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The wars & local soldiers, 1936

827 stories in Riverina's papers · page 36 of 42

Town Debating Competition Soldiers Defeat Apex Reduction in Working Hours

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 October 1936 · page 3

There was an excellent attendance of citizens at the debate last Tuesday night, at the Town Hall. The Apex team affirmed "That the reduction of…

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Cowabbie West "Mussolini" Wins "The War" Over £120 Raised Fou Hall Funds

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 27 October 1936 · page 2

The grand finale of the Cowabbie West "War" was staged on Wednesday last, 21st October, when a ball was held as a wind-up to the…

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Wants War Record Examined Paris

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 October 1936 · page 8

For the purpose of silencing the repeated allegations by his political opponents that he deserted the army during war time the Minister for the…

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Wounded His Rival Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 October 1936 · page 1

A sentence of 21 years imprisonment was passed on Edward Constantine Goode, aged 36 years engineer of Benalla to-day when he was found…

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Mussolini's Preface to Book on Abyssinian War Rome

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 October 1936 · page 1

"We had to win, and win quickly. A kind of speed race developed between Italy and the League of Nations." declared Signor Mussolini, in the course…

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"War in the Air" Sir Daniel Levy's Return From Europe Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 31 October 1936 · page 6

The Speaker in the New South Wales Assembly (Sir Daniel Levy), who arrived in Auckland to-day on his way home after a visit to…

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Britain and the Spanish War House of Commons Debate Non-Intervention Pact Snll in Operation Explanation by Captain Eden LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 31 October 1936 · page 1

The public and private' galleries of the Rouse of Commons were crowded to-day when Parliament reopened and a debate was held on…

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Tragedy at Oaklands Man Shot Dead Wife Critically Wounded Police Find Four Letters OAKLANDS

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 November 1936 · page 5

Eugene Robert Ford, aged 34, is dead, and his wife, aged 30 years, is seriously wounded, as a result of a shooting affray early on…

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Belgian Neutrality Impracticable, Says Military Man If Neighbors Went to War Violation of Air Frontiers LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 November 1936 · page 1

Grave, doubts whether the neutrality of Belgium would be a practical proposition if her neighbors went to war and whether the…

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War-time Comrades

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 3 November 1936 · page 2

Paradoxically, the war years fade into the distance, and men who took part in the war seem to draw closer to each ether. Where, at the first Armistice…

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Tragedy at Oaklands Man Shot Dead Wife Critically Wounded Police Find Four Letters

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 3 November 1936 · page 2

Eugene Robert Ford, aged 34, is dead, and his wife, aged 30 years, is seriously wounded, as a result of a shooting affray early on Saturday at…

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War's Aftermath Poppy Day on Saturday Next

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 3 November 1936 · page 4

Twenty two years ago the war clouds had broken over the world. Looking back through the years we are able to appreciate at its full value…

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District News Whitton Returned Soldiers' League Annual Smoke

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 3 November 1936 · page 2

The annual smoko of the Whitton subbranch of the Returned Soldiers' League was held on Friday night and was attended by the country…

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Town Debating Contest Little Theatre Defeats Returned Soldiers Empire and World Peace

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 November 1936 · page 7

At the Town Hall last week Little Theatre defeated Returned Soldiers in the town debating competition, the subject of the debate being "That the…

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War's Aftermath

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 5 November 1936 · page 3

Twenty-two years ago the war clouds had broken over the world Looking back through the years we are able to appreciate, at its full value, the stand…

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Germany and Russia War Before End of 1999

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 6 November 1936 · page 2

“A Rouse-German war before the end of 1930 is as certain as the fact that we are standing on this deck,” declared Lord Rothermere, the…

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News of the World LONDON, Wednesday Spain's War Was Inevitable

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 6 November 1936 · page 5

Interviewed in the former Royal Palace in Madrid, the President of the Spanish Republic, Senor Azana, said that war became inevitable…

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Correspondence (We do not necessarily endorse the views of our correspondents) War Comrades (To the Editor, "The Daily Advertiser")

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 November 1936 · page 2

Sir,—Paradoxically, as the war years fade into the distance, the men who took part in the war seem to draw closer to each other. Where at the…

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Dried Fruits Market In Great Britain Effect of Spanish War

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 7 November 1936 · page 3

Australian dried fruit producers may have reason to be thankful for the Spanish civil war because, according to present indications, there…

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Still Held 150 Dead and Wounded LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 9 November 1936 · page 1

The Spanish Embassy in London announced to-night that Madrid was still in the hands of the Loyalists. An Insurgent message from…

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