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The wars & local soldiers, 1938

1,157 stories in Riverina's papers · page 19 of 58

Anzac Day

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 25 April 1938 · page 1

As so many returned soldiers— well over a hundred in number—are in Sydney, there will be no official Anzac Day celebrations in Gundagai…

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Anzac Night Dance

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 April 1938 · page 6

Dancers, both old-time and modern, will be catered for to-night at the Masonic Hall when Perce Alfred will introduce the Harmony Trio, together…

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Anzac Day Cootamundra's Celebrations

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 25 April 1938 · page 3

This morning saw the usual annual commemoration at Cootamundra, in dull and dusty weather; but a noticeable feature…

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A Toast "Souls of Anzac"

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 April 1938 · page 7

An interesting incident that occurred just after the Armistice had been signed was related to a representative of "The Daily Advertiser" by Mr. C…

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Spirit of Anzac Significance of To-day's Sydney Parade Canberra

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 April 1938 · page 6

The Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) Issued me following Anzac Day message to-night:— "on this, the twenty-third…

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How Old They Looked the Return of the Men of Anzac

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 April 1938 · page 7

When the first contingent of Anzacs returned from the battlefields to their native land, it was remarked, "How old they looked." John Oxenham put…

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King and Queen Send Anzac Day Greeting "Proud to Join Our People"

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 April 1938 · page 6

Lord Huntingfield has received the following message from His Majesty the King: "The Queen and I are proud to…

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Anzac Day in Wagga Service of Remembrance To-day Procession From Cenotaph Special References at Churches Yesterday

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 April 1938 · page 6

Another Anzac Day is with us to-day, bringing with it memories of that historic anil awful day 23 years ago when the flower of the manhood of Australia and New Zealand, then untrained warriors, stormed the heights of…

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Spanish War Entering Last Lap? Sea Battle Raging London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 April 1938 · page 4

"The Times" correspondent at Hendaye. on the Franco-Spanish border states that impartial observers feel that there is justification for the supreme…

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Anzac Day Commemorated by Record Crowd in Sydney! Remarkable Scene at Dawn Service 40,000 Men March Biggest Celebrations Ever Held Glorious Weather SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 25 April 1938 · page 1

In the biggest Anzac Day celebrations over held, nearly 40,000 returned soldiers marched through the city streets, which were lined with three-quarters of a million people. The weather was glorious. The procession, which was seven…

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Attack on Soldiers' Pensions

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 April 1938 · page 4

A stir has been caused in the camp of the Returned Soldiers' League by the attack launched by the Commonwealth Auditor-General (Mr. H. C. Brown) on the granting of certain war pensions by the Entitlement Appeal Tribunal. Mr. Brown in his report said that it was difficult to avoid the…

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France's Unknown Soldier Secret Sealed Forever Paris

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 April 1938 · page 6

Major Louis PEspinasse, the only man who knew the identity of France's Unknown Soldier, has died. Now the secret is sealed forever of…

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Honoring the Dead Headstones for Soldiers' Graves Appeal

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 April 1938 · page 6

To-day our thoughts turn to those who made the supreme sacrifice in whet they believed to be a war to end war. The Australian Government,…

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ANZAC Commemoration Services for Sydney

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 26 April 1938 · page 5

The following returned soldiers left Tumut by trains last week to take part in the Anzac Day celebrations in Sydney yesterday:—J. W…

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Peace Reigns for March of Anzac Men

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 April 1938 · page 3

For the greater part of yesterday morning, a heavy dost storm raged in Wagga. Thick clouds of red dust filled the atmosphere and…

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Anzac Day Observance in Narandera Dusty Conditions Prevail

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 26 April 1938 · page 2

The twenty-third anniversary of Anzac Day was celebrated yesterday. The day promised to be an almost ideal autumn day, but about 10 a.m…

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Anzac Day This District Joins in Statewide Observance

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 26 April 1938 · page 2

Our district towns and townships are miniature places compared to the great cities and large provincial centres of population, but none the…

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Stirring Anzac Day Spectacle Combined Service and Procession

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 26 April 1938 · page 2

STIRRING scenes marked the occasion of Anzac Day in Leeton yesterday, and despite lowering, skies and dust-laden wind, people came from far and near as usual, to participate in the ceremonies. At dawn the flag on the pole in the Memorial Gardens was placed…

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Shot in Park Man Dangerously Wounded Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 April 1938 · page 6

Shot in the stomach by a masked man as he was walkiiig through Queen's Park, Ipswich, about 8 p.m. on Saturday night, Arthur Neilson, of…

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War Veterans' Home

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 26 April 1938 · page 2

Our readers are no doubt aware of the efforts being made by the R.S. and S.I.L.A., The Legacy Club of Sydney, and citizens of the community to raise…

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