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Dubbo & the Western Plains · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1933

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Things I Remember a Prisoner of War Looks Back (Continued from previous issues)

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 3

The author of this story held the distinction of being one of the youngest sergeants in the A. I.F.. He was taken prisoner of…

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Returned Soldiers' League Annual Meeting Farewell to Four Energetic Members

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 3

AT the annual general meeting of the Wellington branch of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors' League, held in the School of Arts hall last…

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Appeal to Railwaymen War Against Machinery

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1933 · page 6

That the men who had dared to express their opinions would be included in the 2000 whose dismissal from the railway had been…

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Things I Remember a Prisoner of War Looks Back (Continued from previous issues)

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 7

The author of this story held the distinction of being one of the youngest sergeants in the A I.F., He was taken prisoner of…

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Horrors of War Soldiers Frozen to Death Shanghai

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 6

Chiumenkow Pass is now definitely iu tho hands of the Japanese, but terrible privations were experienced by both sides during the fight…

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Peppered with Shot Free Labourers Wounded Wellington (N.Z.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 1

Seven men, described as free-laborers, were injured by a charge of pellets fired from a shotgun at Longburn freezing works yesterday…

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Against War Senator Rae Unveils Memorial. Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 1

Senator Rae, unveiling a roll of honor at Hornsby yesterday, on which are inscribed the names of thirty local men who lost their lives in the…

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War Pensions

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 January 1933 · page 5

Mr. J. C. Worner, postmaster at Wellington, informs us that, owing to Thursday, 26th January, being Anniversary Day, war pensions…

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Things I Remember a Prisoner of War Looks Back (Continued from previous issues)

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 19 January 1933 · page 7

The author of this story held the distinction of being one of the youngest sergeants in the A I.F.. He was taken prisoner of…

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Righting the Wrongs Of the World War Debts the Crux London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1933 · page 1

A preamble of the Preparatory Economic Commission emphasises the gravity of the situation. Reconstruction is essential to…

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Things I Remember a Prisoner of War Looks Back (Continued from previous issues)

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 4

The author of this story held the distinction of being one of the youngest sergeants in the AI.F.. He was taken prisoner of…

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LAUSANNE ? War Debts Moratorium London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 2 February 1933 · page 1

There is a persistent story that Britain will suggest to America a War Debts Moratorium, probably for three years, after which a final lump sum…

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Things I Remember a Prisoner of War Looks Back (Continued from previous issues)

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 2 February 1933 · page 4

The author of this story held the distinction of being one of the youngest sergeants in the A. I.F.. He was taken prisoner of…

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Soldier's Memorial Hall. Fence to Be Erected

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 8

At a recent meeting of the committee governing the Trangie Soldier's Memorial Hall it was decided to have a fence erected around the Hall. The…

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Returned Men Lodge's Strong Protest Preference Demanded Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 February 1933 · page 1

The Legion of Ex-Service Clubs, at its conference in Sydney yesterday, protested strongly against any attempt to remove the Cenotaph from…

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Rabbit War Government to Assist

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 February 1933 · page 1

The State Government, it was definitely learned to-day, intends to allocate approximately £200,000 to provide farmers with wire netting to…

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Week-end Toll In Germany's Political War Berlin

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1933 · page 1

Six were killed and 100 wounded in Sunday's political riots in 20 cities…

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First War Victim Dead

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 9 February 1933 · page 4

The first man to be wounded in the Great War M.Laibe, has died near Belfort, 35 miles west of Bale, in France (reports the "Daily…

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Things I Remember a Prisoner of War Looks Back (Continued from previous issues)

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 9 February 1933 · page 3

The author of this story held she distinction of being one of the youngest sergeant in the A. I.F.. He was taken prisoner of…

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Lonely Death. Returned Soldiers Sad End Shoots Himself With Rifle

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 9 February 1933 · page 5

That Thomas Franklin Swanell died from the effects of a bullet wound,, self (inflicted, on or labout February 1, 1,933, was…

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