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The wars & local soldiers, 1927

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Position at Shanghai. Anti-foreign Movement. Fanned by Nationalist Soldiers. Shanghai, March 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 March 1927 · page 5

A growing anti-foreign feeling to noticeable in the native districts of Shanghai, where Nationalist soldiers and others, in speeches, are…

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Coursing. Clubs at War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 March 1927 · page 7

Trouble calculated to have serious results, is brewing between the New South Wales Coursing Association and the Western District Coursing…

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Returned Soldiers State Council's Discussion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 March 1927 · page 6

The State council of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League yesterday discussed the resignation of Colonel A. W. Hymau from…

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Broke, So Shot Himself Soldier's Business Worries

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 March 1927 · page 2

Robert Adams Henderson, aged 31, a returned soldier, was found shot dead in his shop at Sandringham (Vic.) on Tuesday morning by Miss Newling, an…

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Returned Soldiers and Sailors' Luncheon

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 April 1927 · page 2

After the stirring ceremony the Duke left to attend a luncheon given in his honour by the Returned Soldiers and Sailois' League at the Wentworth…

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Anzac Day Sports

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 4

A departure from the usual is being made by the Soldier' League this year, when the Anzac Day sports will be held on Anzac Day, instead of on Saturday…

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Nanking. City Shelled. By British And Americans White Residents Killed. Consul-general Wounded. Shanghai, March 24

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 12

The British and American warships at Nanking shelled the city for seventeen minutes this afternoon…

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Chinese War Exodus of American Missionaries. Stream of Refugees. Shanghai

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 4

An erodes of American missionaries homeward has commenced, they being convinced that it is impossible to resume work for many months…

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Returned Soldiers' Luncheon. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 7

"The British Empire has passed through a bad time, but time of prosperity is coming and I am sure Australia and other…

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Position at Shanghai. Anti-foreign Movement. Fanned by Nationalist Soldiers. Shanghai, March 28

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 2

A growing anti-foreign feeling is noticeable in the native districts of Shanghai, where Nationalist soldiers and others, in speeches, are…

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The Philippines. Move Against "Foreigners." Native Soldiers in Canton Army

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1927 · page 2

MANILA (Philippines), Mar. 28. Filippinos trained in the Insular National Guard, under American instructions, are now actively…

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War Romance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 April 1927 · page 8

How a British Hussar was enabled by the courage of some Frenchwomen to hide for four years from the Germans in the village of Bertry is told…

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War Sectet Revealed the "Mystery Towers."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 April 1927 · page 3

Given suitable weather off the eastern end of the isle of Wight to-day, one phase of the Falkland islands battle will be fought again in…

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Canton Conference. "Prevention of War." Shanghai, April 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 April 1927 · page 2

From a Japanese source, it is rearned that the Pan-Pacific Labour Conference, which is to open at Canton on May 1, is under the auspices of…

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Life of the Duchess. Work at War Hospital

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 April 1927 · page 5

The Duchess of York is thus described by a personal acquaintance, who wrote a description of her for a London newspaper:—"In…

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Soldiers Indignant. Blue Mountain's Honor Roll The Unveiling Ceremony. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 April 1927 · page 5

At a meeting of soldiers at the Memorial hall, Katoomba, a motion was carried expressing indignation at the "action of the speaker, Mr…

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Arrangements for Anzac Day

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 April 1927 · page 1

A meeting of the committee of the Eeturned Soldiers' Club was held last night for the purpose of making arrangements in connection with Anzac…

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Chinese War More British Troops

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 April 1927 · page 2

London, Saturday.—Another brigade of infantry is being despatched by the British Government to Shanghai. Chief concern now centres on the…

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War and the League of Nations. What the League Has Achieved

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 April 1927 · page 6

During the Great War the dead numbered 11,000,000 and the wounded 19,000,000, and there was also a loss of more than a fifth of the wealth of the…

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De Valera Again. Cost of Civil War to Ireland. London, April 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 April 1927 · page 4

Mr. Blythe, the Irish Free State Minister, in the course of a speech said civil would cost Ireland £30,000,000 but peace was only…

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