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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1938

124 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 2 of 7

"War Already Begun" Views of British Military Expert

The North Western Courier · Thursday 24 March 1938 · page 6

People who talked of preventing another great war were already 20 months out of date, declared Captain Liddell Hart, a foremost military…

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Camera in War Photographing Flying Projectiles

The North Western Courier · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 4

Mr. Colin M. Williamson, of London, in an address to the Legacy Club explained bow the camera was being used in the training of pilots and Air…

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£10,000 TREASURE Notes, Gold and Gems "War Contraband" AUCKLAND

The North Western Courier · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 1

Count Felix von Luckner denies he became rich for life by digging up the treasure which ho had buried on Poelia Island 21 years ago, but…

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The Anzac Ball

Manilla Express · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 2

Now that all the excitement attached to the Show and the elections has died down, the next outstanding vision on the horizon…

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Tribal War

The North Western Courier · Monday 4 April 1938 · page 2

We understand that the blacks of Arnhelm Land, in the Far North, are engaged in a tribal war. Knowing something of the methods employed…

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Hungarian Seer Prophesies War in May. a Duke of Windsor Forecast. Woman Who Foretold Abdication

North West Champion · Monday 4 April 1938 · page 4

A woman, who claims to have foretold the death of King George V. and the abdication of King Edward VIII, has prophesied the outbreak of a…

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For Anzac Ball

Manilla Express · Tuesday 5 April 1938 · page 2

The lady friends of the Returned Soldiers conducted a successful street stall on Saturday and experienced a busy time…

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Anzac Day

Manilla Express · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 2

The Secretary of the local sub-branch of the R.S. & S.I.L.A. has received the following communication from the State Secretary…

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The Anzac Ball

Manilla Express · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 2

The arrangements for the Anzac Ball are well in hand and the event this year will surpass all previous efforts on the part of…

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Toll of War

Manilla Express · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 4

The toll in human lives of the two wars--in the East and in Spain--is indicated by figures received from Tokyo and…

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Spanish War. Loyalists Regain Ground. Barcelona

North West Champion · Monday 11 April 1938 · page 2

The tide of battle turned in the Loyalists' favour, when they regained a footing in the Lerida and Lower Ebro Regions and drove back the Italians…

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Australian Statesmen Praised by Sir Josiah Stamp. Famous Business Man Talks in London of His Visit. "War Not Inevitable."

North West Champion · Monday 11 April 1938 · page 6

"Prospects for trade and development in Australia are very good," declared Sir Josiah Stamp, back in London recently, after his flying visit. This…

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Anzac Day. Postal Arrangements

North West Champion · Thursday 14 April 1938 · page 3

In connection with the Anzac Day holiday on April 25, the Moree Post Office will be open only from 9 a.m. till 10 a.m. The mails will close at 10 a.m…

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BRILLIANT : BEAUTIFUL Returned Soldiers' Annual Ball

Manilla Express · Friday 15 April 1938 · page 2

The annual ball under the auspicies of the Manilla sub-branch of the Returned. Soldiers' League was held in the Memorial Hall on…

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Causes of War

The North Western Courier · Monday 18 April 1938 · page 2

Wars in Biblical history were not caused by high tariffs. The Romans who subjugated Europe and most of the word then known, undertook…

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Anzac

The North Western Courier · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 5

Over twenty years! And what remains today? A wilderness of cliff and rugged height;…

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Anzac Memorial Service

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 2

We would [?] the [?]y Anzac Memorial Service [?]…

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Anzac Day Postal Arrangements

North West Champion · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 2

The Moree Post Office announces that on Holiday next (Anzac Day) the office will be open only from 9 a.m. till 10 a.m. All outgoing mails will…

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Anzac Day. Postal Arrangements

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 2

Next Monday being Arzac Day and a public holiday, the local Post Office will be open from 9 a.m. until 10 a.m. only. All on going mails will close at 10…

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Causes of War

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 3

Wars in Biblical history were not caused by high tariffs. The Romans who subjugated Europe and must of the world then known, undertook their…

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