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The wars & local soldiers, 1938

3,524 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 177

War Materials For Japan. Wharfmen to Decide Attitude

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 26 January 1938 · page 10

FOLLOWING the refusal of members of the Sydney Branch of the Waterside Workers' Federation to load war materials into the Japanese…

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War in Spain Glorious Victory Fine For Not Rejoicing LONDON

The Sun · Wednesday 26 January 1938 · page 7

Despite the victory of the Spanish loyalists at Teruel, Spaniards in Francoist territory were ordered to…

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100,000 Japanese Pinned May Have To Relinquish South China Stubborn, Costly Guerrilla War Peiping

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 January 1938 · page 3

GUERRILLA warfare by the defenders may compel Japan to abandon her projected conquest of South China…

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Italy, England and Peace "Enmity between England and Italy is unthinkable"—Mr. Duff Cooper, British Minister for War

Il Giornale Italiano · Wednesday 26 January 1938 · page 3

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Soldier Settlers. Griffith

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 January 1938 · page 11

In his annual report the president of the Griffith branch of the R.S.S.I.L.A. states that during the past 12 months the Rural Bank has begun to realise the serious position of…

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Road Crash Kills 5 French Soldiers

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 January 1938 · page 3

PARIS, Tuesday.--Five French soldiers were killed and five, seriously injured when a truck on its way to Bescancon fell over a bridge on to railway…

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A British General's Eulogy of the Italian Soldier

Il Giornale Italiano · Wednesday 26 January 1938 · page 3

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Soldiers' War Pensions

The Broadcaster · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 4

In connection with the statement last week of the Minister for Repatriation (Senator H. Full) that returned soldiers suffering from permanent war…

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War Restrictions

The Labor Daily · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 6

Sir,--Certain legal restrictions were enacted during the stress war period of 1914-18, when the right to sell liquor was restricted between the…

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Detective Wounded In Lock-Up Knife Attack Alleged Townsville

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 9

DETECTIVE V. QUINN was injured in the Townsville lock-up today. It is alleged that he was attacked by…

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Marine Insurance. War Risks Swedish Proposal

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 5

It is possible that a Bill providing for the establishment of a war risks insurance organisation will be introduced into the…

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N.S.W. Jewish War Memorial. Maccabean Institute

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 9

Annual Meeting and Re-opening of Hall The annual meeting will be held on Sunday, February 13. At the conclusion of the business, the Institute will be…

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Chiang's Trench War Plan Parisians Insult Japanese Envoy Hongkong

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 6

CHINA proposes to turn from open to trench warfare, especially in the south. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek,…

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A.L.F. War Deeds. Omission From Pageant. Reasons for Action

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 11

There was some criticism yesterday that the pageant though telling the story of the nation's life included only one allusion to the deeds of the A.I.F…

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Youth and War. Younger Generals. Need for Consistent Policy. (By a Special Correspondent.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 10

The British public which is watching one after another of its army leaders being replaced with younger officers has for a generation been schooled by…

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British Plans for War-time Food Almost Complete; Can Operate Quickly LONDON

The Sun · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 5

Plans for maintaining the food supplies of Britain in wartime are practically complete, states the London "Daily Telegraph," which claims that a skeleton organisation already in existence…

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N.z. Ex-soldiers' Send Greeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 11

The president of the New South Wales branch of the Returned Soldiers' League (Mr. Robb) yesterday received from the Dominion president (Mr. Perry) of the New Zealand…

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Lithgow Returned Soldiers. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 9

The following have been elected officers o[?] the Lithgow sub-branch of the Returne[?] Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League:— Patron, Senator Ashley; president, Mr. Rober[?]…

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Returned Soldier's Death

The Propeller · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 7

Mr. Colin McClay Ashe, of President Avenue, Kogarah, died on Monday, at the St. George District Hospital. The deceased, who was 55…

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Conflicting Views on' Hopper War

The Land · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 26

WHILE the Dubbo Pastures Protection Board remains dissatisfied with the results of their grasshopper destruction campaign and is…

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