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The wars & local soldiers, 1934

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Doctor Fatally Wounded Revolves Accident While Cleaning Weapon Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 November 1934 · page 1

Dr. E. M'Innes, of Military road, Mosman, was fatally wounded when a revolver exploded which ha was cleaning in his surgery this afternoon. Dr…

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The European Tangle Hard to Avert War

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 1 November 1934 · page 6

The reports cabled recently of renewed outbreaks of hostile feeling between Italy and Jugoslavia have drawn attention to the very…

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Off To The War the 20Th Anniversary

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 3 November 1934 · page 7

Thursday marked the 20th anniversary of the departure from Australia of the first convoy of Acstr[?] lian and. New Zealand Loops for…

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Our Bowling Green Ready for War Within A . Month First Annual Meeting Full of Enthusiasm Officers Appointed

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 5 November 1934 · page 2

After months of spadework and foundation building, the Gundagai Bowling Club is an established fact, and a large…

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New War Horror

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 6 November 1934 · page 3

The military experts experimenting with a "death ray," states a message from Paris, accidentally turned it on a group of villagers, who…

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War Service Homes Commission's Report

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 6 November 1934 · page 1

A feature of the annual report of the War Service Homes Commission for the year ended June 30 last is that a firm demand exists for homes…

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Soldier Settlers' Calendar

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 6 November 1934 · page 2

The following poem was forwarded to the "Temora Star" by one of their soldier settler readers, and we take the opportunity of publishing it…

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Prince Henry at Melbourne University Honorary Degree Visits Blind Soldiers Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 November 1934 · page 8

The honorary degree of Doctor of [?]aw was conferred on Prince Henry at the Melbourne University to-day. The president of the Students'…

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Poppy Day Proceeds to Soldiers Distress Fund

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 November 1934 · page 8

Poppies will be sold in the street of Wagga on Saturday toy members of the Women's Auxiliary of the Wagga [?]branch of the Returned Soldiers…

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Coolamon Returned Soldiers’ League. Disposal of Finances

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 9 November 1934 · page 2

The hon. secretary Mr. J. F. Cooper, reported at a recent meeting of the Coolamon sub-branch of the R. S. and S.I. League that since the…

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War On Grasshoppers Volunteers in Victoria

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 10 November 1934 · page 2

Because reports from the Mallee showed the grasshopper plague was now threatening real danger to the whole Victorian countryside, hundreds…

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Armistice Day Addresses to School Children by Returned Soldiers

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 November 1934 · page 6

Addresses to the school children of Wagga were given yesterday on the significance of Armistice Day by members of the Wagga sub-branch of the…

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Anzac Festival Competitions

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 12 November 1934 · page 3

The Anzac Festival is the out, defame of the desire of the Anzac Fellowship of Women link up the younger generation with the story of…

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War Veteran's Death Dubbo

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 November 1934 · page 2

Edward Joseph Jacobs, aged 70 years, who became ill after carrying his swag into Dubbo, died in the hospital here. In his swag was found a…

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Anti-war Meeting Two Men Walk Out Presence Resented Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 November 1934 · page 4

An all-Australia congress against war and Fascism opened at the Port Melbourne Town Hall to-day. The conference was well attended and…

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"For the Donation!' St. Dunstan's Still Needs War-time Cases Continue to Come in

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 November 1934 · page 6

The nineteenth annual report of St. Dunstan's for War-blinded Soldiers, Bailors and Airmen, just issued, stales that during the year 19 new cases of…

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"Vicious and Dangerous" General Smuts on War Talk Attitude of Dominions No Secret Naval Negotiations, Says Mr. MacDonald LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 November 1934 · page 2

Speaking at the Royal Institute of International Affairs to-day General Smuts (South Africa) condemned war talk as "a vicious and dangerous mistake." Expectation of war in the future was sheer nonsense. With perhaps…

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Wounded Man All Night in the Bush. Severe Ordeal

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 16 November 1934 · page 6

Albert E. Bateup accidently shot himself through the head on his property, Mount Dixon near Gunning. on Thursday of last week. He spent…

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Women Against War Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 November 1934 · page 4

Anti-war sentiment ran strong at the Interstate Labor Women's Conference which opened at the Trades Hall to-day…

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Dance Partner War Incident Recalled Hobart

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 November 1934 · page 1

Prince Henry danced several times at the State ball last night with Mrs. Lesley Davies wife of the Minister for Lands, Works and Mines Mr. T…

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