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The wars & local soldiers, 1931

983 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 50

Free Tram Travel For Workless Diggers Anzac Day Parade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 April 1931 · page 8

Unemployed Diggers who wish to participate in the Anzac Day parade will be granted free travelling facilities, in accordance with a decision reached by the…

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Anzac Day Programme for Saturday United Service Street March Preparations

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 April 1931 · page 4

Arrangements for the Anzac Day ceremonies next Saturday have been planned on a bigger scale than for any previous year. Twenty-nine separate units will take part in the procession,…

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Newcastle Programme For Anzac Day Celebrations Next Saturday Bought a Baby for a Florin Used It As Aid to Begging Couple Sentenced London

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 April 1931 · page 4

Evidence in the Chichester Court when Henry and Marv Bidwell were sentenced to 28 days for exposing their child so as to cause suffering,…

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Returned Soldiers' League Charges Police Constable False Representation Alleged Muswellbrook Case

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 April 1931 · page 1

Charged with having falsely represented himself to be a returned soldier, Constable Harold Douglas Kenny, of…

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New Site Proposed for Soldiers' Memorial Move by Citizens' Association Opposite Town Hall

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 April 1931 · page 2

The Newcastle Citizens' Association has declared to ask the Returned soldiers' League and the united service club to co-operate with it in a request…

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On Anzac Day Northumberland Tourney Hamilton Finals

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 April 1931 · page 8

The Northumberland tournament will finish on Saturday next at Maitland if weather permits. The Sydney players in the finals and semi-finals have been…

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Spirit of Legacy Meeting at Newcastle Inspiring Address Helping Soldiers' Children

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 April 1931 · page 4

"The idea of Legacy goes right back to the trenches. We made an unspoken compact with our comrades that those who survived would stand by the…

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Returned Soldiers' League

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 April 1931 · page 7

One of the matters to be dealt with at a special meeting of Wallsend Sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League and its Ladies' Auxiliary, called for to-night, is…

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Abermain Returned Soldiers' League

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 April 1931 · page 7

A meeting of the Abermain Sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League was held on Monday evening. At the request of the President, all present stood in…

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Anzac Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 April 1931 · page 13

Sir,—Now that Anzac Day is approaching, and there is so much fuss being made, allow me the space to express my disgust. In memory of those we loved…

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Cessnock Anzac Day Returned Soldiers' March

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 April 1931 · page 11

Arrangements have been completed by the Cessnock sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League for a fitting celebration of Anzac Day. A combined service will…

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Hotels and Anzac Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 April 1931 · page 8

The usual arrangements have been made between the Returned Soldiers' League and the United Licensed Victuallers' Association, whereby hotels throughout the…

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Anzac Day Kurri School Celebration

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 April 1931 · page 8

At the Kurri school to-day Anzac Day was commemorated, when suitable reference to the occasion were made by the teachers of each class…

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Anzac Day Big Parade To-morrow Diggers to March Commemoration Services

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 April 1931 · page 4

Resolved that the passing year will neither dim the memory of Anzac. norrob the name of its significance, the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Association is…

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Anzac Spirit Will March Wet or Fine Alternate Programme Town Hall Obtained for Service

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 April 1931 · page 8

Emulating the spirit of the A.I.F., who "never dropped a scheduled stunt because of rain," Newcastle Returned Soldiers' League is determined to carry out to-morrow's Anzac Day programme, wet or fine…

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£32,000,000 War Defences General's Warning

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 April 1931 · page 15

Brigadier-General F. P. Crozier, speaking on "Problems of Peace," in the Connaught Hall, Newcastle, on Saturday night (says the Newcastle Weekly Chronicle"…

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Newcastle Anzac Day Procession Will Be Held: Wet or Fine LABOR M's.P. Curious About the Ex-king Hints of Trotsky's Exclusion London Reception London

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 April 1931 · page 8

The Home Secretary (Mr. Clynes) told Mr. R. Morley (Labor) in the House of Commons to-day that no…

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The Minister for Marine Hoists His Own Flag Comic Opera War Preparing Portuguese Armada Sets Sail "Weather Permitting" Lisbon

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 April 1931 · page 8

Weather permitting war will Probably open between a Portuguese expeditionary force and the Madeira rebels on the Island of…

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Their Tent Collapsed During Night Soldier's Family's Plight

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 April 1931 · page 7

The pitlable sight of a man, his wife and three young children, drenched to their skin, met Alderman Davies, secretary of the…

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Anzac Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1931 · page 6

Anzac Day, which is forever linked with the story of the Australian landing on Gallipoli, but which has come to be the central point for memories…

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