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The wars & local soldiers, 1937

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Shots in Hotel Two Men Wounded at Redfern Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 May 1937 · page 2

Two men were wounded when a revolver was fired in the bar of a hotel at Redfern yesterday. They were peter Davis, aged 27 yean, of Redfern, a…

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Returned Soldiers' League Ladies' Auxiliary

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 3 May 1937 · page 3

There was a good attendance at the meeting of the above at the Assembly Room of the Town Hall last Friday night, when, in the absence of the…

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King's Message to Ex-soldiers London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 May 1937 · page 1

The King's message to ex-service men will be distributed throughout the world on the morning of Coronation Day, accompanied by the official…

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Brilliant Counter-Attack By Basques Advancing Italians Back in Disorder 2500 Dead and Wounded Fierce Battle Rages All Day Bilbao Troops Capture Much Valuable War Material LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 May 1937 · page 1

The Basques commemorated May Day by partly avenging Guernica and celebrating the destruction of the rebel warship Espana." Their counter offensive against the rebels and Italians pressing in on Bilbao from the…

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Blind Soldiers Better Opportunities Given Abroad Travellers' Statement Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 May 1937 · page 4

Captain F. O. Aarons, president of the Blind Soldiers' Association of New South Wales, who returned from a trip abroad to-day, said that…

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Soldier Settlers' Difficulties Deputation to Rural Bank

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 4 May 1937 · page 2

A deputation including Mr. A. G. Enticknap (president of the Fruitgrowers' Co-operative Society), Mr. R. H…

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Woman Wounded Taken for Trespasser by Gardener Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 May 1937 · page 2

Mrs. Pearl Payne, of Bodley Park was shot in the thi[?]h while walking in a market gardens at Fairfield to-night. She was admitted to the…

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Italy's War Estimates Some

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 May 1937 · page 3

The War Ministry's estimates for 1937-8 are £26,136,000, or £2,000,000 more than for the previous year…

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Soldiers' Sons' Holiday At Furlough House SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 6 May 1937 · page 1

Nearly 100 boys, ranging in age from 8 to 15 years, arrived in Sydney to-day for a fortnight's holiday at Furlough House, Narrabeen…

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Alien Intrusion Into War-fare Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 1

The entry of alien air craft into warfare where a country was fighting for liberty was criticised by the Bishop Coadjutor in Sydney, (Canon 'Pilcher)…

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Spanish War Bargelona Outbreak Provisional Government Formed Rival Parties Still Armed LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 1

Although Barcelona is outwardly peaceful following the formation of a provisional government representing the Anarchists,…

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Worse Than War Mr. Hughes on the Fight Against Poverty "Hell to See Children Hungry SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 1

Speaking at Kensington, the Minister for Health (Mr. Hughes) described as worse than war the dally fight against poverty. "Seeing children…

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Worse Than War Mr. Hughes on the Fight Against Poverty "Hell" to See Children Go Hungry SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 4

Speaking at Kensington to-day, the Minister for Health (Mr. Hughes) described as worse than war the daily fight against poverty. "Seeing children…

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Soldiers' Sons At Govt. House Grounds SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 1

Eighty country boys, who are attending Furlough Bouse Coronation Camp, were inspected by the Governor, Lord Wakehurst, in Government House…

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Australian Soldier's Bible

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 6

A Bible handed by a dying Australian soldier, Private E. W. Parham, of Melbourne, to a wounded German on the battlefield of Ypes. has just been…

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SPAIN (Continued from page 1) Appeal to League by Spanish Government Act of War by Germany and Italy LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 May 1937 · page 8

The Spanish Foreign Minister (Senor del Vayo) has decided to appeal to the League of Nations against the continued German and Italian…

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Lecture in Soldiers' Hall

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 May 1937 · page 8

To-morrow night at 7.30 o'clock in the Soldiers' Hall a public lecture will be given on the subject. "What is Truth According to the Scriptures?"…

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Shearer Wounded Man Charged with Intent to Murder Moree

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 May 1937 · page 1

Michal Mercer, a well-know shearer, was found in a house on the outskirts of Moree yesterday, bleeding profusely from three bullet wounds,…

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War Veteran Sought Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 May 1937 · page 7

The Returned Soldiers' League would like to ascertain the whereabouts of George Ross, who is a brother of Mrs. M'Pherson, of 35a Union-street,…

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Anglo-italian Friction From Spanish War Most British Newspapers Banned in Italy Correspondents to Ignore Coronation Rome

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 May 1937 · page 1

Owing to the hostile attitude of most of the British press towards Italy, all the British newspapers have been banned from Italy…

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