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The wars & local soldiers, 1939

136 stories in South Coast's papers · page 1 of 7

War from The Air. Why All the Peoples on Earth Want Peace

The Bega District News · Thursday 5 January 1939 · page 4

The name of Professor J. B. S. Haldane not infrequently appears in the cablegrams as an authority on many matters. The following…

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Old Soldiers Never Die

The Nowra Leader · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 5

They hardly seem to even fade away. An example of the truth of this is the forthcoming Diggers' cricket match which is being arranged for…

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Welcome Home

The South Coast Register · Thursday 26 January 1939 · page 3

Mr. and Mrs. Alex Gall were given a warm welcome home from their honeymoon on Monday night last, When about 50 of their friends…

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Returned Soldiers' League Cobargo Sub-branch Annual Meeting

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 27 January 1939 · page 2

In spite of the inclement weather on Saturday night there was a large attendance of members of the Cobargo sub-branch…

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The War of Words

The Bega District News · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 5

Mr Chamberlain described in the House of Commons his talks with Mussolini in Rome recently. He said that they had not agreed on all…

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How to End War

The Bega District News · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 6

In an address, Mr H. G. Wells said that the “surplus energy of young men who collected at street corners” would have to be employed in…

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Recruits for Militia Berry Soldiers Take Action

The South Coast Register · Thursday 9 February 1939 · page 7

Surprise was expressed on Saturday night at the Berry Show when the announcement was made by Lieut. Scott, who is in charge of the…

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Returned Soldiers

The Nowra Leader · Friday 10 February 1939 · page 10

The Nowra sub-branch of the R.S. & S.I.L.A. held the annual meeting at the Dickers' Hall on Tuesday evening last week. Mr. U. K. Walsh…

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Soldiers All Gone Town Back to Normal

The South Coast Register · Thursday 23 February 1939 · page 5

The last of the soldiers have departed from the showground, and this morning an air of peacefulness has again settled over the ground,…

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Village of the Blind Peasant Girls Marry Returned Soldiers. All Make Good Farmers

The Nowra Leader · Friday 10 March 1939 · page 10

A unique farming settlement in Yugoslavia consists only of blind ex-soldiers, everyone of whom is married to a peasant girl with healthy eyes…

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War Veterans' Home Appeal

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 22 March 1939 · page 1

The first section of the War Veterans' Home which is being jointly sponsored by the R.S.S.I.L.A (N.S.W. branch) and the Legacy club…

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War Veterans’ Home Appeal

The South Coast Register · Thursday 23 March 1939 · page 3

The first section of the War Veterans’ Home, which is being jointly sponsored by the R.S.S.I.L.A. (New South Wales branch) and the Legacy…

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Anzac

The Nowra Leader · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 4

Free as the air, and just as close, Dear as the love of friends, The Anzac spirit, strong and true, Creates, maintains, defends…

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The Anzac Cross

The Nowra Leader · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 8

The Southern Cross is the Anzac Cross, In the star-lit southern sky; In the way of the cross the Anzaes…

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War Veterans Home Appeal

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 1

The first section of the War Veterans Home, which is being jointly sponsored by the R.S.S.I.L.A. (N.S.W. Branch) and the Legacy…

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Is War With Germany Inevitable? Lismore Tourists Say No. (From the “Northern Star.”)

The Bega District News · Thursday 30 March 1939 · page 6

Have Germany and the German people become so regimented under the Hitler regime that they will willingly enter a war which would…

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War Veterans' Home Appeal

The Nowra Leader · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 3

The first section of the War Veterans' Home, which is being jointly sponsored by the R.S.S.I.L.A. (N.S.W. branch) and the Legacy Club of…

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Proposal to Complete the Shoalhaven Soldiers’ Memorial Gates

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 5 April 1939 · page 5

At the meeting of the Shoalhaven Chamber of Commerce, on Thursday night. Mr. Henry Rauch brought forward a proposal to complete the…

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Anzac Day

The Shoalhaven News, Nowra · Wednesday 19 April 1939 · page 15

On Tuesday morning next, 25th instant, the Nowra sub-branch R.S. and S.I.L.A. will carry out the usual Anzac morning proceedings. There…

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Berry’s Anzac Service

The South Coast Register · Thursday 20 April 1939 · page 4

At 11 a.m. on Tuesday, April 25, in the Avenue of Honor, a large concourse of citizens of Berry and district will be gathered to pay homage…

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