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The wars & local soldiers, 1937

3,421 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 172

Disabled Soldiers' Association

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 January 1937 · page 5

At the annual meeting of the Totally and Permanently Disabled Soldiers' Association Of Australia, the following officers for 1937 were elected:—President, Mr. P. E. Lambert;…

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Employment of Soldiers' Children

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 January 1937 · page 8

One of the activities of the Legacy Club is the placement of the children of returned soldiers in employment, and during the past six and a half months the Sydney club has…

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Crystal Palace Fire Was It Preparation for War?

The Workers' Weekly · Tuesday 19 January 1937 · page 1

It is suggested that the recent great Crystal Palace fire may not have been an accident. It is pointed out that the…

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In Event of War Conscription to Come Quickly London

The Sun · Tuesday 19 January 1937 · page 15

IN the event of war, there was little doubt that conscription would come in Britain and would come…

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Union Objects To Soldier Preference. Railway Work

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 January 1937 · page 11

The State secretary of the Australian Railways Union, Mr. Lloyd Ross, stated yesterday that the union had protested to the Government and to the Railway Commissioner…

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Faces 50 Charges Sale of Anzac Book

The Sun · Wednesday 20 January 1937 · page 8

MORE than 50 charges of false pretences were brought against a salesman at Central Court today…

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Summary. Oversea News. Spanish War

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1937 · page 1

A Spanish aeroplane dropped six bombs near a French fiotilla-leader off Cape Sebastian. The warship was not harmed, but the French Government has ordered an inquiry…

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SPAIN: Partition or a World War?

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 20 January 1937 · page 8

AFTER six desperate months of fighting, the position in Spain seems to have entered a deadlock, the emergence from which will depend on foreign intervention…

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Spanish Tennis Player in Thick of War

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 January 1937 · page 1

ENRIQUE MAIER, the Spanish tennis player, who played in Australia two years ago, is now in the thick of the war in his home country. In a letter to Jack Crawford…

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France Ready for War "Fears No One But God"

The Sun · Wednesday 20 January 1937 · page 18

"We don't want war, but we are ready if it should break out," said Commander J. Chardon, a retired officer of the French Navy, who…

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Civil War in Spain. Further Attacks On Madrid Are Repulsed

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 20 January 1937 · page 19

USING German, Moorish and Spanish Fascist troops, the rebel leaders continued their attacks on Madrid last week, but they were everywhere repulsed—the…

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Police In Training For Carnival-- --Unhappy Innocents Of The War

The Sun · Wednesday 20 January 1937 · page 28

IN TRAINING for the Police Carnival, which will have many new features this year. Every morning, at an early hour, these cycle and horse squads practise in Centennial Park. HEAT antidote.--The pool in Leichhardt Park is the mecca of the youth of the district…

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Germany Again Talks COLONIES Wickham Steed Views War Possibilities Behind the Cables

The World's News · Wednesday 20 January 1937 · page 8

SINCE the first hint that Germany would plumb solidly for the return of her colonies there has been a lull…

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Railway Employees. Reported Retrenchment. Result of Preference to Soldiers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1937 · page 14

Mr. Lloyd Ross, State secretary of the Australian Railways Union, said yesterday that he had received information that 34 single men under the Chief Civil Engineer would be…

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Soldiers' Pref. in Railways No Comment by Department

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 20 January 1937 · page 6

Interviewed yesterday, the Acting-Assistant commissioner for Railways, Mr. Newman, who is also Secretary for Railway decline on behalf of the…

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The Bushworkers' Budget The Dangers Confronting Democracy. The Menace Of War And The Evils Of Fascism. Warning Sounded By Queensland Branch President Lamont

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 20 January 1937 · page 17

IN his address at the opening of the Twenty-fourth Annual Delegate Meeting of the Queensland Branch of the Australian Workers' Union, at Brisbane, on…

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On War

The Broadcaster · Thursday 21 January 1937 · page 2

War has found few people, even among soldiers, to say a good word for it. Here are a few opinions:— Frederick the Great: If any soldiers…

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War Internee Captain

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 January 1937 · page 16

Commander of the liner Wuppertal, which arrives in Sydney from Europe today on her maiden voyage, is Captain V. Wenk, who was interned at…

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The War Against 'Flu Germs

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 January 1937 · page 25

To keep 'flu germs at bay, elaborate precautions are being taken by West End theatres in London. At the Coliseum, everyone from, the principal "boy," MADGE ELLIOT (right). Sydney stage-favourite, and EDNA BEST (left), gargle and spray as a precautionary measure…

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Biggest War Game Yet at Singapore Base Stern Test for Eastern Defences of the Empire Singapore, January 14

The Sun · Thursday 21 January 1937 · page 20

SINGAPORE'S £8,000,000 naval, military and air base will be subjected to an intensive "attack" by sea, air and land early next month to test its defences. It will be the biggest war game ever staged by Britain…

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