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The wars & local soldiers, 1938

1,377 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 17 of 69

China Confident Expects Japanese Collapse on All Fronts War Supplies Pouring in from Abroad (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, April 10

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 April 1938 · page 7

The Chinese assert that the Japanese are faced with imminent collapse on all lines south of the Yellow River. According to the…

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Anzac Night Tattoo

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1938 · page 6

One of the features of the combined services' tattoo to be held on the Sydney Showground on Anzac night, April 25, will be a representation of the convoy…

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Anzac Day Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1938 · page 6

Although the State secretary of the Returned Soldiers' League (Mr. C. W. Joyce) has defended the altered form of service after the march on Anzac Day, the…

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Anzac Day March and Service Newcastle Arrangements

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1938 · page 8

Arrangements have been completed for the Anzac Day march and divine service in Newcastle on Sunday, April 24. The parade will move from King-street down…

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Anzac March Melbourne Archbishop States His Position Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 12 April 1938 · page 8

The Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne (Dr. Head) will drop out of the Anzac Day March to the Shrine before the commemoration service is held there,…

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Motor-cycles and War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1938 · page 2

The French War Ministry attaches great importance to the French motor-cycle industry from a military point of view. For this reason the Finance…

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Minister for War to Go to Rome London

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 12 April 1938 · page 11

The secretary for war civic, [?] Belisha) will visit Malta at the end of this week to inspect the defences and military establishments…

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Oil Tankers Latest to be Armed Defence in War-time

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1938 · page 2

The demand for petrol and fuel oil supplies by countries not fortunate enough to have their own oil wills is such that oil freighters are not now numerous…

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Soviet Protest to Japan War 'Planes Over Russian Territory LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 12 April 1938 · page 1

The correspondent of "The Times" at Riga states that the Soviet Ambassador in Tokio has been instructed to protest against a violation of the…

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Japanese Are Growing Weary of War Setbacks In China And Mounting Costs LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 12 April 1938 · page 1

Increasing war weariness in Japan is perturbing the nation's leaders, says the "Daily Mail's" correspondent in Tokio. These symptoms are quite apart from the increase in the cost of living…

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New Sub-branch Carrington—Wickham Area Returned Soldiers' League

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 April 1938 · page 14

A well-attended meeting of ex-service men at the Carrington School of Arts last night decided to form a sub-branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers'…

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Spanish War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 April 1938 · page 17

Sir,—"Lasseter" would like to know why the Government forces fighting in Spain have such difficulty in obtaining ammunition, and the rebel forces the opposite…

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Andorra May Be Involved in Spanish War Its Power Station Feeds Barcelona LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 13 April 1938 · page 9

The advance of the Rebel forces towards Andorra suggests the chance of an awkward position for this miniature Pyrenean republic, with its 5500…

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Kurri Anzac Day Services

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 8

At a meeting of the Kurri Returned Soldiers sub-branch Just night It was decided to hold this year's Anzac Day service in the King's Theatre in…

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Darts and War London

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 7

Playing darts after the opening of a new drill hall at Croydon, the War Minister (Mr. Hore Belisha) saids "This seems reminiscent of the…

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War Materials London, April 12

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 10

Licences issued since July 1, 1937, for the export of war materials from the United Kingdom to China and to Japan numbered 19 and eight respectively said…

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China After the War Buy Australian Wool SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 10

The opinion that as soon as the war between China and Japan was over China would be after Australian wool was expressed to-day by Mr. Leong Kee…

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War in China Now Over, Says Japanese Consul Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 7

"There is no great war now against China. It is all over. Only a little guerilla fighting remains, but it may take a long time for the country to…

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Visit Mussolini British War Minister "No Special Mission" London, April 12

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 9

That an announcement of the British War Minister's intention to visit Signor Mussolini should have come only a few hours after a War Office denial, has…

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Preference Act Returned Men's Criticism Hamilton Resolution Fully-paid Leisure Sought

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 April 1938 · page 4

The Returned Soldiers Employment Preference Act was attacked by several speakers at a meeting of the Hamilton sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers'…

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