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The wars & local soldiers, 1939

1,160 stories in New England's papers · page 10 of 58

Reunion After 39 YEARS South African War Veterans Chance Meeting in Essex Inn By Air Mail) LONDON, April 1

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 17 April 1939 · page 8

Thirty-nine years ago Frederick Brignall and Geoffrey Shelley, nerving in the same company of the Essex Regiment, lay side by…

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"No War For Colonies" Declares German Consul SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 18 April 1939 · page 1

Dr. Asmis, the German Consul-General in Australia, who passed through Fremantle yesterday on his way to Germany, said he did…

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Anzac Services at Ashford

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 19 April 1939 · page 4

There will be a Combined Service in The Strand Theatre, at Ashford, on Anzac Day. commencing at 11 a.m. People are asked to be in their places…

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Anzac Day Arrangements for Celebration

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 April 1939 · page 6

Anzac Day will be celebrated at Guyra on Tuesday morning. A procession, in which the band, Light Horse, Red Cross and the Boy Scout…

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League Football Gatesold Cup Match Anzac Day paym[?] Referees

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 April 1939 · page 2

At the of the New England league Board of [?]ntrol [?] night it was [?]orted [?] England had…

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33rd BATTALION Participate in Anzac Parade Men Wanted For Signal Section

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 April 1939 · page 3

Members of the 33rd Battalion (Armidale units) will fall in at the Dumaresq-street Drill Hall at 10 a.m. next Tuesday for the Anzac…

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Scouts Peace In China's War Will Reduce Japan to Second Class Power Chiang Kai Shek's Statement LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 April 1939 · page 1

The Chinese officially claim the administrative control of 61½per cent. of nine provinces which the Japanese…

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Chamberlain Makes Statement Consulting Other Powers Gratified With Roosevelt Holland, Switzerland, Denmark Increasing Britain's War Resources LONDON

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 19 April 1939 · page 1

Replying to questions by the leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons, when Parliament met after the Easter recess, Mr. Chamberlain said:— His Majesty's Government has continued its close…

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Anzac Day

Guyra Argus · Thursday 20 April 1939 · page 2
Also in The Uralla Times

A combined Commemoration Service will be held in the Arcadia Theatre, Guyra, at 11 o'clock on Tuesday nornhig next, 25th April, and all are…

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Anzac Day Commemmorative Services Uralla & Kentucky Sacred Commemorative Services of Anzac Day Will Be Held at Uralla and Kentucky

The Uralla Times · Thursday 20 April 1939 · page 5

At Uralla, a combined service will be held in Hampden Park on Sunday afternoon at S o'clock. A procession will form at the bridge at 2.30 and…

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War Drill Training for Schools

Guyra Argus · Thursday 20 April 1939 · page 4

Instruction in first-aid, gas drill, and emergency work will be included in the curriculum for senior pupils at Stole schools…

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Russia, Spain, President Roosevelt Information Sought in Commons Statement by Foreign Minister 'The Silence of an Undeclared War' London

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 20 April 1939 · page 1

"If war ever came to the world it would so far as the people of this country are concerned only be because they would feel there was no other way of defending the causes and values which to them are…

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Anzac Services

The Inverell Times · Friday 21 April 1939 · page 4

Anzac services win be conducted by Rev. Arthur Edmunds in St. Andrews Presbyterian Church on Sunday next, as follow: 11 a.m., "Anzac—and…

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Children Are Heirs To Anzac Spirit

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1939 · page 3

The accompanying article was written by a man who was at the landing at Gallipoli, April 25, 24 years ago. The writer asks…

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Anzac Day Local Arrangements Impressive March Expected

The Inverell Times · Friday 21 April 1939 · page 4

The Anzac Day celebrations this year will be held on lines similar to that of previous years. The march, however, will be much…

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Graziers Alarmed Shortage of Packs During War SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1939 · page 3

Graziers are alarmed at the possibility of a shortage of wool packs and wheat bags in the event of a war. They have suggested that the…

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Associate Golf T.B. Soldiers' Cup Draw for

The Inverell Times · Friday 21 April 1939 · page 8

On Sunday next the competition will be an 18 hole stroke handicap. The winner of the combined grades will be eligible to play at Walcha…

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We Do Not Forget! Anzac Day

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 22 April 1939 · page 3

Tuesday next is Anzac Day. It is 24 years since the Australian troops made history on Anzac, and set the whole world wondering at the…

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ANZAC Observance in Glen Innes Memories of 24 Years Ago

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 22 April 1939 · page 4

Anzac Day. April 25, 1939, twenty-one years after the cessation of hostilities of the Great War—a war that was to end wars, a war which…

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