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The wars & local soldiers, 1927

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Returned Soldiers and Citizens' Ball

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

The committee, organising the Returned Soldiers and citizens' ball, to be held in the Town Hall, to-morrow night, are confident that the function…

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Remarkable Deception. Impersonated Dead Soldier. Confession in Melbourne Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 August 1927 · page 8

A remarkable confession of how, for seven years, he had impersonated a soldier who had been killed in a gambling saloon in New York, and…

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War Anniversary

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 August 1927 · page 2

Yesterday marked the 13th, anniversary of Britain's entry into the Great War. No fewer than twenty-seven nations were engaged in the grim…

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Seriously Wounded. Found by Rabbit Trapper. at Muscle Creek

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 August 1927 · page 3

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

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Stamp Duty War Service Homes

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 August 1927 · page 6

Mr. A. J. Longmuir, secretary of the local R.S. and S.I.L., has received the following information:— As the result of representations…

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War on Dingoes. Declared by Federal Government

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 August 1927 · page 3

The Federal Government has declared a war of extermination on dingoes. A fee of 7/6 per head will be paid…

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Stamp Duties Waived, On Purchase of War Service Homes

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 5 August 1927 · page 2

Word has been received by Mr. H. Hall, secretary Cessnock R.S.S.I.L.A. sub-branch, that as the result of representations made to the Premier it…

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

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 August 1927 · page 10

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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Mysterious Shooting. Man Wounded Unded Eye

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 August 1927 · page 14

Another mysterious shooting case occurred in Melbourne last night. Several men went to a house in Chessell-street, South Melbourne, and…

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Seriously Wounded. Pound by Rabbit Trapper. at Muscle Cheek

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 August 1927 · page 13

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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War in China. Militarists Dumfounded

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 August 1927 · page 12

According to Mr. Peter Inglis a newspaperman from China, who addressed members of the Legacy Club in Sydney, the Chinese at war…

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Last Night's Ball. Returned Soldiers and Citizens. a Great Success

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 August 1927 · page 7

The attendance at the Soldiers and Citizens Ball in the West Maitland Town Hall last night was all that could be desired. The…

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Alleged Shooting. Returned Soldier Bound Over

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 August 1927 · page 5

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

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Overseas Flight San Francisco to Australia. Soldiers Criticise Federal Government

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 August 1927 · page 9

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

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Remarkable Deception. Impersonated Dead Soldier. Confession in Melbourne Court

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 August 1927 · page 5

A remarkable confession of how, for seven years, he had impersonated a soldier who had been killed in a gambling saloon in New York, and…

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Impersonating Dead Soldier Criminal Adopted by Family

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 August 1927 · page 1

Wo successful was his impersonation of nil Australian soldier, who was killed in a New York gambling don, and whose name lie assumed, that Van Haig…

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Chinese War. Harassing General Chiang Fight for Shanghai. Shanghai, Aug. 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 August 1927 · page 5

Latest reports from the various war zones indicate that General Chiang Kai-shek's southern forces are severely harassed on all sides…

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Communist War. in United States. Reign of Terror Instituted New York, Aug. 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 August 1927 · page 5

As the date approaches for the execution of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, two Communists, who have been condemned for…

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Soldiers' Dinner. Cost of Repatriation. Australia's War Bill Exceeded

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 August 1927 · page 3

The Federal Treasurer (Dr. Page), speaking at the annual dinner of the New South Wales branch of the Returned Satlors and Soldiers'…

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Returned Soldiers Premier Opens Annual Conference. Will Have To Fight For Advantages. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 August 1927 · page 5

The Premier, Mr. Lang, opening the annual State conference of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors' Imperial League, said that as the years…

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