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The wars & local soldiers, 1932

3,205 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 161

Woman Wounded on Neck

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 February 1932 · page 10

After Ellen Vidler, 53, of Enmore-road, Enmore had been taken by the Newtown-Marrickville Ambulance to the Marrickville Hospital, yesterday, it was alleged that she had…

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War in the Air . SHANGHAI

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 February 1932 · page 1

The first aerial fight of the new campaign occurred over Chenju, the Japanese final objective, from where Chapei will be cut off…

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"Not Our War" Hughes Supports Ian Hamilton CANBERRA

The Sun · Tuesday 23 February 1932 · page 7

"I agree with General sir Ian Hamilton that war with Japan on the present issue would be a calamity which, in the case of Australia, might…

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Air--ing the War Its on Now; But Not Declared 2Lo-er Talk

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 February 1932 · page 8

Station 2LO-er speaking. In case we err, don't think us 2 LO. You have all read the cable that…

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Bathurst Soldiers' Memorial. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 February 1932 · page 10

The bathurst branch of the Returned Soldiers' League passed a resolution expressing the opinion that the full co-operation of the branch should be given to the completion of…

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Beat Blaze Firemen and Soldiers Save Clubhouse

The Sun · Tuesday 23 February 1932 · page 5

For two hours to-day, Mosman firemen and a dozen soldiers attached to George's Heights military barracks fought a gigantic bush…

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Riflemen's Reverses District Grades at Anzac

Referee · Wednesday 24 February 1932 · page 24

A SLIGHT reversal of form marked the shooting in Metropolitan District's Rifle Clubs' Union grade competition at Anzac on Saturday. As a…

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Relief From War Indebtedness

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 February 1932 · page 13

The agreement with Great Britain to suspend principal repayments of the war debt due to Great Britain for a period of two years, and the subsequent acceptance by the British…

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Shanghai War V. Disarmament London

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 February 1932 · page 1

THE "Daily Mail's" Geneva correspondent says Shanghai has so completely overshadowed the Disarmament Conference that it is believed,…

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How to Stop War. To the Editor

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 24 February 1932 · page 4

Sir,—Is there hope for the world that the raging storm of war which threatens will not break upon us, but that the clouds will disperse and the danger pass? The…

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War Is to Be Waged on N.s.w

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 24 February 1932 · page 3

THE Bruce-Latham-Lyons Government has now definitely started on its career, and without being prophetically gifted it is easy to foresee the course this…

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Piece of Shrapnel Extracted From 16-year-old War Wound

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 February 1932 · page 13

That the ravages of war take no account of time has again been demonstrated by ths recent admission to the Narrandera District Hospital of Mr. Keith Todd…

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Post-war Children. Lord Baden-Powell's View. LONDON, Feb. 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 February 1932 · page 11

Lord Baden-powell, interviewed on his 75th birthday, said that the boys born since the war were of a more nervous type than their fathers, and they had not the sense of romance…

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Returned Soldiers. Speech by Mr. Parkhill. CANBERRA

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 February 1932 · page 12

"The greatest danger to our welfare under present conditions is the possible weakening of our moral fibre. A generation has arisen throughout the world which regards…

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Australia Not Likely To Be Drawn Into War Britain Against It Cabinet Decision After Lull, The Japanese Again Attack a General Advance London

The Sun · Wednesday 24 February 1932 · page 1

Australia is not in the least likely to be drawn into the Far Eastern conflict, as matters stand now. No change in this outlook may be expected, unless British interests are directly challenged…

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War Souvenir Unlicensed Revolver

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 25 February 1932 · page 15

"This revolver is a souvenir of the South African War. It hasn't been out of my box for over twenty years. So said Alfred William Smith at the…

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Sought Gaol Haven Digger's War Record Failed Him

The Sun · Thursday 25 February 1932 · page 17

Out of work, with neither a pension nor the dole, despite what Sergeant Napper described as "a wonderful war record," James…

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Methodist Church. Retiring President's Address. Condemnation of War

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 February 1932 · page 13

The Rev. J. W. Burton, M.A., retiring Methodist president, delivered his official address in the Lyceum Hall last night, on the occasion of the opening of the New South Wales…

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Digger's Collapse Told Mother "I'm Done" Suffered War Wounds

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 25 February 1932 · page 2

Collapsing at his mother's home in Sydney-road, Granville, on Tuesday morning, William John Fielder, a returned soldier, collapsed and died…

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Rifle Drill at Church Schools Minister Sharply Critical Breeding Will to Kill War Curse

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 February 1932 · page 5

"If we teach boys to drill and shoot, and to drive and twist glittering bayonets into a human dummy, what is the mental…

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