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The wars & local soldiers, 1931

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Soldier Settlers' Rates Interest May Be Reviewed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 November 1931 · page 12

Answering resolutions which were adopted at the recent soldier settlers' conference in Sydney, the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dunn) stater that the…

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Soldier Settlers at Young Sydney, Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 6 November 1931 · page 2

Soldier settlers at Young are said to be in sore straits, being faced with the prospect of no apple or prune crops…

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The Great World Around Us ITEMS About Important Figures and Events GLEANINGS From Leading British and American Papers U.s.a.'s New Mind War Debts May Be Revised

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 November 1931 · page 27

World events, according to the verdict, of the best observers in Washington, cables our Correspondent, are moving with great speed towards the…

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"Bad War Books"

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 November 1931 · page 8

"WHAT will be the effect on the rising generation after reading some of this war literature?" Such is a line taken from an article on…

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At the War Memorial High School

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 13 November 1931 · page 2

Armistice Day was observed at the Memorial High School in a manner that is likely to remain in the students' memory…

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Soldier Settlers in Desperate Straits Young Fruit Crop Fails

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 November 1931 · page 27

With no returns coming from the prune pool, and faced with prospects of no apple or prune crops next year, owing to destruction by thrips, soldier…

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Returned Soldiers' Dinner

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 13 November 1931 · page 2

The annual re-union dinner of the Hay sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League was held in the Athenaeum on Wednesday night, and…

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Hay War Memorial Hall Second Lot of Tenders

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 17 November 1931 · page 2

The Committee of the Hay War Memorial met on Friday night. There were present: Messrs. Patterson (president), Game, Lincolne,…

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War in Manchuria Chinese Resist Attack Shanghai, November 14

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 November 1931 · page 15

The latest report regarding the Japanese bombardment of the Chinese lines on the Nonni River, in northwest Manchuria, is that the Chinese…

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"Man Who Ended the War" Captured Plans London, November 15

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 November 1931 · page 15

Because he captured German of the Hindenburg line of defences, the "Sunday Express" describes Lieutenant E. J. Rollings, now a sergeant of…

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Soldier Settlors at Bidgeemia

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 November 1931 · page 3

Bidgeemia farmers comprise largely soldier settlers, and the type of fanning carried out is excellent, stated Mr. Bartlett in his report. The district…

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Mayor of Echuca Wounded

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 November 1931 · page 46

The Mayor of Echuca (Cr. James Kennedy) went into a garage at the rear of his home in Francis street on Saturday afternoon to prepare for a…

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War in Manchuria Reoccupying Tsitsihar Shanghai, November 21

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 November 1931 · page 15

The Nanking Government sent a vigorous protest to Tokio to-day regarding the reoccupation by Japanese troops of Tsitihar, in North-western…

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The China-japanese Trouble Chinese Attack Japanese. Possible Declaration of War Shanghai

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 November 1931 · page 1

Fighting broke out between the Chinese and Japanese troops, between Chuluiho and Hsinmintun. The battle was continued until late last night…

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Hay War Memorial Committee Accept Tenders for Erection of Hall

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 1 December 1931 · page 4

The Hay War Memorial Committee met on Friday night. There were present: Messrs. Patterson (president), Houston, Rushton, Johnston…

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War Debts and Common Sense

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 3 December 1931 · page 4

"There must be many, who, like me," said the Hon. Alexander Shaw, director of the Bank of England, "can see no hope of relief…

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War in Manchuria Proposed Neutral Zone Shanghai, November 28

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 December 1931 · page 14

The Nanking Government officially announced to-day that it had sent a cable message to Paris accepting the proposal of the Council of the League…

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President Hoover and War Debts. Washington

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 11 December 1931 · page 2

Declaring that debtor nations cannot pay, President Hoover asked Congress to provide for temporary adjustments in the war debts. He…

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War in Manchuria Shanghai, December 12

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 December 1931 · page 15

It is learned on good authority that the Japanese authorities at Mukden are considering the despatch of one arid a half more divisions of troops to…

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War Debts Moratorium Extension Would Aid Australia

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 December 1931 · page 16

The proposal made by President Hoover for an extension of the war debt moratorium for a further period of 10 years, if accepted, will result in…

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