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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1926

310 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 16

Religious War Catholic Bishop's Death. Nogales (Arizona)

National Advocate · Thursday 5 August 1926 · page 2

The Mexican press in Nogales and Sonora (Mexico) state that the recently arrested Catholic Bishop of Huetjutla was found dead in his prison cell…

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Gulgong Town Council Rates on Soldiers' Holdings Position That Is Hopeless

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 August 1926 · page 7

At the usual fortnightly meeting of the Gulgong Municipal Council, held on Wednesday evening last, there were present:—His Worship…

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Soldiers' Memorial Question of Publicity Public Meeting to be Called a Heated Exchange

National Advocate · Thursday 5 August 1926 · page 3

A meeting of the Bathurst Soldiers' War Memorial was held at the Town Hall last night. The Mayor, (Ald. J. A. Hitchcock) presided…

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Mandurama Reds. Football War Songs

Orange Star · Friday 6 August 1926 · page 7

The famous Mandurama [?] have an anthem, and after every win they add a verse. As they score many victories, the versos…

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Crippled Criminal Heavy Sentence Imposed War Service No Excuse Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 7 August 1926 · page 2

"Because you went to the war it has not given you a license to live by crime," said Judge Rolln at the Darlinghurst Sessions to-day, in imposing…

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Welcome Home Social

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 9 August 1926 · page 4

At the Presbyterian Hall, on Wednesday night, Mr. and Mrs. Sid Swinhoc were accorded a welcome home social by a number of their friends…

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Diggers' Re-union Ballot for Soldier's Block

National Advocate · Monday 9 August 1926 · page 1

Diggers foregathered in strong force at Heath's on Saturday evening, the occasion being a reunion of the members of the Bathurst…

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Religious War Many Catholic Executed Including Two Priests Mexico City

National Advocate · Friday 13 August 1926 · page 2

Archbishop Lepoldo Fi[?]res, arrived from Mechcacan and declared that two priests and between 27 and 37 Catholic citizens were executed by…

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Soldier's Widow Notice to Quit Home SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 14 August 1926 · page 2

Legal proceedings to eject a soldier's widow and her children from their home at Matraville failed at the Central Police Court today. The…

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Oil War

Leader · Monday 16 August 1926 · page 1

The Prime Minister's attack upon certain of importing interests has been replied to by the acting manager. for .Australia and British Imperial…

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Limbliss Soldiers

Leader · Monday 16 August 1926 · page 2

The Limbless Soldiers showed of the conduct of their Great Austral No ., 2 last year than an Art Union can be organised to prove of great…

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Religious War 50 Persons Arrested Vancouver

National Advocate · Wednesday 18 August 1926 · page 2

A message from mexico city states that fifty persons were arrested in connection with what the police believe is a plot for widespread…

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War on Mosquitoes

Orange Star · Friday 20 August 1926 · page 6

Ald. Condell pointed out that now Orange was to become one of the tourist resorts of Australia. it behoved the Council…

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"OUTRAGEOUS" War on Mexican Church Dr Mannix Back Syndey

National Advocate · Monday 23 August 1926 · page 1

Archbishop Mannix's idea of an effective League of Nations is one that would intervene and stop the Mexican Government's…

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To Cost £15,000 Bathurst's War Memorial Carillon of 23-Bells Proposed an Amended Decision

National Advocate · Wednesday 25 August 1926 · page 2

If the proposal approved of at last night's meeting in the Town Hall comes to fruition as a definite scheme Bathurst will have a carillon as a…

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Blackheath Soldiers' Memorial

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 25 August 1926 · page 4

A public meeting was convened by the Soldiers' Memorial committee in the School of Arts on Friday evening, and a sparsely attended meeting…

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War on the Mosquitoes

Leader · Friday 27 August 1926 · page 7

One of two of the [?] which were [?] by the dengue fever encourage last year are Instituting methods for [?] the stagnant pools of mosquito…

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Meat War in South America Australia Suffers

Orange Star · Friday 27 August 1926 · page 8

The meat war among South American interests for the control of the British market vitally affects the Australian meat…

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Bathurst's War Memorial an Ambitious Proposal. Bathurst

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 27 August 1926 · page 3

If the proposal approved of at the meeting in the Town Hall comes to fruition as a definite scheme, Bathurst will have a carillon as a memorial to its…

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War Memorial Agitation in France Practical Memorial Urged London

National Advocate · Friday 27 August 1926 · page 2

The Australian Press Association learns that as a result of a meeting of the War Graves Commission which met in Paris at the end of…

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