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The wars & local soldiers, 1929

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Like a Dream. the Vellore Flight Moir and Owen Guests of Soldiers. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 June 1929 · page 5

Speaking at a meeting of the Parramatta branch of the Returned Soldiers League last night, where he was a guest, Capt. Moir said the last…

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ROOM 40 War Mysteries. Spy and Counterspy LONDON, June 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 June 1929 · page 7

Further secrets of the mystery room 40, of the Admiralty, are revealed in a book entitled, "Spy and Counterspy," by Richard Rowan…

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Meeting of Returned Soldiers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 June 1929 · page 6

A special meeting of Singleton sub-branch of the R.S. and S.I. League was held to consider the matter of accepting war memorials or…

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Soldier Settlers. Maintenance Area Boards. Statement by Minister. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 5

The Minister for Lands, Mr. Ball, stated to-day that returned soldiers would be given representation on each of three proposed Soldier…

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Soldier's Burial. Katoomba

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 June 1929 · page 4

Katoomba-Leura sub-branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League at last night's meeting decided that a soldier should receive…

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Rifle Explodes. Boy Fatally Wounded. Cairns

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 June 1929 · page 14

The two-year-old son of Pietro Glovanni Blechaloral, a cane-cutter, was accidentally shot with a pearifle near Edmondton, and died…

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Tribal Attack French Wounded Killed Rabat (Morocco), June 13

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 June 1929 · page 12

The Rabat correspondent of "Le Matin" described the experiences of Lieutenant Briard, who was wounded by a bullet fracturing his shinbone…

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Story of Grit. France's Little War. Fighting in Morocco. Paris, June 13

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 June 1929 · page 12

France's little war in Morocco continues to excite the public. The latest news from Rabat says that, despite punitive columns penetrating…

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New Secretary. Returned Soldiers' League. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 June 1929 · page 14

Mr. John Webster, of Launceston, who has been appointed Federal Secretary of the Returned Soldiers' League, will commence duties next…

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Like a Dream. the Vellore Flight. Moir and Owen Guests of Soldiers. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 June 1929 · page 16

Speaking at a meeting of the Parramatta branch of the Returned Soldiers' League last night, where he was a guest, Capt. Moir said the last…

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Meeting of Returned Soldiers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 June 1929 · page 1

A special meeting of Singleton sub-branch of the R.S. and S.I. League was held to consider the matter of accepting war memorials or…

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Reduced Rations. to T.b. Soldier Patients. League Protest

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 June 1929 · page 9

At a meeting of the Returned Soldiers' League, it was stated that complaints had been received that the Repatriation Commission, on the…

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Shooting Affray Two Persons Wounded

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 June 1929 · page 6

As the result a shooting affray in a house in Layton street, Camperdown on Saturday evening, one man is in hospital, another is under…

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'State of War' Mobilisation Op Industry. Japanese Experiments. Tokio, June 24

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 June 1929 · page 5

In the midst of world talk for the furtherance of peace, to-day a state of war existed at Kobe Csaka and Kyoto, when the Government made…

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Returned Soldiers' Protest: Against Council Appointment. Action to Be Taken

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 25 June 1929 · page 2

Muswellbrook's returned soldiers have voiced their disapproval of the council's action in regard to the appointment…

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Soldiers Memorial

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 June 1929 · page 5

The Soldiers Memorial, which has hung fire for a, considerable time was moved a step forward at a public meeting held a few days ago, when…

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Industrial Peace. Enlisting Workers. on Side of Economic Development. London, June 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 June 1929 · page 7

Presiding at a meeting of John Brown, and Co., Ltd,, Sheffield, lord Aberoonway said the Government might do much to…

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Stabbing Affray. Two Men Wounded. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 June 1929 · page 7

Two men were wounded during an argument in a tram near Harris-street, Pyrmont, last night. The names of the injured men…

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Stabbing Affray on Tram Two Men Wounded

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 June 1929 · page 7

A friendly argument between several tram passengers on Wednesday night on the merits of certain football players was rudely interrupted by…

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Slander Action. South African Soldiers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 June 1929 · page 2

The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for £45 in No. 3 Jury Court in the action brought by Robert Percy Chatfield, company secretary, against…

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