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The wars & local soldiers, 1937

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Seriously Wounded Shopkeeper Struck by Bullet During Police Chase Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 February 1937 · page 1

Struck in me chest by a revolver bullet when police were chasing two suspects at Kew at 4 o'clock this morning, William A. Thomas, aged 73 years,…

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Gundagai District Team to Play Murrumburrah Big Match on Anzac Park Next

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 22 February 1937 · page 3

The following team has been selected to represent Gundagai district against Murrumburrah on Sunday next:—C. Hill (captain), Les Pranks,…

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Abyssinian War Film Incites Italian Sailors Shanghai

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 February 1937 · page 1

Because a Soviet film of the Abyssinian war was being shown, ten Italian sailors fired their revolvers in a picture theatre at Shanghai. They…

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War. Zone Struggle for Madrid Loyalists Gain Ground London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 February 1937 · page 2

Hard fighting continued in various sectors In the neighborhood of Madrid throughout yesterday, the rebels bringing up 30 heavy guns in attempting…

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RUSSIA Bans Enlistment Abroad MOSCOW

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 22 February 1937 · page 1

The Soviet has banned enlistment abroad, including Spain…

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Spanish War Conscription of Loyalists Rifles and Machine Guns Now Needed More Moors Land in South London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 February 1937 · page 4

The Spanish Premier, Senor Largo Caballero, signed a decree at Valencia to-day conscripting att men between the ages of 23 and 27…

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District News Whitton Whitton Returned Soldiers' League's Annual Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 23 February 1937 · page 2

The Whitton subbranch of the Returned Soldiers' League held its annual meeting on Friday, 19th February, when a representative attendance…

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Returned Soldiers' Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 February 1937 · page 4

Wagga sub branch of the Returned Soldiers' League will hold its annual meeting at the Soldiers' Hall, Wagga, to-morrow night, when the annual…

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Soviet Bans Enlistments Moscow

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 February 1937 · page 4

The Soviet Government has banned enlistments for abroad, including Spain…

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Wounded by Police Bullet Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 February 1937 · page 6

William Thomas, aged 73 years, who was wounded by a stray bullet from the police while they were chasing thieves at Kew on Saturday, has not…

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United States' Intervention in Possible European War Paris

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 February 1937 · page 4

A warning that the United States might be compelled to intervene tn a European war was given by M. Builltt, the United States ambassador to…

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Spanish War Non-intervention Welcomed by Rebels Credit Given to Italy and Germany LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 February 1937 · page 3

The Salamanca correspondent of "The Times" says that rebel officers, regard the international brigade as the main obstacle to a speedy victory, for…

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Italians and British Soldiers in Dance Hall Fracas Shanghai

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 February 1937 · page 4

Four members of the North Lancashire Regiment were injured in a dance hall tight with Italian ratings from the cruiser Le Panto, whose…

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Methodists and War Suggestion at Conference Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 February 1937 · page 4

In an address to the annual: conference of the Methodist Church of Victoria to-night the Rev. C. C. Dugan, retiring president, asked if Methodists…

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Spanish War Loyalists Holding Initiative Positions Recaptured London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 February 1937 · page 4

The Spanish loyalists have maintained the initiative in the southern and southeastern fronts of Madrid for five days, in addition to consolidating…

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A Tribal War at Junee Children In Unique Incident Raiders Met with Barrage of Bricks and Stones

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 25 February 1937 · page 1

Like a page torn from a Ginger Meggs annual was the incident which awakened residents in the southern end of Junee on Tuesday night at…

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Returned Soldiers' Annual Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 February 1937 · page 4

The annual meeting of toe Wagga sub-branch of the R.S.S.I.L.A. was held last night, the president (Mr. W. J. Morrow) presiding. After the…

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Bread War Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 26 February 1937 · page 1

A bread war started to-day at Manly, where one baker is selling bread over the counter and delivered at 5 [?]d a loaf—[?]d cheaper than the general…

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War Is Not Imminent! London

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 26 February 1937 · page 1

Sir Neville Chamberlain, speaking in the House of Commons on the Loan Bill, said it would be unfortunate if apprehension of imminent war is…

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Spanish War British Voulunteers 200 Killed in Fighting Survivor's Complaints LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 February 1937 · page 1

The Talavera correspondent of the "Times" says that 500 British volunteers in the Saklatvala Battalion according to statements of the surviving…

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