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Southern Highlands · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1932

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Soldiers Children Jolly Party at Bowral School of Arts

The Southern Mail · Friday 1 January 1932 · page 2

Scores of soldiers' children were present at the Christmas party given to them by Bowral Returned Soldiers League on Wednesday. It was just…

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Soldiers' Memorial Will Not Be Interfered With. the Position Explained

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 2

Whilst the Main Roads Board will not agree to the closing of any part of the roads occupied by Mittagong Soldiers' Memorial, it is not proposed…

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Fervid Appeal for Suffering Soldiers Work of Red Cross Terrible Toll of War Victims

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 2 February 1932 · page 2

Mrs. Hay was in the char, and after some routine business had beens transacted, she briefly introduced Mr. Graham to the meeting…

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Another War

The Southern Mail · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 1

HOW MANY of us in 1918 thought another war possible within our lifetime. The Great War was to end war…

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The War in Sight

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 6 February 1932 · page 2

We are about to face a very difficult position in our present financial crisis. There is a war looming on the horizon…

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Returned Soldiers Condemn New Guard

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 6 February 1932 · page 2

To have the accusation hurled against him that he was a member of the New Guard, was the unpleasant experience of Colonel R. H Browning…

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The War in China

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 10 February 1932 · page 2

The War in China is an aggressive one. It is being fought just for the sake of obtaining more territory for…

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Brief Mention Returned Soldiers

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 8 March 1932 · page 2

The memb[?]ly meeting of Bowra:Returned Soldiers League will be held in the Town hall on Wednesday next at 8 p.m.All Diggers invet[?]ed…

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War in the Air

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 9 March 1932 · page 4

The Japanese air raids near Shanghal give but [?] idea of he possibilities of the extent to which air craft can be used to…

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Soldiers' Sons

The Southern Mail · Friday 18 March 1932 · page 2

At the annual Re union of the Diggers at Mittagong on Friday night. Mr. W. Hilton Miu[?]hell spoke of his large family of 300 boys, among who…

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Mittagong Diggers Anzac Day

The Southern Mail · Friday 8 April 1932 · page 3

Mittagong SubBranch of the R.S.S.I.L.A. is making great preparations for Anzac Day. The speaker for the day is not yet…

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Soldiers' Sorrow

The Southern Mail · Friday 15 April 1932 · page 2

At the monthly meeting of Mittagong Sub-Branch of the R.S.S.I.L. of A. On Wednesday night, the president (Mr. A. N. Chew), moved that…

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Anzac Day Holiday Trains

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 16 April 1932 · page 2

Supplementing, for the benefit of holiday tourists and others, the ordinary week-end cheap excursion trains, the Railway Department announces…

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Anzac Day

The Southern Mail · Friday 22 April 1932 · page 1

A RETURNED SOLDIER said to me the other day as the final word in a long discussion, " One thing's certain. If some…

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Anzac Day Local Celebrations

The Southern Mail · Friday 22 April 1932 · page 2

The customary arrangements have been made by the Returned Soldiers for the celebration of Anzac Day in the Three Towns…

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Anzac Day

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 23 April 1932 · page 2

Officially, April 25th is Anzac Day. In fact, every day is Anzac Day if we only knew it. The spirit of Anzac, born during the…

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What Others Think Anzac Day. The Editor, The Mail

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 26 April 1932 · page 3

Sir,—It is indeed distressing to see the increasing inroads upon the sacredness of Anzac Day made by sports of all kinds. In common with…

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The Memory of Anzac. Deeply Impressive Services Thinning Ranks, But Spirit Undaunted

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 26 April 1932 · page 2

Who falls in battle has no need of tears, Look where he fell on the dark alien shore; Then, gazing on into the coming years, Know why it had to be ... and weep no more;…

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"Lest We Forget' Anzac Day Celebrations

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 27 April 1932 · page 2

The seventeenth anniversary of Anzac Day was observed on Monday throughout the State with appropriate and…

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Returned Soldiers' Reunion

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 27 April 1932 · page 2

The annual Diggers' Re-inion was held in the Soldiers' Memorial Hall, Moss Vale, in the evening, When a large number of local and district…

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