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The wars & local soldiers, 1937

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Saved Over £500,000 Bran Bait in Grasshopper War

The Independent · Thursday 9 December 1937 · page 1

Wheat crops and pastures, valued at from £500,000 to £1,000,000, have been saved by the poisoned bran bait campaign against grasshoppers,…

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Soldiers' Re-union at Mathoura on Saturday Evening Next

The Independent · Thursday 9 December 1937 · page 1

The annual re-union of the Mathoura sub-branch R.S.S.I.L.A. will take place on Saturday evening next at 8.30…

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Griffith Soldier Settlers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 December 1937 · page 31

A deputation representing Griffith subbranch, of the E.S. and S.I.L. made the following requests to the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Main):…

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Indigent Soldiers Treatment at Hospital

The Independent · Saturday 11 December 1937 · page 1

Under the above heading, in our issue of November 16, reference was guide to a discussion at the Hospital Board meeting regarding the…

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Mathoura Soldiers' Re=union a Happy Annual Gathering

The Independent · Tuesday 14 December 1937 · page 1

There was a large attendance at the annual Re-union of the Mathoura sub-branch of the R.S.S.I.L.A., held on Saturday evening in the Shire…

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Returned Soldiers' Assn. Annual Meeting Mr. A. H. McLEAN, PRESIDENT

The Independent · Tuesday 14 December 1937 · page 1

The annual meeting of members of the Deniliquin subbranch of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors' Imperial League of Australia was held…

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Wangaratta R.s.s.i.l.a. Comment on Anzac Day Observance

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 December 1937 · page 26

At the annual smoke social of the Wangaratta (Vic.) sub-branch of the R.S.S.I.L.A. the president, Mr. F. M'Donogh, urged members to keep the…

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War in Spain. Gibraltar Frontier Closed. GIBRALTAR

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 December 1937 · page 1

The insurgents have announced that the Gibraltar frontier will be closed on Thursday. It is expected that Franco's big push will follow…

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Hay War Memorial High School. Farewell to Headmaster

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 21 December 1937 · page 1

A very pleasant little function occurred in the Assembly Hall of the War Memorial High School on Wednesday (15th), when the staff and…

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War in Spain. Fighting at Below Zero. SALAMANCA

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 21 December 1937 · page 2

The rebels claim the recovery of the initiative on the Terul front, after a battle fought in a raging: snowsorm, at a temperature of ten…

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War Against Lightning

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 December 1937 · page 28

PROBING the hidden secrets of lightning, science has revealed some new, but very reassuring facts. A specially chosen forest in Prance was…

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War in Spain. Reported Loyalist Success. MADRID

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 24 December 1937 · page 2

The Government troops captured 12,000 prisoners, many heavy guns and piles equipment at Teruel. The attack is acclaimed as the first…

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Returned Soldier Visitors to Sydney Celebrations Auckland

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 December 1937 · page 5

It has been arranged to charter the liner Monowal to earry 650 New Zealand returned soldiers to Sydney for the 1938 celebrations…

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Christmas Tree For Soldiers’ Children

The Pastoral Times · Friday 24 December 1937 · page 1

Some happy hours were spent by 150 children of returned soldiers who were treated to a Christmas Tree at Lyceum Hall on Wednesday night by the…

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Historic War Medals

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 December 1937 · page 23

Although war medals are so numerous nowadays, it is doubtful whether "their origin and evolution ciro underlargey responsible for the Empire of…

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War in Spain. Position at Teruel Obscure. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 31 December 1937 · page 3

The position in Teruel is still obscure. The republicans claim to have defeated fierce insurgent counter-attacks, but the insurgents…

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