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The wars & local soldiers, 1936

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Spanish Civil War Export of Arms Prohibited London

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 August 1936 · page 5

The Board of Trade has announced that all was exports to Spain are prohibited including aircraft, and all export licenses are revoked…

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Spanish War Rebels Kill Prisoners Aeroplanes From Britain London, August 15

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 August 1936 · page 15

It is announced officially that full agreement has been reached between the British and French Governments on the text of the French proposals…

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Neutrality at All Costs American Policy War Threats Denounced Washington (D.C.), August 15

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 August 1936 · page 15

Considerable political significance is attached by observers to a speech delivered by President Roosevelt in New York to-night…

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Soldier Settlers in Weethalle District Reply to Protest

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 August 1936 · page 30

Mr. W. P. Bruce, who headed the deputation to the Bland Shire Council, West Wyalong, asking that returned soldier settlers in the…

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War Planes 90 Machines on Order

The Independent · Monday 24 August 1936 · page 1

Following an appeal by the Federal Government to overcome the delay in aircraft consignment to Australia, the British War Ministry has…

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Military Enlistments Increase Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 August 1936 · page 2

In the first three weeks of this month 778 volunteers engaged in military enlistments, being almost three times as great as the average…

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Soldiers’ Golf Trophies Frank Dunne Digger Drawings

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 25 August 1936 · page 1

This is from “Smith’s Weekly: The Deniliquin branch of the R.S.S.I.L.A. is holding its Fourth Annual Diggers’ GoIf…

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Fear of War Bishop Burgman's Views

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 27 August 1936 · page 1

Criticising the defeatist policy that he believes is widespread in the world to-day, Dr. Burgman, Bishop of Goulburn, in the August…

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Stopping Spanish War Efforts to Make Peace London, August S5

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 August 1936 · page 5

Official efforts will ba made to bring about a cessation of the bloodshed that has been occurring in Spain. Attempts to do this have already been…

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Four-foot Soldiers Can Be Tough Guys

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 August 1936 · page 27

The recent death of Mr. Bigland, of Southport (Eng.), who persuaded the authorities to let him form the first battalian of "Bantams" for the…

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They Inherit £480,000 Legacy From German Soldier Who Served Britain

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 August 1936 · page 45

Because a young German preferred service in the British Colonies to becoming a soldier in Napoleon's army, 52 families of the village of Oberfell…

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Soldiers’ Golf Tournament

The Pastoral Times · Friday 28 August 1936 · page 4

The soldiers’ golf tournament will be held on the local course to-morrow. Generally the fairways and more particularly those upon which the mower…

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War on Rust

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 29 August 1936 · page 4

Rust was once the greatest enemy of the engineer, but tens of thousands of present-day motorists drive for years and are never troubled by the…

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Soldiers' Social

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 29 August 1936 · page 3

Readers are reminded that the usual card social conducted by the R.S.S.I.L.A. sub-branch, will be held in the Soldiers' Hall on Monday evening next…

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GOLF Soldiers’ Tournament

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 1 September 1936 · page 1

The annual soldiers’ tournament on the local golf links was held on Saturday under-favorable conditions both as regards the weather and course. There…

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Golf Soldiers' Tournament

The Independent · Thursday 3 September 1936 · page 3

The annual soldiers' tourament on the local golf links was held on Saturday under favorable conditions both as regards weather and course…

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War's Huge Cost

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 September 1936 · page 2

It is estimated by the London "Daily Mail" that the civil war in Spain has already cost £125,000,000 in damage to trade, commerce and…

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Mr. Hughes' Appeal "Next War May Be Here"

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 September 1936 · page 10

The Minister for Repatriation and Health (Mr. Hughes), in an address at a luncheon of the State board of the Returned Soldiers' League at Adelaide…

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News of the World (Continued) Murderess Who Fought in Great War As a Man

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 September 1936 · page 27

Her parents were executed by the Revolutionists because she had fought in the Czar's Army. NOT many women fight through a war…

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Civil War in Spain Estimated 80,000 Dead in Civil War

The Independent · Monday 7 September 1936 · page 3

An estimate of the casualties in the civil war in Spain, which has been in progress for seven weeks, is 34,00 killed on the Government side…

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