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The wars & local soldiers, 1933

1,028 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 42 of 52

Returned Men Public Service Seniority Request Not Granted Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 October 1933 · page 6

The Federal Government has potified the Returned Soldiers' League that it cannot accede to the League's request that returned men who had lately been placed…

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Bullet in Cheek Sydney's Mystery Shooting Florist Wounded Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 October 1933 · page 7

Peculiar circumstances are associated with the wounding of a florist, Vincent Bede Monahan, 45, who has informed the police that he was attacked by an…

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Miners Pledge Against War Trades Hall Meeting

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 16 October 1933 · page 7

A pledge to do all in its power to frustrate attempts to plunge the world into another world war" was taken by the Northern…

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Against War President Roosevelt Speaks WASHINGTON, October 13

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 October 1933 · page 7

President Roosevelt said in an address to the nation on Friday night: "No threat to world peace emanates from the United States, for we are overwhelmingly…

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"Germany Does Not Desire War" "Act As Gentlemen" Cologne

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 16 October 1933 · page 1

Addressing 100.000 people at Himmerich to-day, the Minister for paganda (Dr. Goebbels) reiterated that Germany did not desire war…

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Amazing Memory of Soldier Put It to the Test London

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 16 October 1933 · page 6

A remarkable story of a soldier's memory was told Dr. L. J. Comlie, Superintendent of the Government Nautical Almanac Office to…

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Secret of the Bullet Those Big Scores At Anzac STREAMLINE

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 17 October 1933 · page 2

What has been responsible largely for the phenomenal scoring at Anzac range in The King's is the streamlined…

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Eviction War Glebe Faction Squabble Many Free Fights Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 October 1933 · page 8

A faction fight which has a distinct Gilbertian flavour is at present being waged by the officials of the Glebe United Unemployed and the Glebe Unemployed…

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Five Persons Wounded Attack on Dance Hall DUBLIN, October 17

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 October 1933 · page 7

There was a sensational attack on a dance hall in Ballingar, County Galway, where about 100 persons belonging to the United Ireland Party were dancing. Shots…

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"Myth Exploded" Invasion by Japanese Anti-war Statement Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 October 1933 · page 4

The Anti-war Movement in an official statement to-night claimed that since the Commonwealth Government could not show any reason for arming against a…

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"War Not Wanted" Hitler Tells Journalist Relation with Britain London

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 October 1933 · page 1

In a voice of a sergeantmajor, and with military abruptness, Herr Hitler granted Mr. Ward Price, of the…

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Loan Repayments Returned Soldiers Commission's Tribute Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 October 1933 · page 10

A tribute is paid to returned soldiers indebted to the Repatriation Commission in the annual report of the Commission, tabled to-day in the House of…

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Limited Funds War Service Homes Commission's Report Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 October 1933 · page 12

In the annual report of the War Service Homes Commission, tabled in the House of Representatives to-day, it was stated that no building loans were granted…

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Labour Executive Anti-War Council's Regret "Splitting Mass Protest" Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 October 1933 · page 17

The National Council Against War passed a resolution to-night regretting the action of the Executive of the State Labour party in "splitting the mass protest…

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War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 October 1933 · page 6

Sir,—While the Geneva disarmament conferences were being held, thousands of men, women, and children were being slaughtered in China by Japanese…

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Man Who Ended the War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 October 1933 · page 5

The man who actually ended the Great War is in the news. He is a Brighton man, Mr. Frank Hilder Pennington, and it was he who transmitted the "cease…

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Tug-o-war Stalwarts — Wallabies On The Hunt

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 21 October 1933 · page 10

A LONG PULL AND A STRONG PULL.—The Loco tug-o'-War team putting "their hearts into it" at the Waratah night gala. WELL ANCHORED.—Nobody but a man of weight can quality for the end position in a tug-o'-war. Constable Harris, of Tighe's Hill…

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Japan Is Strongly Urged to Prepare for War London

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 21 October 1933 · page 1

The inner Cabinet of five Ministers, including the Minister for War (General Araki) and the Minister for the Navy (Admiral Osumi), which met secretly a few days ago, has held its final conference, says the Tokio correspondent of "The…

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Returned Soldier Body in Railway Yards INVERELL

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 October 1933 · page 10

A returned soldier, known at Delungra as Thomas Riddocks, but whose proper name is thought to be Middleton, was found dead in the railway yards this…

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War Book Banned Berlin, October 21

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 October 1933 · page 5

The Government has banned the book by Professor Ewald Bause, "The Science of Offence," wherein war is glorified. The official explanation is that passages are…

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