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The wars & local soldiers, 1938

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Spanish Pilgrimages. Go on Despite War

The Catholic Press · Thursday 24 February 1938 · page 5

In spite of the Civil War Spain's great pilgrimages to the shrines in National territory are still being carried out, says the C.P. News Agency…

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Convoy Plan for War-time London

The Sun · Thursday 24 February 1938 · page 5

The Navy has completed plans for the maintenance of essential food supplies in wartime, writes Mr. Hector Bywater, naval expert of the…

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Famous War Trophies. Won by Local Unit

The Propeller · Thursday 24 February 1938 · page 6

During the war the 13th Field Battery, A.I.F., in various competitions overseas, won five cups, and when they returned to Australia the…

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Railways in War. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 February 1938 · page 5

Sir,—May I comment on the views expressed in to-day's issue in an article entitled "Railways in War"? It is pleasing to note that the authorities see the necessity for being able…

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Munitions in War Time Co-operation With Factories MELBOURNE

The Sun · Thursday 24 February 1938 · page 3

Discussions at to-day's meeting of the Defence Council, at which the Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) presided, reviewed progress made in the past…

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Television in War. Generals Will Watch Battles on Screen. SIR E. Fisk's Prediction

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 February 1938 · page 12

In future wars, aeroplanes equipped with television apparatus will soar over the battle fronts, and commanding officers at general headquarters many miles away will be able…

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War History. Total Cost £104,692; Sales Total £30,004. Final Volume Nearly Ready. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 February 1938 · page 11

The last of the 12 volumes of the Australian War History, edited by Dr. C. E. W. Bean, will be published this year. It will be volume six, and will deal with the operations…

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Around The Catholic World Latest Notes and News. Letters from War-Torn China Tell Graphic Story

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 24 February 1938 · page 39

Even better and more authoritative than regular newspaper accounts are the following letters written by various missionaries in China. Their struggles to preserve their mission posts, their herculean efforts to care for refugees begging their assistance, and their pleading appeals for aid…

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Soldier Settlers Commissioner Hears of their Disabilities

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 24 February 1938 · page 14

IN evidence before Mr. J. McCulloch, S.M., Commissioner conducting the Fruit Industry Inquiry, at Griffith, Mr. S. M. Braithwaite…

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Murwillumbah Returned Soldiers. Murwillumbah

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 February 1938 · page 9

At the annual meeting of the Murwillum-' bah Sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers League the following officers were elected:— President, Mr. P. A. Twichett; senior…

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Pro. Cyclists At War In Victoria And N.S.W. Sydney Sports Arena Fireworks on New Saucer Dissing Does 10 Miles In 19.37

Referee · Thursday 24 February 1938 · page 20

TWO highly successful carnivals were held on Sydney boards over the week-end. Most important item was a contest styled Australia v The World. This was the second Test match, and again the locals proved too strong. Sydney…

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Japan's Costly War

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 6

Japanese are pulling their belts tight to pay for their costly conquests in China…

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No War Materials for Japs!

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 1

ADELAIDE.—At a well attended meeting of the Quorn local committee of the A.L.P. a resolution congratulating the waterside…

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Food Convoys in War Time. British Navy's Plans. Adequate Supplies. London, Feb. 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 12

The British Navy, after having studied every contingency of the problem for the past two years, has completed plans for the maintenance of…

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Soldiers Camp in Snow

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 3

HUDDLED CLOSE TOGETHER FOR WARMTH, Japanese soldiers prepare to camp for the night in the snow at A temporary halt before continuing the pursuit of Chinese troops…

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Anatomy of the War

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 8

The origins of the war have never been anatomised more clearly than in G. Lowes Dickinson's "The International Anarchy,…

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King's Visit to War Memorial London

The Sun · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 5

Brevet-Colonel A. M. Forbes, Australian Staff Corps, has gone to Amiens to arrange details of the King's unveiling of the Australian…

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Roll-Call Of Australians In Spanish War

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 2

INTIMATE stories of Australians who are fighting with the Government forces in…

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Waiters Seek Jobs Souvenirs of the War Photonews

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 5

THESE WAITERS, who are unemployed, chose an unusual way of advertising their needs to crowds in Pitt Street yesterday. CAUGHT NEAR Jervis Bay by Mr. E. Hunt, an entrant in the…

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War and the Machine. Experiments on Spain. Grim Rehearsal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 7

[Mr. Jacot was himself a flying officer during the Great War. He has since been a "Times" correspondent, and has, until recently, served in Spain in the interests of…

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