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The wars & local soldiers, 1936

1,307 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 38 of 66

Soldiers' Memorial Hall

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 July 1936 · page 9

Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A., has received a further letter from the Lands Department in regard to an application by the Kurri Kurri Sub-branch of the Returned…

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Anzac Day Observance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 July 1936 · page 10

According to a ruling by the Federal President of the Returned Soldiers' League (Sir Gilbert Dyett) the New South Wales branch must restrict its observance of…

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War Preparations Panic Feared in Canton Northern Troops Advance Hongkong, July 16

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 July 1936 · page 12

The probability of large-scale fighting between Nanking and Canton troops is increasing. The Northerners are now within 100 miles of Canton, where a panic…

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Returned Men Newcastle Proposed for 1937 Congress Delegates Confer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 July 1936 · page 6

Nine sub-branches of the Returned Soldiers' League were represented at a conference held at Newcastle on Saturday night. Mr. J. Murdock presided. The…

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New System War Service Homes Graduated Payments Relief for Purchasers CANBERRA

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 July 1936 · page 10

"It is proposed to introduce immediately relief measures for the benefit of war service homes purchasers and borrowers, to operate as from July 1, 1936,"…

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Meat War Employees to Sell Broken Hill Development Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 July 1936 · page 7

The strike of meat establishment employees took a turn to-day, when it was announced by the union that to-morrow the strikers would offer meat for sale…

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Wounded in Face Wallsend Man in Hospital

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 July 1936 · page 7

Newcastle police received a message the afternoon that Albert Gallagher, aged 41, of Devan-street, Wallsend, had…

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Threatened in Park Wounded Man's Story to Police Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 July 1936 · page 7

An unusual shooting, in which two men stranded with a revolver in Moore Park yesterday. is being investigated by police. One of the…

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Returned Soldiers' Conference Newcastle As Venue Next Year

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 July 1936 · page 4

In an effort to have the 1937 State Conference of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League held in Newcastle, the City Tourist Bureau and the…

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Anzac Day Referendum on Observance No Change in Victoria Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 July 1936 · page 8

At the Returned Soldiers' League conference to-night the State President (Mr. Holland), in opening the debate on Anzac Day, announced the result of the league…

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Request for Relief South African War Veterans SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 July 1936 · page 10

A deputation representing the South African War Veterans' Association to-day asked the Government for a grant of £200 a year for 10 years for the relief of South…

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Returned Soldier Pensions Great War Only Brisbane

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 July 1936 · page 3

The Minister for Repatriation (Mr. Hughes) stated to-day that Cabinet had been unable to see its way clear to grant a request by the South…

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Anzac Day Uniform Observance Victorian Branch's Motion Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 July 1936 · page 12

A motion that the Federal conference discuss the question of the uniform observance of Anzac Day throughout Australia was carried by the conference of…

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Iron Crosses for War Horses Munich

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 July 1936 · page 1

Ar the climax to Germany's first "war horse day," 110 horses were awarded replicas of the Iron Cross by the…

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Civil War Peril Deflation and Australia Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 July 1936 · page 7

The increasing of the Australian exchange rate in London in 1931 could have been avoided by a policy of…

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Spanish Civil War Protect Britons Disposition of the Navy Statement in Commons (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, July 23

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 July 1936 · page 12

Replying to a question in the House of Commons last night on the civil war in Spain, the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Lord Canborne) said that owing…

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Issue Still Doubtful Civil War Approaches Climax in Spain Dead Estimated at 20,000 Shells Fall in Gibraltar: British Warship Opens Fire (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, July 23

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 July 1936 · page 11

The civil war in Spain appears to be approaching a climax, and the next few days may decide the destiny of the country. To-day the Government again issued what is becoming…

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Fatally Wounded. Delegate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 July 1936 · page 18

While rabbiting yesterday, John Stuart, 28, was accidentally shot in the head by a pearifle. He was found by his brother, but died while being taken to hospital…

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Canadian War Memorial

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 July 1936 · page 5

The monument erected at Vimy, in memory of Canadian soldiers who were killed in the Great War, and for the unveiling of which King Edward VIII. is to visit France at the end of this week…

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Iron Crosses for War Horses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 July 1936 · page 12

Munich, July 23.—As the climax to Germany's first "war house day," in the presence of cheering thousand 110 horses were awarded procelain replicas of…

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