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The wars & local soldiers, 1934

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Mortally Wounded at Batlow Fox Hunting Expedition Ends Tragically. Wagga Man Dies in Tumut Hospital

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 7 May 1934 · page 2

The death of a well known and highly respected Wagga resident, Mr. Sydney Oswald Moore of Peter-street occurred in tragic circumstances at…

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Tragic Fate Of Wagga Resident MR. O. Moore Found Mortally Wounded Death in Tumut Hospital

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 May 1934 · page 2

The death of a well known and highly respected Wagga resident, Mr. Sydney Oswald Moore, of Peter street, occurred in tragic circumstances at…

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Mortally Wounded Tragic Fate of Wagga Resident Death in Tumut Hospital

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 8 May 1934 · page 2

The death of a well-known and highly-respected Wagga resident, Mr. Sydney Oswald Moore, of Peter-st., occurred in tragic circumstances at…

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Relief Work for Returned Soldiers

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 May 1934 · page 2

Returned soldiers who are desirou[?] of partcipating in the relief work provided by the Wagga subbranch of the Returned Soldiers' League are asked…

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Anti-war Motion at Presbyterian Assembly Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 May 1934 · page 1

The Presbyterian Assembly, after a long debate to-day, agreed to the following motion:— "Believing that war can and should…

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War Debts U.S.A. Attitude Washington

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 May 1934 · page 1

President Roosevelt emphasised to-day that the United States stands for the collection of war debts; but the Government will grant hearings to the…

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Soldiers' Monument Diggers Express Their Appreciation to Mr. Sharpe

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 11 May 1934 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Leeton branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League of Australia, was held at the Glideaway on…

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Returned Soldiers Ladies' Auxiliary

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 May 1934 · page 2

The annual meeting of the ladies' auxiliary of the Wagga sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League was held in the School of Arts building…

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Welcome Home

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 18 May 1934 · page 1

On May 11th, Mr. and Mrs, Clifford Smith, Methul, were the guests at a surprise party tendered them in the form of a “tin kettling” by their many…

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Anzac Memorial Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 18 May 1934 · page 1

The Premier (Mr. Stevens) said in the Legislative Assembly that the Government wan prepared to give consideration to any schema which might…

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Anzac Memorial State Government Action Likely Questions in Assembly South Africa's Method of Combating Insect Pests SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 May 1934 · page 4

The premier (Mr. Stevens) said in the Legislative Assembly to-day that the Government was prepared to give consideration to any scheme which might be suggested by the Anzac Memorial Trust to obtain the £15,000 needed to…

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Wayside Jottings Taxi War

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 19 May 1934 · page 7

Sydney residents are enjoying the cheap travelling owing to a revival in the taxi war. The taxi's have been charging 1 a mile plus 1 flagfall,…

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Diggers' War Pensions

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 22 May 1934 · page 3

Mr. A. E. Roberts, Pension officer, will be in Leeton on Tuesday next and Mr. James Sharpe, secretary of the local Returned Soldiers…

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Returned Soldiers

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 22 May 1934 · page 2

Lockhart and District Returned Soldiers are invited to attend a general meeting of all returned men, to be held in the Shire Hall at 8…

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Local and General the Experiences of a Prisoner of War

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 23 May 1934 · page 2

The president and committee of the Returned Soldiers' League, Cootamundra, have arranged for Major LeRoi, professionally known as…

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German War Ace Will Fly to Australia

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 24 May 1934 · page 7

One of the most picturesque flying personalities in the Centenary Air Race will be Ernst Udet, famous enemy war ace, who is an idol of the…

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War Debts June Instalments No U.S.A. Notification Washington

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 May 1934 · page 4

Formal notification is always sent by the United States to debtor nations 30 days before the instalments on the war debts fall due, but they have not…

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Returned Soldiers Debate

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 May 1934 · page 4

An invitation is extended to all returned men to attend the meeting of the Wagga sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League to-morrow night…

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Opposed To War

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 26 May 1934 · page 11

The Rev. C. Statham, rector or St. Mathew's Church, addressed a combined meeting of the Albury Methodist Men's Brotherhood and the…

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South American War 6000 Paraguayans Slain La Paz

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 May 1934 · page 8

Despatches from the battle front in the Gran Chaco region state that 6000 Paraguayans were slain, and at least 12,000 wounded in a series of…

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