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The wars & local soldiers, 1930

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Have You Forgotten? Limbless Soldiers' Competition

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 23 September 1930 · page 1

Recently we published an advertisement and paragraph drawing attention to the Word Building Competition and Art Union which are being…

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War-time Echo Claim for £5,000,000 United States v. GERMANY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 September 1930 · page 8

The United States is claiming £5,000,000 from Germany for alleged sabotage by German agents in this country while it was still neutral…

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Libels on the Army War Books Condemned

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 September 1930 · page 8

"We must recognise—if this war literature gives a true picture—that, there was in the British Army much swinish immorality, cowardice,…

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The Value of Wool Pre-War and Current Prices

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 25 September 1930 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: —Wool, in common with other textiles fibres, has during the past week been adversely affected. On Friday…

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Bengal Bomb Outrage Two Police Officers Wounded Calcutta

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 September 1930 · page 1

Another bomb outrage, the fifth recently at Bengal, occurred at Khulna last night, when a bomb was thrown into the police station. The head…

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Have You Forgotten? Limbless Soldier's Competition

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 26 September 1930 · page 2

Recently we published an advertisement and paragraph drawing attention to the Word Building Competition and Art Union which are…

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Returned Soldiers' Lragub

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 September 1930 · page 2

The Wagga branch of the Returned Soldiers' League has secured the old fire station in the Esplanade for its headquarters and the monthly…

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Soldier Settlers Meeting at Wagga Federal Government to Be Approached

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 26 September 1930 · page 4

A meeting of the Returned Soldiers' Defence committee was held at Wagga on Friday, when there was a large attendance of diggers. Our…

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Anzac Day Close Holiday in Queensland Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 September 1930 · page 4

A bill was introduced into the Legislative Assembly to-day providing that Anzac Day shall be observed as a close holiday. All places of…

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Wagga Returned Soldiers' League

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 September 1930 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Wagga sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League was held last night in the new hall in the Esplanade. The hall was…

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Pensions Safe Mr. Anstey's Promise to Returned Men Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 September 1930 · page 1

"Your pensions are safe while I remain in office. They will not be reduced one penny if I can help it," said the Minister for Repatriation (Mr…

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The Value of Wool Pre-war and Current Prices

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 30 September 1930 · page 8

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd, report,—Wool, in common with other textile fibres, has during the past week been adversely-affected. On Friday cotton…

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World War on International Criminals Antwerp Congress London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 September 1930 · page 1

World war on international criminals will be declared at Antwerp in October when a great gathering of the detective forces will assemble. It is…

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Sir James M'cay Death Announced Soldier, Barrister, and Politician Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 October 1930 · page 4

The death occurred to-day of Lieut-General Sir James Whiteside M'Cay at the age of 66 years. He was a son of the late Rev. Dr. Boyd M'Cay, having…

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World Conquest Every Man and Woman a Soldier Soviet Preparations

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 October 1930 · page 8

Stalin's bellicose speech to the Red Congress in Moscow recently draws attention to the fact that war preparations on a gigabtic scale are being…

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Freights Reduced Interstate Shipping War

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 4 October 1930 · page 21

A prompt reply has been made by the Associated Steamship Owners to the challenge of James Patrick and Co. Ltd., which on Monday…

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Printing More Notes Lessens of the War

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 4 October 1930 · page 23

Germany's great note inflation was a lesson to the world (one of many in history) of the disastrous effects of an unlimited issue of notes (says…

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Dreadful Tragedy Woman and Three Children in Well Returned Soldier's Discovery PERTH

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 October 1930 · page 1

A ghastly sight to-day met the eyes of Edgar Charles Francis, aged 38 years, a returned soldier settler, after a search for his wife and three…

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New War Weapons Flying Bombs Like Aeroplanes

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 October 1930 · page 9

Death, winged and terrible, and despatched from a far; death, defying all defence and raining merciless from the sky on some great enemy city—such is…

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New War Weapons Flying Bombs Like Aeroplanes

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 October 1930 · page 7

Death, winged and terrible, and despatched from af[?]; death, defying all defence and raining merciless from the sky on some groat enemy city—such is…

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