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The wars & local soldiers, 1935

1,395 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 20 of 70

Anzac Day Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 April 1935 · page 11

The Mayor or West Maitland (Ald. A. S. McDonald) presided. at a meeting in the Town Hall yesterday morning, when consideration was given to the holding of…

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Anzac Day at Maitland

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 April 1935 · page 8

Anzac Day will be celebrated in West Maitland by a service at the memorial in the park. A procession will leave the courthouse at 10 a.m. for the…

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Competition Opens on Anzac Day

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 April 1935 · page 13

As most of the Rugby League clubs have been engaged in trial garnet for the past three w[?]ks, selectors are settling down to the serious consideration of the…

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Anzac Day Transport of Ex-soldiers Dissatisfaction at Leeton Leeton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 April 1935 · page 8

Contending that they would be unable to march after sitting up all night, returned soldiers in the district are perturbed at the announcement that they must…

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Free Rail Passes Returned Diggers and Anzac Day Visit

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 April 1935 · page 9

Dissatisfied with the train arrangements made for their visit to Sydney for Anzac Day, many Diggers have returned their roll warrants to the…

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No Women Melbourne Anzac Day 30,000 Men to March Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 April 1935 · page 9

Thirty thousand returned soldiers will participate in the march through the city streets on Anzuc Day. A proposal that nurses and way workers be allowed to take…

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Plans Are Laid Counter Lunch "War" Hotel Cooks Meet

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 April 1935 · page 8

Plans of campaign for the counter-lunch "war," which is raging in Newcastle, were laid at a meeting last night of the…

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Funeral of Late Mrs. Harnett Distinguished Record During War

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 April 1935 · page 8

The funeral of the late Mrs. Margaret Susannah Harriett, of Mitchell-street, Merewether, took place this afternoon…

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Protection From War in Air New Department in Britain London

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 April 1935 · page 1

The Home Secretary (Sir John Gilmour) stated in the House of Commons to-day that a special department of…

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King And Kaiser Bombastic Cousin Was Not Happy In Berlin Shadow of War

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 April 1935 · page 12

THE tension between King George and his cousin, the Kaiser, just before the war, is dealt with in this instalment of the specially illustrated series of articles on the life of King George, and which should have a special interest…

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Anzac Day Parade

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 April 1935 · page 8

The Anzac Day procession of ex-service men. military units, and Boy Scouts 9s expected to be as impressive, this year as in the past…

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Anzac Day Appeal to Churches Canberra Celebrations Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 April 1935 · page 10

Accentuating the national significance of that great event in Australian history—the landing of the Australian troops at Gallipoli—the Acting Prime Minister (Dr…

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Wounded in Leg Man on Railway Station Rifle Fired a Mile Away Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 April 1935 · page 8

Robert Leurston, 38, an unemployed traveller, was sitting in a shed at the Pyrs-mid railway station, near Cairns, today when he felt a stinging sensation in the…

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War with Japan Forecast in United States WASHINGTON, April 16

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 April 1935 · page 9

An eventual war with Japan, unless the United States strengthens its defence, is predicted by Mr. William Mitchell, former Assistant Chief of the Army and…

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Cessnock Anzac Day Soldiers' Trains to Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 April 1935 · page 7

The President of the Cessnock sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League Mr. G. Todd) said yesterday that he had been informed that those who have…

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Stockton Anzac Day Commemoration

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 April 1935 · page 3

A ladies' committee, with Mr. A. Cox as Secretary has arrangements well advanced for the first Diggers' ball, to be held in the Masonic Hall on May 14…

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Anzac Day Transport of Ex-soldiers Railway Department Prepares Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 April 1935 · page 5

In preparation for bringing to Sydney many thousands of returned soldiers and their dependents for the Anzac Day march and memorial service, dozens of…

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Special Anzac Trains

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 April 1935 · page 9

The first train to leave with a contingent of returned soldiers for Sydney for the Anzac Day celebrations will depart on April 24 at 6.45 p.m., and the…

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Anzac Day Newcastle Commemoration Thursday's Procedure

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 April 1935 · page 8

The detailed procedure of next Thurs. day's recognition, of Anzec Day in Newcastle was made available by the Secretary of the Newcastle sub-branch of the…

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The Anzac Trek Mighty Task for Railway Department Northern Arrangements

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 April 1935 · page 6

At least 3000 returned soldiers, soldiers wives, and children from the Newcastle and Coalfields districts will be among the contingent of about 10,000 from the North…

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