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The wars & local soldiers, 1933

1,028 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 45 of 52

Cuban Revolt Attempt to Overthrow Government 50 KILLED; 125 WOUNDED Terror and Bloodshed in Havana (Australian Press Association.) HAVANA, November 8

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

Revolt again flared up in Cuba resulting in the capture to-day by Loyalist troops of the Central Police Station, which was the headquarters of…

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Newcastle Pays Homage To The Honored Dead Impressive Scenes in the City Returned Men March to Memorial an Appeal for World Peace

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 11 November 1933 · page 4

Newcastle laid aside its tasks of the moment, and, pausing in the hustle and bustle of a busy Saturday morning, paid reverent homage to the honored dead to-day. Losing nothing in its impressiveness through the passing…

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Anti-war Students Attempt to Storm Theatre LONDON, November 10

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 November 1933 · page 9

A group of anti-war graduates at Cambridge tried to storm a cinema showing the film "Our Fighting Navy," There was a larger body of…

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War Birds (Continued from last Saturday) Chapter Ii. Roy's Victory

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 11 November 1933 · page 10

Running as fast as possible the two men ran to the camouflaged aerodrome. A 'plane could be seen already on the stretch of ground. Roy,…

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Returned Soldier Missing Foul Play Suspected Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 11 November 1933 · page 1

Police stated to-day that foul play is suspected as responsible for the disappearance of Thomas St. John, 40. a returned soldier and ex-tram…

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From the Presses A Soldier's Story

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 11 November 1933 · page 2

Books about the war continue to be written, and although The Gallant Company, by H. R. William, comes rather late upon the scene it is by…

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Returned Soldiers' Tribute to Fallen Comrades

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 11 November 1933 · page 4

Returned soldiers who took part in the Armistice Dav Ceremony outside the War Memorial in Hunter-street at eleven o'clock this morning…

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Cardiff Returned Soldiers

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 11 November 1933 · page 4

The first public dance of the Cardiff ' sub-branch of the R.S.S.I. of Australia, held in Lucas's Hall on Tuesday night, was a great…

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War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 November 1933 · page 2

Sir,—It is somewhat consoling to learn that we have men in the City Council who have sufficient courage to raise their voice in protest against a future war. Surely…

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Anti-war Move Diggers in Conference World Parley Canberra

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 November 1933 · page 7

A definite step towards prevention of another world war was taken to-day by the Returned Soldiers' League Federal…

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Fear of War World Confidence Shaken Speech by Premier Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 November 1933 · page 7

Speaking at the Armistice flay service at Malvern Hill Methodist Church to-day, the Premier (Mr. B. S. B. Stevens) said that capital movements which are the…

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Military Funeral for Ex-war Nurse Mrs. De Faxe of Kurri Kurri

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 November 1933 · page 6

After an illness of 12 months, Mrs. Florence De Faxe, wife of a well-known Kurri resident, Mr. Lou De Faxe, passed away at the Kurri…

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War's Toll Human Wreckage and Great Cost Minister Tells Warning Against Another Conflict SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 November 1933 · page 7

"We have sufficient wreckage of the last struggle in our midst now to keep vividly before us the necessity of endeavouring to maintain peace,"…

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Guerilla War in Cuba Is Unchecked 35 Were Killed Yesterday Many Shot Down by Snipers Shop Workers Fight Havana

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 November 1933 · page 1

Guerilla fighting which lasted in the city all day yesterday was resumed this morning…

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Two Minutes Silence at Soldiers' Memorial in Hunter-street, Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 November 1933 · page 5

Armistice Day was solemnly observed at the Soldiers' memorial in front of the Post Office in Hunter-street on Saturday. The picture shows some of the crowd during the two minues' silence…

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Cardiff Returned Soldiers' Activities

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 November 1933 · page 2

The first public dance of the Cardiff sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League was held in Lucas's Hall, and was a great success, the hall…

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Defence System Modernisation Urged Soldiers' Congress Compulsory Training Urged CANBERRA

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 November 1933 · page 8

Expressing in the most definite terms its opinion that compulsory military and naval training should be reinstituted in Australia at the…

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Returned Soldiers' Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 November 1933 · page 9

There was a large attendance at the Drill Hall, Abermain, when the Armistice Eve Carnival, arranged by the Abermain sub-branch of the Returned…

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Proposed Action by Returned Soldiers Hardship Stories Related Annual Congress at Canberra Request for Relief Canberra

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 November 1933 · page 8

Stories of difficulties suffered by soldier settlers throughout Australia, led to the annual congress of the…

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Shot Himself Wounded Woman's Evidence SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 November 1933 · page 8

After having inquired into the circumstances concerning the shooting affray in Glenmore-road, Edgeliff, on November 1, the City Coroner to-day returned a…

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