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The wars & local soldiers, 1927

928 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 47

The Horrors of War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 March 1927 · page 4

The greatest anomaly of tho present day—perhaps the greatest of all time—is the attitude which the leading countries of the world—the…

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The Albanian War Scare

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 March 1927 · page 4

Australians generally know probably very little more of Albania than the facts that, it is a small, backward country on the eastern side of…

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Chinese War Chaos in Shanghai Streets Littered with Dead

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 March 1927 · page 2

Shanghai, Tuesday.—Strikers and 150,000 Shantung rebels are sacking the Chinese City of Shanghai, where there is an absolute reign of terror…

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War Debts. How Britain Stands. Chancellor's Statement. London, March 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 March 1927 · page 8

Replying to a question in the House of House of Commons to-day, the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Winston Churchill) said that in 1927, Britain…

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Guerilla War on Large Scale. Resumption in Cha pei. Three Chinese Factions. Foreign Settlements Quiet. Shanghai, March 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 March 1927 · page 5

Guerilla warfare in the native quarter has been resumed on a large scale. Regulars from the Nationalist Army have been…

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War on Mosquitoes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 March 1927 · page 9

Three Municipal Council has decided to secure 1000 copies of an official circular regarding mosquitoes and the [?] and distribute them…

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

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 March 1927 · page 5

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

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Soldiers' Race Club. Autumn Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 March 1927 · page 2

The sum of £85 has been set down for prize-money at the Muswellbrook Soldiers' Race Club's Autumn Meeting on Saturday, May 14, on the…

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Disabled Soldiers for Canberra

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 March 1927 · page 8

The N.R.M.A. announces that an opportunity of doing a good deed, and at the same time, of witnessing the review at Canberra on Miay 9, will be…

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Stabbing Affray. Three Men Wounded. One Not Expected to Live

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 March 1927 · page 14

In a stabbing affray, which occurred at Paddington late on Saturday night, three persons were wounded. One was so badly injured that he…

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War Memorial. to Be Erected in Martin Place

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 March 1927 · page 11

It is probable that a start will be made this month with the war memorial in Martin Place. The design will embody bronze…

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Restless Balkans. War Threatening. Troops on Frontiers. London, March 19

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 March 1927 · page 13

Reports published in the "Glornaled' Italia" at Rome assert that YugoSalvia is moblishing heavily on both Italian and Albanian irontiers. They…

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Broadcasting. Music Hall War. on British Company. London, March 18

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 March 1927 · page 12

A music hall war on the British Broadcasting Company has definitely started. One after another of the big halls are declining contracts, chiefly…

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'Hands Off' Albanian Trouble. Italy Warns Jugo-Slavia. War Clouds Gather. London, March 20

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 March 1927 · page 12

"Hands off Albania," is Italy's warning to Jugo-Slavia, together with the intimation that Italy cannot be neutral if…

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Naval Action Rival Chinese War-ships. Unique Spectacle. Another Steamer Commandeered. Shanghai, March 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 March 1927 · page 5

Apart from being constantly fired on British ships on the Yangtse continue occasionally to be seized. The Cantonese military authorities…

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War Debts. Problem of Cancellation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 March 1927 · page 6

The increasing hostility of Europe towards the United States is discussed by Mr. Philip Dexter, an American citizen, in the current…

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The Little Duchess. a Memory of War Time

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 29 March 1927 · page 2

We are welcoming the Duke and Duchess, of York, and all those who during the war enjoyed the charming hospitality of the Earl and Countess of…

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War and the League Nations. What the League Has Achieved

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 29 March 1927 · page 4

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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Dined with Duke. Returned Soldiers' Welcome

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 29 March 1927 · page 8

Messrs. F. E. Arnoult (president) and A. C. Turner (secretary) of the Muswellbrook sub-branch of the R. S. and S.I. League, were present at the…

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Returned Soldiers' Luncheon. the Empire's Ambassador. Says Time of Prosperity Coming. Sydney

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

"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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