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The wars & local soldiers, 1930

769 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 39

"Vague Phrases" French Fear of War Conference Held Up May Resume on Thursday (Australian Press Association.) LONDON, February 24

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1930 · page 7

In a leading article to-day, the "Daily Herald" says that if the Chamber of Deputies gives M. Chautemps a majority the French delegation to the Naval…

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"Pains in Head" Ex-soldier Before Court

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 February 1930 · page 8

"I'm a returned soldier, who won the Military Medal for bravery, and I had severe pains in the head yesterday," announced Herman Andrew…

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England's War Seer Daughter's Strange Story Twentieth Century Prophet

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1930 · page 9

Speaking quietly, but with passionate sincerity, a dark-eyed girl described to a journalist at Brighton (England) recently, how her father three years ago,…

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No Resistance Anti-Religious War Russian Christians Placid London, February 25

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1930 · page 7

In a further despatch from Moscow, the special correspondent of the British United Press, who is investigating the religions question in Russia, says that…

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Police Court Wednesday, February 26. (Before Mr. J. B. Gibson, S.m.) War Veteran's Lapse

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1930 · page 5

"I was awarded a Military Medal for bravery on the battlefield," said Herman Andrew Dignon, 41, showman, pointing to a service ribbon pinned to his coat…

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Welcome Home Wally Prigg's Return

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 6

The Kangaroos will reach Sydney on Monday, and thus will complete the world tour on which they embarked in August, 1929…

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War Books Reply to Ian Hay's Viewpoint

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 13

In a recent cable message from London, Major John Hay Beith (Ian Hay) is reported, in addressing a congregation of men in Coventry Cathedral, to have…

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Army Transport The Horse In War Changing Conditions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 12

On the last day of last year, No. 4 (Horse Transport) Company of the Royal Army Service Corps, now at Catterick, was disbanded (writes a military…

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"The Class War" Dean Sounds Tocsin Australia's Problem Need for Church's Mission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 8

"Our only hope is in a return to that good feeling which once existed between employers and employees, and an amalgamation of all interests, and of all…

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Method of Control Soldiers' Memorial Institute Management's Statement

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 5

Mr. T. E. Bubbins, Secretary of the Newcastle branch Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League, submitted to the Secretary of the Newcastle Memorial…

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Soldier Settlers Special Committee Sought SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 10

When the Legislative Assembly met this afternoon. Mr. Flannery presented a petition signed by soldier settlers on the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area, in which…

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'Should Be Sold' Soldiers' Memorial Institute League View

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 7

The president of the Newcastle branch of the R.S. and S.I.L. of A. (Mr. Irwin) sold to-day that every effort should be made to have the…

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Man Wounded Practising Shooting SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 March 1930 · page 9

Suffering from a bullet wound in his side, Rowland Vallis, aged 24, of Croydon, was taken to Sydney Hospital this afternoon for treatment. When…

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War and the War-books

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 March 1930 · page 4

THE publication of another war-book by a gentleman who does not like Australian soldiers, has focused attention for a moment on the war-books generally. Many of these are written by authors who, finding that a little strong…

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War Test Who Will Role China? Hankow's Peril Peiping

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 March 1930 · page 1

A straight-out fight to settle whether General Chiang Kai-shek (President of the Nationalist Republic) or Yen Shi-shan (Governor of Shansi…

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Labour Defence Army Returned Men's Resolution

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 March 1930 · page 7

The Manning Sub-brunch of the R.S. and S.I. League carried at its annual meeting a motion that the branch views with extreme disapproval the recent action of…

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Scullin Angry War Book Slanders CANBERRA

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 March 1930 · page 5

Reflections on Australian soldiers in several recent war books has aroused the anger of the "Prime Minister. Mr. Scullin…

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Civil War Developments In China Feng Visits General Yen Shanghai, March 1

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 March 1930 · page 7

Civil war developments in the past 24 hours are the disarming of a suspected regiment at Hankow by Government forces, and the issuance of orders to the…

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In Defence Honour of Australians War Book Attacked (Australian Press Association.) LONDON, March 1

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 March 1930 · page 8

The honour of the Australian soldiers is defended by Rev. P. T. B. Clayton, M.A., M.C., F.S.A., founder of Toc H. writing in the "Daily Telegraph,"…

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Soldiers' Institute

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 March 1930 · page 4

A great deal of Interest is being taken by Newcastle returned soldiers in the statement of the president of the R.S. and S.I.L. of A. (Mr. Irwin)…

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