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The wars & local soldiers, 1931

62 stories in South Coast's papers · page 3 of 4

Soldiers'-Pensions Extent of Out

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 27 June 1931 · page 2

Representatives of every returned soldier organisation in the Commonwealth were staggered when the Fedwealth Treasurer (Mr. Theodore) told…

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Ludendorff's War Prophecy

The Nowra Leader · Friday 3 July 1931 · page 2

Field Marshal von Ludendorff visualises a world war in May, 1932, which will bring Western civilisation crashing into economic ruin, and Asia…

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Wounded Seal On Ourie Beach

The South Coast Register · Friday 21 August 1931 · page 5

A wounded seal visited Ourie Beach Gre[?] ringong on Sunday last. It was about seven feet long and so conspicuous that it attracted…

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The Soldiers' Ball

The Bega District News · Monday 24 August 1931 · page 2

Tie annual ball of the Bega branch of the Returned Soldiers League, held in the Agricultural Hall on Wednesday night last, was remarkably successful,…

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Cockney War Stories

The Nowra Leader · Friday 4 September 1931 · page 1

A friend handed us a book full of Cockney war stories for reproduction, from which we select the appended;-- "WHAT'S BRED IN THE BONE--!"…

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Returned Soldiers' monthly Meeting and Smoko

The Nowra Leader · Friday 11 September 1931 · page 5

The monthly meeting and smoko of the Nowra Returned Soldiers' League, was held in West's theatre, on Tuesday, 8th September. During the…

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War Declared on Japan by Scullin Government Jap. Trade Embassies Leave

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 23 September 1931 · page 6

"The Scullin Labor Government has in effect declared red war on Japan, and Japan has taken up the gauge. The responsibility for the…

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What's Wrong With the World? "Russia Preparing for gigantic War 1933-34," Biblical History

The Nowra Leader · Friday 25 September 1931 · page 7

ACCORDING to Rev. William Lamb, in his hook, "What's Wrong With the World," the Breat Tribulation is coming, a time of fearful earthquake and general physical upheaval is to be; a time of awful pestilence and famine and of gen oral apostasy and degradation is…

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A Fishy War. Obstructing the River Bed

The Nowra Leader · Friday 2 October 1931 · page 4

We are credibly informed that something of a fishermen's war is in progress, on and about the Shoalhaven River, and in the vicinity of Nowra…

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Thrips on the War Path. New Emulsions that Give Control

The Bega District News · Monday 12 October 1931 · page 4

Reports from fruit-growing districts of the Slate indicate that thrips are more than ordinarily prevalent this season, and have already caused a…

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Amazing Address. "Christ's War" Is Predicted. Preacher's Outburst

The Nowra Leader · Friday 16 October 1931 · page 4

That the world was on the eve of Armageddon, and that events in Russia, Australia and other countries were hearing out the prophecies of…

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Nowra Returned Soldiers' Monthly Meeting

The Nowra Leader · Friday 16 October 1931 · page 6

There was all excellent attendance at the monthly meeting of the Nowra Returned Soldiers on Tuesday night at West's Picture Theatre. When the…

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War Service Homes

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 17 October 1931 · page 3

Mr. Cusack (Eden - Monaro): In view of the fact that there is a general desire to complete our discussion of the tariff schedule, I hardly think the…

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Shel harbour Rifleman Becomes Ill at Anzac Range

The South Coast Register · Friday 23 October 1931 · page 4

Mr. ken [?], of [?] [?] who was [?] at the big [?] meeting at [?] [?]…

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Returned Soldiers' League Nowra Sub-branch Annual Armistice Dinner and Smoke Re-union

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 31 October 1931 · page 1

The following information has been handed to us, and we gladly published same for the benefit of all returned soldiers in the Shoalhaven district;—…

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The Pictures "Old Soldiers Never Die"

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 31 October 1931 · page 2

In quest of a couple of new suite given as a prize at the local cinema, two work- shy friends mistake a recruiting queue and find themselves…

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Soldiers’ Re-union

The Bega District News · Thursday 12 November 1931 · page 1

The annual re-union banquet of the Bega branch of the Returned Soldiers’ League was held at the Bank Hotel on Saturday evening last, and was largely…

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The Colonel’s WarHorse

The South Coast Register · Friday 13 November 1931 · page 2

In an article on the front page of this week’s Sydney “Referee.” reference is made to Colonel Colin Puller’s army horse, “Illawarra,”…

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Welcome Home Mr. and Mrs. D. Chittick

The South Coast Register · Friday 27 November 1931 · page 2

There was a very happy gathering of Gerringong Methodists on Wednesday at the camping reserve, in order to extend a welcome to Mr…

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War Veterans. Horse Team’s Record

The Bega District News · Monday 7 December 1931 · page 4

Seven old black horses—their average, age is 251who went through the war on the Western, front as a team are spending their last days in…

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