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The wars & local soldiers, 1929

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Sinking of Imalone Situation Very Serious. Acts That Lead to War. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) Washington

Singleton Argus · Friday 29 March 1929 · page 6

The Chairman of the Britten House Naval Committee declared to-day that the situation created by the sinking of the Imalone is very serious…

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Returned Soldiers' Club Membership Increasing Keen Interest Shown

Singleton Argus · Friday 29 March 1929 · page 8

Wednesday night's meeting of the Singleton Sub-branch of the R.S. & S.I. League of Australia showed a marked increase of interest amongst members…

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Woman Wounded Assailant Imprisoned

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1929 · page 5

At the criminal sittings of the Brisbane Supreme Court, Donald Wallace Cameron, 28, labourer, was charged with having, on October 20,…

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Rip Van Winkles Opponents Op War Memorial. Soldiers Will Not Brook Delay. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1929 · page 5

The State secretary of the Returned Soldiers' League, Mr. W. J. Stagg, said to-day that people now opposing the Anzac memorial site in Hyde…

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Anti-war Pact Ratified by France. Paris, March 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1929 · page 7

The French Senate unanimously ratified, the Briand-Kellogg Anti-War Pact…

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Charges Sustained. Against War Homes Officers "Acts Subversive of Discipline."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1929 · page 7

The board appointed by the Minister for Defences to inquire into the dismissal of a number of officers of the War Service Homes Department…

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China's War Appeal by Chiang. "Peace at Any Price." Shanghai, March 21

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1929 · page 12

Prospects of war between the Nanking and Hangkow factions being renewed is believed to be considerably lessened in consequence of a…

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"The Last Post." Funeral of France's War Hero. Veterans March. Last Tribute to Marshal Foch. London, March 26

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1929 · page 8

The world to-day paid its last tribute to the man who led 10,000,000 allies to victory in the Great War. Every ally of France was represented at Notre Dame Cathedral, and at the Hotel Les Invalides…

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Returned Soldiers Urge Inquiry. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1929 · page 7

Having received the report of the Commission of enquiry which investigated the dismissal of seven men from the War Service Homes Department,…

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Soldiers' Appeal Board Bill. Important Amendments

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1929 · page 11

The Australian Soldiers' Repatriation Bill was read a second. time in the House of Representatives. In Committee amendments were…

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Wounded Man. Declines to Give Information

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 April 1929 · page 8

The Waverley police are investigating a shooting affray which occurred in a house in Cower-street, Bondi Junction, on Saturday night, but up…

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War Will Come America and England. If Things Are Allowed To Drift. LONDON, March 31

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 April 1929 · page 5

"We are consistently being told this side of the Atlantic, that an Anglo-American war is unthinkable," said Rev. J. R…

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Returned Soldier Saved From Pauper's Grave. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 April 1929 · page 5

Aldan Byrne, of the 13th Battalion, A.I.F., who died in the Western Suburbs Hospital on Friday night, would have been buried as a pauper,…

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Shooting Accident. at Glen Oak. Newcastle Man Wounded

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 April 1929 · page 3

Richard Gillespie, 22, plumber, living at Mayfield East, Newcastle, was admitted to the Maitland Hospital last evening, suffering from a…

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War. Not Due to Soldiers. Famous Field-marshal's Speech

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 April 1929 · page 2

Field-Marshal Sir William Robertson, who was making his first appearance on a League platform, delivered a remarkable speech on the cost of…

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French Claim Fastest War Vessel. Paris, April 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 April 1929 · page 8

The French Navy claims to possess the fastest war vessel afloat in consequence of the torpedo boat destroyer, Fullepard, attaining 38½…

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Increased Pensions Widows of War Leaders. Paris, April 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 April 1929 · page 8

Following the grant to Madame Foch, the Chamber of Deputies voted additional pensions to the widows of seven Marshals, ana 11 Generals,…

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War in China. Battle Near Hankow. City on Verge of Panic. Shanghai, April 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 April 1929 · page 8

Following the concentration and Juggling of troops in the vicinity of Hankow in the past few days, open warfare has broken out, the Wuhan…

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Anzac Day

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 April 1929 · page 4

The Minister for Justice (Mr. Lee) has decided has the same course as was followed last year in the closing of licensed premises on…

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War Credits Independent Labour Decision. Embarrassing Positrons LONDON, April 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 April 1929 · page 5

Heated discussions preceded the Independent Labour Conference's decision by 161 votes to 125 that members of the House…

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