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The wars & local soldiers, 1937

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Australian Manufacture of War Materials Big Increase to be Proposed at Imperial Conference 'Planes, Ships, Guns and Armored Cars Bigger Munition Output Canberra

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 1

It is understood that the Australian delegates at the Imperial Conference intend to propose that certain essential defence, materials…

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Nationalism And War LONDON

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 29 May 1937 · page 4

"If the time comes again, as in the last war, when it is necessary to resort to nationalisation, it wiil not be the armament firms alone that…

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Zeppelins In War Use Unlikely Washington. May 27

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 29 May 1937 · page 13

Dr. Hugo Eckener, the designer of the German airship Hindenburg, which was wrecked at Lakehurst early this month, told the Senate's…

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Spanish War Italian Aloofness to Geneva Attitude Intervention Allegations Ignored LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 May 1937 · page 7

The Rome correspondent of the "Daily Mail" states that, in accordance with the Italian attitude of aloofness from everything said and done…

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Grave Situation Trough German Warship Being Bombed! Deutschland Fires on Loyalist Planes Planes Retaliate; 20 Killed; 13 Wounded LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 31 May 1937 · page 1

A grave situation has arisen as a result of the bombing of the German warship Deutschland by two Spanish Government aeroplanes yesterday. Twenty members of the crew were killed…

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Spanish War Fifty Killed in Air Raid 'Plane Pilot Alleges Bribe to Land Among Rebels London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 31 May 1937 · page 2

Fifty were killed and 100 wounded in a rebel air raid on Barcelona to-day. Six planes participated. An official communique issued at…

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Plastic Surgery Wounded Man's Face Restored Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 June 1937 · page 3

Carmelo Garafolo, whose face was frightfully disfigured when he was shot to the face in February, 1936, has had his face practically restored by…

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Serious Strike Clash Four Killed, 60 Wounded in Chicago Battle Chicago

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 June 1937 · page 3

At least four were Killed and 60 wounded in a battle between police and striking steel workers who attempted to enter the Republic Plant. A mob of approximately 1000 strikers…

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Returned Soldiers' Association Messrs. Dunn and Sharpe Honoured

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 1 June 1937 · page 1

EXUBERANT outbursts of enthusiasm, interspersed with the clinking of glasses, laughter, and the singing of "For he's a Jolly Good Fellow" marked a typical Diggers Smoke-oh at the Soldiers' Hall on Thursday night, when the "evergreen" Mr. T. H…

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Returned Soldiers' League Notice of Motion

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 1 June 1937 · page 2

At the meeting of the Returned Soldiers League on Friday night Mr. J. Gordon gave notice of the following motion to be moved at the next…

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An Act of War Senator Borah's View Washington

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 June 1937 · page 1
Also in Cootamundra Herald

Senator Borah asserts that the German bombardment of Almeria amounts to an act of war, and demands that the United States apply the recent…

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German War Minister Met by Mussolini Rome

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 June 1937 · page 1

The Government has published the first list of 62 Italian legionaries who fell at Malaga. The German War Minister (General…

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Returned Soldiers' League

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 4 June 1937 · page 3

At a diggers' smoke at Leeton last week Messrs. T. H. Dunn and J. Sharpe (President and Secretary respectively of the Leeton sub branch…

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Commons Demonstration "Stop the War on Spanish Children" London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 June 1937 · page 5

Chanting "Stop the war on Spanish children," 300 Communists—the men wearing red ties and the women red berets—created one of the noisiest…

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Spanish War Rebel General Killed 'Plane Crashes in North Basques Score Big Victory LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 June 1937 · page 5

General Mol[?], rebel commander in the North of Spain since the outbreak of the civil war, and leader of the attacks on Bilbao, was killed to-day when…

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Returned Soldier Mortality Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 June 1937 · page 5

According to figures made available by the actuary of the Commonwealth Superannuation Board (Mr. Bar[?]ord) mortality among returned soldiers since…

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Spanish War Dominion Leaders Offended? London Press Report "Pressure From Capt. Eden" LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 June 1937 · page 2

The action of the British Foreign Secretary (Captain Eden) in bringing pressure to bear on the New Zealand High Commissioner (Mr…

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Spanish War Rights of Warships Britain Asks Questions London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 June 1937 · page 4

The diplomatic correspondent of "The Times" says that Britain is ascertaining whether the right of individual action, as claimed by Germany…

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Whither Europe? Impressions in New Countries What the War Has Left Armed Troops Everywhere

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 June 1937 · page 6

Mr. J. T. Massey, of Adelaide, who is general secretary of the Y.M.C.A., is on a world tour, and has contributed the following…

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