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The wars & local soldiers, 1929

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Murder Near Melbourne Woman Found Shot. Wounded Man Alongside

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 May 1929 · page 3

Early yesterday morning the body of Mrs Ida Andrews, aged 38, of The Avenue, Coburg, was found in a passage alonggide a small untenanted brick…

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Mechanics' Institute and Returned Soldiers Club Monthly Meeting

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 May 1929 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting of the Singleton Mechanics' Institute and Returned Soldiers' Club was held on Monday night in the soldiers' rooms…

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Mayor Explains. Absence From Anzac Celebrations. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 May 1929 · page 2

In a letter to Cossnock Returned Soldiers last night in explanation of his absence from the Anzac Day Celebrations, the Mayor, Alderman Hunter…

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Women and War a Conference Debate. London. May 14

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 May 1929 · page 6

After a Sydney woman, Mrs. Fa[?]fax, had eulogised British women's institutions at the conference of the Federation of Womens' Interests,…

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Mechanics' Institute and Returned Soldiers' Club. Meeting at Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 May 1929 · page 5

At the monthly meeting of the committee of the Mechanics' Institute and Returned Soldiers' Club at Singleton, there were present: Messrs…

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War Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 May 1929 · page 4

A very enjoyable war bridge party was hold at Mrs. Sonter'a residence last night, the proceeds being in ald of their son, Angus, a popular boy…

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Mayor's Absence from Anzac Service. (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 May 1929 · page 4

Sir,—As a returned soldier, I crave space in your paper to express my disgust at the attitude of our first citizen, the Mayor of…

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Returned Soldiers Annoyed Ald. Hunter's So-called Apology. Diggers Consider They Were Humbugged Echo of Anzac Day Incident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 May 1929 · page 9

Returned soldiers are by no means satisfied with the attitude adopted by Ald. Hunter in relation to his failure to attend the Anzac Day service after making a definite promise to do so. At a meeting of the Returned Soldiers' League, held in the…

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Murder Near Melbourne. Woman Found Shot. Wounded Man Alongside

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 May 1929 · page 5

Early on Tuesday morning the body of Mrs. Ida Andrews, aged 38, of The Avenue, Coburg, was found in a passage alongside a small untenanted brick…

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The War with Insects

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 May 1929 · page 5

All problems connected with typhus, plague, yellow fever, malaria, and so on show what the dominion of the insect world is at this moment,…

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Ex-soldier's Case and Hospital Committee. (To the Editor)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 May 1929 · page 1

Sir.—General surprise was expressed at last night's committee meeting of my sub-branch when the report, appearing in the last issue of your paper of…

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Shooting Affray Waratah Sensation Woman Wounded

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 May 1929 · page 12

Tighe-Street, Waratah, was on Sunday the scene of a most dramatic shooting affair. Alarmed by the rapid crackling of revolver shots…

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War Gratuity Loan Redemption

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 May 1929 · page 8

Although the Federal Loan, maturing on 31st May, ainounts to only £2,700,000, the average individual holding is smal, being about £300…

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For Australia Will Longstaff's War Picture London, May 9

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 May 1929 · page 13

Mr. Charles Kellow, of Melbourne, has purchased for 2000 guineas Mr. Will Longstaff's war picture, painted last November…

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War Mystery Light on Somme Disaster. Whole Company Swallowed Up. LONDON, May 10

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 May 1929 · page 13

Some light has been thrown on the mystery of the complete disappearance of a whole company of the 24th battalion…

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Popular Preacher Friend of English Soldiers New Dean of Canterbury. London. May 12

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 May 1929 · page 2

The Rev. Dick Sheppard, who, for years, was vicar of St. Martin's, in the Fields, and one of the most popular preachers in Britain, has been…

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Welcome Home

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 May 1929 · page 5

A welcome home will be tendered in Wednesday evening next, at 8 o'clock, in Sister Lord, and Mr. M. Fauve, at the residence of Mrs. M…

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War Pensions. Appeal Board Sits Next Month. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 May 1929 · page 5

The first sittings of the War polision Appeal Board will be held in Sydney early next month…

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Gun Exploded. Three Brothers Wounded Tared Accident Taree

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 May 1929 · page 5

Three brothers, Alfred Kelly, 17, Percy, 15, and George, 18, were injured whon a breech-leading gun exploded near Taree…

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War Gratuity Loan Redemption

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 21 May 1929 · page 5

Although the Federal Loan maturing on 31st May amounts to only £2,790,000, the average individual holding is small, being about £300…

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