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The wars & local soldiers, 1939

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Alternatives! Colonies or Civil War Significant Statement Berlin

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 May 1939 · page 1

Dr. Ley, speaking on colonial claims, declared: "Either this generation makes good its right to land, or Marxism will return with…

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Great War's Lesson Australians Were the Best Fighters London, May 5

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 23 May 1939 · page 6

"The best fighting force in the last war was the Australian Corps—the force that rejected conscription", declared Captain B. H. Liddell-Hart, the well-known military expert and foremost opponent…

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At War Since 1866! Germany and Liechtenstein Most Carefree Country in World

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 23 May 1939 · page 6

Herr Hitler has recently signed what is probably the most amusing peace treaty in the history of nations. For the first time for seventy-two years Germany is at peace with…

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King and Queen Delight Canadian People War Memorial Unveiled by King George Impressive Speech "Without Peace There Can Be No Enduring Freedom"

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 May 1939 · page 1

Their Majesties delighted the 100,000 people assembled when, at the conclusion of the unveiling of the Canadian National War Memorial, they broke away from the official arrangements and stayed half an hour…

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Spanish Civil War Germany's Part London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 May 1939 · page 2

According to the British United Press correspondent in Madrid the Germans brought down 400 Republican planes in the course of the war. During the…

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Italo-German Pact Terms Announced Full Military Support If Either Nation at War BERLIN

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 May 1939 · page 1

The German Foreign Minister (Herr von Ribbentrop) and the Italian Foreign Minister (Count Ciano), in a statement to the foreign press after…

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10,000 Jewish Women March Soldier Attacked and Disarmed Jer Salem

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 May 1939 · page 2

Led by Mrs. Herzog, wife of the Chief Rabbi, 10,000 Jewish women sang national songs and shouted "No surrender!" Bearing banners,…

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War Debts British Reply to U.S.A. WASHINGTON

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 May 1939 · page 2

Britain. in a reply to the United States notification that the 85,000,000 dollar war debt instalment would fall due on June 15, reiterated her former…

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Far East War Battle Raging Japanese Encirclement Tokio

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 May 1939 · page 4

A fierce battle Is raging at Tungking Lake and the Chinese are aL ready reported to have lost thousands. The Japanese will try after…

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B.S. & S.I.L. of A. Log Book the Soldiers Need a Home

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 26 May 1939 · page 1

A COMMITTEE of three Shire Councillors, appointed to consider the matter of Soldiers' Memorial Building, met on Saturday last…

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Correspondence Returned Soldiers' Assn. (To the Editor)

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 26 May 1939 · page 6

Sir.—The "post mortem" on the proceedings of the recent annual meeting brought about by twelve petitioners Including myself, this…

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Chunking Heavily Bombed 1000 Killed and Wounded Chungking

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 May 1939 · page 8

Twenty-seven Japanese planes again bombed the thickly populated lower city to-day, setting fire to scores of buildings and causing casualties estimated…

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Jap Air Raid 800 KILLED 670 Wounded Chunking

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 27 May 1939 · page 1

Debris from an air raid by Japanese planes have been cleaned up and and the dead buried. The wounded were taken to hospital…

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Defence Works State Cabinet Examines War Book Finance Wanted For Construction SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 May 1939 · page 4

The confidence that New South Wales so far as its own lnstrumenalities were concerned, was ready to cope with any emergency was expressed to…

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War in China 880 Killed in Air Raid Bombing of Chungking Chungking

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 May 1939 · page 1

It Is now estimated that 880 people were killed and 760 wounded In Thursday's air raid On Chungking. All of them were civilians…

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Long Peace Anticipated by Italy War Not Expected Over Present Disputes London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 4

The Rome correspondent of the British United Press declares that a high official close to Signor Mussolini stated that Italy anticipates a long peace…

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Returned Soldiers Annual Conference of British Legion Friendship to Former Foes LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 1

"The British Legion were the first to hold out the hand of friendship to German ex-servicemen. I am pretty sure they still desire to be friends…

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Far East War British Shipping Japanese Right to Stop Vessels Agreement of 1937 CANBERRA

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 May 1939 · page 1

The Minister for External Affairs (Sir Henry Gollett) explained in the House of Representatives to-day the conditions under…

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There Will Be No War

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 4

It is now obvious that Hitler's bluff has been called, and all that is left to his disordered imagination, is a vision of what might have been, had…

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Foolish to Generate War! London

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 1

"If any nation wants to fight, now is the time," declared Lord Nuffield, at the New Zealand Society's luncheon. "I cannot conceive anybody so foolish…

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