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The wars & local soldiers, 1936

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Finance of World War

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1936 · page 7

Mr J. Pierpont Morgan, senior partner in the great international banking firm of J. P. Morgan & Co., thinking out a reply to a…

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Soldiers' Preference Act

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 February 1936 · page 1

ANOTHER protest by the Forbes sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League against the employment by the Municipal Council of a man, who…

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MISSING Search for Returned Soldier Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 February 1936 · page 1

A large party, with the aid of the police and dogs are scouring the bush in the country round Lismore in the Gosford district for Cecil…

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Military Coop d'etat In Tokyo Young Bloods Run Riot Murder Ministers And Take Control Will It Mean War ? Tokyo

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1936 · page 1

Three members of the Japanese Ministry were murdered, and others appeared to have suffered a similar fate, as the result of a military coup d'etat in…

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Latest Telegrams International Military Insurrection in Tokio. Three Statesmen Murdered and Scores Wounded. War with Soviet Expected

The Western Herald · Friday 28 February 1936 · page 5

Tokio.—Three of the Japanese leading statesmen were murdered and scores of others were wounded and injured in a military…

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Anzac Day Sports Supported by Public

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1936 · page 2

That the monster sports carnival, to be held at Dubbo on Anzae Day, is being generously supported by the public, is indicated by the…

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Abyssinian War Italian Victory Proposed Plans for Peace London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1936 · page 1

A Rome bulletin reports another victory in the northern campaign, the Italians claiming to have broken up compelled the collapse of all the…

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Woman Dies Man Wounded Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 March 1936 · page 1

Following a quarrel at the Upper Esplanade, Manly, early this morning, Mrs. Alice Unawin died from wounds inflicted with a carving…

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World Fears War Is It Inevitable?

Western Age · Friday 6 March 1936 · page 2

Interesting comments on world affairs were made by Professor Angus, of the Presbyterian Church, on his return to…

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Local and General Soldiers' Preference

Western Age · Friday 6 March 1936 · page 3

The Sydney County Council agree to co-operate with the Local Government Officers' Association in opposing the Returned Soldiers' Preference Act…

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Dickinson Coming To Anzac Sports Berlin Games Certainty

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1936 · page 5

The joint secretary (Mr. F. O. S. Chapman) has successfully arranged for Basil Dickinson, the Australian hop, step and jump…

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War Glorified In Germany and Italy

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 March 1936 · page 5

The first number of the "Military Scientific Review" has been published by the German War Office. In it General von Seeckt, former chief of…

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Abyssinian War Rumors of Truce Denied by Italy London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1936 · page 1

The European situation was further confused to-day by a cloud of confirmations and denials suddenly surrounding reports that Musolini had…

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Italian War Bombing the Defenceless Addis Ababa

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 1

Five civilians were killed, nine wounded, two British missionaries wounded, 28 houses burnt and many sheep destroyed in an Italian bombing raid on…

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OLYMPIAD Will War Apprehensions Kill It? London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1936 · page 1

In view of the Australian doubts regarding the European situation justifying participation in the Olympiad, following the ..uropean reactions, the…

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Fear of War

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 March 1936 · page 2

The eyes of the world are turned to Europe in these troublesome days. In no less a degree are they turned on England as the one most…

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Defence An Insurance Against War

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 19 March 1936 · page 7

Referring at a public meeting re-cently to the British Government's new defence scheme, the Secretary for Air, Lord Swinton, said that…

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Abyssinian War Speedy Conclusion Possible Due to European Position

Western Age · Friday 20 March 1936 · page 1

Royal circlet here are now fearful that to-morrow's meeting of the League of Nations Council at London, at which Abyssinia will…

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Worst in History Elements at War Second Visitation of Floods New York

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1936 · page 1

The terrific rains and floods (reported in Thursday's "Liberal") have been repeated in places and a triple disaster has now overwhelmed…

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Anzac Day Sports Preparations Forward

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1936 · page 6

Mr. h. Haskins chaired last night's meeting of the organising committee, there being a good gathering of solid supporters…

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