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The wars & local soldiers, 1934

3,278 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 164

War Minister

The Sun · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 1

General Hayashi, in Japanese dress, photographed at his home in Tokio, on the evening that he received confirmation of his appointment as…

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A War-time Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 14

His Majesty the King greeting the late King Albert of the Belgians on the occasion of a visit to the British lines in France during the Great War. The burial of King Albert will take place to-day in Brussels…

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Simple Soldier's Funeral Of a Monarc Passing Of King Albert War Comrades Belgians Flock Into Brussels Old Trench Tunic Brussels

The Sun · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 1

FROM nearly every country in Europe 100,000 soldiers of the Great War came to take part in King Alberts last review of his old army. IMPRESSIVE were the late King's wartime accoutrements in the…

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Financial System Blamed Count On Cause Of Depression Arid War Russia To-day

The Labor Daily · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 9

THAT the causes of the world war and the present depression could be traced to the international financial system was…

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Saving of Widow's War Home Grateful Letter To Gander, M.H.R. Pension, Too

The Labor Daily · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 10

EXPRESSING her gratitude and thanks for the successful representations made on her behalf to the War Service Homes…

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Central Powers' War for Seaports Mad Rage All Over the World Hamburg, Gdynia & Trieste Vital .Matter Mussolini Watching

The Labor Daily · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 6

THE world is fast becoming a place of highly competitive factors, and now even, the seaports of the world are involved in this mad race for trade. THE latest commercial "war" is now being waged among…

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Waiting for Ransom Soldiers Slaves for Ten Years

The Biz · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 3

Captured 10 years ago, during the war in Moroco, hundreds of Spanish soldiers, officers and men, are still held in slavery by the Moors, according to the Madrid…

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Anzac Eve Festival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 February 1934 · page 10

Preparations are in hand for the Anzac eve festival to be held at the Conservatorium on April 24. The Anzac festival committee is at present organising singing and verse speaking…

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Anzac March Bigger Attendance Planned

The Sun · Saturday 24 February 1934 · page 8

This year's Anzac march will be much larger than in previous years, if the plan of the R.S.L. sub-branches on the North Shore line is…

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Man Dead; Hotel Shot; Two Wounded

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 February 1934 · page 1

WOUNDED with his own revolver during a bar-room altercation last night, Martin Sayers (40), proprietor of the…

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Anzac Memorial. Special Appeal to be Launched

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 February 1934 · page 14

A special appeal for funds to complete the Anzac Memorial in time for Prince George's visit will be launched at a public meeting on Wednesday at 3 p.m. at the Conservatorium…

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Said "Anzac" Claim For a General LONDON

The Sun · Saturday 24 February 1934 · page 1

IN a letter of sympathy to the widow of the late Major-General Cyril Wagstaff, the acting-High Commissioner (Mr. J. T…

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War Memorial Hospital

The Methodist · Saturday 24 February 1934 · page 13

This very popular fete, which is in aid of Linen Fund, promises to be a very attractive function this year…

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Hyde Park War Propaganda

The Labor Daily · Saturday 24 February 1934 · page 4

Sir,--This appeal for an extra £15,000 to complete a War Memorial in Hyde Park sends a pang through the bodies of thousands of men who…

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Obiter Dicta "Times" on Sea Monster War Dream

The Labor Daily · Saturday 24 February 1934 · page 8

American Custom, officers in Honolulu in December boarded the Chichibu Maru and seized 77 boxes full of a pamphlet entitled…

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War Service Homes. Position Greatly Improved. Arrears Diminishing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 February 1934 · page 14

The Minister administering War Service Homes (Mr. Francis) said yesterday that the position of homes in New South Wales was greatly improved. In this State arrears of…

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Soldiering, Adventure, and Travel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 February 1934 · page 10

Justly described by Mr. Neville Chamberlain in a foreword as "a valuable contribution to the literature of the African continent," Lieutenant-Colonel Colin Harding's "Far…

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With the Riflemen at Anzac

The Sun · Sunday 25 February 1934 · page 22

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£15,000 Appeal for Anzac Memorial Competition

The Sun · Sunday 25 February 1934 · page 9

The Governor (Sir Philip Game) will be one of the speakers at the launching of the Anzac Memorial £15,000 appeal at the State…

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Post War Youth

The Sun · Sunday 25 February 1934 · page 44

This original novel is a story of Hungary in her troubles, financial and political, after the war. It is brilliantly observed, with some humor,…

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