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The wars & local soldiers, 1938

231 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 8 of 12

Soldiers' Preference. (To the Editor)

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 28 June 1938 · page 2

Sir.—Would you please be good enough to allow me space to reply to the letter of Mr. Hicks. I quite agree with Mr. Hicks, when he refers to…

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Frank Clune in War Zone

Macleay Argus · Friday 1 July 1938 · page 8

Mr. Frank Clune is on No. 1 radio programme again, and next Friday, July 8th, he will give a second instalment of "Clune's Oriental Travels."…

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War Veterans Special Appeal for Funds to Erect Homes

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 1 July 1938 · page 6

In launching an appeal for the establishment of a War Veterans' Home, the Minister for External Affairs (Mr. W. M. Hughes) said:…

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Soldiers' Preference Act. Repeal or Amendment Urged

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 1 July 1938 · page 2

Thirty Councils have pledged themselves to seek repeal of the Soldiers' Preference Act, and fifty-eight others to support its amendment…

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Three Cheers For The Barbers. "War To The Last Razor." Reinforcements To Be Called Up

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 5 July 1938 · page 2

The price of haircuts is down—whilst the price of meals is up. The Wingham Barbers seem to be hard at it, and they will fight to the last ditch and…

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Chinese Commemorate War Anniversary. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 4

More than 500 Sydney Chinese met in Sydney last night to commemorate the first anniversary of the beginning of the war with Japan. The…

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Cost of War to Japan. Tokyo, 7738

Macleay Argus · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 4

It is estimated that the cost of the war to Japan during the first year was 430 million pounds. The Japanese army is still immobilised in North…

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Naval Secret Dreadnought Lost. War Incident Recalled Rear-Admiral's Adventures

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 8 July 1938 · page 4

Rear-Admiral H. D. Pridham-Wippell, C.V.O., who for the last two years has been Commodore of the Home Fleet destroyer flotillas, has…

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War with Japan. Stalin Making Ready

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 9 July 1938 · page 4

"I am a traitor to Stalin, but never to the fatherland," said the chief of the Soviet Eastern Political Department, M. Lushkov, in a statement to…

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War Veteran's Home Appeal. Legacy Park, Narrabeen

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 9 July 1938 · page 6

Question : What is "The War Veterans' Home?" Answer : It is a home designed to cater for the "burnt out" sailors and/…

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Post-mortems and War Pensions. Risks Run by Relatives

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 12 July 1938 · page 3

If a returned soldier should die in circumstances necessitating a postmortem, and that post-mortem reveals that he was suffering from a…

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War Gratuity. Soldiers' Life Policies

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 15 July 1938 · page 2
Also in Macleay Argus

Former members of the A.I.F. and naval forces who cashed their war gratuities and effected life assurance policies would be well advised to check…

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The War Minister's Future. London, 14738

Macleay Argus · Friday 15 July 1938 · page 4

Members of the House of Commons are again discussing the War Minister, Mr. Hore Belisha's, future as a result of a sensation caused in the…

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Soldiers' League

The Northern Champion · Saturday 16 July 1938 · page 1

Members of the Forster-Tuncurry brunch of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors' Imperial League held their monthly meeting at Tuncurry on Friday…

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L.g.a. and Soldiers' Preference Act

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 19 July 1938 · page 4

The Executive of the Local Government Association has decided to recommend to the Government that the Returned Soldiers' Preference of…

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War Gratuity Soldiers' Life Policies

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 6

Former members of the A.I.F. and naval forces who cashed their war gratuities and effected life assurance policies would be well advised…

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War Gratuity. Soldiers' Life Policies

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 3

Former members of the A.I.F. and naval forces who cashed their war gratuities and effected life assurance policies would be well advised to…

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Great Racehorse Man O' War--idol of the American Turf

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 4

Coloured folk called him "De mostest hoss in de world." To the racing fraternity he was known always as "Big Red."…

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Returned Soldiers and Defence Appointments. Melbourne

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 July 1938 · page 4

At the conference of Returned Soldiers' League members expressed indignation when it was reported that the Minister for Defence, Mr. Thorby,…

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