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The wars & local soldiers, 1934

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War of the Future

The Wellington Times · Thursday 1 November 1934 · page 9

IT seems to be quite certain that gas attacks will be the method of warfare in future. Several visitors, from overseas, who came out to the…

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M. A. Davidson on War

The Western Herald · Friday 2 November 1934 · page 4

Speaking at the Six-Hour Day dinner at Dubbo, M. A. Davidson, M. A. said:—"If it was determined that only those between the…

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Horrors of War Address to Country Women

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 8 November 1934 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the Wellington branch of the C.W.A., a brief but interesting lecturette on Disarmament was given by the group president…

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Against War Padre Airs His Views Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 8 November 1934 · page 1

The Acting Warden of St. John's College, Morpeth, the Rev. R, S. Lee, in an address, last night, said that war could not be regarded as anything…

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Gallant Anzac Dies Medals Reveal Record

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 10 November 1934 · page 1

Edward Joseph Jacobs, well in the sixties, entered Dubbo District Hospital, off the track. He was carrying his swag, looking for work. The man died…

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Armistice Day Ban War Forever Speakers Strike Out. Prohibit Sale of Arms Prohibit Sale of Arms. Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 12 November 1934 · page 1

The Armistice Day celebrations throughout the State yesterday were responsible for outbursts aimed at the…

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St. Dunstan's For War-blinded Heroes

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 November 1934 · page 2

A copy of the 19th annual report of St. Dunstun's, London, is to hand. During the year, 19 new cases of war-blindness were admitted, including five gas…

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"Sheer Madness" This War Talk General Smuts's Views London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 November 1934 · page 1

General Smuts, speaking at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, condemned "this war talk as a vicious and dangerous mistake."…

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Dubbo Memorial Dedicated to the Brave: who died that War should be no more

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 November 1934 · page 2

Armistice Day! I stand at Dubbo Shrine, (Honor is here, and grief Longing beyond relief). These who come after me shall see this sign…

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To Stop War English Professor's Remedy London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 15 November 1934 · page 1

Professor Haldane, in a speech, gave as a remedy for war, the passing of an act compelling, on the outbreak of war, the conscription of all men between l8…

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Omnious Inference What of the Future? Are War Clouds Looming ? London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 15 November 1934 · page 1

Brigadier-General John Hartman Morgan, constitutional authority, addressing the Irish Loyalists' Federation to-day, said:—"De Valera, within a…

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The Promptings of War

Western Age · Friday 16 November 1934 · page 2

Periodically the House of Commons echoes to the demand on the part…

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War Shadows Over Europe Threats and Fears

Western Age · Friday 16 November 1934 · page 1

The special correspondent of the London "Times" at Vienna states in a dispatch to that newspaper that "war already rules in Central Europe, save…

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War Talk Allegedly Griffin Speaks in Melbourne Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 19 November 1934 · page 1

A man claiming to be Griffin, the New Zealand Communist, who had been refused admission to Australia, addressed 5000 people at the…

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Minister Drops Dead "Fight Against War Until I Die." Thousands Hear Kisch

The Wellington Times · Monday 19 November 1934 · page 1

"I am told my time is nearly up, but I shall fight against war until I die." With these words the Rev. A. Rivett, well-known anti-conscriptionist, collapsed and died on the platform at the gigantic anti-war demonstration in…

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N.z. Communist Addresses Anti-war Meeting

Western Age · Friday 23 November 1934 · page 1

A man claiming to be Gerald Griffin, a New Zealand Communist, who has been refused admission to Australia, addressed 5000 people at the…

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European War Spirit Dangerous Unrest Spreading Where Britain Stands London

Western Age · Friday 23 November 1934 · page 1

So pronounced is the war talk in the Chancellories of Europe, and in the greater Army centres, that the possibilities of some event…

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War From the Air Varied Views Lloyd George Indifferent London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 29 November 1934 · page 1

An important speech was made by Mr. Stanley Baldwin, during a debate in the House of Commons, on the motion, by Mr. Winston Churchill,…

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War Debts. London

The Western Herald · Friday 30 November 1934 · page 5

Regarding the American Wat Debt due on 15th December, it is understood the position is exactly the same as in June last, when…

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A.R.U. SECRETARY Enthusiastic Welcome Home

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 December 1934 · page 1

ON his return. to Sydney yesterday morning after a twelve months health trip to Great Britain and America, the State Secretary of the A.R.U.,…

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