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The wars & local soldiers, 1936

78 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 4

"Digger" Reid Returned Soldiers Tribute to Departing Comrade

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 12 May 1936 · page 3

A number of members of the R.S.S.I.L.A. met on Saturday afternoon at the Royal Hotel to bid fare-well to one of their comrades, Mr. H…

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BATTLEFIELDS & War Memorials Pilgrimage Coronation Year Tour

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 May 1936 · page 4

A Battlefields and War Memorials Pilgrimage has been organised by the Melbourne Sub-Branch of the Returned Soldiers’ and Sailors’ League to tour…

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Appeal by Secretary of Soldiers’ League

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 May 1936 · page 1

Mr. Hadfield, State Secretary of the Returned Soldiers’ League, referring to the incident, said there was always a possibility of such a tragedy where…

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Three Years’ Gaol Youth Wounded Judge’s Warning

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 June 1936 · page 4

In the Central Criminal Court, Sydney, Mr. Justice Street sentenced Arthur Joseph Sullivan, 17, to imprisonment for three years for having maliciously…

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T.b. Ex-soldiers

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 June 1936 · page 3

At a meeting of the executive committee of the New South Wales division of the Australian Red Cross, Society on Wednesday the following…

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World Wool Consumption Increase Since Pre-war

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 June 1936 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:— At present, largely as a result of the Japanese position, the wool trade is passing through an unsettled period…

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World Wool Consumption Increase Since Pre-war

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 26 June 1936 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. write:—At present, largely as a result of the Japanese position, the wool trade is passing through an unsettled period…

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Italian Soldiers As Settlers Unlimited Leave Granted

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 July 1936 · page 2

A message from Rome states that the Italian high command in Addis Ababa has issued a decree granting unlimited leave to soldiers finding…

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Retuurned Soldier Suffocated

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 10 July 1936 · page 4

Frederick Anderson, 44, a returned soldier, who had served with the New Zealand forces, was found suffocated in his hut near Burrawong Avenue,…

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Memorial to Boy Soldier

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 July 1936 · page 3

In the presence of a distinguished gathering of military and civil personages a bust was unveiled at the entrance to the Crignan Barracks at…

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Latest Cable News Civil War in Spain

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 24 July 1936 · page 2

MADRID, Wednesday.—Battles for control of the capital have already commenced between the advancing rebel armies and Government…

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Civil War Spanish Government Threatened Rebel Army Marching on Madrid LONDON

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 July 1936 · page 1

Though the balance is swaying slightly in its favour, the Spanish Government still awaits the outcome of battles with the rebel armies which will…

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Outburst Against War

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 31 July 1936 · page 2

LONDON.—"If the dead could return there would be no more war," was Mr. Baldwin's dramatic declaration to Canadian ex-soldiers…

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Anzac Day. 1938

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 4 August 1936 · page 3

The State Government has decided to grant free railway transport to ex-service men throughout New South Wales to enable them to visit…

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Latest Cable News France and the Spanish Civil War

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 7 August 1936 · page 2

PARIS.—It is believed that the French Government has instructed its Ambassador in Moscow to invite the Russian Government to associate…

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Next Anzac Day

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 11 August 1936 · page 2

Next year Anzac Day falls on a Sunday, and the Young Sub branch of the R.S.S.I.L.A. at the monthly meeting determined that every…

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War Memorial Building to be Completed in Three Years

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 August 1936 · page 3

The Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) announced on. Tuesday night that the Federal Cabinet had decided to authorise, at a cost of £160,000, the…

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Publications Received Great War Adventures

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 August 1936 · page 4

The Fifteenth Series of “Great War Adventures” is now on sale at local newsagents and is packed from cover to cover with real experiences of…

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Civil War in Spain London

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 August 1936 · page 1

The impression gained from all sources in Spain is said to be that the fifth week of the civil war opened with a series of substantial insurgent gains…

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Spanish Civil War Latest Estimates 20,000 Killed, 14,000 Wounded

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 August 1936 · page 3

It is estimated by the “Daily Mail” that the civil war in Spain has already cost £125,000,000 in damage to trade commerce and property. It assesses the…

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