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The wars & local soldiers, 1934

486 stories in Murray's papers · page 15 of 25

Hindu Runs Amok Three Batchers Wounded Killing of Caws Causes Trouble CALCUTTA, September 17

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 19 September 1934 · page 1

Resentment against butchers of the Moslem army slaughtering cows, which are sacred to Hindus, is believed to have been…

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Preparing for Next War Protection Against Gas Attacks Red Cross Hints London, September 18

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 September 1934 · page 3

The British Red Cross has issued a comprehensive booklet which details methods for protecting the public during a gas attack. Apart from…

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Militarising Italy Children as Soldiers Mussolini’s Latest ROME, September 18

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 September 1934 · page 3

Cabinet, with Signor Mussolini presiding, to-day approved of a scheme under which the whole nation will undergo military…

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Double Shooting Man and Woman Critically Wounded

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 September 1934 · page 16

Found unconscious in a residence in Surrey Hills (Sydney), each with a bullet wound in the head, a man and woman were admitted to hospital in…

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What War Costs

Border Morning Mail · Friday 21 September 1934 · page 4
Also in The Corowa Free Press

In view of the alleged crisis in Central Europe. It is worth noting that although the human entity is born to trouble as the sparks fly upward, man…

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War Memorial Hall. Meeting of the Committee

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 September 1934 · page 4

The bi-monthly meeting of the Hay War Memorial Committee was held last night, there being present: Messrs J. Houston(chairman), T. F. Cook…

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Prisoner Pleads War Injuries “Military Record Shocking” Comments of Judge Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 21 September 1934 · page 4

Guilty of forgery and uttering, and of false pretences, George Laurence Fry, 48, of Hoddle street, Abbotstford, told Judge Macindoe in General…

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More War Memoirs Lloyd George’s Book Jellicoe Rebuts Criticisms London. Sept. 22

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 22 September 1934 · page 4

Lord Jellicoe, in an interview, regarding the criticisms of himself and the Admiralty which are contained in the third volume of Mr. Lloyd…

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Hospital Matron Appointment Approved Miss C. McAllister Board’s Unamous Choice Preference to Returned Soldiers’ Act

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 25 September 1934 · page 2

Miss Charlotte McAllister, Melbourne is to be the new matron of Albury District Hospital. The Hospital Board at a special…

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Soldier Settlers What Government Has Done Conference Is Opened Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 26 September 1934 · page 1

Opening the Soldiers Settlers’ Conference to-day, the Deputy-Premier (Mr. Bruxner) said that during the coming session the Minister for…

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War Condemned “A Disfiguring Blot” Lieut.-Governor’s Speech to Ex-soldiers SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 September 1934 · page 1

“We are still In the shadow of the Great War. and the advent of that, new earth to which many looted forward as the outcome of…

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Reparation Sought Swiss Demand Arouses Frenchman Echo of This War Geneva, September 25

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 September 1934 · page 7

While speaking at the meeting of the Council of the League of Nations to-day, M, Motto said that Switzerland claimed £2,000,000 in gold from…

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Local Government Important Resolutions Councils and Returned Soldiers GOULBURN

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 27 September 1934 · page 4

The Local Government Association Conference to-day agreed to a motion front Broken Hill that the Act be amended to give…

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What War Costs

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 September 1934 · page 28

Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Colubia University, and America's "unofficial statesman," told the "Sunday Despatch" that, with the…

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Returned Soldiers' Congress Motion to Admit Sons Unanimously Rejected. Sydney

The Independent · Friday 28 September 1934 · page 3

The State Returned Soldiers' Congress. to-day practically unanimously rejected a proposal that sons of sailors and soldiers on…

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Returned Soldiers. Support Defence Proposals. SYDNEY, Friday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 September 1934 · page 2

Addressing the annual conference of the Returned Soldiers' League, the president, Mr. L. A. Ross, said the League was. wholeheartedly behind…

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Returned Soldiers' League Holbbook Re-union Welcome to Duke of Gloucester

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 28 September 1934 · page 2

At the monthly meeting of the Henty sub-branch of the R.S.S.I.L.A., held on Tuesday evening (the president, Mr. H. A. Brown, in the chair)…

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An Appeal Funds for Returned Soldiers Graves Two in the Henty Cemetery

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 28 September 1934 · page 2

An appeal is being made by the members of the Heaty Sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' Association for the sum of £15 for the placing of headstones and surrounds on the graves of two returned soldiers in the Henty cemetery…

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Defence of Australia Government’s Policy Returned Soldiers Support SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 29 September 1934 · page 1

“The world’s peace is fraught with uncertainty, neverthekess the danger of war in my opinion Is not very great at the. present…

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