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The wars & local soldiers, 1936

1,307 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 66

U.S. NEUTRALITY President's New Appeal "Do Not Capitalise War" Washington, February 29

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 March 1936 · page 7

A new appeal to American business not to capitalise foreign wars by increasing exports to the belligerents for the sake of additional profits was made by President…

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Interest Rates on Dwellings War Service Homes (Other references are on Page 6) Not Too High, Says Minister

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 March 1936 · page 5

Replying to representations made by Newcastle Returned Soldiers' League, the Minister said that the interest rate to War Service Homes purchasers…

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New Taxation Opposition in U.S.A. Roosevelt's Plans Farm and Soldier Bonus Costs (Australian Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, February 29

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 March 1936 · page 8

President Roosevelt yesterday announced his programme of taxation, which is designed to meet £227,400,000 in farm and soldiers'…

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Japanese Revolt Ends Surrender of Troops Averts Civil War Prime Minister Alive Brother-in-law Was Murdered by Mistake (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, March 1

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 March 1936 · page 7

The Japanese revolt came to an end yesterday afternoon. The mutinous officers surrendered just as fire was about to be opened on them at the Emperor's orders. Simultaneously, the dramatic announcement was made that…

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Welcome Home

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1936 · page 3

A welcome was given to Mr. and Mrs. Keith Morriss on their return from their honeymoon by junior members of the Church of Christ, Hamilton. The…

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War Graves Commission London, March 1

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1936 · page 8

The Prime Minister (Mr. Stanley Baldwin) will succeed the late Rudyard Kipling on the War Graves Commission. Mr. Edmund Blunden, the poet and author,…

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Soldiers' Homes Minister at Newcastle "Interest Reduction Not Practicable"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1936 · page 9

The reasons actuating the Federal Government in declining to effect a reduction in the rate of interest payable on soldiers' war service homes was outlined…

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In Court To-day. War on the Trypetidae Agriculture Dept's. Prosecutions

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 March 1936 · page 5

Trypetidae! Not a patent medicine and not a brand of toothpaste, but in everyday language—fruit flies. The Department of Agriculture, in its war against these pests,…

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Demand on Industry Manufacture of War Material Skilled Men Needed London

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 March 1936 · page 1

The British rearmament programme will make an enormous demand oh industry. A shortage of highly…

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Final Effort Peace by Conciliation Abyssinian War France Proposes Settlement Terms (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, March 3

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 March 1936 · page 7

A final effort to bring about peace by conciliation, between Italy and Abyssinia, was decided upon at yesterday's meeting of the…

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Peace and War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 March 1936 · page 2

Sir,—As a student of international affairs, I would like to follow out much that has appeared in the "Newcastle Morning Herald" this last fortnight on…

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Roads Nearly As Deadly As War London

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 March 1936 · page 1

The Minuter for Transport (Mr. Hore Belisha) startled the House of Commons to-night by disclosing that British road casualties in King George's reign exceeded…

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Make War Not Worth While Air Minister's View London

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 March 1936 · page 1

Addressing a public meeting to-day the Secretary for Air (Lord Swinton) said that they would only prevent war if the forces of peace…

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Riddle of the War Only Beginning, Says Emperor Ending, Says Italy

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 March 1936 · page 1

Marshal Badoglio: It is not a battle any longer, but a man hunt. The Emperor of Abyssinia:…

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Japanese War Book Attacks British Policy Caused a Stir Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 March 1936 · page 8

"The time has come when we Japanese must drastically revise our opinions of England and the English . . . An Anglo-Japanese war is not the dream of a fool,…

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Soldiers' Preference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 March 1936 · page 2

Sir,—I notice where it has been necessary for Mr. Baddeley to draw the Premier's attention to a breach of the Preference to Soldiers Act concerning the…

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Bullet in Arm Orchardist Wounded GOSFORD

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 March 1936 · page 10

Frederick John Foster, 60, archardist, of Bramble Orchard, Ourimbah, was wounded in the arm by a bullet from a rifle about 5.30 p.m. to-day. Foster's arm was…

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Dismantling The H.M.A.S. Anzac SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 March 1936 · page 7

Whether the remains of H.M.A.S. Anzac will be scuttled outside the heads or be the target for the guns of the Australian Fleet has not yet…

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Next War Two Points of Danger Japan and Germany M. Stalin Supports League (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, March 4

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 March 1936 · page 11

In an interview he gave to Mr. Roy Howard, Editor of the New York "World Telegram," the Soviet Leader, M. Stalin, said the League…

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War Service Homes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1936 · page 10

The Minister for War Service Homes (Mr. H. V. C. Thorby), who visited Newcastle on Monday, was quoted as having stated that the Federal Government was…

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