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The wars & local soldiers, 1932

1,068 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 37 of 54

Meat "War."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 August 1932 · page 4

Residents of the Earlwood district benefited by a meat "war" which was conducted by two rival butchers on Saturday. One establishment offered 5lb of…

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War History Conclusion Desired Returned Soldiers' Congress Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 August 1932 · page 2

The Returned Soldiers' Congress yesterday carried a resolution. "That the Federal Government be requested to see that. Dr. C. E. Bean's work as historian…

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War's Toll Broadcast by Mr. Lyons "Abolish Possibility" Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 August 1932 · page 6

Inaugurating a series of broadcast talks through Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide station on the League of Nations to-night, the Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons)…

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War Service Homes R.s.s.i.l. to Hold an Inquiry "Not Satisfied"

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 22 August 1932 · page 6

War Service Homes matters are to form the subject of an independent inquiry by the Returned…

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War Service Homes Inquiry Committee's Report Received

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 23 August 1932 · page 6

A number of concessions to War Service Homes occupiers, who are in financial difficulties, are contained in the recommendations of the War…

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Preference to Soldiers Important Ruling by Judge Albury Prosecution Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 23 August 1932 · page 1

A judgment of considerable importance to returned soldiers in New South Wales was given in Chambers…

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Plan To Stabilise Wool Industry on War Lines £30,000,000 Needed Federal Bills Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 August 1932 · page 5

A scheme under which the Commonwealth would finance the stabilising of the wool industry and…

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Combat Pension Cuts Returned Soldiers Cooperate SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 August 1932 · page 6

The Returned Soldiers' League and the Australian League of Ex-service Clubs have decided to cooperate for 12 months in order to present at united front against…

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Soldiers' Congress

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 August 1932 · page 4

In view of the fact that the Anzac Memorial will most likely be opened in Sydney next year, it is hoped by the Returned Soldiers' League to…

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Preference Act Breaches Soldiers Will Use Right to Prosecute Judge's Ruling

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 August 1932 · page 5

Newcastle sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League intends to wage a vigorous campaign in the…

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War Bursaries Restored

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 August 1932 · page 6

The Minister for Education (Mr. D. H. Drummond) has announced that the Cabinet has decided that the war bursaries originally granted to the children of…

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Reminiscences of Milk War Producers' Meeting

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 August 1932 · page 8

Reminiscences of the Great War were exchanged by the Raw Milk Producers at their meeting late yesterday afternoon. The…

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War Veteran Dies Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 August 1932 · page 10

Robert Bevill, a popular patient at the Randwick Military Hospital, who served in both the South African and Great Wars, died this morning from the effects…

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Helping Soldiers' Orphans Work of Education Board

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 August 1932 · page 2

Some Interesting details of the alms and the work of the Soldiers' Children Education Board are contained in a letter from the board, received…

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War Service Homes Commission's Report

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 27 August 1932 · page 8

Newcastle sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers League wishes to advise occupiers of War Service Homes that it has received a copy…

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Preference to Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 August 1932 · page 6

With regard to representations made by Mr. G. booth, M.L.A., on behalf of the Warner's bay branch of the Australian Labour Party, protesting against the policy…

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One Big Union of Soldiers? Non-political Clubs and League

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 27 August 1932 · page 3

The opinion that it would not be long before all ex-servicemen's organisations of a non-political character would be combined in the…

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"Passionate Call To The World" Anti-war Congress 2000 Delegates at Amsterdam Appeal for Unity Amsterdam

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 August 1932 · page 6

Described as a "passionate call to men and women all over the world to prevent war, which may break…

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Prevent War Passionate Call to World AMSTERDAM, August 28

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 August 1932 · page 7

Described as a passionate call to men and women throughout the world to prevent war which "may break out tomorrow and destroy civilisation," an…

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Distressing Case Shell-shocked Ex-soldier SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 August 1932 · page 8

A shell-shocked returned soldier was admitted to the Reception House yesterday after he had threatened to shoot his wife with a pea-rifle. The unfortunate man…

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