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The wars & local soldiers, 1933

3,351 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 168

Rabbit War Awaited Growing Menace of Pest Still Migrating

The Land · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 6

WITH the first steps already taken towards a general offensive against the rabbit pest, and the prospect of early united measures on a…

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World War Looms As Ruthless Japanese Imperialism Advances on Jehol

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 1

An army of 150,000 Japanese ready to seize the province of Jeliol[?] Japan ready to withdraw from the League of Nations! Lloyds cancel war risks…

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Agreement Aim Roosevelt and Britain on War Debts London

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 1

An agreement between Britain and the United States for a solution of the war debts problem before a special session of Congress is called in…

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War Brides in Blighty Fourteen Years As Grass-Widows Divorces Wanted

Arrow · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 4

WHEN the guns of war are booming the gallant soldier has no time to lay a long siege to his lady's heart. Into his fourteen days' leave the…

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Armies in Jehol Facing Each Other. War Expected To-morrow. Fears of Blockade. Shanghai, Feb. 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 9

Two of the most formidable armies ever assembled in this part of the world since the Russo-Japanese war are now awaiting the signal to commence…

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Japanese Troops Commence Big Offensive China Rejects the Ultimatum 40,000 Soldiers Move To Battle Advance Into Jehol Shanghai

The Sun · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 1

ACCORDING to reports received from Peking, the big Japanese offensive has commenced, and Chinese troops are standing by to meet a huge force of Japanese soldiers…

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Soldier Settlers' Woes

The Labor Daily · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 6

Sir,--I had hoped "The Labor Daily" might have afforded space to the unanswerable letter of Mr. M. Attenborough. of "The Homestead,"…

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Soldiers' Graves Headstone Request Refused

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 6

A request has been made to the Federal Government by the Returned Soldiers' League that the Commonwealth should provide…

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Unemployed Soldiers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 6

It was stated yesterday by an official of the Returned Soldiers' League that more than 200 applications had been received by the league for the position of welfare officer at Randwick…

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Comrade Stalin’s Speech on the Second Five Year Plan 1931 Soviet Production Increased 334 per cent over pre-war; United States dropped to 84 per cent MOSCOW, Jan 11

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 3

Following is the resume of the speech delivered by Joseph Stalin, General Secretary of the Communist party of the Soviet Union, before the…

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Mutiny Breaks Out in Chinese Army Serious Split Occurs On The Eve Of Threatened Big Japanese Offensive 15,000 Chinese Troops Join Japanese Start War In Jehol Heavy Toll Of Life Concern In Gt. Britain TOKIO

The Labor Daily · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 1

ON the eve of the anticipated Japanese offensive against the Province of Jehol, a serious split has occurred in the Chinese ranks. Fifteen thousand Chinese soldi ers, under General Liu Ku-eitang, denounced the regime of Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang and offered…

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The Land "Nations may battle and the world rock with revolution, but the land will care for him who cares for it." Official organ of the Farmers & Settlers' Association of N.S.W., and the National voice of the United Country Movements of N.S.W. Subscription rate 10/- per arilium (payable in advance). Single copy 3d. Contributions are invited and will be paid for on publication. No responsibility can be accepted for the return of manuscript, but where stamp is enclosed every effort will be made to ensure return of unsuitable matter. Cheques, money orders, &c., should be made payable to The Land Newspaper Ltd. Address business communications to the Manager, and literary contributions to the Editor, "The Land," Box 1558E, G.P.O., Sydney, N.S.W. Board of Directors: Hon. A. K. Trethowan, M.L.C. (Chairman); W. C. Cambridge, M.L.C. (Gen. Sec., Farmers & Settlers' Assn.); Senator Cnarles Hardy: W. W. Killen; and H. K. Nock, M.P. Managing Editor: H. V. Hudd. Associate Editor: M. A. H. Laidlaw. Advertising Manager: E. W. Carter. Telephones: M 6971 Telegrams: (2 lines). "The Land," Sydney. ADDRESS: 57-59 Regent St., Sydney Friday, Feb. 24, 1933. If War Comes In The East?

The Land · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 3

IT now seems fairly certain that war on a serious scale will develop between China and Japan over the Manchurian dispute…

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Anzac War Memorial. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 February 1933 · page 12

Sir,—The very delightful article by Theo Cowan in last Saturday's issue, entitled, "A Story in Stone," would, I feel certain, be read with very "reat interest by thousands of…

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War Memorials

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 February 1933 · page 12

Time was when visitors to Edinburgh, if they sought to turn from austere grandeur to delicate beauty, made their way to Roslin's "chapel proud " They…

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If War Is Made

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 February 1933 · page 5

For Australia a double importance attaches to the action to be taken by the Special Assembly of the League on the report of the…

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Long Loans State Money for the Rabbit War

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 February 1933 · page 7

The Assistant Treasurer (Mr. Spooner) explained last night that the £300,000 made available by the State Government for rabbit…

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Taxi-cab War. Companies Suffer. Acts of Sabotage

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 February 1933 · page 13

Officials of De Luxe Cab Service, Ltd., and Yellow Gabs, of Australia, Ltd., said yesterday that their cabs had been damaged as a result of the taxi price war…

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South African Soldiers

Nepean Times · Saturday 25 February 1933 · page 1

MEMBERS of the South African Soldiers' Association paraded at Government House on Saturday after-noon to receive a banner which had…

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Returned Soldiers' League Penrith Sub-branch

Nepean Times · Saturday 25 February 1933 · page 5

The monthly meeting of Penrith sub-branch of the R.S. and S.I.L. was held in the Railway Institute, Penrith, on Tuesday, 2lst inst. Mr C…

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Leaderless Legion Pot-hooks v. Pick and Shovel -- Gold to the Rescue -- War On Mosquitoes -- Uncivil to Civil Servants Yes, We Have Cheap Bananas -- Joke About Unemployment Tax -- Why Not Concession Railway Fares? Misleading Pictures

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 25 February 1933 · page 15

ANY wonder other countries think Australia is arid? Press correspondents broadcast droughts and bushfires, and the selection of publicity…

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