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The wars & local soldiers, 1938

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Dubbo Diggers Remember Old Comrades at Anzac Celebration Annual Re-union

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 19 April 1938 · page 2

Memories of other days, were awakened when between 50 and 60 Diggers met at the Masonic Temple supper room on Saturday…

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Spanish War Rebels Sink Battleship London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 19 April 1938 · page 1

A communique from Salamanca radio claims that a Government war-ship was sunk and four other vessels damaged by aerial bombing off…

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Anzac Day

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 2
Also in Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh

On Monday next Anzac Day will be celebrated in Wellington in the usual manner. There will be a united, church service in the morning at the…

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Local & General Anzac Day

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 9

Anzac celebrations will be held at the Soldiers’ Memorial at 11 a.m. on Anzac Day, when the National Celebrations in Sydney will be…

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A Great German and His Anzac Message

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 1

The following article by Mrs Hilda Bolder, of "Glenelg," Gilgandra, appeared in the April issue of "Women's International Magazine":—…

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Causes of War

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 10

Wars in Biblical history were not caused by high tariffs. The Romans who subjugated Europe and most of the world then known,…

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War in May Seer’s Prophecy. Woman Who Foretold Abdication

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 21 April 1938 · page 12

A woman who claims to have foretold the death of King Geor[?] V. and the abdication of King Edward ward VIII., has prophesised the…

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Anzac Day

The Western Herald · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 5

By Wednesday morning's tran[?]train a good contingent of Diggers from Bourke and district left for Sydney to take part in the Anzac Day…

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Causes of War

The Western Herald · Friday 22 April 1938 · page 8

Wars in Biblical history were not caused by high tariffs. The Romans who subjugated Europe and mast of the world then known,…

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The Message of Anzac

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 23 April 1938 · page 2

ON Monday the streets of Sydney will echo with the tread of men whose feet have tramped foreign soil, sanctified by British blood spilt for an ideal. Thousands of returned soldiers, who answered the Empire's call in the dark days of the Great War, will gather…

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N.Z. DIGGERS For Anzac March Sydney, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 23 April 1938 · page 1

[?] 50 New Zealand returned soldier accompanied by their wives and [?] arrived on the Awatea to-[?]…

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Anzac Day Remarkable Scenes in Sydney SYDNEY

The Wellington Times · Monday 25 April 1938 · page 1

Martin Place presented a remarkable scene this morning when thousands of returned men and their relatives…

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Anzac Day Celebrations Celebrations in Wellington Impressive Ceremony

The Wellington Times · Monday 25 April 1938 · page 3

Once more the hand of time has turned, and another milestone has been passed since the Australian and New…

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Diggers' Re-unions And Ex-German Soldiers SYDNEY

The Wellington Times · Monday 25 April 1938 · page 1

Speaking at the United Anzac Day services the Rev. D. P. MacDonald, of the Mosman Presbyterian Church, suggested that German ex-soldiers…

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War Leaders

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 26 April 1938 · page 3

Who were notable figures in the Great War, during which the Anzacs made history…

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District News NARROMINE Anzac Day Service Municipal Council Personal and General

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 26 April 1938 · page 6

The absence in Sydney of many returned men, and other causes, materially affected the attendance at the united commemoration…

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Men of the Anzac Army March Again Memorable Scenes AS 43,000 Diggers Pass Through City Thrilling Spectacle Seen by 750,000 Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 26 April 1938 · page 1

DIGGERS from all parts of Australia and New Zealand marched through the city streets yesterday, in the most impressive and memorable Anzac celebration ever held. Swinging along to the strains of wartime…

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Dubbo Soldiers' Memorial

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 26 April 1938 · page 3

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Anzacs Remembered Services at Soldiers' Monument Rector Leavers Gives Stirring Address On Sacrifice and Noble Traditions

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 26 April 1938 · page 3

"Sacrifice and noble traditions are things we all should be proud of, and if the occasion should ever arise again we have men and women who will perform just as nobly as did those who went from Australia and New…

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