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The wars & local soldiers, 1937

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Wounded Prisoner Bound Over. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 23 July 1937 · page 5

At the Quarter Sessions to-day Charles Milton, 38, laborer, pleaded guilty to a charge of breaking and entering Constable McDonald gave…

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"Journey's End." a Great War Drama

Macleay Argus · Friday 23 July 1937 · page 6

No discussion in connection with post-war literature is complete without reference to "Journey's End," and whilst I am not in agreement…

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The Salvation Army Caring for Basque Child Victims of Spanish Civil War

The Northern Champion · Saturday 24 July 1937 · page 7

An important share is being taken by the Salvation Army in Great Britain in the humanitarian work made necessary by the plight of hundreds of woman…

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Railway Returned Soldiers. Farewell to Digger W. SINCLAIR

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 28 July 1937 · page 6

A farewell evening and presentation by the Railway Returned Sold[?]s Association. Taree Branch, was held on Thursday night, 22nd July, at…

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"The Citizen Soldier."

Macleay Argus · Friday 30 July 1937 · page 4

We have received a copy of the "Citizen Soldier," a monthly publication covering army and militia activities in New South Wales…

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N.Z. Ex-soldiers Invited to Atend Celebrations. Auckland

Macleay Argus · Friday 30 July 1937 · page 5

It is reported that the Commonwealth has invited 1000 New Zealand ex-soldiers to attend the 150th anniversary celebrations next year. It is…

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Gallant "Front-Liners" Veterans of the War

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 31 July 1937 · page 7

We all know what terrible toll war lakes of human life. But we seldom remember that tens of thousands of humble creatures, dumb yet heroic,…

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"Filled" Milk War in U.s.a

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 6 August 1937 · page 6

"For want of equity and unclean hands" a company which sells and distributes "filled" milk an interstate commerce could not assert its…

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Shot Own Soldiers British Officer's Confession Sydney

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 11 August 1937 · page 2

Major-General H. Gordon Bennett, commenting on the cabled confessions of Brigader General Crozier that he had shot a number of British soldiers…

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Gallant Front Liners Veteran Animals of the War

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 13 August 1937 · page 6

We all know what terrible toll war takes of human life, but we seldom remember that hundreds of thousands of…

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"Hostilities on a War Scale in China." London, 12837

Macleay Argus · Friday 13 August 1937 · page 5

"An outbreak of hostilities on a war scale seems inevitable," declared an official of the Japanese Embassy today. A few hours later a message…

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Rumination -- Review -- Reminiscence. Government to Survey Iron Ore Resources -- Anticipating the Experts' Verdict -- Bird Songs at Eventide, Carols at the Dawn -- the Australian Magpie the World's Greatest Feathered Songster -- Labor and Broadcasting Control -- Mr. Curtin's Inconsistency -- Italy Accused of Direct Intervention -- the Sino-japanese War Represents a Serious Menace to World Peace

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 17 August 1937 · page 3

I was pleased to read in the Sydney press on Saturday that the Federal Government has decided to extend its survey of the iron ore…

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Sino-japanese War. Shanghai

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 18 August 1937 · page 2

Sino-Japanese hostilities were resumed this morning, seven Chinese bombers flying over the Japanese flagship Idumo and dropping five huge…

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Latest Cables. Sino-japanese Conflict No Formal Declaration of War. Encounters As Entrees to Blood Feast. Tokyo, 19837

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 August 1937 · page 5

While Japan is preparing for a vigorous offensive on land and sea in the Shanghai area, no attack is being made around Peiping. The…

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Sino-japanese War. Bitter Fighting at Shanghai London, 23837

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 24 August 1937 · page 5

It is alleged in Tokio that the Soviet is assisting China, aid being extended through the technically independent outer Mongolia. It is…

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Civil War in Spain. Sydney, Friday

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 27 August 1937 · page 4

Latest reports regarding the Civil War in Spain state that General Franco's troops are still pressing onward, and it seems certain that the…

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Great Anzac March

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 31 August 1937 · page 4

A feature of the Sydney celebrations will be Anzac Day--the final day of the programme--when 50,000 Diggers are expected to take part in…

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Local and General. Wounded with Tomahawk

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 31 August 1937 · page 4

On Sunday last George McKiernan, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. McKiernan, of Commandant Hill, was playing with a homahawk and, when the…

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Fight with Shark Put Thumbs in Its Eyes. Native Badly Wounded. Sydney

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 1 September 1937 · page 2

Brisbane: When his hand was seized by a shark near Thursday Island a native diver named Iona poked his thumbs into the shark's eyes, forcing it…

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Sino-japanese War. Heavy Fighting at Shanghai. Shanghai, 6937

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 7 September 1937 · page 5

During a bombardment, led by the warship Idumo, Japanese planes dropped 100 bombs on the civic centres. The present operations are…

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