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The wars & local soldiers, 1927

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Italian Vendetta Man Found Wounded Police Story. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 February 1927 · page 5

An Italian named Guiseppe Giacco was found lying in Macquarie street last night with blood pouring from gaping wounds in the head and neck…

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Crisis Coming in China Situation in Shanghai is Serious Chinese Mob Stone British Soldiers' Huts Martial Law Proclaimed Hundreds of Agitators Shot Down. Shanghai

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 February 1927 · page 5

The situation in Shanghai appears to be developing to a crisis very rapidly and is now regarded as serious. The native city is in a turmoil and the local officials of the anti-Red General, Sun Chuan Fang, are busy decapitating agitators and hoisting…

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Small War Over Mayoral Election Chicago 'Shoot Up" Methods Police Patrol City with Machine Guns. Chicago

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 February 1927 · page 5

THE ELECTION FOR THE MAYORALTY OF CHICAGO, WAS HELD AMID UNPRECEDENTED RIOTING…

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War Memorial Canberra Competition. Sixty-nine Designs Submitted. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 5

The Federal Capital Commission stated, with regard to the architectural competition for an Australian War Memorial at Canberra, that 69 designs were…

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Paddy's Plain Soldier Settlement. Road of Access. Matter Brought Up in Parliament

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 2

In the Assembly on Tuesday Mr. R. S. [?], M.L,A., asked the Acting Minister for Lands, whether he was aware that the Lands Department had…

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Defence of Shanghai. Troops Arriving Daily General Strike Ended Looting at Sunkiang Soldiers Executed Shanghai

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 2

Three thousand Shantung troops have arrived from Nanking and five thousand will arrive daily daring the next few days for the defence of…

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Two Shots in City Billiard Room Man Seriously Wounded. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 5

There was a sensational shooting affray in the Crystal Palace billiard saloon, in the city, last night, when a man fired two-shots at Henry Rose,…

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American War Film Public Bodies Protest False Impressions Resented

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 March 1927 · page 8

The proposed screening of an American war film which shows only American troops in action has aroused resentment among a considerable section of the public…

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Kaiser's Failings War Prophesied by Bismark

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 March 1927 · page 2

The third volume of the complete works of Bismarck is about to be published. It is edited by Dr. Andreas, professor of history at Heidelberg University…

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Paddy's Plain Soldier Settlement. Road of Access Mr. Vincent's Further Representations

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 4 March 1927 · page 6

The following letter has been written. to Captain Dunn. M.L.A., in respect of the Paddy's Plains Road:— Dear Captain Dunn,—Following…

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Bad War Examples. Returned Soldiers Impressions Reference in Bigamy Case. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 March 1927 · page 4

When Samuel Bortzell, a returned soldier, pleaded guilty to bigamy at the Darlinghurst Sessions to-day his counsel declared that some returned men still…

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Increased War Pensions Wanted. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 March 1927 · page 4

The annual State Conference of the Returned Soldiers' League was concluded, to-day. It was decided that, as old age pensions were to be increased…

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Rappville War Memorial Hospital Carnival Meeting

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 March 1927 · page 8

A public meeting was held in the Rappville Hall, on Saturday, February 26, for the purpose of forming a committee in connection with the proposed effort to…

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War Memorial Officers and Men of Mercantile Marine. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 March 1927 · page 5

The Prime Minister (Mr. Stanley Baldwin), the Leader of the Labor Party (Mr. Ramsay Macdonald) and the Leader of the Liberals (Mr…

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All Must Serve. In Time of War Military Reorganisation France's New Plans. Paris

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 March 1927 · page 5

The Chamber of Deputies and Senate resumed the debate on the Military Reorganisation Bill. The debate centred on the first article,…

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War Memorial Removal of Statue "To Be Remembered for Ever." Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 March 1927 · page 4

Sir T. W. G[?]gow said to-day that at a meeting of the Board of Management of the Australian War Memorial, it was decided to lend to the Federal Capital…

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Grafton Town Clerkship Action by Returned Soldiers League. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 March 1927 · page 4

The Lismore branch of the Returned Soldiers' League, at its last meeting, decided to write to the Grafton branch, expressing the hope that members of the…

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War in Labor Camp

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 2

There's going to be a regular tornado in the Labor camp ere long. W. H. Searle was deposed from the Presidency of the Australian Labor…

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Returned Soldiers' Assn. Monthly Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 5

The usual monthly meeting of the Dorrigo branch of the R.S. and S.I.L. of Australia was held at the Memorial Literary Institute on Friday…

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Man and Wife Man Wounded Man Wounded, Woman Poisoned Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 3

William Dempster, aged 43, of South-Hampton, and his wife Lillian, aged 39, have been admitted to the hospital. Dempster was suffering from a wound in the…

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