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The wars & local soldiers, 1932

178 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 9

War on Wild Ducks Damage to Rice Crops

The Independent · Tuesday 31 May 1932 · page 1

The rice growers of the Murrumbidgee irrigation area are out to wage war against the wild duck. Failing to get the Government to lift the…

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Shall It be Civil War? (Reprinted from "The Bulletin")

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 9 June 1932 · page 6

Do the majority of the electors of N. S. Wales want a rebellion against the Commonwealth? Do they want a Trades Hall capital…

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Hay War Memorial Committee. Arrangements for Governor's Visit

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 June 1932 · page 5

The Hay War Memorial Committee met on Wednesday night. There were present: Messrs. R. H. Patterson (president), Cook, Freeland, Game…

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The War Memorial Hall. a Description of the Building

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 June 1932 · page 5

The Hay War Memorial Hall at long last, is about to be officially opened. On Wednesday evening, 15th inst., his Excellency the Governor of…

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Soldier Settlers and Crown Tenants. To Get Benefit of Moratorium. SYDNEY, Tuesday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 June 1932 · page 1

The Secretary of the Country Party, Mr. Munro, has received an intimatimation from Colonel Bruxuer that the Government had decided to…

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Returned Soldiers Discuss the Altered Arrangements. Queen to Be Crowned After Entertainment

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 14 June 1932 · page 2

The matter of the Governor's visit occupied a good deal of time at last night's meeting of the Hay sub-branch of the R.S.S.I.L.A. The…

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The Governor at Hay. Official Opening of War Memorial Hall His Excellency Greeted with Splendid and Loyal Enthusiasm. Great Gathering at Civic Reception and Crowded House at Dramatic Performance

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 June 1932 · page 2

His Excellency the Governor, accompanied by Lady Game, and his private secretary, Mr. Budge, came to Hay, on Wednesday's train at the…

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A Bread War!

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 18 June 1932 · page 1

Following the reduction of the price of bread to 3½d a large loaf in a Footscray dairy produce shop, which is being supplied with bread by bakers of…

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Soldiers’ Gardens. Deputation to Council

The Pastoral Times · Friday 24 June 1932 · page 4

A deputation interviewed Murray Shire Council on Thursday and suggested that the Soldiers’ Memorial Gardens at Mathoura be put in order…

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Origin of Name "Anzac."

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 28 June 1932 · page 4

The name of "Anzac" was coined in Cairo. In the first volume of the "Official History of Australia in the War" Captain C. E. W. Bean gives the full…

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Hay War Memorial Committee

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 28 June 1932 · page 4

The Hay War Memorial Committee met on Friday night. There were present: Messrs: R. H. Patterson, president; Johnston, Lincolne, Howatson…

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Captain Jacka's War Medals

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 June 1932 · page 3

At a social evening, which will be held by the St. Kilda Army and Navy Club on July 4, Mrs. Albert-Jacks will present to the club the…

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Germany Abandons Claim for Excision of War Guilt Clause. Lausanne, Later

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 July 1932 · page 2

Germany has officially abandoned the war guilt clauses as previously demanded for the settlement. This was due to France's intractability…

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War on British Ships. Foreign Menace Exposed. P. and O. Chairman's Appeal

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 July 1932 · page 1

Appealing to Britons in the Homeland and the Dominions to stand by British shipping, which was now fighting with its back against the wall, the…

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Hay War Memorial High School. Welcome Social to Wagga Team. an Excellent and Varied Entertainment

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 12 July 1932 · page 2

By the train reaching Hay, at 4 p.m., on Monday, llth July, a team of athletes, consisting of 25 boys and 24 girls, from the Wagga High School,…

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Tobacco Cutting War Racketeering Methods Used Melbourne

The Independent · Friday 15 July 1932 · page 1

A remarkable statement was made to-day by the acting President of the Detail Tobacconists' Association (Mr. K. Benjamin) with regard to, the…

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Bishop Declines Invitation to Attend Anzac Memorial Meeting. Group Statuary Objected to Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 16 July 1932 · page 3

A sensation has been caused by the Catholic Coadjutor Bishop of Sydney, the Most Rev. Michael Sheehan, declining to be present at the laying…

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A Cobar Tragedy. Badly Wounded Woman Lies 36 Hours in Cold and Rain. Cobar

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 16 July 1932 · page 1

A middle-aged woman was found near Meryula Station, yesterday, alive, after having lain for at least 36 hours in the bitter cold and rain. An…

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Soldiers' Social Helpers Entertained Mathoura

The Independent · Tuesday 19 July 1932 · page 4

The local branch of the R.S. and S.I.L.A. held a social evening in the Council Chamber on Friday last to which members' wives and families…

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Anzac Memorial. Foundation Stones Laid. Huge Crowd Witness Hyde Park Ceremony. Sydney, Wednesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 July 1932 · page 1

In the presence of a huge crowd, the Governor, Sir Philip Game, and Premier Stevens, laid the foundation stones of the Anzac Memorial, in Hyde…

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