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The wars & local soldiers, 1938

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Sino-Japanese War Advance Held Up Chinese Claim Victories Japanese Contradict Assertions SHANGHAI

The Inverell Times · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 1

The eve of the Chinese New Year finds the Japanese attempt to close the 150-mile gap in the Tientsin-Pukow railway still a…

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Ghastly Air Raids at Barcelona Hundreds Killed and Injured Morale of Populace Not Affected People Throng Streets: Attend Picture Theatres Town Littered with Dead and Wounded Barcelona

The Inverell Times · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 1

Two terrible air raids were carried out by rebel planes on the city to-day. The casualty list is incomplete owing to the difficulty of identifying victims, and the dead are estimated at between 350 and 400, with injured…

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Voice of Youth Barbarism in Spain Withdrawal of Foreigners Appeal to League of Nations: War Materials to Japan Sydney

The Inverell Times · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 1

The first annual Australian Council of Youth Congress, which ended at Thornleigh last night, carried a resolution viewing with alarm the tremendous and needless destruction of life and property in the war now being…

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Bellringers War on "Canned" Music Gramophones in the Beffrey Money Scarce For Putting Bells In Order (By Air Mail.) London, January 15

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 7

Because no money is available for re-casting or re-tuning church bells many belfries in England are silent. St. John's,…

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Anniversary State Dinner Brilliant Function Speakers Refer to War Threat Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 1

The State Government dinner in the Town Hall last night was one of the most brilliant functions of…

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War Atrocities Must End France Determined PARIS

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 1

Premier Chautemps following the rebel bombing of Barcelona, announced that he and the Foreign Minister (M. Delbos) will ask all…

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Searching Questions In Japanese Diet Peace Terms Stated By Minister For War Tokio

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 1

Searching questions were asked in the Diet regarding Japan's intentions in China. The Foreign Minister, Count…

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Resigned German War Minister LONDON

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 3 February 1938 · page 1

All available information from Berlin confirms the report that the Minister, for War, Marshal von Blomberg, resigned before going to Italy last…

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Soldier Jacko

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 3 February 1938 · page 10

Down the dull, untidy street, Came the sound of music sweet, Ragged children shouting ran— "Here's the monkey organ man!"…

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Japanese Losses Chinese War 20,000 Dead TOKIO

The Inverell Times · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 1

The Minister for War General Sug[?]ama informed the Diet that 20,000 Japanese had been killed in the Chinese hostilities to d[?]…

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Eire and Britain Important Agreement Economic War Terminated Constitutional Position Still Outstanding. London

The Inverell Times · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 1

At least a three-point agreement, terminating the economic war, headed by a much wider reciprocal trade agreement than exists at present, coupled with the settlement of outstanding differences on annuities and defence…

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Sino-Japanese War LONDON

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 5 February 1938 · page 1

Rev. George Shepherd, Congregational Minister, and intimate adviser to Chiang Kai Shek, predicts…

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War-Scarred China to Inverell

The Inverell Times · Monday 7 February 1938 · page 4

"It is like a hideous nightmare. To think that months before, we strolled along a lovely and picturesque Bund, and then, suddenly, the days echoed…

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Piracy War Another British Ship

The Inverell Times · Monday 7 February 1938 · page 8

Latest details of the [?] of the British collier A[?] by [?] planes near barcelona show that the vessel sank in 11 minutes. The master of…

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Spanish War Rebels' Great Victory Denied by Government SALAMANCA

The Inverell Times · Monday 7 February 1938 · page 1

The rebels claim that the fighting on the Teruel front yesterday resulted in a major victory for their forces…

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Army's Ultimatum to Hitler Demanding War Changes "The Army Made You and Can Unmake You." Old Guard Ultimatum Also Purge Would Mean Civil War :: Herr Hitler Accepts General Goering's Advice. London

The Inverell Times · Monday 7 February 1938 · page 1

When Stephen Home, foreign editor of the "Sun-Chronicle" attempted to telephone from Berlin an account of Herr Hitler's purge, the telephone line was tapped by the secret police, so House came to London by air to…

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Returned Soldiers' Annual Meeting Warialda Sub-branch

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 7 February 1938 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Warialda Sub-Branch of the R.S. & S. I.L.A. was held in the Memorial Hall on the 29th ult. There was a…

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Wounded Man Police Investigating SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 4

Tho police are inquiring into the cause of the wounding of Gco. Duffy (37), who was picked up at a shelter shed in Dowling Street…

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British Steamer Followed by War 'Planes LONDON

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 9 February 1938 · page 1

The British steamer Peckham, bound from Odessa to Barcelona, sent a S.O.S. stating that she was being followed by warplanes on the…

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Followed by War Planes British Vessel's S.O.S. London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 February 1938 · page 1

The British steamer Peckham, bound from Odessa to Barcelona, sent out at S.O.S. stating that she was being followed by war planes on the…

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