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The wars & local soldiers, 1936

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Jewish Returned Sailors, and Soldiers' Association of N.s.w

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 6

Owing to the lamented death of His Majesty King George V, the Welcome "Smoko" to Lieut.-Col. A. W. Hyman, set down for Wednesday 22, was postponed…

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For Working Class Unity in the Struggle Against War and Fascism J. B. Miles, Communist Party Leader, Makes Strong Plea at Eleventh Congress

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 2

[We publish below extracts from Comrade Miles’s speech to the Eleventh Congress of the Communist Party of Australia. The full text of his report will appear in the February issue of “The Communist Review.”]…

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Who Coined "Anzac"?

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 25 January 1936 · page 16

MUCH controversy has recently arisen as to who coined the word Anzac." It all started a couple of months ago when Major White, of the…

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Returned Men Form New Assoc. The Commonwealth Legion Q'land Move Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Saturday 25 January 1936 · page 11

CONFERENCE of representatives of the Australian Legion of N.S.W. and the Diggers' Association of Queensland to-day decided to…

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CONSOLIDATE Anti- War Forces

The Sun · Saturday 25 January 1936 · page 8

Speaking to- day at the Third All- Australian Congress Against War, Mr. Lloyd Ross (secretary of the N.S.W. branch A.R.U.), said that a…

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A.W.U. Attitude to War Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Saturday 25 January 1936 · page 11

On the motion of the State secretary Mr. C. Fallon, delegates to the annual meeting of the Australian Workers' Union, carried the…

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War Memories. King and Prince. Gallipoli Evacuation Recalled

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 January 1936 · page 18

At the end of August, 1915, I was evacuated from Gallipoli, suffering from enteric, and, after spending several weeks in hospital in Alexandria, was sent on to England to…

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Lone Man Underwrote War £39,000,000 Amazing Career London, January 11

The Sun · Saturday 25 January 1936 · page 3

ALREADY the virtual ruler of Boliva, Don Simon Patino, multi - millionaire, international financier and "Tin King"--who…

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Attack on "War Planning" Anti-fascists' Congress

The Sun · Sunday 26 January 1936 · page 2

In the manifesto of the Australian Movement against War and Fascism, issued at the third Congress yesterday, an…

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Movement Against War

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 January 1936 · page 8

Delegates from four States were present at the third national congress of the Australian section of the Movement Against War and Fascism, held in the Railway and Tramway…

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Wounded Man Staggers Into Saloon. Later Death in Hospital. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 January 1936 · page 8

Wilfred Gladstone Taylor, 32, of Collingwood, died in hospital on Saturday night from the effect of deep incised wounds on the arms, body, and neck…

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War Moves Admiral Tells Secret Service Melbourne

The Sun · Monday 27 January 1936 · page 4

ON a grey morning in October, 1914, when H.M.S. Queen Mary returned to Scapa Flow after a North Sea excursion, her…

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Reports On War Conflict a Victory Claimed by Italy Fierce Battle Is Raging Near Tembien London

The Labor Daily · Monday 27 January 1936 · page 1

CONFLICTING reports continue to be received from the Italian northern front and from Addis Ababa regarding…

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60,000 at Open Air Service Returned Soldiers Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Monday 27 January 1936 · page 7

About 60,000 mourners to-day expressed their grief at the death of King George when they attended an impressive service at the Melbourne…

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The Younger Set No. XVII. The Limbless Soldiers' Association Y.S.

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 January 1936 · page 10

THE Younger Set of the Limbless Soldiers' Association has been in existence over eight years, and during that time all efforts have been…

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Anti-war Congress

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 January 1936 · page 11

A delegate from San Francisco arrived yesterday to take part in the Australian Congress against War and Fascism, which concluded in the Railway and Tramway Institute…

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The Younger Set XVIII.--Mosman Anzac Hall Auxiliary Y.S.

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 January 1936 · page 12

IN 1922 the late Lord Forster, then Governor-General of Australia, laid the foundation stone of the Mosman Anzac Memorial Hall, the…

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War and the Struggle of the Masses for Peace “We Are All Dying”

The Workers' Weekly · Tuesday 28 January 1936 · page 2

ZURICH, Dec. 13, by Mail.—A woman in Switerland recently received a postcard from an acquaintance, a South Tyrolese, who is with the Italian troops in…

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Lithgow Returned Soldiers. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 January 1936 · page 10

The Lithgow sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League during 1935 undertook a good deal of charity work, including the distribution of 185 garments to destitute returned…

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A.C.T.U & Seamen Meet Shipowners Stirring Congress Against War Maurice Blackburn Calls for Unity Mass Representation From All States

The Workers' Weekly · Tuesday 28 January 1936 · page 1

Of the three All-Australia Congresses that have been held since the inauguration of the Movement Against War and Fascism, that which opened on Saturday last in Sydney is the most representative. The total number of fully-credentialled…

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