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The wars & local soldiers, 1932

1,068 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 38 of 54

Soldier Preference and Walsh Island

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 August 1932 · page 6

Newcastle sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League received today from the Minister for Works (Mr. Weaver) a ful report of the…

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To Help Disabled Soldiers Hamilton Red Cross

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 August 1932 · page 4

In common with other branches of the society, Hamilton Red Cross is busy arranging functions for the purpose of obtaining its annual quota of…

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Masked Speaker Anti-war Congress AMSTERDAM, August 29

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 August 1932 · page 6

Fearing Fascist persecution, an Italian sailor addressed the Anti-war Congress wearing a mask. He passionately denounced Faseism. The Congress formed…

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War Service Homes Minister Denies That Report Was Rejected CANBERRA

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 August 1932 · page 4

Mr. J. Francis, the Minister in charge of War Service Homes, who returned from the country to-day, stated that the remarks reported to have been made by…

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Ominous War Manoeuvres Chinese Army for Manchuria Japanese Warships Sent to Shanghai Shanghai

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 31 August 1932 · page 1

A new outbreak of hostilities in Manchuria seems to be more definitely indicated by reports of…

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Burial of Former Imperial Soldiers

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 31 August 1932 · page 8

The Returned Soldiers' League has addressed a request to the British Government for a grant to be made to the League to give fitting burials…

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Returned Soldiers' Federal Congress

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 31 August 1932 · page 9

The State president of the Returned Soldiers' League (Mr. L. A. Robb) and the country vice-president (Mr. N. H. Todd) have been appointed the…

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To Be Repaid 4½ Per Cent. War Loan British Announcement (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, August 30

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 September 1932 · page 7

To-night's London "Gazette" contains an announcement giving notice to holders of the 4½ per cent. War Loan, 1925-45, that the loan will be repaid at par on…

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Preference to Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 12

Sir,—I wish to ask what becomes of a deceased soldier's discharge, 1s it handed down to next-of-kin, or probably to a brother-in-law? Notwithstanding…

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Singleton Soldiers As Actors Successfully Staged Journey's End

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 10

Journey's End, that great war play, produced by the Singleton subbranch of the R.S. and S.I.L., under the supervision of Mr. Rodge Carey…

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War Against Communists Federal Help for N.S.W. POLICE 53 Already Deported Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 3 September 1932 · page 1

The Commonwealth Attorney-General (Mr. Lathan) said, upon his return to Melbourne to-day, that the resources of his Department had…

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A London Letter New Buildings—Letters by Air—Beautiful Shakespeare Setting—War on Tuberculosis—Collecting for Museum. LONDON, July 19. Puzzles for Empire Visitors

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 September 1932 · page 5

Time after time, in the London streets, an overseas visitor—there are many in London just now—may be seen to pause, looking puzzled or surprised. He has…

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War Service Homes

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 September 1932 · page 5

The plight of returned soldier occupants of war service homes in the north, who were unable to keep up their payments to the commission,…

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Second Class Passes Limbless Soldiers' Request Review Action of Mr. Lang Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 September 1932 · page 6

The Premier (Mr. B. S. Stevens) has been approached by the Limbless Soldiers' Association to review the action of the former Premier (Mr. J. T. Lang), in…

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Limbless Soldiers First-class Passes Restored SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 September 1932 · page 4

At the conclusion of the meeting of the State Cabinet to-day the Premier (Mr. B. S. Stevens) announced that the Government had decided to restore first-class…

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Trafficking Alleged Returned Soldiers' Passes SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 September 1932 · page 8

When Leslie Peter McDonald was fined £1 at the Manly Summons Court to-day on a charge of having travelled on a tram without paying his fare, Frederick Hodge,…

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Returned Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 September 1932 · page 9

At the fortnightly meeting of the Abermain sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers League, presided over by Mr. A. Logie, correspondence was read from the Federal…

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Glass Tubes in Body Surgical Feat on Soldier Pension Reduction

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 September 1932 · page 1

An ex-Imperial soldier now residing on the Coalfields, whose life was saved, following terrible war injuries, by…

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British War Pension

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 September 1932 · page 8

The Secretary of the Newcastle Sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League was notified by the League Pensions Officer (Mr. E. A. Roberts) by telephone…

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Bread "War" Lismore Bakers Refuse to Reduce Price Householders May Act Lismore

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 September 1932 · page 9

The bread "war" in Lismore is gathering force daily. It is not a war between the master bakers themselves, but between the bakers and the public. The…

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