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The wars & local soldiers, 1937

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Anzac Day Local Celebrations

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 29 April 1937 · page 2

That Anzac Day is losing nothing of its significance and solemnity in the minds of local people was very evident in the local ceremonies…

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Mathoura News Thursday. Anzac Day

The Pastoral Times · Friday 30 April 1937 · page 4

The Anzac Day celebrations at Mathoura were held in the Memorial Gardens on Sunday afternoon and drew a record crowd. Many visitors attended…

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Women's Ways Anzac Day, 1937

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 April 1937 · page 3

The flood gates of memory burst open on Anzac Day and we lived again in the past. Our minds turned from the future and dipped into the…

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Double Headed War Taxation

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 April 1937 · page 10

THERE should be a whole-hearted "hear, hear" to the comments of the secretary of the New South Wales Taxpayers' Association in regard to…

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Dust As War Weapon

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 April 1937 · page 38

With all the talk of rearmament that is going around—and the vast sums which are to be spent in order to ensure the safety of Great Britain…

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Anzac Day Impressive Service at Henty Address by Mr. A. J. NEWNHAM

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 30 April 1937 · page 5

In commemoration of Anzac Day a special service was held in the Henty School of Arts on Sunday afternoon, commencing at 3.30 o'clock. The hall…

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Anzac Heroes on Parade Memories of 22 Years Ago Stirring Marches Throughout Australia

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 April 1937 · page 12

ANZAC Day, celebrated in brilliant sunshine, was observed on Sunday in every Australian community, at home and abroad. The day marked the 22nd anniversary of the landing of the Australian and New Zealand troops…

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Evacuation a Memory of War Years

The Pastoral Times · Friday 30 April 1937 · page 2

THIS day conjures up a host of memories. Two things stand out most vividly—the Landing and the Evacuation. From the day our boys had…

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War in the East China Awakens Into a Fighting Power

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 April 1937 · page 30

Years ago, men talked about the Yellow Peril. To-day that peril is becoming a reality. China could put five million men into the field at a…

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Service at Albury Memorial 200 Diggers in March Warning Against War

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 April 1937 · page 12

At Albury on Sunday morning 200 Diggers marched with the Albury Band, the 40th Battery, Wodonga Light Horse, Albury Scouts and…

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Th African War Memorial [?]Nicipal Council Agrees to Removal an Animated Debate

The Independent · Friday 30 April 1937 · page 3

The Municipal Council meeting on Tuesday evening the Town (Mr. W. R. Tate) made reference in his report to the advisa[?] removing the South African War Memorial from the Inter[?] Cressy and Edwardes streets. Ald Matthews strongly…

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War in Spain. Basque Capital Sacked. Successful Rebel Air Raid. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 30 April 1937 · page 1

Guernica, the ancient Basque capital, was reduced to blazing ruins and hundreds were killed by an air raid which lasted three and a half hours…

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Overseas News War in Spain. Sacking of Guernica. Very Contradictory Statements. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 30 April 1937 · page 2

The air raid on the ancient capital of Guernica has aroused indignation in public and official circles throughout Europe…

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Returned Soldiers' Re-union Corowa Sub-branch Entertains

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 April 1937 · page 2

The Annual Re-Union Dinner of the Corowa Sub-Branch of the R.S.S.I.L.A., which is usually held on the evening of Anzac Day, was held in…

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Anzac Commemoration "Lest We Forget" Balranald's Impressive Celebration

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 1 May 1937 · page 2

The twenty-second annual commemoration of Anzac Day took place at Balranald on Sunday last, and proved to be one of the most successful and…

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The Toll of War

The Independent · Tuesday 4 May 1937 · page 2

According to Mr. C. W. Graham, Commissioner of the New South Wales Red Cross Society, who addressed a meeting of the Albury…

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Basque Victory Rebels Flee in Disorder Many Dead and Wounded London, May 2

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 4 May 1937 · page 2

The Basques had a signal victory over the Rebels' third Italian force, which was first halted and then forced back by another…

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Slashed with Razor Man Wounded on Face and Arms Woman Charged With Maliciously Wounding

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 4 May 1937 · page 1

A sensational razor-slashing incident in a bedroom of the hotel at Conargo early yesterday morning resisted in a man named Frederick Smith being taken to Deniliquin Hospital suffering from wounds on the side of the face and arms, and the arrest of a…

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Overseas News War in Spain. Rebel Cruiser Sunk. 600 Lives Lost

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 4 May 1937 · page 2

Six hundred members of the crew of 800 are believed to have perished when the Spanish rebel cruiser Espana was sunk by two bombs…

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Barcelona Quiet After Faction Clash 100 KILLED; 250 Wounded London, May 5

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 5

Although Barcelona is outwardly peaceful following the formation of a provisional government representing all parties, contending factions…

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