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The wars & local soldiers, 1933

1,028 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 25 of 52

Soldier Preference Appointment of Clerk Important Decision Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 June 1933 · page 6

A decision of considerable importance to returned soldiers was delivered by Mr. Justice Street in the Supreme Court to-day. The judgement was delivered…

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Economist's Plea on Eve of World Conference Nations Must Get Together Nationalism Versus Co-operatoin "Post-war Economics Have Failed" World's 30,000,000 Unemployed London

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 10 June 1933 · page 1

"No makeshifts or pious resolutions can rescue the world from its present economic barbarism. If the delegates to the World Economic Conference shrink from the courageous road, they might as well…

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War Debts Token Payment to U.S. British Proposal Decisions This Week (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, June 10

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 June 1933 · page 7

Yesterday's meeting of the Cabinet, which lasted for two hours, and at which there was a full attendance, was mainly engaged on the war debt question. It is…

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Preference to Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 June 1933 · page 6

Gloucoster Shire Council has been served with a summons issued at the inetigation of the local sub-branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' League, for not…

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World Conference The King to Open This Afternoon Meeting of 66 NATIONS To End "Economic War" is Object of Assembled Statesmen (Australian Press Association.) LONDON, June 11

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 June 1933 · page 7

With brief but fighting ceremony, the King will open to-day the World Economic and Monetary Conference, in which hopes are centred almost too ambitious for fulfilment. His Majesty's speech, which, by means of wireless, will…

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No Finality War Debts Payment to U.S. British Discussion London, June 12

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1933 · page 8

That the Government has not yet reached a final decision concerning the payment of war debt instalments to the United States is shown by the fact that…

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Soldier's Badge Checking Bogus Wearers Premiers' Discussion Other Subjects Considered MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1933 · page 7

The Premiers' Conference continued its sittings in Melbourne to-day. The first matter considered was a proposal brought forward by Victoria that legislative action…

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War Debts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 June 1933 · page 11

Sir,—On June 15, the United States Government will endeavour "to put the pressure" on the debtor nations to pay more instalments of the war debt, France,…

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Shotgun Fired Two Men Wounded Repossessing Furniture Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 June 1933 · page 7

William Haband and Harry McKeon of Harband and Company financial agents of Park-street, City, were admitted to Kogarah Hospital to-night suffering…

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East Maitland War Memorial

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 June 1933 · page 9

East Maitland Council is considering the removal to a new site of the Soldiers' War Memorial, which wan originally erected at a cost of £1500…

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Britain's War Debt Payments

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 June 1933 · page 6

FOR the past 12 months the question of the Allies War Debts to the United States has been the subject of a political manoeuvre in which the world's needs were subordinated to local politics. It will be remembered that during the closing months of the…

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War on Lightless Bicycles

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 June 1933 · page 5

Although Waratah Council's recently-instituted campaign against cyclists riding at night without lights resulted in the issuing of a…

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"End the War on Money" Economic Delegates State Their Views London

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 June 1933 · page 8

A cold and graveyard atmosphere prevailed at the Economic Conference to-day. Only the colored delegates were…

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War Debts Reference at Conference Mr. Macdonald "Must Be Settled Without Delay" (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, June 12

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 June 1933 · page 8

Referring to war debts in the course of his opening speech at the World Economic Conference to-day, the Prime Minister (Mr. Ramsay MacDonald) said that the…

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Of New South Wales London Stages Intense War Debts Drama A Day of Great Excitement Roosevelt Makes a New Offer Is Appealing to People Over Congress £2,000,000 As "Token" Payment London

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 June 1933 · page 1

Not for many years has a political crisis been so charged with dramatic intensity as it was in London this evening during the hours which followed the leakage of the news that President Roosevelt had agreed to accept £2,000,000 as a "token" payment for Great Britain's next instal-…

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Roosevelt Agrees to Discuss War Debt War Debt Revision Invitation to Washington Why the "Token" Sum Was Paid Chancellor Speaks of the European Peril Opposition to Repudiation London

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 June 1933 · page 1

In acknowledging receipt of Great Britain's £2,000,000 "token" payment—an acknowledgement of the war debt pending a final settlement—President Roosevelt has suggested that she send representatives…

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War Debts Negotiations with U.S.A. Partial Payment No Definite Statement (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, June 13

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 June 1933 · page 7

Owing to a technical difficulty in communication between London and Washington, the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Neville Chamberlain) was unable to make…

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Maitland Soldiers' Club Progress

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 June 1933 · page 14

Excellent progress has been made by Maitland District Sailors. Soldiers and Citizens' Club since its reorganisation early in the year…

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War Service Homes

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 June 1933 · page 2

Claiming that the tenant had not paid his rent for three months, Francis Vere Thompson, acting for the War Service Homes Commissioner,…

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Anti-war Meeting at Islington Park

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 June 1933 · page 2

An anti-war demonstration will be held at Islington Park on Sunday, when many prominent men in the A.L.P. and industrial movement will…

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