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Dubbo & the Western Plains · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1937

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Proposed War Veterans’ Home To Be Erected By Returned Soldiers’ League Appeal For Donations

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 25 March 1937 · page 3

In an endeavour to take care of the many N.S.W. war veterans, during their declining years, the Returned Sailors and Soldiers’ Imperial League of Australia decided at last State Annual Conference to erect a home for them…

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On the War Path After Arrears of Rates Final Notices, to be Followed by Prosecutions £6,600 on Council's Books

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 25 March 1937 · page 5

Gilgandra Shire Council is on the war path, after those who owe arrears of rates, and a determined effort is to be made to…

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Coronation Camp for Sons of Returned Soldiers. Invitation to Coonabarabran Boy

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 25 March 1937 · page 8

Sons of returned soldiers throughout many parts of the country are being invited to attend a special Coronation Camp,…

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International the Spanish War

The Western Herald · Friday 26 March 1937 · page 5

Madrid.—After eight months' defensive campaign the uniting of Loyalists in fury against foreign invasion recruiting for the New…

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War in Spain French Boat Destroyed Crew Machine-gunned Bayonne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 30 March 1937 · page 1

Rebel warships, firing six shells, to-day stopped the British steamer. Magdalena, near St. Ander, en route from Lagoulette (Tunisia) to Bayonne, to…

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Anzac Day Excursions

The Wellington Times · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 2

To enable country people to visit the city for the commemoration of Anzac Day, the Secretary for Railways sends word that return…

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Excursions To Sydney. for Anzac Day

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 2

To enable country people to visit the city for the commemoration of Anzac Day, the Secretary for Railways sends word that return…

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War in Australia Cavalry Will Be Necessary Adelaide

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 1

The Chief of the General Staff, Major General J. D. Laverack. in an interview, said that if we ever have to fight in Australia we will not be able…

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Soldiers’ Pensions Some Amazing Figures. Big Sum Involved

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 5

The Minister for Repatriation, Mr. Hughes, recently referred to the statement of Mr. Eric Harrison M.P., at the opening of the…

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Anzac Day on a

The Western Herald · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 4

The Chief Secretary (Mr. Chaffey) said during the week that the religious observance of Anzac Day Would take place this year on…

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Excursions to Sydney For Anzac Day

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 3 April 1937 · page 5

To enable country people to visit the City for the commemoration of Anzac Day, the Secretary for Railways sends word that return excursion tickets at…

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War-time Romance Escape from Camp

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 3 April 1937 · page 5

The death of John Kuhlmann (47), at Liverpool, last week, revived an interesting romance of the war years, when Kuhlmann was…

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Excursions to Sydney For Anzac Day

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 8 April 1937 · page 8

To enable contry people to visit the city for the commemoration of Anzac Day, the Secretary for Railways sends word that return…

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The Anzac Ball Preliminary Arrangements Made

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 8 April 1937 · page 6

At the Mechanics’ Institute on Monday night a number of local ladies conferred with the Coonabarabran sub-branch of the…

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Incursions to Sydney. for Anzac Day

The Western Herald · Friday 9 April 1937 · page 7

To enable country people to visit the City for the commemoration of Anzac Day, the Secretary for Railways sends word that return…

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Spanish War. London

The Western Herald · Friday 9 April 1937 · page 5

Spanish Insurgents claim to have stormed Urquiola Pass, 2000 feet high, after planes repeatedly bombed the fighters and machine…

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Beer War Price Reduced Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 12 April 1937 · page 1

A beer war, not between hotels, but between brewers, broke out in Sydney to-day, when beer from the Richmond Brewery, Victoria, was…

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Wheat Price Boom Fear of World War Main Reason

The Wellington Times · Monday 12 April 1937 · page 5

With wheat prices at the highest level for nine years, farmers in distant Manitoba, in the Danube Valley, on the yellow plains of Iraq, and in…

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Apex Dinner Salesmanship and War Travel Talk

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 15 April 1937 · page 8

At the Williams Cafe, on Monday night, the Dubbo Apex Club held its 45th dinner meeting. Alter doing justive to the ample repast, the Loyal…

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The Lang Scare Problematic War

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 17 April 1937 · page 2

Mr. Lang's attempt to fight an election on a problematic European war shows an extraordinary paucity of ideas on matters which are the more,…

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