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The wars & local soldiers, 1934

1,024 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 36 of 52

New War Horror a Pistol That Blinds Has Long Range Paris

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 September 1934 · page 1

A pistol "capable of projecting flashes of 1,000,000 candle power and blinding anyone within its radius," has…

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Tramway Men's Complaint Anzac Day Services

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 September 1934 · page 8

Following the complaint which was addressed to the Minister for Transport (Mr. Bruxner) that tramway employees had had difficulty in getting…

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Watchman for Trial Woman Allegedly Wounded MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 September 1934 · page 8

Charged with having wounded Mary Ellen Smith, a widow, of Shiel-street North Melbourne, with intent to murder, Charles Sherlock, 56, night watchman, was…

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Wounded Nazi Carried Off from Hospital LONDON, September 3

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 September 1934 · page 7

A message from Saarbrucken states that raiders entered a hospital at Sulzbach, carried off Peter Heidemann, a wounded Nazi, and took him to Germany…

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Against War Newcastle Organisation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 September 1934 · page 6

Pursuant upon a decision reached at a public meeting on August 10, the President (Mr. W. J. Skillacorn) and the Secretary (Mr. F. A. Horne) of the…

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Mont St. Quentin War Victory Commemorated AMIENS, September 3

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 September 1934 · page 8

At the anniversary of the recapture of Mont Saint Quentin, the Mayor of Beauvais presided over the commemoration ceremony, laying two wreaths on the…

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Returned Soldiers Motions for Congress Government Appointments Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 September 1934 · page 7

Several important motions will be submitted at the annual State Congress of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers League to be held in Sydney this month…

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Ex-soldiers' Goodwill Gesture Gift Lamb to Go to England

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 September 1934 · page 6

As a gesture of goodwill between the two cities, Newcastle Returned Soldiers' League last night decided to send a gift lamb to the President of…

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The Dean and War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 September 1934 · page 13

Sir,—From the letters written recently by the Dean on the subject of war, one can only deduce the following—That Christianity has failed to eliminate war,…

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Secret War Against Fascism Urged Proposal Made by Leader British Trades Union Congress Freedom Suppressed London

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 September 1934 · page 1

Addressing the Trades Union Congress, Mr. Walter Citrine, President,, urged a secret war…

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War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 September 1934 · page 9

Sir,—How necessary it is for the ordinary man of the world to understand the Lord's antipathy to war may be evident from the fallacious arguments or many…

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The Dean and War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 September 1934 · page 9

Sir,—May I again be permitted to reply to the Dean? the Dean has slightly shifted his ground since his sermon. In his sermon he spoke of Britishers as…

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Two Killed in U.S. Strike Fifteen Others Are Wounded Pitched Battle New York

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 September 1934 · page 11

Blood was shed in several mill centres of the Eastern States to-day, in connection with the operatives strike…

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'Planes for War London Writer's View "Not Effective"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 September 1934 · page 14

Lord Hailsham, the Secretary of State for War speaking at St. Helens, defended the expansion of our air armaments on the ground that our military position…

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Combat Fascism "Secret War" is Urged Trades Union Congress London, September 4

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 September 1934 · page 14

Mr. W. M. Citrine, the Secretary, addressing the Trade-unions Congress, urged a secret war against Fascism abroad. He emphasised the inadvisability of…

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War Vessels Amazing Disclosures American Inquiry Big Payments to Mystery Man (Australian Press Association.) WASHINGTON, September 4

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 September 1934 · page 7

Sir Basil Zaharoff, the European man of mystery, received commissions from the Electric Boat Company of New London, Connecticut, Mr. Henry…

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Sussex on the Way to Australia with Duke on Board Salute Taken at Sea a Soldierly Figure at Sea

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 September 1934 · page 1

With the Duke of Gloucester on board, H.M.S. Sussex is now on her way to Australia. The Duke embarked this…

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Ex-soldier Preference "The Act Must Be Observed" Circular to Councils

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 September 1934 · page 13

Following the recent allegations of the Returned Soldiers' League that the requirements of the Act in regard to Returned Soldier…

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Lord Devonport Prominent Business Man Dead War-time Food Controller (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, September 5

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 September 1934 · page 10

Lord Devonport died to-day, aged 78. As Mr. Hudson Kearley, be was formerly a Liberal member of Parliament, but in 1909 abandoned politics to become the…

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Returned Soldiers' League

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 September 1934 · page 11

The Cessnock Sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League has decided not to send a delegate to the State Congress It will ask the Weston delegate to act…

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