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The wars & local soldiers, 1934

486 stories in Murray's papers · page 11 of 25

Wounded Woman Speaks Dead Man Had Pestered Her Street Shooting Affray Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 8 August 1934 · page 2

Improving sufficiently to be interviewed to-day, Mrs. Jessie Melling, 32, who was seriously wounded at Northcote on Friday night by a man…

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“No Major War for 10 Years” Paris, August 7

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 8 August 1934 · page 3

Declaring that he was willing to guarantee that the nations need not fear another major war for 10 years, Mr. Lloyd George,…

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Crimean War Veteran. Death at 104. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 August 1934 · page 1

A Crimean war veteran, William Wilkie Freeman, who had lived in South Australia for 55 years, died yesterday, aged 104…

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Lloyd George on War Hindenburg's Forecast. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 August 1934 · page 3

Mr. Lloyd George, addressing the Welsh Eisteddfod to-day, said the right hand was on the sword. Patriotism had lost its reason throughout…

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[?] No Major War [?] Next Ten Years [?] George's Views Paris

The Independent · Friday 10 August 1934 · page 3

[?]that he was willing to [?]that nations had no war another war for 10 Lloyd George, M.P., in an…

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Opposition to War Baptist Congress Unanimous Setback for Nazis Berlin, August [?]

Border Morning Mail · Friday 10 August 1934 · page 7

Ten thousand Baptists attended the Congress to-day and applauded speakers who denounced war as unchristian. The Congress also adopted…

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10,000 German Baptists Applaud Denouncement of War. Censors Exclude Reference to Ill-usage of Jews. Berlin

The Independent · Friday 10 August 1934 · page 3

Ten thousand Baptists attended a congress here to-day and applauded speakers who denounced war as unchristian…

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Tabletop a Welcome Home

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 11 August 1934 · page 7

A pleasant function took place at the Union Hall when about 30 friends of Mr and Mrs. John Tynan, who were married [?] welcomed…

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Avoiding War Baptist Congress’ View Berlin, August 8

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 11 August 1934 · page 3

By an overwhelming majority, the Baptist Congress to-day carried a resolution in favour of an international conference of Christian churches…

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“Keep Germany From Flames” Appeal by Lloyd George. Danger of War. London, August 9

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 11 August 1934 · page 5

Mr. Lloyd, George, who in an interview with “Petit Journal” a few days ago, said he would guarantee that there would be no major war in…

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Man Shot Is Silent Street Corner Incident was Wounded in Leg SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 13 August 1934 · page 2

Arthur John Stanford 51 of Thomas street, Redfcan, was [?] at hospital last night for gunshot wounds in the left leg…

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Ex-soldiers’ Pensions Australia’s Big Liability Concessions by Commonwealth BRISBANE

Border Morning Mail · Monday 13 August 1934 · page 2

The report to be presented to the annual congress of the Returned Soldiers League which opens at Brisbane to-morrow will state that in response…

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After 32 Years Soldier Receives Medal for Service in Boer War

The Independent · Tuesday 14 August 1934 · page 4

After 32 years E. G. Foster, of East Gosford, a Boer war veteran, has received his medals from the War Office…

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Returned Soldier Dead in Hut

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 14 August 1934 · page 2

About 5.45 o’clock yesterday afternoon the body of a man named Charles Joseph Hartin, aged about 60 years, was found outside his hut in a…

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Returned Soldiers Conference at Brisbane Pensions Work and Defence Brisbane

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 15 August 1934 · page 1

At the annual Federal congress of the Returned Soldiers League -to-day it was decided to urge the Federal Government to consider the [?]…

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Ex-soldiers Age Quickly Farmers Are Told Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 15 August 1934 · page 1

At the Farmers and Settlers conference to-day a motion was carried that the old age pension [?]of 65 years be reduced to 55 years for…

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France and Germany “No More War” Between Them Ex-crown Prince Says Paris, August 15

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 16 August 1934 · page 3

The ex-Crown Prince of Germany. in an interview, declared emphatically that there would be no more war between France and Germany. “I will…

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Soldier Settlers Commonwealth Asked to Assist a Congress Decision ,Brisbane

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 16 August 1934 · page 1

The Federal soldiers’ congress today decided in view of the fact that soldier settlement was a repatriation matter and that great numbers of…

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Taxi Cab “War” 6d. a Mile in Sydney Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 17 August 1934 · page 5

A taxi-cab fare “war” has broken out in Sydney, where fares of sixpence a mile are being charged by hundreds of cabs…

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Digger’s Lonely Death War Hastened End Inquest Held at Albury Yesterday

Border Morning Mail · Friday 17 August 1934 · page 7

Sir. C. W. Swfney, District Coroner, at an inquest at the Albury Court-house yesterday found that Charles Joseph…

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