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The wars & local soldiers, 1932

1,068 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 51 of 54

War on Parasites Scientific Research in Canada

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 December 1932 · page 5

Through the cooperation and support of the Empire Marketing Board, the National Research Council of Canada, and other interested bodies, a new Institute…

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War Debts Suspension Not Approved Mr. Hoover's Message United States Congress (Australian Press Association.) WASHINGTON, December 6

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 December 1932 · page 7

In his message to the final session of the present Congress, the President, (Mr. H. C. Hoover) made only short reference to war debts…

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War Debts United States Replies Britain's Note Probably Reveal No Change in Policy (Australian Press Association.) WASHINGTON, December 7

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 December 1932 · page 11

The United States Government's reply to the second British Note requesting the postponement of the war debt payment due on December 15 was…

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H.M.S. Hawkins Ordered To Persian Gulf U.S.A. Refuses Time to Pay Reply to British Debt Note How the U.S.A. Views War Obligations No Extension After Dec. 15 LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 December 1932 · page 1

In vague terminology, America's reply to Britain's second note "hopes to make the payment easy," but refuses an extension of time for the instalment due on December 15…

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War on Unlicensed Radio Sets Maitland Cases

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 December 1932 · page 6

The campaign against users of unlicensed wireless sets has been transferred to the Maitland district…

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New Horror From the Air Powerful Acid for Next War London

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 December 1932 · page 1

A new acid of tremendous strength which the air force can Use to attack foreign territory has been perfected by a great friendly power…

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Soldiers and Christmas

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 December 1932 · page 7

Sir,—I see the poor old Digger who is likely enough to be doing a bit of work at Christmas time is about to help his fellow-Digger who is not. Good…

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Dole Fraud American Ex-soldier Fined SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 December 1932 · page 6

When charges at the Newtown Police Court to-day with having obtained the dole of false pretences, he being in receipt of an American Army pension. Ellis…

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Britain to Pay War Debts in Gold on December 15 Attaches Terms in Her Note America Says Cannot Accept With Conditions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 December 1932 · page 5

In her latest war debts Note the United States of America Britain at that she will make payment in gold of the amount due on December 15. The Note adds, however, that payment to be made on that…

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Britain Carries The War Debt Baby For The World How Other Powers Fared Difference of Millions Eloquent Figures by Chancellor French Ministry Threatened London

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 December 1932 · page 8

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Chamberlain) told the House of Commons to-day, that if Britain's war debt to the United Sates had to be settled on the same basis as that of France,…

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The War Debts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 December 1932 · page 6

Australia may not be expected to resume the payment of her war debts to Britain, but she is none the less vitally interested in the discussions…

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French Parliament Refuses To Pay U.S. on December 15 Government Defeat Certain Socialist Party Leaves Herriot Premier Will Not Form New Ministry Ex-soldiers Demonstrate Paris

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 December 1932 · page 8

The vote of the Finance and Foreign Affairs Committees of the Chamber of Deputies against any form of payment to the United States on December 15 has sealed the fate of the Herriot…

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Grand Chaco War Casualties Buenos Ayres

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 December 1932 · page 10

Cattlemen arriving her from the Grand Chaco region, rivallry an to the possession of which provoked a war between…

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Adamstown Council Meeting Rates Due on War Service Homes Federal Grant Sought

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 December 1932 · page 5

Adamstown Council met last night There were present the Mayor (Ald. Williams), and Ald. Batey, Bone, Bartley, Cameron, Dains, Haddow, Lloyd, and…

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News From The District Councils Rates Stop When Houses are Empty Sell War Service Homes Adamstown's Advice to Commission No Rates When Empty!

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 December 1932 · page 6

That the Federal Government be requested to sell the properties, to returned soldiers, cither by private negotiation or by…

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France Will Not Pay Government Resigns Over War Debts Adverse Vote in Chamber Exciting Scenes During Night-long Debate (Australian Press Association.) LONDON, December 14

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 December 1932 · page 7

The proposal of the French Premier (M. Herriot) to make the war debts payment to America on December 15, with reservations, Was defeated in the Chamber, of Deputies by 402 votes to 187, and the Government resigned…

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A Bitter U.S.A. Outburst Against France War Debt Interest Default "Has Less Excuse Than Others" Official Silence Until Actual Default 'Obligations As Scraps of Paper' Washington

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 December 1932 · page 1

Disappointed and confused by the insistence of the Herriot Government of France on a conference to discuss war debts, the United States Government may now (should France, Belgium, and…

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Wounded Two Boys Cleric's Son Ordered to Pay Damages MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 December 1932 · page 12

For wounding two boys, David Mahoney and William Hamilton Burns, of Brunswick, with bullets from a rifle on June 12, Arthur Gerald Sedsman, 18, a student, son…

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South American War Efforts at Mediation WASHINGTON

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 December 1932 · page 8

World support of a new plan to slop the unofficial but bloody war in the Gran Chaco between Bolivia and Paraguay, was…

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Christmas and Solidarity! the Sun Stop Press for "Class War" Prisoners Donations Sought

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 December 1932 · page 1

"This is not a belief in Christmas, but an action to prove our proletarian solidarity to all victims of the…

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