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The wars & local soldiers, 1937

3,421 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 172

Riches Under the Sea Plan To Recover A War-time Cargo GENOA

The Sun · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 13

The famous salvage ship, Artigllo, has found the wreck of the British Steam Navigation Company's Mongara, which was torpedoed by a…

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Glen Innes Soldiers' League Glen Innes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 7

The annual meeting of the Glen Innes subbranch of the Returned Soldiers' League was informed that the year had closed with a record membership of 115. Mr. Gerald Digby…

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Returned Men's Contingent Sir Gilbert Dyett Will Lead MELBOURNE

The Sun · Wednesday 27 January 1937 · page 18

Sir Gilbert Dyett, Federal president of the R.S.L. since 1919. will lead the Returned Soldiers' Coronation delegation…

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Canadian on War and Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 January 1937 · page 7

"TRADE wars stir up bad feeling, and sometimes lead to actual war," said the Canadian Minister for Trade and…

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War-time Wreck Located. Genoa, Jan. 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 January 1937 · page 14

The salvage ship Artiglio has located the wreck of the British-India Steam Navigation Company's Mongara (8205 tons), which was torpedoed by a German submarine in the…

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Civil War in Spain. Rebels Fail To Capture Madrid

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 27 January 1937 · page 18

HAVING suffered enormous losses, General Franco and the other rebel leaders last week-end decided to abandon the attempts to take Madrid by direct…

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New Anglo-American Trade Pact "No Embargo in Event of War" Washington

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 January 1937 · page 1

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT and the President of the British Board of Trade (Mr. Runciman) have reached…

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Suspense in Japan. Ugaki Fails. Unable lo Obtain War Minister. TOKYO, Jan. 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 January 1937 · page 14

General Ugaki, who was requested by the Emperor to form a Cabinet, is unable to do so, because of the army's refusal to supply a Minister for War…

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War Possibility Scouted

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 13

SPEAKING at a business motoring meeting in England recently Lord Nuffield said that he did not believe in the possibility of war in the near future…

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Prize Shoot at Anzac M.d.r.c.u. Meeting at Week-end

The Sun · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 13

Entries for the Metropolitan District Rifle Clubs' Union prize meeting, which will be held at Anzac on Saturday and Monday, have been…

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Tibbett Cleared of Blame Wounded Man Died Of Heart Disease New York

The Sun · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 25

Lawrence Tibbett has been absolved of all responsibility in connection with the death of Joseph Sterzini, a member of the chorus at the…

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The Home Front. New War History Volume. Valuable Australian Records

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 10

In the series of volumes of the Official History of the Great War, Volume XI., on events and experiences in Australia itself, the "Home Front," will rank as one of the most…

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Spanish Beat Germans Claim Made In War Communique MADRID

The Sun · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 1

A communique issued by the Defence Committee, which the Government left in charge of Madrid, when it retired to Valencia,…

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Mutiny of Rebels Is Reported New Turn In The Spanish War Intervention Madrid

The Labor Daily · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 1

ACCORDING to advices received in Madrid, a mutiny has broken out among the rebel forces at Teruel…

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Tragic Aspects of the Spanish Civil War—defeat of Australian Tennis Champion—visit of Wool Delegates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 14

Symbol of War. This great siege gun was used by Spanish Government troops in attempting to stem the rebel advance on Madrid. Grief-stricken Signora Durrutti and her child gave the…

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Forty-five Years Veteran Soldier Retires

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 14

Thousands of A.I.F. soldiers were trained by Warrant-officer T. E. Sullivan (Parramatta), who commenced 9 months' leave on Thursday…

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Returned Soldiers' Branch. Orange

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 9

At the annual meeting of the Orange subbranch of the Returned Soldiers' League a welcome was extended to Dr. A. E. Colvin, M.L.C., who has returned from a tour abroad,…

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Death Toll of Religious in Spain Recorded. Destruction of Schools During Civil War. Information Received in Paris Reveals Extent of Carnage

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 25

PARIS, Dec. 3.—"La Vie Catholique." Paris Catholic weekly, has published information as to the fate of the Capuchins and the Scolopii, or Piarists, in…

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Huge Costs of U.S.A. Floods Relief Grants by Govt. Damage Of 300,000,000 Dollars War Basis Washington, Wed

The Labor Daily · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 1

WITH the Federal Government, at the instance of President Roosevelt, undertaking the relief of persons in the…

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Beetles Wage War on Pest

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 January 1937 · page 18

GRAFTON, Thursday.--In the hope that they will multiply and destroy white wax scale 15 beetles and seven wasps have been released in a…

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