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The wars & local soldiers, 1936

192 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 9 of 10

Rumination -- Review -- Reminiscence. Fascism Foreign to British Principle--the New Guard Movement Recalled--why Did It Die?--our Constitution Our Safeguard Against Enslavement--fascist Countries Challenged by Soviet Protest--war Clouds Hover Over Europe--the Perfidy of Mussolini--australia Must Prepare for Its Own Defence

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 13 October 1936 · page 3

I believe that my readers generally will heartily endorse the criticism of the English Fascist movement by the Home Secretary, Sir John Simon,…

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Local and General. Wounded on Hand

Macleay Argus · Friday 16 October 1936 · page 4

While cleaning a lamp globe at her home in Clyde- street on Thursday night, Mrs. R. Guthrie had the misfortune to sustain a deep incised…

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War in the Dairy

Macleay Argus · Friday 16 October 1936 · page 4

Two dairies were engaged in an "advertising war." One of the companies hired a daredevil race driver to drive a car round the town for a…

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Saga of Chlorine Uses in War and the Wash-tub

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 16 October 1936 · page 4

In an age to come, when the language of science shall have become the language of the populace, some sage will sing…

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Abyssinian War

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 17 October 1936 · page 5

The sensational disclosure that Signor Mussolini planned the Abyssinian war as far back as July, 1925, and the preliminary preparations…

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"Professional Soldier"

The Northern Champion · Saturday 17 October 1936 · page 7

Motion picture patrons who thrill to the memory of Victor MeLaglen repulsing the Arab charge in 'The Lost Patrol," have even a greater share of…

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War in the Dairy

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 20 October 1936 · page 1

Two dairies were engaged in an "advertising war." One of the companies hired a daredevil race driver to drive a car round the town for a…

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To Prevent War British-american Co-operation

The Northern Champion · Saturday 24 October 1936 · page 4

The only thing powerful enough to counter the peril of another world-war, which, according to Press Cables, Secretary of State for U.S.A., Mr. Cordell…

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Soldier Settlers

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 24 October 1936 · page 10

Tho report of the Lands Department for 1935-36 shows that 31 discharged soldiers acquired land in the year, making a total of 9652 soldier…

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War's Aftermath Poppy Day Appeal

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 30 October 1936 · page 1

Twenty two years ago the war clouds had broken over the world. Looking back through the years we are able to appreciate at its full…

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Training of War Pilots. Government to Subsidise

Macleay Argus · Friday 30 October 1936 · page 6

The creation of a large and highly trained body of reserve pilots for defence emergencies, is the purpose of important changes in the Federal…

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Germany and Russia. War Before End of 1939

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 31 October 1936 · page 9

"A Russo-German war before the end of 1939 is as certain as the fact that we are standing on this deck," declared Lord Rothermere, the…

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War on Crime. Famous U.s. 'G Men" Upkeep £1,000,000 a Year. Success Justifies Expense

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 6 November 1936 · page 4

Although the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the famous "G men" costs America nearly £1,000,000 a year, it is the means of saving…

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Burnt Alive. Men, Women and Children. Spanish War Horror's. Mass Executions

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 7 November 1936 · page 9

The Madrid correspondent of "The Times" says that Engineer Lieutenant Carlos Carnucho, who was taKen prisoner at Talavera and charged with…

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The Returned Soldiers Part

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 10 November 1936 · page 4

Well have the returned soldiers of the Macleay co-operated with the Committee in its work from the outset, and their participation in the…

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Next Big War. Food Supply Problems. Wheat Storage Urged

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 11 November 1936 · page 3

In the Great War it was the lack of food and not the lack of race or munitions that brought Britain very near to disaster…

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Britain's War Pensioners What They Are Costing the Nation

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 14 November 1936 · page 7

The number of Britain's war pensioners and their dependants has now fallen below the million mark. It is i calculated that at the present rate, the…

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Armistice Day. Observance in Taree. at the Soldiers' Monument

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 14 November 1936 · page 6

The number of children who took pan in the observance of Armistice Day at the Soldiers' Monument, Taree, on Wednesday was the largest seen on…

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War Graves Pilgrimage and Coronation Tour

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 November 1936 · page 4

The Melbourne Branch of the Returned Soldier's League who are organising the War Graves Pilgrimage and Coronation tour which will…

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HORROR in MADRID FEARFUlNESS of Aerial War. Women and Children Are Main Sufferers. 500 Die in Week. London

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 20 November 1936 · page 2

Cowering under a death-dealing, nerve-shattering bombardment, Madrid to-day stands as an awesome example to the world of the fearfulness…

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