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The wars & local soldiers, 1938

3,524 stories in Sydney's papers · page 22 of 177

"Angels of War" Is Produced

The Labor Daily · Monday 21 February 1938 · page 8

Muriel Box's much-discussed play, "Angels of War," was given an admirable presentation by Thespian Dramatic Productions at the St…

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Thespian Players. "Angels of War."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 February 1938 · page 7

Thespian Dramatic Productions gave a lively and well-sustained performance of Muriel Box's "Angels of War," at the St. James's Hall on Saturday. The hall, one of…

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War Echoes in Gas Works Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 February 1938 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday. -- When an oxygen works at Jarrow, Durham, caught fire yesterday, houses for miles round were damaged by flying metal…

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Kept His Silence to Last Shooting Victim Dies in Hospital Wounded In Newtown Brawl Police Believe

The Sun · Monday 21 February 1938 · page 2

Harold Tarlington, 37, who was found on Thursday at Newtown, suffering from the effects of a bullet wound, died to-day in Sydney Hospital. The police believe that Tarlington was wounded…

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Canberra War to the Jug! "Cheaper Milk Or No Milk" CANBERRA

The Sun · Monday 21 February 1938 · page 3

Milk, the fluid of life; builder of bone, brawn and brain which have made the Canberra Public Service what it is to-day, has precipitated a…

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Returned Soldiers' Officials. Urunga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 February 1938 · page 9

At the annual meeting of the Urunga subbranch of the R.S.S.I.L.A., the election of officers resulted: Patron, Counciller P. L. Christian; president, Mr. H. C. Hahn;…

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Disabled Soldiers' Fund

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 February 1938 · page 9

The Totally and Permanently Disabled Soldiers' Association is holding an art union to aid its distress fund. The association's annual, smoko will be held…

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"England Not Talking War"

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 February 1938 · page 3

England is less concerned about prospects of a European war than either Australia or America, said Mr. Stuart F. Doyle, who returned by the Mariposa…

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Good Work by Anti-War Women Annual Meeting

The Workers' Weekly · Tuesday 22 February 1938 · page 3

SYDNEY.—The Women’s Committee of the Movement against War and Fascism held its annual meeting last week. The report of…

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On the Land Irrigation Area. Soldier Settlers' Debts. Evidence at Fruit Inquiry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 February 1938 · page 9

GRIFFITH, Monday.—Before Mr. J. Mcculloch, S.M., commissioner inquiring into the fruit industry, Mr. K. H. Todd, president of the Griffith sub-branch of the R.S.S.I.L. of…

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Hates League Of Nations, Democracy and Soviets “My Mission”—war-mongering Hitler’s Smooth, False Claims Speech a Threat to Peace and Liberty

The Workers' Weekly · Tuesday 22 February 1938 · page 4

Hitler’s speech will go down as one of history’s greatest falsifications. The Nazi “revolution” was bloodless the fascist chief had the…

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Fatally Wounded Casino

The Sun · Wednesday 23 February 1938 · page 3

Albert Knight, 50, road worker, of South Grafton, was found in his tent to-day with a bullet wound in his forehead. Near him was a rifle…

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Labour's Civil War

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 February 1938 · page 14

When Mr. Lang turned into the ruthless bondholder and demanded, like a political Shylock, his pound of flesh from the shareholders of the official…

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Anti-war Congress

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 February 1938 · page 2

Aldermen Fleming and Solomon were appointed by Newtown Council last night to represent it at the fourth All-Australian Congress of the…

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Plane Attacks Steamer. Member of Crew Wounded. MARSEILLES, Feb 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 February 1938 · page 15

A plane machine-gunned the French steamer Prado, 15 miles from Valencia. One member of the crew was wounded. A destroyer left Toulon for the scene at…

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Railways in War. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 February 1938 · page 8

Sir,—Your article in Saturday's "S.M. Herald" under the abbve heading reveals the necessity of providing other means for the transport of troops ta war-time from Sydney…

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War Debts. U.S.A. POLICY. "Buying Into the Future." From Our Special Representative Washington, Feb. 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 February 1938 · page 15

War debts and their possible settlement are again being discussed at Washington. The Administration has stated that…

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Boy Kills Sister. Playing Soldiers With Loaded Rifle. Moss Vale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 February 1938 · page 16

"I worked the wooden thing underneath the barrel and had my finger on the Iron thing round the trigger," Thomas Geoffrey Rolls, 10, told the Coroner, at the inquiry this…

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Anzac Dawn Remembrance

The Sun · Thursday 24 February 1938 · page 9

The Anzac dawn ceremony of remembrance, commencing at 4.30 a.m. on April 25, will be conducted by the Australian Legion of Ex-Service…

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War History Nearing Completion Canberra

The Labor Daily · Thursday 24 February 1938 · page 4

Before the end or this year Australia will have a complete official history of the part played by Australia In the Great War. The sixth…

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