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

The wars & local soldiers, 1927

394 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 13 of 20

War Hospital Art Union. An Apathetic Public. CASINO

Leader · Monday 8 August 1927 · page 5

Although II was Intended to sell 100,000 tickets at 6/6 in the big [?]t union, which the town organised some t[?]me ago. In order to raise funds for…

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Von Scheer and Britain. Cruisers for Next War LONDON

Leader · Monday 8 August 1927 · page 2

Admiral Von S[?]heer, In an Interview, declared that the Geneva fiasco was due to Britain being unwilling to abandon her race for sea supremacy In face…

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Famous Wardrobe Soldiers Refuge Lies Hidden for Years

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 8 August 1927 · page 22

One of the most interesting additions to the Imperial War Museum in London, is the famous wardrobe in which Trooper Fowler, of the…

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Post War Poets the Simple That Is Great

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 10 August 1927 · page 6

IT is understandable that during the Shock of the Great War many people should have turned to poetry for help and consolation. Poetry…

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Insurance Men at War An Agreement Reached SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 August 1927 · page 5

By the signing of several documents this afternoon the troubles which has arisen between the directors and shareholders and advance committees…

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Returned Soldiers Heavy Mortality Since Return SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 August 1927 · page 5

Addressing delegates at the Returned Soldiers' Annual Conference this afternoon, Mr. J. W. Cox, chairman of the Pensions Board, said that…

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CONSCRIPTION Dropped by Returned Soldiers SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 August 1927 · page 5

The annual conference of the State branch of the Returned Soldiers. League to-day decided to drop the conscription issue…

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Great Crash Worse Than War World's Economic Breakdown

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 August 1927 · page 9

"There is real danger of a world econic breakdown." Sir George Paish Governor of the London School of Economics, and an ex-editor of…

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"Lest We forget" Real Horrors of War a Veteran's Suggestion

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 August 1927 · page 9

A veteran among the thousands who visited the South Kensigton War Museum or) the eve of the anniversary of the outbreak of the war…

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Another Bush Hero. Long Journey for Wounded Man. ROCKHAMPTON, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 12 August 1927 · page 1

For 32 hours Robert Harold (22) suffered almost intolerable agony as the result of a bullet being lodged in his thigh. A long journey was…

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Soldiers' Pensions a Distressing Case SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 12 August 1927 · page 5

The story of a returned soldier, who was found dead a day after he had been refused a pension by the Repatriation Department, was told by a…

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Returned Soldiers Independent Appeals Board SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 12 August 1927 · page 5

A motion was carried at the conference of the Returned Soldiers' Association in Sydney to-day that an independent Appeals Board be created…

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Soldiers Are Alarmed. At Southern European Influx. SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 12 August 1927 · page 1

At the Returned Soldiers' Conference to-day members stilted that they viewed with alarm the continued and increasing influx of southern Europeans…

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A War Victim Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 13 August 1927 · page 2

"Physically and mentally he has been wrecked by his sufferings in the war," said Mr. Hollman, K.C., at the Darlinghurst Sessions to-day…

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Returned Soldiers Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 13 August 1927 · page 2

Much discussion arose at the Returned Soldiers' Conference today concerning the "Alarm with which the continued and increasing influx of…

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Occasional Pars the War Debt. Question of Repayment

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 15 August 1927 · page 24

A letter which reached me a day or two ago contains some interesting remarks concerning the figures I gave recently regarding the public finances…

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Homes for Widows Sensible War Memorial MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 August 1927 · page 4

A sensible way of commemorating the memory of the returned soldiers has been decided upon by the Malvern Returned Soldiers' League…

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China Awakes Again. National Soldiers in Bad Way. Novel British Reprisal. SHANGHAI, This Morning

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 18 August 1927 · page 1

The commandant of the British forces at Shanghai, Major General Duncan, adopted effeteive reprisal for the confiscation by the Chinese of the…

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A Newspaper War

Leader · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 10

The Bathurst newspaper! are [?]ying at one another's throats, and in consequence the public an being [?]ppiled with interesting reading. The…

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Loughlin with the Soldier Settlers

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 4

Mr. Loughlin addressed the Maimura (Young) soldier settlers on Wednesday evening under the presidency of Mr. C. G…

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