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The wars & local soldiers, 1935

1,395 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 70

Trial Begins Bargo Shooting Charge Constable Wounded Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 March 1935 · page 11

The story of the shooting of Constable John Arthurson at Bargo on January 6, was related at the Central Criminal Court to-day, when James Lucas, 46, stood his…

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Big Problems War and Unemployment Rotary Conference Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 March 1935 · page 10

Speaking at a luncheon to the visitors to the Australian Rotary Congress at the Melbourne Rotary Club to-day, Sir Henry Braddon, of Sydney, said he was not one…

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Coalfields Rail "War" Case Presented to Minister in Support of Line Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 March 1935 · page 10

A deputation representative of commercial interests, municipal and Shire councils and trade unions in Kurri and Cessnock…

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Uproar in House Employment of Soldiers Minister's Trip Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 March 1935 · page 9

Complaints made by Mr. O'Sullivan (Lab., Paddington), that the Department of Labor and Industry in the call-up for employment…

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Tree Planting Campaign Soldiers Interested in Scheme Meeting To-night

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 March 1935 · page 9

Appreciation was expressed by officials of the Returned Soldiers' League to-day of the suggestion of Mr. J. J. Moloney. of the…

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Cessnock Returned Men's League Celebrating Anzac Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 March 1935 · page 15

The Cessnock Branch of the Returned Soldiers' League has decided not to hold a commemoration service on April 25 on account of the big celebration in Sydney,…

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Relief Workers and Anzac Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 March 1935 · page 12

The State Secretary of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League (Mr. R. D, Hadfield) has written the following letter to the Minister for Labour and…

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Hotels To Close on Anzac Day

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 22 March 1935 · page 9

Newcastle police have been informed that a recent amendment to the Liquor Act provides that hotels should be closed daring the…

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Government to Act Design of War Memorial Prevent Exploitation Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 March 1935 · page 14

A decision was made to-day by the Board of Management of the Australian War Memorial to protect the design of the building from commercial exploitation…

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Returned Soldiers Competition for Employment MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 March 1935 · page 15

The placing of soldiers in employment did not meet with much success, said the President of the Sailors' and Soldiers' Fathers' Association (Mr. J. W. Basham)…

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Wallsend Council Relief Works Programme Approval Given Lighting Soldiers' Memorial

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 March 1935 · page 17

By a letter Mr. R. Cameron, M.L.A., had received in reply to representations, from the Minister for Labour and Industry (Mr. J. M. Dunningham), Wallsend…

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T.B. SOLDIERS Special Disabilities Deputation to Minister Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 March 1935 · page 14

Requests that Federal legislation should be introduced to deal with the special disabilities of ex-soldiers suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis were placed…

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Millions Bonus President's Veto Defied in U.S.A. Soldier Issue Washington

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 22 March 1935 · page 1

The House of Representatives to-day, by 180 votes to 157, adopted the Patman Bill, which provides for bonuses totalling…

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Flag Flown When Soldier Dies Widespread Move for Returned Men

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 23 March 1935 · page 4

The flying of a flag at half-mast on the Cessnock Memorial Hall in future will denote the death of a local returned soldier…

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Anzac Day Rail Passes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 March 1935 · page 11

The President of the Cessnock sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League (Mr. G. Todd) stated last night that close on 300 returned soldiers had made…

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Anzac Day Cessnock Celebrations

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 23 March 1935 · page 2

Owing to the large number of returned men who will attend the Anzac Day celebrations In Sydney, the celebrations at Cessnock will this year be…

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Oil and War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 March 1935 · page 11

Sir,—Herr Hitler has announced (vide "Newcastle Morning Herald," 20/3/'35) that "war between Germany and Russia is inevitable Within 30 years." That should…

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Wounded Constable Young Man Remanded for Sentence MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 March 1935 · page 11

Found guilty at the Criminal Court to-day on a charge of having wounded Constable James Simpson, with intent to do grievous bodily harm, Albert Brooks, 20,…

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Pensions For Children Of War Victims LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 23 March 1935 · page 1

A report issued by the Pensions Minister on the provision made for children of officers and men killed or disabled in the Great War, states that about…

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Inflation Approved Huge Bonus for Us. Soldiers Roosevelt Defied Washington

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 23 March 1935 · page 1

Amid the whoops of the Inflationists, the House of Representatives again defied President Roosevelt by passing the…

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