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The wars & local soldiers, 1932

3,205 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 161

Armed Thief Shoots Storekeeper Dead. Wife Wounded. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1932 · page 5

Entering a general store at Daradgee, near Innisfail, last night, an armed thief fired at Mr. C. Fava, the proprietor, fatally wounding him…

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Assisting Returned Soldiers

The Propeller · Friday 1 January 1932 · page 1

The Mortdale-Oatley sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League will hold a carnival at the corner of Mort's Road and Martin Place, Mortdale, from…

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Wounded Constable. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 January 1932 · page 11

Constable Derhnm, who was shot in the head in Flinders-lane, on November 20, by thieves, who stole £988 from employees of G. J. Coles and Co., Ltd., was able to leave…

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Einstein and War

The Labor Daily · Saturday 2 January 1932 · page 8

Professor Einstein in his study at Oxford surprised an interviewer--the secretary of the War Resisters' International--by the strength of his…

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What Australia Lost by the War the Freedom That We Used to Have No. 1

The Labor Daily · Saturday 2 January 1932 · page 8

Among the many great advantages which Australia possessed before she was drawn into "the European diplomatic maelstrom, with all…

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A Naval Occasion In Drama Submarine is Setting Author Was War Hero LONDON,Saturday

The Sun · Sunday 3 January 1932 · page 3

Rivalry between two naval officers for promotion is the theme of a play called "Under The Surface," written by Commanders…

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Soviet Is Ready for War Huge Vote for Equipment And Arms O.G.P.U. to Share London

The Sun · Monday 4 January 1932 · page 1

A HUGE vote by the Soviet Government to the War Department leads to the belief that Russia is definitely preparing for war. The Moscow correspondent of the…

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Soldier's Lonely Death. Young

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 January 1932 · page 10

A middle-aged returned soldier died alone and friendless at the back of the Young showground. An examination of the dead man's effects showed that his name was Thomas…

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Prince of Wales. Touching Story of War

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 6

The death of a woman in Oxfordshire has released Dr. Gordon Robinson, of Tow Law, Durham, from a pledge of secrecy not to dlvulge a kind action by the Prince of Wales,…

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No Flour Was Referred to Master Bakers Bread War

The Sun · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 11

That the secretary of the Master Bakers' Association had told him that he would be a better man if he…

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Move for Delay France and War Debt Conference British Fear London

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 1

There is a possibility that the Reparations Conference may be delayed, and should this happen, its success, it is believed, would be…

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War Debts Must be Cancelled. Professor Copland's Views. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 9

"The external position has greatly improved in the past 12 months," said Professor D. B. Copland, who arrived here by the Marama to-day on a holiday visit…

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Russia's Aim. Army of 18,000,000. Preparations for War. Mr. Alma Baker's Views

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 9

"With the world's markets overflowing with commodities and so much unemployment the time looks ripe for a universal war," said Mr. Alma Baker, who has rubber and mining…

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The War in Manchuria

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 14

Japanese scouts hiding in the millet during the recent advance on Tsitsihar…

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A "No War" Sense Imbue Children with It League's Work

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 6

HOBART, Tuesday.--Urging that the work of the League of Nations should be taught to children in schools, the…

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Certain Doom in Next War. General Smuts Warns the World

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 17

"There will be no escape, not even for the statesmen and warmakers. A pall of death will rest over all." This was part of a picture of what the…

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Tug-of-war Sister As Prize Horrific Picture Ingham

The Sun · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 14

A nightmare tug-of-war between a 14ft crocodile and a 12-year-old boy, with the latter's little sister as the…

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War On Gunmen London's Lead Pointers for Our Police Chief Gosling to Move

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 5

"POLICE Commissioner Childs, in his war on gunmen, can be strengthened by the knowledge that:…

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Latest Pictures of the Japanese Army's Operations on the War Front in Manchuria

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 14

This picture-shows the advance upon Tsitsihar. Japanese troops entering the city. Japanese troops paying tributes to the bodies of dead comrades in the ox-cart on the left…

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Secret Report On War Debts Rift at Start of Plan French Threat to Sit Back First Dispute London

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 January 1932 · page 1

The secret draft report of Sir Walter Layton, which the Basle Committee rejected, is believed to have been…

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