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Dubbo & the Western Plains · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1937

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Anzac Day Day of Observation Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 1

Commenting on the complaints concerning the Anzac Day holiday being observed on Monday, April 26, the Chief Secretary (Mr. F. A. Chaffey)…

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Search for Gunman Man's Body Found Two Wounded

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 6

A police search for a gunman who wounded a man and woman at Millmerran on Thursday ended yesterday with finding…

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Anzac Day Why it is to be Celebrated on

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 2

Commenting on the complaints, concerning the Anzac Day Holiday being observed on Monday, April 26, the Chief Secretary (Mr. F. A…

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World's Wheat Crop Smallest Since War

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 4

The world's wheat crop, last year, was the smallest since the Great War. This accounts for the advanced prices obtained by…

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Gilgandra Sub-branch Returned Soldiers' League Annual Reports Disclose Most Successful Position

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 10

The annual report and balance sheet, submitted to members at the annual meeting of the Gilgandra Sub-branch of the…

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War Looming Between Japan and Russia. London

The Western Herald · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 5

Moscow.—Marshall Bluecher, the Commander of the Soviet Far East Army, states a Russo-Japanese War is coming very soon,…

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War on Worry

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 16 February 1937 · page 2

There are wars and rumors of warily, but there is one war that should started and fought to a finish for a prious victory—a war en worry…

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Anzac Day

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 18 February 1937 · page 6

The Chief Secretary (Mr. Chaffey) recently stated that the State executive of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers’ League had advised…

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“Backs to the Wall” Interesting War Book

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 18 February 1937 · page 3

The Coonabarabran sub-branch of the R.S.S.I.L.A. has been advised that Captain G. D. Mitchell, M.C., D.C.M., 10th/48 Battalions, whose…

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Morgan Sentenced For Dubbo Lapse Soldier Gone Wrong

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 18 February 1937 · page 6

Lloyd John Morgan, who pleaded guilty to a charge of breaking and entering the premises of the Western Stores & Edgleys Ltd. at Dubbo in…

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War Pensions

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 23 February 1937 · page 1

The hon. secretary of Dubbo Sub-branch R.S. & S.I.L.A., Mr. George Hunter, has received the following communication from the State…

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Diggers' Farewell to "Fighting Mac" Great Salvationist War Memories Recalled at Army Function

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 23 February 1937 · page 5

"The history of the A.I.F. in the Great War has been written. I don't know if his name is in it, but I do know that in the unofficial…

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British Cruiser Bombed Loyalists' Act Five Men Wounded London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 25 February 1937 · page 1

Five men, including the commander of the cruiser, Royal Oak, the first lieutenant, one warrant officer and one rating, were wounded when a shell fell…

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War Money Move to Distribute Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 February 1937 · page 1

Large amounts of money were collected in many parts of the State. The Chief Secretary is considering the introducton of legislation next…

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Appeal by V.C. Soldier Settlers Want

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 2 March 1937 · page 6

"An affirmative vote on the [?] referendum is of tremendo[?] portance to returned soldiers," Mr. Arthur S. Blackburn,…

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Turning the Pages of Dubbo's Past News of 1896 War on Dogs Old Hotels Recalled

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1937 · page 6

In the record of Dubbo, a growing city in a young country, 40 years is a long span, and there are few living to-day who can tell of…

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Anzac Day

The Wellington Times · Monday 8 March 1937 · page 2

At the monthly meeting of the Wellington branch of the R.S. and S.I.L. in the School of Arts Hall on Friday night last, the President, Dr…

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World Notes War Debts

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 March 1937 · page 14

At the end of the year the U.S.A. submitted a bill, as is done regularly, to European debtors. All but Finland, whose obligation is quite…

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Preference to Returned Soldier Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 15 March 1937 · page 1

The N.S.W. branch of the Legion of Ex-service Clubs, adopted a resolution by a majority vote urging that Preference to Returned Soldiers'…

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American Attitude European War Fears Auckland (N.Z.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 March 1937 · page 1

Grave fears that America would be come involved in a European war has prompted a "mind your own business" policy, according to the Queensland…

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