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The wars & local soldiers, 1936

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Mussolini Cutting Army by 500,000 International Tension Becomes Easier Saving in Italy's War Bill Ethiopia Still A Thorn In Side LONDON

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 25 February 1936 · page 1

THE confident belief that the international situation will steadily improve is strengthened by reports…

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The Abyssinian War

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 19

We are hearing a lot of Abyssinia these days, as the result of the war in that country. The above illustration shows how an Abyssinian mother carries her…

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8 Killed Ceylon Massacre Ten Wounded Election Sequel London

The Sun · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 1

FIVE persons were killed outright and 13 wounded -- three fatally -- by shots fixed at Bernard Aluwihare,…

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Picture Theatre War. Kyogle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 14

By a large majority, a meeting of subscribers of the Memorial Institute last night endorsed the action of the executive committee in refusing to sell out picture rights to a picture…

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"Women, Realists, Can Prevent War"

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 8

If women organised they could prevent war, the president of the National Council of Women, Mrs. Muscio, said yesterday. Women, she said, had been proved greater realists than men. They looked facts squarely in the face, and were less inclined to…

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Broadcasting War Continues. Peter Pan Lame

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 9

CHIEF items of interest in Sydney racing circles during the week were the disquieting news concerning Peter Pan, the new tickets of admission to…

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War or Peace? League's Work Reviewed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 17

The need for strengthening the collective system in international affairs and the supp[?]ession through the League of Nations of national aggression was stressed by Mr. H…

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No Surrender Of Ethiopian War Gains LONDON

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 8

"Italy will never evacuate the territory she has conquered in Abyssinia. Britain has nothing new to propose, therefore the war must continue." The above represents Italy's…

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War and Fashion "Woman" Shows Effect of Militarism

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 9

While Europe prays for peace but prepares for war, it is not surprising that militarism has its effect on the mode. Latest Paris and London…

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Warns of War Danger Eden on Collective Security London

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 8

EUROPE must, chose between co-operation and disintegration. The chances of averting another world war are…

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The Funny Side of War. Whistles, Chianti Bottles, and Garlic

Il Giornale Italiano · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 1

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Italo-abyssinian War. Italians Generally Held Up. Doubtful Results of Mount Aradam Battle

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 18

REPORTS concerning the operations of the opposing forces in Abyssinia continue to be of a conflicting nature. This much seems very evident, though, that the…

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Arming the World for Another War. Will It Mean the Extermination of Civilisation ?

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 7

Nobody wants war, yet every nation is preparing for it. And if war comes again, what will be the result? The view that another great war will mean the extermination of civilisation, which is held by many people, is forcibly…

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Soldiers' Preference Act. Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 14

The South Grafton Municipal Councili [?] cided to co-operate with the associa of Local Government Officers in having the Returned Soldiers' Preference Act amended…

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Diabolical Act, Says Alderman Challenge to Banks on Soldier Preference

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 26 February 1936 · page 7

"This is a diabolical Act which is depriving the workers of the rights," said Aid. Solomon at .Now- town Council last night, when a…

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Razor Slasher Runs Amok Five Men Wounded Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Thursday 27 February 1936 · page 5

Five men were wounded when a man ran amok with a razor near Flinders Street railway station, at the central…

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Russia's Fears. War in Three Years. Immense War Budget. (From Our Special Representative.) London, Feb. 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 February 1936 · page 11

Within three years the Russian Red Army expects to have to fight Germany, and, believing that Britain and France will also be fighting Germany in the same war, it expects…

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War Pensions. Advice to Applicants. MR. E. A. Roberts's Address

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 February 1936 · page 10

The pensions advocate of the Returned Soldiers' League (Mr. E. A. Roberts), at a meeting of the Soldiers' Mothers, Wives and Relatives' Victory Association, last night, gave…

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War More Inhuman Than Ever The Mad Welter Of The World's Emotions Cleric's View

The Labor Daily · Thursday 27 February 1936 · page 5

THE vision of the future, if persons cared to look far enough ahead, revealed war, more inhuman and vile than…

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Soldiers' Euchre

The Broadcaster · Thursday 27 February 1936 · page 3

The usual Friday night euchre tournament of the Guildford Soldiers' Club took place on February 21, at the club rooms, Guildford Soldiers' Memorial School of…

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