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The wars & local soldiers, 1926

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Best Memorial. Governor-general Advises Returned Soldiers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 September 1926 · page 7

The Governor-General (Lord Stone haven), replying to a welcome by the Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League, at Perth, said that…

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Farmer Wounded. Burglar Fires Gun

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 September 1926 · page 3

An elderly farmer at Otane (N.Z.) named watts, found a young Maori ransacking his bedroom. A struggle followed, and the Maori fired a shot…

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Actress Wounded Sensation at Theatre. Farce Nearly Turned Into Tragedy. ROCKHAMPTON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 September 1926 · page 5

A farce was nearly turned to tragedy at the new theatre last night. During the play, Harry Mayne had to fire a shot at Lily Delroy. He…

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War in China British Sailors Killed

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 September 1926 · page 6

London, Thursday,—Three British officers and four naval ratings were killed, and two officers and 13 naval ratings wounded, in the attempt to…

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Facing the Facts General's Comment on War Aftermath

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 September 1926 · page 3

London, Monday.—General Sir Ian Hamilton commented bitterly on the state of affairs in Great Britain in an address at the Remembrance Day…

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Dramatic Scenes. Welcome to Germans in Geneva, Dr. Streseman Denounces War. London. Sept. 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 September 1926 · page 4

The Australian Press special Geneva correspondent writes that Germany is now within the League's fold. No day since the League's…

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War Sacrifice. Must Face the Facts. Sir Ian Hamilton's Remarkable Speech. London, Sept. 5

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 September 1926 · page 12

Sir Ian Hamilton bitterly commented on the state of affairs in Great Britain, when he delivered an address at a Remembrance Day…

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Hard Hit. Soldier Tobacconists Cut-throat Methods of Dealers. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 September 1926 · page 5

The Master Hairdressers and Tobacconists Association has sent a letter to the Returned Soldiers League, protesting against cut-throat" methods…

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China's Civil War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 September 1926 · page 4

News of the present disturbance in China fillers through slowly but what can be gleaned to put it broadly the North and the South are…

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Constable Attacked Fires on Assailants. Two Wounded. MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 September 1926 · page 5

Constable George Hooley, while intervening in a quarrel between three men and women in Eitroy early this morning, was set upon and…

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A Veteran War Horse

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 September 1926 · page 8

"Tommy Huston," a horse no less than 34 years of age, which took part in the South African War, a quarter of a century ago, is still alive at…

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The Singleton Argus TUESDAY, 14th SEPTEMBER, 1926. LOCAL & General News War Pensions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 September 1926 · page 2

Owing to Thursday next being a public holiday, in connection with Singleton show, the payment of war pensions will be made to-morrow…

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Dramatic Scenes. Welcome to Germans in Geneva. Dr. Streseman Denounces War. London, September 10

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 14 September 1926 · page 4

The Australian Press special Geneva correspondent writes that Germany is now within the League's fold. No day since the League's…

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Port Stephens News From The "Pilot" Soldier's Point

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 September 1926 · page 4

Soldier's Point is becoming quite a little township. Situated as it is, right in the heart of the beautiful harbor of Port Stephens, it is no…

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War Service Homes Again

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 September 1926 · page 8

The troubles of William Joseph Wilson, who was examined in Bankruptcy at the Kurri Police Court last week, started when he bought…

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If War Came. Control of Pacific. Oil or Impotence. (Iii.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 September 1926 · page 6

A modern war could not be carried on for twenty-four hours Without petrol. Yet in time of wareither a war upon, our own coasts or…

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Constable Attacked Fires on Assailants. Two Wounded. MELBOURNE

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 September 1926 · page 16

Constable George Hooley, while intervening in a quarrel between three men and women in Fitzroy early this morning, was set upon and…

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Actress Wounded Sensation at Theatre. Farce Nearly Turned Into Tragedy

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 September 1926 · page 9

A farce was nearly turned to tragedy at the new theatre, Rockhampton, on September 10. During the play, Harry Mayne had…

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Revolt in Greece. Forty Killed: Hundred Wounded. London, Sept. 9

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 September 1926 · page 12

Fierce street fighting has taken place at Athens in consequence of a revolt of Republication guards. It is reported that forty were…

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Chinese War. Situation at Hankow. Flighting Continues. LONDON, Sept. 14

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 September 1926 · page 2

Telegrams received to-day from Hankow report that firing by parties of troops a foreign vessels on the Yangtse has considerably diminished…

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