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The wars & local soldiers, 1932

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WAR Has it Commenced? Japs. Invade China. Fighting and Sea. SHANGHAI, Thurs

The Inverell Times · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 1

At 11.30 to-night approximately a thousand Japanese blue jackets and marines, with armored cars, machine…

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Japs. Invade Chinese Territory; War Imminent Lost Submarine. Search Continues. Divers Fail LONDON

The Inverell Times · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 1

The search tor the submarine M2, which on Tuesday morning disappeared in the English Channel, continues, but so far unsuccessfully…

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Delungra Doings Returned Soldiers League. Annual Meeting

The Inverell Times · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Local branch of the Returned Soldiers League was held on Thursday night when the following members were…

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Heavy Losses Fierce Fighting at Shanghai Cino-Jap War Truce Reported Signed United States' Attitude SHANGHAI

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 1

After the fiercest fighting ever witnessed at Shanghai an armistice is reported to have been…

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Political Speculation As to Lang's Future. Robbed of Takings Woman Wounded Assailants Escape BRISBANE

The Inverell Times · Monday 1 February 1932 · page 1

Mrs. Richard Stevens was mortally wounded by one of three armed masked bandits near her home, at Dutton Park, on Saturday night…

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War Echo Amazing Surgical Operation Glen Innes Man Now in Good Health

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 1 February 1932 · page 7

To have spent two months short of four years in hospital, while Britain's cleverest surgeons undertook to replace his forehead and portion of his…

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Britain's Policy. War Debts and Reparations General Cancellation Urged London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 3 February 1932 · page 1

In the House of Commons, the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Neville Chamberlain) declared that, the British Government's policy on…

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Drifting To War. Japan and U.S.A Strong Denunciation New York

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 3 February 1932 · page 1

The "Daily News" Tabloid newspaper, with the largest circulation in U.S.A. said to-day in a sensational fall page leader. "The…

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United States Drifting to War with Japan Sino-Japan. Hostilities Resumed Japanese Aggression SHANGHAI

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 3 February 1932 · page 1

Foreign intervention definitely failed to-day when the announcement was made by the local Japanese officials to Mayor Wu that…

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Soldier and Athlete

The Uralla Times · Thursday 4 February 1932 · page 2

Major Peter Redmond, licensee of the Byron Hotel, lnverell. whose death occurred at the week end, had a dislinguished militaryu and athletic…

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The Menace of a War in the Far East

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 4

Where the outbreak of hostilities between China and Japan will lead only time can tell. We know so little of the rights and wrongs of the case here in Australia that comment upon the grave situation, except in general terms, is impossible. Even the League of Nations Council which…

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Drifting To War. Japan and U.S.A. Strong Denunciation New York

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 2

The "Daily News" Tabloid newspaper, with the largest circulation in U.S.A. said to-day in a sensational full page leader "The…

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Famous War Houses

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 3

One probable result of the introduction of mechanical vehicles into warfare will be the abolition of the old custom of cherishing the memory of…

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War Victim Wound in Throat SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 1

Thomas Hillier, aged 42, a war invalid. was found dead in bed at Auburn yesterday with a terrible wound in the throat, inflicted with a razor…

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Digger Hero. Daring Exploits. "D'Artagnan of the War."

The Uralla Times · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 4

I found him first in my hut behind Armentieres, when I came down out of my balloon one morning" after a strafe on Commines railway station…

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SURRENDERED! Soldier Fights Losing Battle Sydney, Monday

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 4

Thomas Hillier, aged 42, a war invalid, was found dead in bed at Auburn, yesterday, with a terrible wound in the throat,…

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Returned Soldiers' League

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 8 February 1932 · page 2

Following are extracts from the report presented at the annual meeting of the Warialda sub-Branch of the Returned Soldiers' League:--…

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Sino-Japan Talk of Peace Acts of War SHANGHAI

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 10 February 1932 · page 1

Reliable reports state that the Chinese authorities approached the Commander in Chief of the British naval forces, Admiral Kelly, suggesting an…

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Germany's Reminder How to Avoid War Limiting Armaments Discussion at Geneva Geneva

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 10 February 1932 · page 1

Addressings the Disarmament Conference, Mr. Hugh Gibson, an American delegate, suggested the…

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Returned Soldiers State-wide Convention an Emmaville Suggestion

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 11 February 1932 · page 6

The annual meeting of the Emmaville sub-branch of the R.S. and S.I.L.A. was held in the Gymnasium Hall on Friday last,…

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