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The wars & local soldiers, 1927

928 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 28 of 47

War Service. Taking Increasing Toil Claims of Diggers. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1927 · page 5

The State secretary of the Returned Soldiers' League, Mr. W. J. Stagg, referring to the increasing coat of war pensions, said the results of…

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Air Manoeuvres. London's "Mock War." Raiders Detected. "Enemy" Scores Direct Hits. London, July 25

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1927 · page 2

London's mock war has already provided valuable lessons. The enemy made a series of daring raids from the east and south in a continuous…

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China's War Cantonese Falling Back. Northerners' Rapid Advance. Nationalists at Shanghai. Shanghai, July 23

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1927 · page 12

The lengths to which Nationalist authorities are resorting to replenish the exchequer are revealed daily, it is no different to the Soviet system of…

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Soviet Prophecy If War Is Declared on Them. Would Draw in Millions of Workers. Riga, July 22

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1927 · page 13

A venture into prophecy was indulged in by M. Bucharin, speaking at the fourth anniversary of the Soviet…

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Pacific Flight Honour Wanted for Austraua. Returned Soldiers Wait On Minister. SYDNEY

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1927 · page 13

A deputation representing returned soldiers interviewed the Minister for Defence this morning, and urged that the Government should…

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Caravan Looted. by Abyssinian Soldiers. London, July 25

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1927 · page 2

The Acting Prime Minister (Sir Austen Chamberlain) related in the House of Commons how an unprovoked attack was made in June on a…

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Soldier Settlers. Discussion at Premiers' Conference

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 July 1927 · page 9

The Conference of Premiers was continued in Sydney, under the presidency of Mr. Bruce Prime Minister. Further consideration was given to…

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Flight From America Soldiers to Urge Payment of Expenses. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 July 1927 · page 4

A request will be made to the Premier (Mr Lang) to receive a deputation from the Returned Soldiers' League, which will urge him to…

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Seriously Wounded. Found by Rabbit Trapper. at Muscle Creek

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 August 1927 · page 6

A rabbit-trapper working near Muscle Creek, in the Muswellbrook district, on Saturday afternoon visited a camp in that locality, and…

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Stamp Duty—War Service Homes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 2 August 1927 · page 5

The headquarters of the R. S. and S. T. League has sent the following letter to secretaries of all sub-branches: —"As a result of representations made…

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Where Thousands of Brave Australians Died. Menin Gate—ypres Salient. Empire War Memorial to Unknown Dead

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 2 August 1927 · page 4

Menin Gate, Britain's memorial to thousands of the Empire's sons, who are buried in nameless graves around Ypres, was unveiled on July 24th…

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Muswellbrook Soldiers' Club

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 2 August 1927 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the above was held in the club room last night. President Arnoult was in the chair, and 15 members were present…

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Returned Soldiers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 August 1927 · page 4

A meeting of members and associate members of the Maitland District Returned Soldiers' Club was held in the club rooms last…

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Returned Soldiers' Ball

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 August 1927 · page 4

The Returned Soldiers and Citizens' ball, which will be held in the Town Hall on Friday night next, promises to be an unqualified social…

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Weston Soldiers' Settlement

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 August 1927 · page 7

Mr. George Booth, M.L.A., has been informed by Mr. W. J. Roper, Under Secretary for Lands, relative to his personal representations on…

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Alleged Shooting. Returned Soldier Bound Over

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 August 1927 · page 2

At the Murrurundi Police Court, before Mr. D. W. Reed, relieving police magistrate, Robert Edward Stevenson, a returned soldier with a…

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Red Cross Money. Looked Up in Queensland. Relief of Distressed Soldiers Suggested. Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 August 1927 · page 4

At a meeting of the Brisbane branch of the Returned Soldiers' League, it was stated that the money raised by the Red Cross…

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Dartbrook Soldiers' Settlement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 August 1927 · page 4

The Muswellbrook Soldiers' Club, at a meeting held on Monday night, carried a resolution to be forwarded to the authorities for insertion in…

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'Anniversary of Great War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 August 1927 · page 4

To-day is the thirteenth anniversary of the Great War. The world emerged from that conflict with sears that even now have not entirely…

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Chinese War. Southern Recovery. Towns Recaptured. Shangai, Aug. 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 August 1927 · page 5

The British official wireless message from Nanking states that the armies personally led by Marshal Chiang Kai-shek have staged a…

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