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The wars & local soldiers, 1937

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War Memories

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 12 November 1937 · page 2

years ago last Tuesday, when the "Sydney" destroyed the German Australia's first naval engagement was fought near Cocos Island 23…

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Famous War Correspondent Killed. Shanghai, 111137

Macleay Argus · Friday 12 November 1937 · page 4

Pembrode Stephens, the well-known war, correspondent for the London "Daily Telegraph," was killed when struck by a sudden burst from a…

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Our Mail Rag. Hitler and War. (To the Editor.)

Macleay Argus · Friday 12 November 1937 · page 6

Sir, -- I always enjoy 'Rube's" ruminations in the "Argus," but must definitely disagree with his opinions expressed in your issue of the 9th…

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Rumination - Review - Reminiscence A Correspondent and a Reply--If Hitler Will Not War, Then Whom Does Britain Fear?--The Fascist Bloc Considered--The Colonies Question and the Possibility of Diplomatic Solution-- The Alternative to Revolution is War, and War the Dictators' Last Move

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 16 November 1937 · page 3

In Friday's issue a correspondent, writing over the nom-de-plume of "Digger," definitely disagrees with the opinion I recently expressed in…

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War Not Parades

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 17 November 1937 · page 6

It is of no use to ask the significance of bright colours in flags and uniforms; of those spinal sensations that arise when the drums begin to roll and…

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The War in China. Scores of Russian 'Planes. London

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 27 November 1937 · page 11

Large numbers of Russian war planes are already in China and more are expected, according to two American newsreel cameramen who…

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Japan's Soldiers Speak

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 27 November 1937 · page 5

The most important document in the whole written Constitution of the Japanese Empire is not concerned with rights but with duties. It is the…

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Spanish War Vignettes

Macleay Argus · Friday 10 December 1937 · page 8

On the days preceding and immediately succeeding the sensational outbreak of the Spanish Revolution, Mr. H. H. Hendon was in the…

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Spanish War Vignettes

The Northern Champion · Saturday 11 December 1937 · page 1

On the days preceding and immediately succeeding the sensational outbreak of the Spanish Revolution, Mr. H. H. Hendon was in the position of…

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Foodstuffs in War Time

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 11 December 1937 · page 7

Britain requires as a war reserve, according to calculations made in a recent issue of the "British Medical Journal": The same amount of wheat…

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The Christmas 1937 "War Cry."

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 11 December 1937 · page 11

We have received from the local officers a copy of the 1937 Christmas "War Cry," the official organ of the Salvation Army. On the frontispiece is…

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The Background of the War in China

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 14 December 1937 · page 7

The following is a brief summary of the main moves in Sino-Japanese relations during the half-century preceding the present struggle…

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Sino-japenese War. Shanghai, 201237

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 21 December 1937 · page 4

[?] Japanese have launched four [?]ns in the direction of Hangchow [?] the vanguards are within 20 [?]shiles of the city, gunfire is…

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Current Topics Joyous Night for Returned Soldiers' Children

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 21 December 1937 · page 2

One of the happiest functions of the year is the annual Christmas Tree Party given by the Returned Soldiers' League to returned soldiers'…

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