June 1934 · page 3

"An examination, unbiassed by party feeling, shows that the administration of war service homes by the War Service Homes Commission…

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1935 Landing on Anzac. Pilgrimage to Gallipoli

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 6 June 1934 · page 6

To land at least 200 Australians on Gallipoli next Anzac Day--the 20th anniversary of the assault upon the famous peninsula--is the objective of…

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The Western Champion AND The Parkes District Representative Friday, June 8th, 1934. the War Debts Position

Western Champion · Friday 8 June 1934 · page 4

In the House of Commons on Tuesday the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Neville hamberlain) made a statement on the reasons why Britain would not pay the war, debt[?]instalment due to the United States on June 15. Mr…

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Distinguished War Record

Cowra Free Press · Monday 11 June 1934 · page 5

As, will be seen from the following the late Mr. Ogg had a distinguished Military record: He enlisted in the territorial forces in his home…

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Miscellaneous British War Debt Action. Relation to Lang Plan

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 21 June 1934 · page 1

"Even as the Lang Planners chose the most critical moment in Australian economic history to plunge New South Wales into financial and civil…

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Forbes Soldiers Help Salvation Army "Fighting Mac" Furtd

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 22 June 1934 · page 7

The help which the Salvation Army extended to soldiers during, the dark days of the World War, and since, has too often being…

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Free Passes Anzac Memorial

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1934 · page 4

About 200 free passes will be issued to officials of the Returned Soldiers' League to enable them to have free transport to Sydney for the…

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Preference to Returned Men

Western Champion · Friday 13 July 1934 · page 4

"I can remember it as well as yesterday. When these men were going to the War we promised them anything and every tiling-now they are'…

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Returned Soldier’s League Special Meeting of Cowra Branch. Mr. J. A. Keys the New President

Cowra Free Press · Monday 16 July 1934 · page 6

A special meeting of the Cowra branch called for the purpose of electing a President in lieu of Md. Ken Richards (resigned)…

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Facism Attacked At Anti-war Conference (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 17 July 1934 · page 1

Delegates to the Allied and Exenemy Returned Sailors, Soldiers and Nurses' Anti-war Conference, which was held in Melbourne, bitterly…

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Bread War at Albury

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 23 July 1934 · page 3

A bread war has started among the Albury bakers, a new baker having reduced the price from 5d to 3d a 21b. loaf. Other makers brought…

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Greenethorpe Soldiers’ Memorial Hall. Annual Meeting

Cowra Free Press · Monday 23 July 1934 · page 1

The annual meeting of the above hall took place on Thursday last and marred by wet weather there was only a small number…

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