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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 3 of 7

War Veterans' Home

North West Champion · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 6

Our readers are no doubt aware of the efforts being made by the R.S. and S.I.L.A., The Legacy Club of Sydney, and citizens of the community to raise…

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Anzac Day Arrangements

Manilla Express · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 2

The Returned Soldiers, the majority of whom have left Manilla and district to take part in the grand Anzac march in Sydney…

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Anzac the Landing

The North Western Courier · Monday 25 April 1938 · page 5

A brief review of the landing at Anzac always arouses admiration and wonder: It was at 4.30 a.m. on Sunday…

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Anzac Day. Memorial Service

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 25 April 1938 · page 2

The usual Anzac Memorial Srevice was held in the Moree Memorial Hall this morning. Mr. McCourt, Past-President of the Moree sub-branch of the…

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A Mother's Sorrow (Anzac Day, 1938)

The North Western Courier · Monday 25 April 1938 · page 5

He sleeps in France, the hills aglow, Whereon the haze hangs dim and low, And all the poppy fields, ablaze, Are blurred and blotted to my gaze;…

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"Diggers' Special" Moree Men[?]or Anzac Day March

North West Champion · Monday 25 April 1938 · page 1

The "Diggers' Special" left Moree railway station at 4 p.m. on Friday and the carriages were filled with returned men from Moree and…

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Anzac Day Service at Narrabri Sydney's Impressive Service

The North Western Courier · Monday 25 April 1938 · page 1

The Town Hall was comfortably fined when Rev. R. I. Stockdale opened the Anzac Day commemoration service this morning…

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To-day's Late Wires Anzac Day. Remarkable Scenes in Sydney. Sydney

North West Champion · Monday 25 April 1938 · page 2

Martin Place presented a remarkable scene this morning, when thousands of returned men and their relatives attended the dawn service…

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Anzac Day. Inspiring Service in Memorial Hall. Address by Rev. R. C. Dempsey

North West Champion · Monday 25 April 1938 · page 5

The Anzac Day commemoration service was held in the Moree Memorial Hall this morning, a large gathering assembling to join in the…

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Latest Cables. War in the East. Shanghai

North West Champion · Monday 25 April 1938 · page 2

Chian Kaishen has ordered the Chinese armies to deliver a decisive blow against Japan. He said that the Japanese were reaching the end of their…

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Petrol Stocks Big Reserves Essential. To Avoid "War" Rationing

The North Western Courier · Monday 25 April 1938 · page 3

Amongst the extensive plans being made by the Federal Authorities to organise Australian industry on a war basis is a survey…

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War Pensions £100,000 Higher Than 10 Years Ago

The North Western Courier · Monday 25 April 1938 · page 6

Australia's war pensions bill last year—19 years after the Armistice—was £7.683,000, £100,000 more than it was 10 years ago…

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Ex-soldier Draws Two Pensions for 20 Years. From French and German Governments. Fought on Both Sides

North West Champion · Monday 25 April 1938 · page 6

During the war Jules Walter fought alternatively for the French and Germans. Ever since he has drawn a pension from both sides, his name…

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Ex-german Soldiers. Should Be Invited to Digger Reunions. Sydney

North West Champion · Monday 25 April 1938 · page 2

Speaking at the united Anzac Day service, Rev. D. J. MacDonald, of Mosman Presbyterian Church, suggested that German ex-soldiers should be…

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"REMEMBRANCE" Anzac Day Commemoration

Manilla Express · Tuesday 26 April 1938 · page 2

It is 23 years ago since Australia was stirred to the heart's core by the calm and desperate courage of her sons at Gallipoli Heights. Our citizen soldiers in the high tradition of the world's bravest and best accepted a guerdon of sacrifice…

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War Veterans' Home

Manilla Express · Tuesday 26 April 1938 · page 2

Our readers are no doubt aware of the efforts being made by the R.S. & S.I.L.A., The Legacy Club of Sydney, and citizens…

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War in China. London

North West Champion · Thursday 28 April 1938 · page 4

At a meeting between British and French Ministers to-morrow it is understood that Mr. Chamberlain will propose a plan for mediation in the Far…

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War in Spain. London

North West Champion · Thursday 28 April 1938 · page 4

The Rebel offensive against Teruel is due to France's realisation that the attempt to conquer Catalonia has failed, necessitating the prolongation of…

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Mediation Plan Sino-Jap. War LONDON, Wednesday

The North Western Courier · Thursday 28 April 1938 · page 1

At a meeting between the British and French Ministers tomorrow it is understood Mr. Chamberlain will propose a plan for mediation in the…

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Soldier's Pensions

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 28 April 1938 · page 1

Speaking at tHe Anzac service At the Coogee-Randwick Memorial Hall. Chaplain-Brigadier Solomons, of the Salvation Army, protested against, the…

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