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The wars & local soldiers, 1938

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Brief Mention. Returned Soldiers

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 7 June 1938 · page 2

A meeting of Bowral Returned Soldiers League will be held in the Town Hall on Thursday night. All returned soldiers and sailors are…

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Soldiers' Preference Act. Move for Its Repeal. Bowral Council Takes No Action

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 14 June 1938 · page 3

At last meeting of Bowral Council, the Municipality of Newtown wrote asking cooperation by approaching the local member with a…

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Soldier Settlements

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 18 June 1938 · page 2

The Minister for Lands(Mr Sinclair) states that the expert committee recently appointed by the Government to deal with its policy of rural…

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War or No War

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 22 June 1938 · page 3

Is it to be war. Or, is it Peace to be. It is a horrid thing When everyone must flee…

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Partially-Blinded Soldiers Thank Thorby Echo of Repatriation Policy Man of Many Trades

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 2 July 1938 · page 2

Brisbane members of the Blind and Partially-Blinded ex-Soldiers' Association have written to the Minister for Defence (Mr. H. V. C. Thorby),…

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Home for Returned Soldiers. Bowbal Branch's Appeal

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 12 July 1938 · page 2

Bowral Branch of the Returned Soldiers' League has issued the following appeal for support for the Returned Soldiers Home to be…

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War on the Rabbit Virus May End Pest Ambitious Research Move

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 13 July 1938 · page 4

A disease broke out in Brazil among hutch rabbits kept for research, and fired Sir Charles Martin, of…

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Rural Costs Nearest PreWar Rates Crusing Rejoinder to City Critics Active Canberra Policy

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 13 July 1938 · page 3

Most primary industries came under review in the last few days of the Federal session in circumstances which vindicate the policy of the…

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Preference to Soldiers. a Digger's Views on the Act

The Southern Mail · Friday 29 July 1938 · page 5

At the annual meeting of Mittagong Returned Soldiers League Mr. J Fitsgerald (Vice-President) discussed the Returned Soldiers…

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Our War Veterans

The Southern Mail · Friday 19 August 1938 · page 1

WHATEVER one may think of the present outburst of military madness, there should be but one opinion as to our…

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When France Goes to War

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 24 August 1938 · page 1

Compared with conditions in France, the life of a British mayor is a little short of celestial, for it is on the French mayor that the…

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War Service Homes Debts of Unfortunate Commonwealth to Write Off

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 27 August 1938 · page 4

In a certain number of cases purchasers of War Service Homes, owing to unemployment and other circumstance…

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War on Cormorants. Trophy Offered for Competition

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 September 1938 · page 2

The Berrima District Branch of the Australian Restoration and Acclimatisation Society hat introduced a novel competition with the…

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Help the Soldiers

The Southern Mail · Friday 16 September 1938 · page 3

The establishment of the War Veteran's Home at Narrabeen will fill a long-felt want in the lives of ex-service men. The home win be a place…

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Empire Theatre. After-war Love Story

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 20 September 1938 · page 2

From the pen of the author of "All Quiet on the Western Front," comes another gripping screen narrative in which a nation's woes after the World…

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A Little Border War. Tale of Expedition to Punish Head-hunters in House

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 1 October 1938 · page 1

In the course of reply to some questions from Sir W. Byles, the Under-Secretory for India gave an interesting little account of a…

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Three Plays at School of Arts. Proceeds for Soldiers' Home

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 4 October 1938 · page 2

When a hard-boiled Yankee takes his sentimental wife on a whirlwind tour of England, he bent on furthering his business interests, and she…

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Brief Mention. Returned Soldiers

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 11 October 1938 · page 2

Bowral Returned Soldiers' League will hold a meeting in the Town Ball on Thursday night. All returned sailors and soldiers are…

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A Gallant Soldiers. How Morton Won the Military Medal

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 8 November 1938 · page 2

Although Mr. Morton, U.A.P. candidate for Wollondilly, was only 16 years of age at the time, and many other, men were shirking their duty…

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Red Cross Effort for Soldiers. High Praise From Headquarters

The Southern Mail · Friday 9 December 1938 · page 3

Every year Bowral Branch of the Red Crow organises a gift afternoon to receive gifts of groceries to brighten Christmas for Returned…

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