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The wars & local soldiers, 1932

1,068 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 30 of 54

British War Loan Over £1,000,000,000 Converted LONDON, July 17

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 July 1932 · page 6

It is estimated that over £1,000,000,000 of war loan stock has been converted at the Bank of England, apart from the Post Office holdings…

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Anzac Memorial for Sydney Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 July 1932 · page 8

The foundation stones of the beautiful Anzac memorial at the southern and of Hyde Park were set this afternoon by the…

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Motors and Motorists Painting Cars Changes Since the War How Science Has Helped

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 July 1932 · page 8

One of the problems that faced the world's leading automobile manufacturers some 14 years age was that of painting and varnishing motor-car bodies, the…

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De Valera's Tariff Bell Attacked in Senate Will Plunge Ireland Into Misery Land Annuties Payments Economic War Fears Dublin

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 July 1932 · page 6

Senator Sean Milroy who escaped from Lincoln Gaol with de Valera in 1921, declared in the Senate…

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Gripping War Epic Feature at Victoria Landing at Anzac

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 July 1932 · page 5

"If I should die, think only this of me— That there's a corner in a foreign field,…

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Anzac Memorial Foundation Stones Laid Sydney Ceremony "An Inspiration to Peace" SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 July 1932 · page 5

Before a crowd of 20,000, the Governor (Sir Philip Game), and the Premier (Mr. B. S. Stevens), to-day laid the foundation stones of the Anzac Memorial in Hyde…

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AFTERMATH The Broken Lullaby Tragedy of War

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 July 1932 · page 10

SOUL-STIRRING in its drama, The Broken Lullaby, to be shown at the Civic Theatre on Saturday, is an interesting and…

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Threat to Close Returned Soldiers' Camp Alleged Disruptionist Must Leave in 24 Hours

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 July 1932 · page 4

Unless a member of the unemployed returned soldiers' camp in Hall-street, Cook's Hill, vacates the camp within 24 hors front this morning, the officer in…

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Returned Soldiers' League Pension Claims

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 July 1932 · page 9

A number of matters of interest to Newcastle returned soldiers were discussed at the State Council of the U.S.S.I.L.A. in Sydney…

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Anzac Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 July 1932 · page 6

The Anzac ball, to be held early in August, promises to be the most successful function of its kind held in Newcastle under the auspices of the Returned…

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Returned Men Conference Next Month Decrease in Membership Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 July 1932 · page 8

The annual conference of the State branch of the Returned Soldiers' League will be held in Sydney next month. The annual report, to be presented at the…

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Two Boys Shot Both Wounded in Feet Clergyman's Son for Trial Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 July 1932 · page 7

When David Mahoney and William Burns, to schoolboys, were throwing berries on to the roof of a clergyman's house at Brunswick on June 12, someone fired…

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Great Conversion of War Loan More Than 50 Per Cent. Have Applied London

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 July 1932 · page 10

"We are now in the middle of the third week of the scheme, and 1,500,000 holdings, which is more than 50 per cent, of the whole, have…

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Little Republics Talk of War Bolivian Troops Leave by Train Paraguay the Enemy Las Pas (Bolivia)

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 July 1932 · page 10

A troop train filled with soldiers left here to-day for a destination announced as "interior of Bolivia" while the aroused populace of the…

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Armistice in Hall-street "War" Two Men Left Camp To-day League Prepares "Peace Treaty" New Set of Rules

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 July 1932 · page 1

Armistice has been declared in the war of Hall-street. It now only remains for the "treaty of peace" to be signed before the rumblings of battle, which rose to an ominous crescendo last night, die down completely…

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Soldiers' Preference Carpenters' Union View

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 July 1932 · page 8

The question of preference to returned soldiers, now operating at Labour Exchanges in accordance with recent directions by the Government, was the subject…

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Soldier Settlers Victorian Relief Scheme MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 July 1932 · page 5

Victorian soldier settlers are to be given five years in which to adjust their affairs, stated the Minister for Lands (Mr. A. A. Dunstan), in addressing the…

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Soldier Preference for Census

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 July 1932 · page 1

There is no immediate prospect of employment in connection with the taking of the census, according to a latter from the Acting…

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Returned Soldier Preference

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 July 1932 · page 16

A meeting of 130 unemployed carpenters at the Newcastle Trades Hall to-day decided to ask the Ministers for Works and for Labor and…

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Great Soldier Passes Viscount Plumer of Messines Thousands Line Route London

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 July 1932 · page 10

In the presence of bareheaded throngs, the funeral of the late Field Marshal Vicount Plumer, followed…

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