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The wars & local soldiers, 1937

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

Spanish War Setback for Insurgents Sydney

The Northern Champion · Saturday 2 October 1937 · page 4

Valencia, Thursday: In a surprise at tack before dawn at North Aragon the Republicans captured over twenty towns and villages and sections of road…

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Sino-japanese War. Big Push in Shanghai Sector Starts. Chinese Offer Stout Resistance.' Heroism of the Wounded. Shanghai, 41037

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 5 October 1937 · page 5

For 36 hours the Japanese unceasingly rained giant shells on the Chinese positions at Kiangwan, covering repeated thrusts with dozens…

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Peril of Boycott. Might Mean War

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 1

Discussing proposals for a boycott against Japan, "The Times" warns the public that the conditions under which a threat of sanctions could be…

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"The General Died at Dawn." Gripping Drama Laid in Modern War-torn China. Liberty Attraction Next

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 12 October 1937 · page 3

A gripping drama of intrigue, romance and adventure, "The General Died at Dawn," which screens next Saturday at the liberty Theatre, brings Gary Cooper…

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Rumination -- Review -- Reminiscence. Mussolini's Unwelcome Discovery--his Hold on Abyssinia Unsecure, Its Maintenance Difficult--the Most Critical Days Have Arrived--japan's Reaction to Roosevelt's Speech--boycott Regarded As an Act of War--italy Declines to Confer--critical International Situation--what Does the Next Seven Days Hold in Store?

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 12 October 1937 · page 3

Mussolini has now discovered what I was bold enough to forecast at the outset--that he would find it even more difficult to hold Abyssinia…

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Welcome Home to Taree Militiamen After Successful Camp

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 13 October 1937 · page 1

The men of C Company of the 13th Battalion of the Militia Forces, returned to Taree by Saturday afternoon's train after a week in camp at Raymond…

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Shot with Relic of 1861 War

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 16 October 1937 · page 2

A gun, relic of the American Civil War of 1861, has just killed a three-year-old child in Los Angeles. The gun, owned by her father, fell…

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Sino-japanese War. Nanking, 181037

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 19 October 1937 · page 4

Heavy losses on both sides are reported from the battle area north of Eaiyuan, where 50,000 Japanese are surrounded by Chinese, who are…

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Local Government. Neighbours at War. Variety of Disputes

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 23 October 1937 · page 8

President Roosevelt believes that the great thing the world needs is to cultivate the spirit of what he calls "neighbouriiness." The councils agree…

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Red Cross Concert and Dance and Unveiling of Honour Roll at Tuncurry, Memorial Hall

The Northern Champion · Saturday 30 October 1937 · page 7

Dr. Earle Page has wired accepting the committee's invitation to perform the ceremony of unveiling the Honour Roll to perpetuate the memory of those…

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Orphan of Flanders. Island's Mystery Girl Rescued by Soldier; Brought Home When a Baby

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 2 November 1937 · page 4

On the Atlantic-swept island of Soay, only one mile from Skye, I have discovered the strange story of a girl brought to the island twenty-one…

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Returned Soldiers Make Good. In Dried Fruit Industry

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 2 November 1937 · page 1

Commenting on the position, of the dried fruits industry in Australia to-day, Mr. A. E. Hammet, publicity representative, stated it was in a…

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Honour Roll Unveiled at Tuncurry

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 3 November 1937 · page 3

There was a large attendance at the Tuncurry Memorial Hall on Friday evening when an honour roll was unveiled by Dr. Earle Page, Member for Cowper…

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A War Without End

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 5 November 1937 · page 5

To-day, when the Great War is still a dull rankle in our minds--and with Europe ready to simmer over the clash of…

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The War Without End. Wear a Poppy on Armistice Day

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 5 November 1937 · page 3

"To-day, when the Great War is still a dull rankle in our minds—and with Europe ready to simmer over with the clash of International…

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Tuncurry News Unveiling Honour Roll

The Northern Champion · Saturday 6 November 1937 · page 7

On Friday night last the Tuncurry Ladies' Auxiliary of the Red Cross Society organised a concert and dance at the Memorial Hall, when Dr. Earle…

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Man Seriously Wounded

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 9 November 1937 · page 4

On Saturday night last, at approximately 11 o'clock, Mr. Butterfield, who is temporarily in charge of Mr. A. H. Street's chemist's shop in…

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Rumination -- Review - Reminiscence. "The House That Hitler Built"--hitler Must to War, or Flee the Land His Rule Has Sore Oppressed--derivation That Represents Degeneration From the Complimentary to the Contemptuous--cause and Effect--the Grasshopper Pest Considered--bird Life Our First Line of Defence Civic Proposal Commended--public Parks and Gardens a Communal Asset

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 9 November 1937 · page 3

In a metropolitan paper last week I read a paragraph, contributed by a member of the Embassy staff of a Southern European nation, in which…

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The War Without End

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 10 November 1937 · page 3

"To-day when the Great War is still a dull rankle in our minds—and with Europe ready to simmer over with the clash of international affairs…

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The War Without End a Thought for Poppy Day

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 10 November 1937 · page 4

"To-day, when the Great War is still a dull rankle in our minds—and with Europe ready to simmer over with the clash of International affairs, we are…

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