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The wars & local soldiers, 1938

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War in China Japan's Attitude to Peace Move Sydney

The Northern Champion · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 4

Tokio: Following a conference between the Premier and Ministers, for Foreign Affairs, the Army and Navy, the Secretary to the Cabinet issued a…

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British Greetings to Japanese Soldiers

The Northern Champion · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday. Tokio: The Domci Newsagency says the British Military Attache, Major-General Piggett, asked the Japanese…

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Modern War and Mechanisation. a Remarkable American Demonstration

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 11 January 1938 · page 3

Recent happenings in Japan and Spain have served to emphasise the fact that, in modern warfare, speed is a decisive factor, and to-day, all…

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Anzac Day Pass

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 12 January 1938 · page 4

Returned soldiers resident within the State will be provided with free railway passes to and from Sydney for the special Anzac Day celebrations…

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Mayoress of Port Macquarie Wounded

Macleay Argus · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 4

On Monday morning Mrs. Minnie Mowle, Mayoress of Port Macquarie was found at her home with a bullet wound in the head. Her husband, who…

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Anzac Day. Diggers' March in Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 18 January 1938 · page 3

Railway passes will be extended to all ex-servicemen living in New South Wales to enable them to attend the Anzac Day march and…

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Soldier Preference

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 19 January 1938 · page 6

Locally lately there has been some talk about the provisions of the Act giving preference in employment to Returned Soldiers; and from Sydney Morning…

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Anzac Celebrations in Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 4

All returned soldiers and sailors in the Kempsey district are advised to notify the Secretary of the Macleay Sub-branch, Mr. R. L. Walker, as…

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Soldiers' Pensions. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 4

The Minister for Repatriation, Senator Foll, announced to-day that in some cases in future soldiers' pensions would be regarded as permanent, and…

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Financing War. Franco's Way. Barter Method. Mineral for Guns. London, Jan. 18

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 22 January 1938 · page 4

General Franco's method of financing the war in Spain is to barter minerals for guns and aeroplanes from Germany and Italy, according to the…

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Spanish War Government Towns Bombed Sydney

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 26 January 1938 · page 2

Barcelona: It is officially estimated that there have been 76 raids on Government towns between Dec. 15 and Jan. 20, 32 of which resulted in 263 being…

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Soldiers Killed While Testing Explosives Sydney

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 26 January 1938 · page 2

Helsingfors: A big. explosion which occurred in the fortress during the testing of explosives is believed to have caused a heavy death roll. Several…

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Everlasting War of Nature

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1938 · page 6

Nature's seeming balance is main-tained only as a result of perpetual war between plant and plant, animal and animal. Some accident of…

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Transport of Soldiers on Anzac Day. A Huge Task

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 2

Arrangements are well ahead for the transport of the great gatherings of ex-service men from country districts to Sydney for Anzac Day, 1938…

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Russia and Japan. Probable Outcome If War Develops

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 3

The chances of a Russo-Japanese war are discussed by S. M. Teitelbaum in an article in "L'Europe Novelle." M. Teitelbaum says he believes that…

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Peace or War? Innisfail Medico Pessimistic. After Trip Abroad

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 6

Addressing the Innisfail Rotary Club on his impressions gathered during a tour of the Old World, Dr. Geaney said that he did not desire to be an…

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Transport of Soldiers on Anzac Day. a Huge Task

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 2
Also in Macleay Argus

Arrangements are well ahead for the transport of the great gatherings of ex-service men from country districts for Anzac Day, 1938…

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Japanses Losses in War. Tokyo, 3238

Macleay Argus · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 4

The Minister for War, General Sugiyama, informed the Diet that 20,000 Japanese had been killed in the Chinese hostilities to date…

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War in China 20,000 Japanese Killed. Sydney

The Northern Champion · Saturday 5 February 1938 · page 4

Tokio: The Minister for War, General Sugiyama, informed the Diet Unit 20,000 Japanese were killed in the Chinese hostilities to date…

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