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The wars & local soldiers, 1938

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Jews in the War

The Western Herald · Friday 6 May 1938 · page 4

Jewish soldiers who fought in the Empire forces, 1914-1918, totalled approximately 50,000. Of these 316 officers and 300…

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For War Memorial Unveilling

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 May 1938 · page 1

Lieut.-Colonel R. B. Jacob, of South Australia, who will represent the Commonwealth's returned soldiers at the unveiling of the…

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Storage Against War Risks Moves by Federal Government Safeguarding U.K. Food Supply

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 May 1938 · page 14

Behind representations made to the Prime Minister by Mr. T. J. Collins, Country Party Member for Hume (N.S.W.), is an…

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War Veterans' Home

The Western Herald · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 4

The Returned Soldiers & Sailors Imperial League of Australia commenced an appeal last Anzac Day to raise £50,000, with which sum…

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International War in China. London

The Western Herald · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 5

The Japanese state the reason for occupying Amoy was that it was a base for Anti-Japanese activities and a shannel for munitions…

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Only War Can Drive Italy From Abyssinia Halifax's Opinion Haile Selassie's Outburst Geneva

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1938 · page 1

Italy could be driven from Abyssinia only by war, which was unthinkable, said the British Foreign Secretary (Lord…

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Storage Against Risks of War Moves by Federal Government Safeguarding Food Supply Of United Kingdom Canberra

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1938 · page 3

Behind representations made to the Prime Minister by Mr. T. J. Collins, Country Party Member for Hume (N.S.W.) is an interesting…

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War in China Japanese Claim Victories Shanghai

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 19 May 1938 · page 1

The Japanese have reached to within three and a half miles of Hiuchow. They have cut the Lunghai railway at many points, immobilising the…

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Dubbo Court House Would Not Hold All Breakers of the Traffic Laws Police to Declare War on Offenders

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 19 May 1938 · page 7

Dubbo pedestrians who gay walk, motorists who park their cars at any angle which suits their convenience, and cyclists who pedal along the streets three and four abreast, should beware. The police are on the warpath!…

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Police War on Betting Clubs Under Survey? Sydney, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 21 May 1938 · page 1

It is reported that the police have taken action to prevent betting by licensed bookmakers at clubs, but the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Mackay,…

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Saw Women And Children Slaughtered Nurses Story of Spanish War Horrors Sydney, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 21 May 1938 · page 1

[?] Sharpies, a New Zealand who arrived in Sydney to-day, [?] to her homeland after spend considerable time in the Spanish…

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Britain's Control of War Supplies Ready to Function London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 24 May 1938 · page 1

"The machinery for controlling war supplies is in existence and it only needs the pressing of a button to set it in motion," said Lord Zetland on…

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"Canada Cannot Be Drawn Into War" Ottawa

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 26 May 1938 · page 6

During a six-hour foreign affairs debate in the House of Commons, the…

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War Costs Are Enormous—Bombs £150 a Ton—Aeroplanes £5000 Amazing Facts and Figures

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 26 May 1938 · page 5

With the entire world always edging closer to a seemingly unavoidable precipice, with national spirits smouldering and ready to burst into white-hot flame—in short, with a general war nearer than it has been for a generation, it is interesting to calculate just what…

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War Rumors. London

The Western Herald · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 5

The British Foreign Minister, Lord Halifax, to-day told the Dominions representatives that the danger regarding Czechoslovakia…

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War in China. London

The Western Herald · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 5

Tokio.—It is reported the Japanese found north of the Kwei River the bodies of 300 young Chinese girls, members of the Orchid…

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War in Spain. London

The Western Herald · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 5

Madrid.—At Alicante the death roll is 300, of whom 200 were buried without ceremony. Extrication of the corpses from the wreckage…

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"I've Shot Myself" Law Clerk Wounded Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 31 May 1938 · page 1

[?]erbert Leslie Webb (24), law clerk, [?] found at East Kew last night, with [?] pouring from a wound in his [?] He remarked, "My God, I've…

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If War Comes Position for Everyone London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 31 May 1938 · page 1

The Minister for the Co-ordination of Defence (Sir Thomas Inskip) stated in the House of Commons that in the event of war there would be a…

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At Narrabeen War Veterans' Home

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Thursday 2 June 1938 · page 6

Our readers are no doubt aware of the efforts being made by the R.S. and S.I.L.A., the Legacy Club of Sydney, and citizens of the…

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