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Dubbo & the Western Plains · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1930

221 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 10 of 12

A Counter Lunch War

Western Age · Wednesday 17 September 1930 · page 4

Voting hotelkeepers are waging a war regarding the cheese and biscuits nibbled by the patrons of their hotels over their pots of beer. A few days…

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Local War Comrades Foregather Activities of Gilgandra Su[?] Branch Armistice Day to Be Fittingly Commemorated

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 18 September 1930 · page 10

The Gilgandra sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors' Imperial League was held at the Memorial Institute on Saturday last,…

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Bread War. 6d to 3d per Lo[?]

The Wellington Times · Monday 22 September 1930 · page 6

Bread is a cheap commo[?] Parkes these days owing to[?] between the local bakers. Not long ago it was 6d…

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Have Your Forgotten? Limbless Soldiers' Art Union

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 23 September 1930 · page 8

Recently we published an advertisement and paragraph drawing attention to the Word Building Competition and Art Union which are being conducted…

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The Value of Wool Pre-war and Current Prices

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 September 1930 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: Wool, in common with other textile fibres, has during the past week been adversely affected. On Friday cotton…

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Australian Suicides Saved Commonwealth £5,500,000 During War Friend of Mr. Scullin LONDON

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 25 September 1930 · page 1

Stated at the inquest to be a great friend of Mr. Scullin, Captain Albert Martin, O.B.E. (59), formerly Finance member for the Australian Naval…

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[?]iave You Forgotten ? Limbless Soldiers' Competition

The Western Herald · Friday 26 September 1930 · page 3

Recently we published an advertisement and paragraph drawing attention to the Wo[?]d Building Competition and Art Union which are being…

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Returned Soldiers' League. Monthly Meeting

The Wellington Times · Monday 29 September 1930 · page 4

THE monthly meeting of the Wellington sub-branch of the R.S.S.I.L. was held in the club rooms on Thursday night last, at which there…

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The Value of Wool Pre-War And Current Prices

Western Age · Wednesday 1 October 1930 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:—Wool, in common with other textile fibres, [?] during the past week been adversely affected. On Friday cotton…

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Australian Suicides Saved Commonwealth £5,500,000 During War Friend of Mr. Scullin

Western Age · Wednesday 1 October 1930 · page 1

Stated at the inquest to be a great friend of Mr. Scullin, Captain Albert Martin, O.B.E. (59), formerly Finance member for the Australian Naval…

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The Value of Wool Pre-War And Current Prices

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 2 October 1930 · page 8

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: Wool, in common with other textile fibres, has during the past week been adversely affected. On Friday…

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Soldier Settlers. Mr. Lang's Untruthful Allegations New South Wales Labour Party's Duplicity

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 13 October 1930 · page 3

One of the threats made by Mr. Lang in his policy speech at Auburn, and since repeated at various centres in the country, including…

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Local & General News Limbless Soldiers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 14 October 1930 · page 2

The cheeking of the word building competition has not yet been completed, and the results will not be available for about a week. Announcement of the…

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Soldier Settlers Mr. Lang's Untruthful Allegations New South Wales Labour Party's Duplicity

Western Age · Wednesday 15 October 1930 · page 1

One of the threats made by Mr. Lang in his policy speech at Auburn, and since repeated at various centres in the country, including…

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Limbless Soldiers Word Building Competition

The Western Herald · Friday 17 October 1930 · page 2

The checking of the above competition has not yet been completed, and the results will not be available for about a week. Announcement of…

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After 13 Years. Missing Soldier Returns

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 24 October 1930 · page 2

To discover that her father, whom she had mourned as dead for 13 years, was still alive, was the experience that befel Mrs Charles Thompson of…

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Italian Shot Following an Argument As to Who Won the War Perth

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 27 October 1930 · page 1

Following an argument as to who won the war, an Italian, Nicola Rho was fatally shot near Perth yesterday Subsequently the police arrested…

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Latest Cables and Telegrams Musollini's Message Italy's Ace Says Fire & Steel War Ahead Rome

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 28 October 1930 · page 1

Declaring that the world was divided into Facist and anti-Facist camps, Musollini declared that a moral war is being waged against Fascism, and…

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Orange War Story Father Who Was Thought Killed Returns To Daughter

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 30 October 1930 · page 8

To discover that her father, whom she had mourned as dead, for 13 years was still alive, was the experience that befel Mr. Charles…

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VANDALISM ! At Soldiers' Memorial Council Will Take Necessary Action

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 30 October 1930 · page 7

"I consider that the Soldiers' Memorial is one of our most sacred spots, yet on Monday morning the grass plot at its base was…

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