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The wars & local soldiers, 1929

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Against War Demonstration in Domain "Next War in Pacific." Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 August 1929 · page 5

An anti-war demonstration was held in Sydney Domain this afternoon under the auspices of the Sydney Trades and Labor Council…

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Former War Lord Attacked in Hotel. Tokio

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 August 1929 · page 5

A mysterious shooting affray involving Chang Sung Chang, a former war lord of Shantung, now political refugee at Beppu, a Japanese hot spring resort, has…

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Land Settlement Soldiers Sons and Brothers. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 August 1929 · page 5

At the Returned Soldiers Conference, a motion was submitted that sons and brothers of returned solders should be given the same privileges and prospects…

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In London War Graves Pilgrims. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 August 1929 · page 5

The war graves pilgrims, arriving in London after interesting visits to Ostend and Zeebrugge, are remaining in London for a week and will then commence the…

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Three Escape Exiled Italian War Heroes Enemies of Mussolini. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 August 1929 · page 5

The "Daily Chronicle's" Paris correspondent says Mussolini has lost three redoubtable prisoners, who were banished to the arid island of Lipari…

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State Govts. Scathing Condemnation. Justice Pike's Report Soldier Settlement Administration. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 August 1929 · page 5

The report of Justice Pike on soldier settlement, which is in the hands of the Government, contains scathing condemnation of the…

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Liverpool Soldiers' Settlement League Protests Against Sale. Liverpool

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 August 1929 · page 5

The Returned Soldiers' League asked the local municipal council to assist the league in a protest to the Minister for Lands against, allowing the sale of an area of…

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Motion Lost No Confidence In President Returned Soldiers' Conference Minister on Repatriation Blunders, Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 August 1929 · page 5

The Returned Soldiers' Conference, which opened to-day, considered for some time the passage in the annual report in which the State Council…

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Returned Soldiers The Annual Conference Sick and Mental Cases Better Provision Urged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 August 1929 · page 4

The Returned Soldiers' Conference to-day carried a motion that the executive should confer with Dr. Purdy to formulate a plan for the free medical treatment of…

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War Strain. Mental Sufferers

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 9 August 1929 · page 3

In the soldiers' wards at Callan Park, are 302 patients, most of whom are suffering from mental strain due to war service. Of that number 222…

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New Society Formed to Aid "Class War" Prisoners. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 August 1929 · page 5

A new body, known as the International Class War Prisoners' Aid Society, has been formed in Sydney. The constitution will embrace all working class…

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THe Metropolis Soldier Settlers

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 9 August 1929 · page 4

The annual soldier settlers' conference concluded on Saturday, after three days' strenuous and useful work. There were a number of…

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Soldiers' Dinner Over 3000 Present Soldier Settlement Problems Speech by Federal Minister. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 August 1929 · page 5

There were over 3000 delegates present at the returned soldiers' dinner, held in the Agricultural Hall, at the Saowground to-night…

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Soldiers in Conference Lands Should Be Earmarked Pensions and Relief. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 August 1929 · page 4

The Returned Soldiers' Conference to-day decided to ask the Government to prohibit the transfer of soldiers' farms to non-naturalised foreigners…

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Anzac Day Method of Observance Close Holiday Opposed by Soldiers. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 August 1929 · page 5

The Soldiers' Conference does not agree with the policy laid down by the League Executive that Anzac Day should be observed as a close holiday,…

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Former Enemy Soldiers League to Make Funeral Arrangements. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 August 1929 · page 4

The Returned Soldiers' Conference decided to-day that if a former enemy soldier died in destitute circumstances the league would provide the same funeral…

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Soldier Planters Distress In New Guinea Faced with Ruin Plea for the Moratorium. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 August 1929 · page 5

Absolute ruin is imminent to about 150 returned soldier planters in New Guinea, unless immediate action is taken by the Government to relieve their cases,…

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Ex-soldiers' Congress Communists' Sunday Schools Compulsory Military Training. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 August 1929 · page 5

The Returned Soldiers' Congress carried a motion, viewing with alarm the increase of seditious and disloyal propaganda emanating from the Communist…

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Hard Times Soldier Settlers Fresh Farms Wanted. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 August 1929 · page 5

A deputation of soldier settlers from the Murrumbidgee irrigation area, to-day told the Minister for Agriculture of the hard times suffered by the men in the…

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Ememy Ex-soldiers Question of Funeral Arrangements. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 August 1929 · page 4

The secretary of the Victorian branch of the Returned Soldiers League states that they will not follow the decision of the New South Wales branch to provide…

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