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The wars & local soldiers, 1935

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War Tension Slightly Relaxes Is Mussolini Seeking Mandate Over Abyssinia? LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 9 September 1935 · page 1

THE tension in the Italian-Abyssinl an situation is stated to have relaxed slightly, following the appointment by the League of…

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Tension Relaxes Slightly at Geneva Sub-committee Appointed Mussolini Seeking Mandate Over Abyssinia? Feeling of Italian People Soldiers Must Win Military Success Before Returning LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 September 1935 · page 1

The tension in the Italian-Abyssinian situation is stated to have relaxed slightly, following the appointment by the League of Nations of a Conciliation Committee of five members to endeavor to seek a basis of settlement, Italy having…

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"Rainbow on Horizon" Pope Addresses Ex-soldiers Rome

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 September 1935 · page 1

The Pope, addressing 15,000 ex-service men of all nations to-day, said: "It appears that we see a rainbow forming on the horizon. The…

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Soldiers' War Memorial Richmond Park Gates

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 10 September 1935 · page 1

The Tumut Soldiers' Memorial Committee, recently appointed, are launching their campaign to raise funds locally for the erection of a…

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U.S. Sensation Senator Huey Long Wounded in House of Parliament Assailant Killed by Machine Gun Fire New York

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 September 1935 · page 2

Senator Huey Long, of Louisiana, America's most picturesque politician and avowed opponent of President Roosevelt, was shot in the abdomen…

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Council Against War Mr. Blackburn Ignores A.L.P. Threat. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 September 1935 · page 1

Mr. Blackburn, M.H.R., announced today that he would ignore the threat issued by the executive of the A.L.P. to expel all members associated with…

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Relief Work and Soldiers' Pensions

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 September 1935 · page 2

"Ex-Soldier" asks whether any charge is made on a soldier's pension the determining eligibility for relief work. We have made inquiries officially…

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Returned Soldiers' League New Treasurer Appointed

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 10 September 1935 · page 4

A meeting of the Leeton subbranch of the Returned Soldiers' League, was held at the Glideaway, on Friday night, to consider…

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The Roads Problem Returned Soldiers Move

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 10 September 1935 · page 2

"VISITORS from various places want to come and see the Irrigation Area, and the only thing stopping them is our…

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Greek Plot General Wounded in Fight a Leaderless Army Athens

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 September 1935 · page 1

A new monarchist plot was suddenly Wealed to-day and this led to a fight on the threshold of a building in the capital…

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Council Fined Soldiers' Preference Act Breach Wellington

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 September 1935 · page 1

The Wellington Municipal Council was to-day fined £5 on a charge of a breach of the Returned Soldiers' Preference. Act. It was the first case…

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Peace or War ? Britain Takes Leadership in Foreign Affairs Sir Samuel Hoare' Statement to League. Geneva

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 12 September 1935 · page 5

The British Foreign Secretary, Sir Samuel Hoare, made a momentous statement on Britain's policy, before the League…

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World Awaits British Mister's Statement Deadlock Continues In Italo-Abyssinia Dispute War in a Month Ominous Announcement From Addis Ababa GENEVA

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 September 1935 · page 4

All hope that Italy would assist in the settlement of the Abyssinian dispute was abandoned to-day with the admission, by Senor de Madariaga, chairman of the League Committee of Five, that his consultations with Baron…

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War Materials French Tightening of Export Regulations Paris

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 September 1935 · page 4

An official journal publishes a decree drastically tightening the regulations against the export of war material from France and from Algeria…

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Deadlock Continues in Italo-abyssinia Dispute. War in a Month Ominous Announcement From Addis Ababa

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 13 September 1935 · page 5

All hope that Italy would assist in the settlement in the Abyssinian dispute was abandoned at Geneva on Tuesday, with the admission, by…

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Council Fined Soldiers Preference Act Breach

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 13 September 1935 · page 2

The Wellington Municipal Council was fined £5 on a charge of a breach of the Returned Soldiers' Preference Act. It was the first case heard…

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Fired The First Shot In Great War

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 September 1935 · page 10

The man who fired the first shot in the great war as to visit London. He is Major Mihaljlo M. Milojkovich and he is bringing with him 60…

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The War Cloud Russian Delegate's Statement Geneva

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 16 September 1935 · page 2

Addressing the "League Assembly, the Soviet delegate, M. Lithianoff, declared that if the Council's efforts fail, and the…

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Higher Wheat Prices Due to War Tension London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 September 1935 · page 2

The city editor of "The Times" comments that early relaxation of international tension might result in an easing of wheat prices. Russia's…

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"The Times" Comment "Deliberate and Unnecessary War What of Mussolini's Peace Pledges? London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 September 1935 · page 4

"The Times," in an editorial, says: "[?] Duce affirms his determination to proceed with the most deliberate and unnecessary war in modern history by…

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