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

The wars & local soldiers, 1928

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Returned Soldiers. Moodily Meeting of League

Leader · Wednesday 15 February 1928 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Orange sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers’ and Sailors’ imperial League of Australia was held at the Memorial Hall…

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Lord Asquith Dead. Brilliant Scholar and War-time Premier. LONDON

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 3

The death is announced of the notable ex-Liberal leader, and ex-Premier, the Earl of Oxford and Asquith, who suddenly became ill on Sunday, suffering…

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Splendid Success Returned Soldiers' Dance

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 14

The usual monthly meeting of the Returned Soldiers' Association was held in their club room at the Memorial School of Arts, on the 4th instant…

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Prince’s War Joke

Leader · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 5

Just as readily as he can enjoy a joke, the Prince of Wales can [?] On a [?] surrounded by [?] hearing his three feathers and…

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[?] of War Ministers Ministers for Defence’ Favored. LONDON

Leader · Monday 20 February 1928 · page 4

The Hague Senaths, by 97 votes to 18, approved of the abolltion of Ministries of War and the Navy in faver of a Ministry for Defence…

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Denman News Soldiers' Memorial. Official Opening

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 20 February 1928 · page 8

The people of Denman have provided a memorial to those soldiers of the district who served in the Great War. The memorial is in the…

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Soldier Sellers Some Startling Figures. Two Thousand Pay Nothing

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 20 February 1928 · page 26

That more than 2000 of the 9000 soldiers settled on the land in Victoria have not paid, anything oft their liabilities, was stated before…

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Murder of Constable. Wounded Man Shot Between Eyes. Sensational Statement. LONDON, This Morning

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 22 February 1928 · page 2

After a long conflict between the opposing counsel a sensational statement by William Kennedy wad read in court yesterday during the hearing of the…

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Anzac Park

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 23 February 1928 · page 9

Two brothers, Messrs R. S. liss and J. F. Bayliss, each tendered for the "position the caretaker for Anzac Park. The tenders came…

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Churches Oppose Naval Programme. "Provocative War Psychology." MONTREAL, This Morning

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 23 February 1928 · page 2

The Federal Churches Council has issued a statement to the churches were opposed to the naval programme, as being provocative war…

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Prohibition War Starts

Leader · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 4

The storm [?] that have been gathering are about to burst, and the grim [?] that is to be waged for and against prohibition in N.S.W.,…

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Returned Soldiers' Congratulations SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 2

The secretary of the Returned Soldiers' League to-day sent a telegram to Hinkler congratulating him on his great triumph…

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Wouldn's Listen "Returned Soldier Business." War Over Ten Years

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 27 February 1928 · page 26

"If you are going to bring any returned, soldier business, into this affair, I don't want to hear you," said Mr E. A…

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War Time Pals. Meet at Muswellbrook

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 27 February 1928 · page 18

While Flight Lieutenant Hammond was in Muswellbrook a few days ago, He was met by an old pal of the days of the war. Mr. A. W. Barry, of…

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Anglo-soviet War a Red Outburst RIGA

National Advocate · Monday 27 February 1928 · page 2

The British Communist Gallagher speaking at the Red Army anniversary celebrations at Moscow delivered a message purporting to come…

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Prince of Wales How He Narrowly Escaped Death A Belated War Story LONDON

National Advocate · Monday 27 February 1928 · page 2

A thrilling story of how the Prince of Wales was nearly killed by a French shell in the Houlurst Forest during the war was told by Major…

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Tug of War. St. Dominic's Sports

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 March 1928 · page 3

A sports meeting will be held in Lloyd's grounds at Kandos on March 17. Sports of all kind will be arranged, including a tug-of-war…

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War Echo. London, This Morning

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 1

Lecturing on Dominion and Colonial defence yesterday, Sir Gordon Macreadie revealed that at one-stage of the Great War the fifth British western…

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Returned Soldiers How They are Treated Startling Facts and Figures

National Advocate · Monday 5 March 1928 · page 2

Some startling facts and figures relating to the plight of returned soldiers and the pensions paid to them by the Repatriation…

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