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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1937

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Canberra War Memorial Contract for Completion

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 October 1937 · page 1

With the placing of a contract for the completion of the National War Memorial in Canberra for an amount of £151,616, the project, which has…

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Militia Notes Is Soldiering a Hobby?

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 October 1937 · page 2

A question frequently asked of the voluntary soldier by the layman is in the terms of the above caption. The Volunteer might easily retort, with the…

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The Crow Is It Friend or Enemy Grasshopper War

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 26 October 1937 · page 6

The following article is a leader Com the Christian Science Monitor, published in Boston (U.S.A.), and well known for the reliability of its…

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The War Without End

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 November 1937 · page 3

To-day, when the Great War is still a dull rankle in our minds—and with Europe ready to simmer over with the clash of International affairs, we are…

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Who Landed First at Anzac?

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 November 1937 · page 4

A question which has been asked, and which perhaps we ourselves have asked hundreds of times, is, “Who was the first man to land at Anzac?”…

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Soldiers' Rights to Preference Judge's Decision Act Does Not Provide for Continuity

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 9 November 1937 · page 4

Mr. Justice Owen, in Chambers on Tuesday, held that the Returned Soldiers and Sailors' Employment Act of 1919, while it provided that…

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War Materials Manufacture in Australia

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 November 1937 · page 4

The president of the Chamber of Manufactures (Mr. J. Hendry) referring to the manufacture of war mate[?]ials in Australia, said in Sydney…

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Information Sought By Soldiers’ Employment Board

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 November 1937 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council had before it last night a letter from the Returned Soldiers and Sailors Employment Board, stating that a complaint…

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Boy Wounded Alleged Shooting at Cricket Ground

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 December 1937 · page 2

At the Central Police Court yesterday William Stuart, age 70, stated to be the curator of the Sydney Cricket ground, was remanded to January 5,…

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