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The wars & local soldiers, 1930

361 stories in New England's papers · page 8 of 19

War Songs May [?] Book

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 6 May 1930 · page 1

"Madamoiselle from Armentieres" and other favorite war [?] will be preserved for all [?] if effect is given to a proposal of the New south…

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Six Killed, 40; Injured In Factory Explosion. Returned Soldier Preference "Gratuitous Insult" Senator Daly's Resentment Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 6 May 1930 · page 1

Senator Daly, Vice President of the Federal Executive Council, saya that Mr. Gullet, Deputy-Leader on the Federal Opposition, is offering…

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Preference to Soldiers Mr. Scullin May Restore Clauses CANBERRA

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 7 May 1930 · page 1

It was learned this morning that there is a distinct possibility of the Federal Government going back on its recent declarations and restoring the…

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Restored! Preference to Soldiers. Mr. Scullin's Statement Canberra

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 May 1930 · page 1

When Cabinet met this morning Mr. Scullin put forward a suggestion for the restoration of full preference to soldiers, and all…

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Secret Societies Clash in Naura One Killed 14 Wounded MELBOURNE

The Inverell Times · Friday 9 May 1930 · page 1

A report has reached Melbourne that in a conflict between Chinese tongs, or secret Societies, in Naura, on April 13th, 18 Chinese…

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For Library Shelf Books Worth While. Latest in Fiction War and Prose. "Not So Quiet." The Latest War Book. Helen Zenna Smith's Experience

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 9 May 1930 · page 13

Helen Zenna Smith, an Ehglishwoman, has published her experiences about the war in a book entitled, "Not [?] Quiet...." obviously a companion…

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Rationing Soldiers! Federal Economy MELBOURNE

The Inverell Times · Friday 9 May 1930 · page 1

It is reported in Melbourne military circles that the Federal Government intends to economise in the Defence Department by rationing all…

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Soldier Concessions Rail and Tram Passes SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 9 May 1930 · page 1

The concession of rail and tram passes are to be reinstated to returned soldiers who are out-patients of Randwick military hospital. The concession…

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Preference to Returned Soldiers

The Inverell Times · Friday 9 May 1930 · page 4

The Prime Minister (Mr. Scullin) has done the honourable thing in restoring the preference clauses to returned soldiers in connection with…

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Soldier Settlers

The Inverell Times · Friday 9 May 1930 · page 4

At a meeting of the Inverell subbranch of the R.S. and S.I.L.A. on Wednesday, an expression of opinion was sought on the League's attitude…

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Returned Soldiers. Big Increase in Membership. Campaigning for More

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 9 May 1930 · page 4

At a meeting of the Armldale sub-branch of the R.S. and S.I.L-A., held at the Returned Soldiers' Club-room last night, it…

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Preference Restored to Returned Soldiers

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 9 May 1930 · page 4

The Federal Government has taken the only honorable course open to it in determining to? restore! full preference to returned soldiers. That things should be otherwise would be repudiation of the worst conceivable kind, and blacken Australia in the eyes of…

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From the Capital. War in Parliament. Pointed Explanations. Canberra

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 12 May 1930 · page 7

The war between the returned soldiers and unionists was continued in the Hosue of Representatives this morning. It is like the Chinese war, where they, knock, off for afternoon tea or call a truce when it rains, with a gentleman's agreement…

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R.S. & S.I.L.A. Monthly Meeting Appreciation of Women's War Work

The Inverell Times · Monday 12 May 1930 · page 4

At a meeting some time ago the Inverell sub-branch of the R.S. and S.I.L.A., Mr. P. Redmond moved that steps be taken to have…

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Red Cross Society Its Work and Objects Discussion by Returned Soldiers

The Inverell Times · Monday 12 May 1930 · page 3

At the meeting last week of the Inverell sub-branch of the R.S. and S.I.L.A., Mesdames Throsby T. Thomas, Cookson and E…

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Preference to Soldiers Industrial Conscription Labour Climbs Down

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 13 May 1930 · page 6

Caught red-handed in the very act of attempting to jettison preference to returned soldiers, the Federal Labour Government has been forced by…

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Oriental Fochs. Their War Methods. Weather Armistjces

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 May 1930 · page 15

The cable news during the week of a recrudescence of guerilla warfare in China recalled vivid memories to the Rev. H. S. Bailey, Chaplain of the…

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Tel-tale Inks. Tests in Crimea a War Spy Caught

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 May 1930 · page 14

In a lecture on "Tell-tale Inks," at the Horniman Museum, Forest Hul, Dr. C. Ainsworth Mitchell, the handwriting expert, gave his audience an…

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Preference to Soldiers. Industrial Conscription. Labor Climbs Down. Canberra

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 May 1930 · page 13

"Caught red-handed in the very act of attempting to jettison preference to returned soldiers, the Federal Labor Government has been forced by…

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The Private of the Buffs. (Some Sikhs and a private of the Buffs having remained behind with the grog carts, fell Into the hands of the Chinese. On the next morning they were brought before the Kotow. The Sikhs obeyed; but Moyes. the English Soldier, declaring that he would hot prostrate himself before any Chinaman alive, was Immediately knocked upon the head, and his body thrown on a dunghill.—The Times.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 May 1930 · page 14

LAST night, among his fellow roughts, He jested, quaffed, and swore, A drunken private of the Buffs,…

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