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The wars & local soldiers, 1931

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Easing War Debt Payments No Communication From C'wealth London

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 February 1931 · page 8

ABATEMENT of Australia's war debt payments to Britain was a subject warmly and briefly debated to-day in the House of Commons…

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War Loans Due to Britain. Australia's Debt. Mr. Snowden Answers Questions. LONDON, Feb. 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 February 1931 · page 9

In the House of Commons to-day the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Snowden) had a busy quarter of an hour answering questions in relation to…

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Britain Would Help Us War Debts But No Request Made Shall We Ask ? LONDON

The Sun · Thursday 19 February 1931 · page 6

The British Government has been expecting a request from Australia for a reduction in war debt interest, and some…

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Bread for 1½d at Bondi Threat To Stop Supplies Ends War Rush by Choppers

Evening News · Thursday 19 February 1931 · page 7

A BREAD price war among a number of shops in Bondi-road, Bondi, reached a climax yesterday, when one shop…

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The Influence Of An Example. Army Chaplain of Great War Tells of Strange Experience in France

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 19 February 1931 · page 36

When Father Hegarty, CM., was army chaplain during the Great War he had many strange experiences, writes an American exchange…

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Romance of Real Life War Sisters Marriage To Fiance Of Her Youth Bride Traced by Electoral Roll

Evening News · Thursday 19 February 1931 · page 9

A ROMANTIC story lies behind the marriage at St. Stephen's Church, Phillip-street, yesterday, of Sister Stobo, formerly a sub-matron of Sydney Hospital, and Mr. Frederick C. Bond, of Sydney…

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Art Union To Assist the T. B. Sailors and Soldiers

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 19 February 1931 · page 5

In view of the large number of eases of acute distress amongst T.B. sailors and soldiers in this State, the Attorney-General has. granted permission for the…

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A Soldier and His Rosary. Making Up for Lost Time

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 19 February 1931 · page 39

Antoine Lefebre, an old soldier covered with wounds, was an inmate of the hospital for incurables, and there became a Catholic. From his attendant, a…

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Returned Soldiers. Conference at Cootamundra. COOTAMUNDRA

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 February 1931 · page 13

A returned soldiers' conference was held at Cootamundra to-day. Delegates were present from sub-branches in the south, west, and Riverina districts. Head office officials also…

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Soldiers and Sailors Meeting

The Australian Jewish Chronicle · Thursday 19 February 1931 · page 7

A meeting of the Partially Blinded Sailors and Soldiers Association was held at the Returned Soldiers and Sailors Imperial…

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Britain Ready and Waiting to Help Us But All Depends on Scullin War Debts Parleys Is Bank of England Negotiating? Silent As the Sphinx London

Evening News · Thursday 19 February 1931 · page 1

DESPITE Mr. Snowden's emphatic replies in the House of Commons last night, well-informed people insist that there have been "exploratory overtures" from 'Australia regarding the payment of war debt to Britain…

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Labor's Campaign Is Enthusiastically Opened Issue Is Clear and Well Defined Interest Must Come Down Oversea Commitments and War-time Piracy Impossible Load of Debt S Democracy a Sham?

The Labor Daily · Thursday 19 February 1931 · page 5

PADDINGTON Town Hall was packed with a vast audience last night. when Ald. E.J. Ward opened his campaign for the East Sydney seat. All local Labor stalwaris and prominent members of the A.L.P…

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Nats. War Council

The Sun · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 8

About 50 Nationalist platform speakers were addressed on the East Sydney campaign by the deputy-leader of the Federal National Party…

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Inflation and Deflation. War and Post War. I.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 10

What is the meaning attached to the terms inflation and deflation. Popularly inflation is taken to be an increase of the note issue, and deflation, a decrease of the issue; and…

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Would Expel Wholesale Militant Plan in Labor War

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 9

Defiance of the Lang plan by N.S.W. Federal members yesterday, threw the Trades Hall into a ferment, and whether…

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War Danger Baden-Powell’s Visit to Australia

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 5

Driven to desperation by the tremendous contraction of the world markets, confronted with the fact that the opportunity to dispose of the[?]…

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Owners Flout the High Court Melbourne Wharf War. Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 8

THE fleet move of the shipowners to meet the position on the waterfront created by the decision of the High Court that the Waterside…

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Britain Remitted 62 p.c. Of France's War Debt LONDON

Evening News · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 1

Replying to a question in the House of Commons to-night, Mr. Snowden Mid that the war debt of Prince to Britain, on the date of signing the…

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French Militarists Slander Soviets As Preliminary to War “Isvestia’ Answers “Le Temps”

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 3

“Le Temps” published the first of a series of articles dealing with “The Russian Danger” in its issue of the 22nd December. The article deals…

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Charge of Sedition Against "S.m.h." Leader Discussed in House War Mentioned

The Labor Daily · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 7

The "Sydney Morning Herald" came in for a great deal of discussion during question time in the Legislative Assembly…

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