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The wars & local soldiers, 1933

1,028 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 32 of 52

Returned Soldiers' Annual Dinner

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 August 1933 · page 6

The second annual dinner of the Newcastle sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League will be held tonight at the Terminus Hotel…

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Police Bullet Pedestrian Wounded Suspect Escapes Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 August 1933 · page 7

A bullet fired from a police revolver in the direction of a man suspected of having stolen a bicycle struck a pedestrian, Reginald James, 16, of Mitchell-road, Glebe,…

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Scouts Cheer Australians' War Dance Britishers' "Good Deed" Budapest, August 7

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 August 1933 · page 7

Scouts of all nations appreciatively cheered the imitation of the Australian aborigines' war dance, given by Australian Scouts, with their faces painted black, and…

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Annual Dinner Returned Soldiers Meet Activities Reviewed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 August 1933 · page 6

The second annual dinner of the Newcastle sub-branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League of Australia, held last night at the Terminus…

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Industrial News Northern Miners Management Committee Meets Opposition to War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 August 1933 · page 8

There was a full attendance of the members of the Northern Miners' Management Committee, which continued its deliberations at the Newcastle office of the…

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Citizens Excited Realistic War Conditions Japanese Manoeuvres Tokio, August 9

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 August 1933 · page 7

Three-day manoeuvres of troops have started in five Prefectures, including Tokio. Naval and aircraft units will attack,…

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"State of War" in Cuba President Declines to Resign Havana

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 August 1933 · page 1

In view of the disturbed conditions. President Machado has decreed a state of war throughout Cuba…

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Parlous Position Returned Soldiers to Meet SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 August 1933 · page 5

To consider what steps can be taken to deal with the "parlous position of unemployed returned soldiers, the disregard which is being paid to the Returned…

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State of War Declared in Havana President's Reply Proposal for Resignation (Australian Press Association.) HAVANA (Cuba), August 9

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 August 1933 · page 11

President Machado decreed a state of war throughout the entire island to-day. This startling announcement came while the people of Cuba and the United…

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Soldiers' Funeral Expenses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 August 1933 · page 10

The Prime Minister's Department has informed Mr. D. Watkins, M.H.R., in further reference to the request from the British Ex-service Legion of Australia…

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Premier and Returned Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 August 1933 · page 7

Sir,—It is rather a pity that the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League of Australia could not have obtained the services of one of the…

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War on Alsatians Graziers Renew Attack Make Ban Definite Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 August 1933 · page 9

"There is every evidence that the Alsatian is an instinctive killer, and the Grazlers' Federal Council cannot do otherwise than view the Alsatian and…

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Lessons of War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 August 1933 · page 4

Sir,—Having read with interest the address of the Very Rev. W. H. Johnson, Dean of Newcastle, to the ex-servicemen, on the lessons of war, it seems a…

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Fine War Story At Herbert's Theatres

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 August 1933 · page 10

THE WHITE SISTER, with Helen Hayes in the title role, is the main picture at Herbert's three suburban theatres this week…

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"War Is Wrong" World Learning Slowly Pacific Problems Biennial Conference Opens (Australian Press Association.) BANFF (Alberta), August 14

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 August 1933 · page 7

Sir Herbert Samuel, Chairman of the British group, at the inaugural dinner of the Institute of Pacific Relations to-night, said that slowly and painfully the…

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War Debts Resuming the Conversations Britain and America London, August 16

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 August 1933 · page 8

The Government announces that the United States has agreed to the British proposal that Sir Frederick Leith-Ross, Chief Economic Adviser to the…

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Limbless Soldiers Public Service Retrenchment Deputation to Minister Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 August 1933 · page 7

Protests against their retrenchment from the Commonwealth Public Service were made to-day by a deputation to the Minister for Commerce (Mr. F. H…

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Frozen Beef War Office Contract Australia Secures London, August 16

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 August 1933 · page 9

The Australian Press Association learns that Australian tenderers secured practically the whole of the War Office contract for 6000 tons of frozen beef for…

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Anti-war Movement "All Shades of Thought" Official Reply to Critics Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 August 1933 · page 11

The Anti-War Movement, in an official statement to-night, emphatically denies the statement made by Sir Arthur Rickard at a meeting of the Millions Club…

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N.Z. Tribute to American Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 August 1933 · page 10

Washington, August 17.—Paying a tribute to the Unknown Soldier of the United States, the New Zealand Premier (Mr. G. V. Forbes) visited…

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