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The wars & local soldiers, 1929

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Secret of War Out How Invincible Met Von Spee

The Clarence River Advocate · Monday 25 February 1929 · page 1

An interesting secret of naval operations during the Great War was told by Captain R. J. Trotter, R.N.,on his arrival by the steamer Borda ar…

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War Horror Germans Used Plague Germs How Allies Combated Menace. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 February 1929 · page 5

Sir Berkely Moynihan, speaking at the Authors' Club, disclosed a war secret when he revealed that the Allies heard, in 1916, that the Germans were going…

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Anzac Memorial Building. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 February 1929 · page 4

By 39. to 37, the Legislative Assembly to-night approved of action being taken by the Government to make available as a site for the Anzac Memorial building,…

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'Still On' 'War' At Canberra Hughes' Cryptic Statement Will Say What He Thinks. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 February 1929 · page 5

"You have all been in the Great War," said Mr. W. M. Hughes, speaking at the Lane Cove Soldiers Club last night…

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Soldier Settler's Struggles

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 February 1929 · page 4

Giving evidence before the Land Board at Casino on Monday, a soldier farmer on Dyraaba soldiers' settlement, with a holding of 151 acres, said that during the…

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£75,000 in Hand for Anzac Memorial. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 5

Officials of the Returned Soldiers' League expressed gratification at the vote of Parliament approving of the Hyde Park site for the Anzac Memorial…

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Secret of War Out. How Invincible Met Von Spee

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 2

An interesting secret of naval operations during the Great War was told by Captain R. J. Trotter, R.N., who has come to Australia to live…

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"Infinite Stupidity" War Between America and Britain. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 5

Addressing a meeting of women Conservatives, Sir William Joynson Hicks. Home Secretary, referred to the Kellogg pact…

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Swelve Sign Anti-war Treaty. Washington

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 March 1929 · page 3

There was an informal ceremony in the office of the secretary to Mr. Kellogg, when seven British countries ratified the renunciation of war treaty to-day…

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Anti War Treaty Seven British Countries Ratify. Brussels

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 March 1929 · page 3

On arrival of the Amsterdam express after midnight, a man was arrested and charged with being the author of the "Dagblad's" alleged secret treaty. It is…

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In a Year Two Million Dead Chinese in Kansu Famine War and Massacres. Shanghai

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 March 1929 · page 3

Over 23,000,000, almost a quarter of the population of the Kausu Province, have perished the result of famine, war ravages and Moslem massacres…

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War Epic Liner Sunk By A Boat Captain's Life in Danger Saved by Threat of Drastic Reprisals. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 March 1929 · page 3

A fine war story is revealed as a sequel to the speech of Lord Halsbury, who referred to the fact that a Squadron Commander of the R. A. F…

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War on Flying Foxes

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 March 1929 · page 4

Mr. F. N. Ratcliffe, the young English student, who has arrived in Melbourne under engagement to the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, to take…

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"Official History of the War."

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 March 1929 · page 4

The third volume of the "Official History of the War," dealing with France, 1916, is about to be published. Difficulty has been found in ascertaining the…

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Anti-war Pact Congratulatory Messages British and U.S. Foreign Ministers. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 March 1929 · page 5

Sir Austen Chamberlain, British Foreign Secretary, in a message to Mr. Kellogg, United States Secretary of State said at the moment of depositing our…

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Tit for Tat Dutch and Germans War Treaty Published. Paris

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 March 1929 · page 5

As a reprisal for the publication of the Franco-Belgian forged treaty, "Echo de Paris" has published extracts of another secret treaty, concluded in 1918, under…

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HUGHES Hot Attack On Repat. Incapacitated Soldiers Sir N. Howse Flayed. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 March 1929 · page 5

The administration of the Repatriation Department by the present Minister, Sir Neville Howse, was attacked by Mr. W. M. Hughes, in a speech at…

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STRIKERS Rush Mill Office Five Shots Fired One of Attackers Wounded. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 March 1929 · page 5

A serious riot occurred at a timber mill owned by S. L. Snipe at Tooroonga to-day. Eighteen strikers in three motor cars raided the yards and…

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Spirit of Anzac. Still Lives at Prince of Wales Hospital

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 6

There are many brave lads who never recovered from their war injuries, but the spirit, of Auzac is still with them and they bravely face…

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Bread War Housewives Reaping Benefit. Canowindra

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 7

A bread war is in progress at Canowindra. It appears that a new bakery reduced the price of the loaf from sixpence to fivepence, whereupon two old…

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