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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1931

55 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 3

Returned Soldier Commits Suicide

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 February 1931 · page 1

James Lowrie, a returned soldier, committed suicide at Forest Reefs, near Millthorpe last night, by blowing off the top of his head with a shot gun…

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Telegraphic News (Australian Press Association Message) War Debts to Britain Negotiations for Abatement London

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 12 February 1931 · page 1

Official circles guardedly confirm that the Prime Minister (Mr. Scullin) is negotiating to obtain abatement of war indebtedness to Britain…

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Australia's War Debt

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 13 February 1931 · page 2

Mr. Scullin to-day said he knew nothing of any negotiations with England to abate war loan interest, nor had he made any application in this…

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Australia's War Debts

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 13 February 1931 · page 2

Mr. Scullin is reported to be negotiating to obtain an abatement of Australia's war indebtedness to Britain. It is reported or Inferred that…

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War Debts Australia’s Negotiations LONDON

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 February 1931 · page 1

The War Debts discussion between Mr. Scullin, Prime Minister of Australia, and Downing Street, is still…

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Australia's War Debts

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1931 · page 7

The British Treasury states that it has not received any communication on the subject of Australian war debts. It is suggested unofficially…

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Our War Debt

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1931 · page 1

MR. LANG'S "plan" for rehabilitating our finances is that "the Governments of Australia should refuse to pay any further interest to British…

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Australia's War Debt

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 2

A, message from London states that surprise is expressed' that Australia bas not made any application for a reduction of interest on her war…

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War Memorial at Canberra

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 26 February 1931 · page 3

A resolution urging the Federal Government to spend £100,000 in building at Canberra, the utlita[?] portion of the Australian War Memorial as a…

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Subscriptions to War Loans Australian Bondholders

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 2

Of the public debt of Australia, £543,418,675 is held in Australia. Not less than £400,000,000 of this amount is held directly or indirectly by the mass…

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Soldiers' Memorial Unveiled at Araluen

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1931 · page 3

After a lapse of many years Araluen has its permanent memorial to the "boys of the village" who gave their services, and some of them…

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Anzac Day

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 April 1931 · page 2

At a meeting held on Wednesday night, Mr. W. G. Pullen begin in the chair, it was decided to hold the usual Anzac Day memorial service in…

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Australia's War Debt

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 17 April 1931 · page 2

I In the debate which followed the announcement of the concessions allowed the Commonwealth in connection with the war debt payment…

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Latest Cable News Australia's War Debt

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 17 April 1931 · page 2

A London cable says that the Chancellor the the Exchequer, speaking in the House of Commons last night, said the British Government…

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Anzac Day

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 23 April 1931 · page 1

Apart from the (church) service, at 8 a.m., when there will be a celebration of the Holy Eucharist in St. Phillip’s Church on Anzac morning,. At 2.30…

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Local and General Anzac Day Postal Arrangements

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 24 April 1931 · page 2

Braidwood post office will open on Saturday next from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. No money order or Savings Bank business will be transacted. There…

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Anzac Day Memorial Service

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 28 April 1931 · page 3

The spirit of Anzac has lost none of its potency as the years roll on. Braidwood has always celebrated Anzac Day, that day on which the…

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Anzac Day Public Memorial Service

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 April 1931 · page 1

A fairly large crowd of townsfolk attended. the customary memorial service on Anzac Day (Saturday last) at the Soldiers' Memorial, outside the…

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Bungendore Anzac Day

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 30 April 1931 · page 1

In accordance with the determined effort put forward this year, to make Anzac Day even more so than in the past, a sacred and holy day throughout…

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St. Phillip’s Anzac Service

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 30 April 1931 · page 1

The annual Anzac service took place as usual, in St. Phillip’s Church of England, on Sunday night last, and a large congregation attended. The…

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