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The wars & local soldiers, 1934

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Smithy's 'Plane Must Not Be Named Anzac Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 May 1934 · page 1

The Federal Acting Attorney-General (Senator M'Lachlan) said to-day that it would be illegal for Sir Charles Kingsford Smith to give the name…

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Obituary Lord Summer Dead Notable War Figure London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 May 1934 · page 2

The death is announced of Lord Sumner, who was associated with Mr. W. M. Hughes, M.P., on the Reparations Commission…

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1935 Landing on Anzac Pilgrimage to Gallipoli

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 29 May 1934 · page 1

To land at least 200 Australians on Gallipoli next Anzac Day—the 20th. anniversary of the assault upon the famous peninsula—is the objective of…

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Footpath Riders Council Declares War

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 29 May 1934 · page 2

Willimbong Shire Council has declared war on those reckless people who ride bicycles on footpaths to the danger of pedestrians, and the…

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Walbundrie Case Soldier Settler's Appeal Upheld by Mr. Justice Pike

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 May 1934 · page 4

A case of exceptional interest to soldier settlers, involving the fulfilment of Crown conditions connected with the homestead block on the…

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Soldiers' Pensions Officer

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 29 May 1934 · page 4

Mr. E. A. Roberts, M.M., assistant State secretary and pensions' officer of the Returned Soldiers' League is visiting Leeton to-day and…

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War Debts America Demand London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 May 1934 · page 1

The British Government has received a request from the United States for the payment on June 15, not only of the instalment of war debts due on…

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War Debts U.S.A. Demand From Britain Australian Position Canberra

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 31 May 1934 · page 3

Keen interest is being displayed at Canberra in the request by the U.S.A. for Britain's payment by June 15 next of 239,000,000 dollars, representing…

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Walbundrie Case Soldiers Settler’s Appeal Upheld by Mr. Justice Pike

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 31 May 1934 · page 8

À case of-exceptional interest to soldier settlers, involving the fulfilment of Crown conditions connected with the homestead block on the…

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War Service Homes How Occupiers Are Helped CANBERRA

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 1 June 1934 · page 8

An examination unblassed by party feeling, shows that the administration of war service homes by the War Service Home Commission has been…

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A Hard Battle Returned Soldiers' Difficulties

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 1 June 1934 · page 4

Mr. E. A. Roberts, assistant secretary and pensions officer of the Returned Soldiers' and Sailors' League, visited Leeton on Tuesday to deal…

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War Debts Roosevelt's Message Washington

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 4 June 1934 · page 1

"WE are using every means to persuade debtor nations of the sacredness of their obligation and also to assure them of our…

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War Service Homes How Occupiers Are Helped

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 4 June 1934 · page 2

An examination, unbiased by party feeling shows that the admin station of war service homes by the War Service, Homes Commission had…

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War Debts British Payments to U.s.a. Statement Soon

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 June 1934 · page 1

Within a few days the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Neville Chamberlain) will make a full statement iu the House of Commons on the British…

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1935 Landing at Anzac Pilgrimage to Gallipoli

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 5 June 1934 · page 3

To land at least 200 Australians on Gallipoli next Auzac Day—the 20th anniversary of the assault upon the farmers peninsula—is the objective…

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Tragic Episode of Great War How French Soldiers Were Shot Relatives Appeal to Clear Name PARIS

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 June 1934 · page 1

A tragic episode of the war was recalled at the Court Martial Appeal to-day in a suit brought by four mothers and widows to clear the…

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Tobaco War Price-cutting to Stop New Standard Price

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 5 June 1934 · page 4

A move has been made for a stabilised price for tobacco, which, it is expected, will mean the elimination of the price-cutting war that has…

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Lockhart Returned Soldiers an Appeal

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 5 June 1934 · page 2

At a meeting of the Lockhart Returned Soldiers, on Wednesday, it was decided to launch an appeal for subscriptions towards the cost of…

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Returned Soldiers' League Addressed by Pensions Officer

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 5 June 1934 · page 1

A large gathering of returned soldiers at the Glideaway Hall on Tuesday night last gave an attentive hearing to an address by Mr. E. A. Roberts, M.M., assistant secretary and pensions officer of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors' League. There were…

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War Debts Reply to Demand Payment not to be Made "Neither in Full Nor in Part" WASHINGTON

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 June 1934 · page 1

THE British Note on payments of war debts was delivered to the State Department yesterday; but the officials refused to divulge…

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