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The wars & local soldiers, 1929

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Returned Soldiers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 July 1929 · page 11

The Gloucester returned soldiers held a reunion, when Mr. H. N. Chaplin president presided over an attendance of 20…

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Super-production. "Straight Road to War."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 July 1929 · page 6

The Director of Adult Education (Mr. F. Sinclaire), addressing the Women's Service Guild at Perth, said that the gospel of work expressed in…

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War Clouds in Manchuria

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 July 1929 · page 6

The present dispute in China, brought about by Soviet interference and treacherous propaganda, has focussed the attention of the whole…

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Anzac Memorial. Protest by Women's Organisation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 July 1929 · page 3

The Anzac Fellowship of Women is opposed to the proposed site and building of the Anzac Memorial, and at a meeting at Beaumont House…

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Kellogg Treaty War Renunciation Proclaimed. Impressive Ceremony. WASHINGTON, July 24

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 July 1929 · page 5

Mr. Hoover, American President, formally proclaimed effective the Kellogg treaty at an impressive ceremony attended by…

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Anti-War Demonstration

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 July 1929 · page 10

At Cessnock recently a meeting comprising representatives of several miners' lodges, Hospital Employees' Union, O.B.U. of…

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Social and War Bridge Evening

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 July 1929 · page 10

There was a good attendance at the jubilee social and war bridge evening, held at the West Maitland Infants' School. Mr. Alf. Pender…

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Kellogg Treaty. War Renunciation Proclaimed. Impressive Ceremony. Washington, July 24

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 July 1929 · page 2

Mr. Hoover, American President, formally proclaimed effective the Kellogg treaty at an impressive ceremony attended by Mr. Calvin Coolidge…

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Soldiers' Settlers' Conference

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 26 July 1929 · page 2

Delegates, representing the Dartbrook Soldiers' Settlement at the forthcoming conference to be held in Sydney on August 1, will, be Messrs. A. L…

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Cessnock Returned Soldiers General Meeting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 July 1929 · page 9

In the Returned Soldiers' club room on Wednesday night the usual general meeting was held, in the presence of an exceptionally good…

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Anzac Memorial. Protest by Women's Organisation

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 July 1929 · page 5

The Anzac Fellowship of Women is opposed to the proposed site and building of the Anzac Memorial and at a meeting at Beaumont House…

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Super-production. "Straight Road to War."

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 July 1929 · page 14

The Director of Adult Education (Mr. F. Sinclaire) addressing the Woman's Service Guild at Perth said that the gospel of work expressed in…

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War Pilgrims. at the Dardanelles Cemeteries Visited. Athens, July [?]

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 July 1929 · page 12

The Australian War Pilgrims landed at Kellia Bay near Maides, in the Dardanelles and motored over rough roads across the Peninsula to…

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War Debts France's Reservation. Raises Delicate Point. London, July 21

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 July 1929 · page 2

Referring to the French debt ratification the "Daily Telegraph's Diplomatic correspondent says that satisfaction in the Chamber's…

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Dungog Soldiers' Memorial Club

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 July 1929 · page 11

At the annual meeting of members of Dungog Soldiers Memorial Club the president (Mr. F. H. Robinson, presided over a good attendance…

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War Graves Pilgrims. Australians in France Paris, July 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 July 1929 · page 6

The Australian wargraves pilgrims deposited wreaths on the unknown soldier's grave at the Arc de Triamphe, selecting two war widows,…

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Soldiers' Memorial School of Arts. Annual Meeting

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 30 July 1929 · page 2

The annual meeting of members of the above was held on Thursday night last. Present: Messrs. A. Smith (President), J. W. Joughin (hon…

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Touching Scenes. War Pilgrims on the Somme. "Place of Peace and Beauty" Amiens, July 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 July 1929 · page 5

The Australian war grave pilgrims have commenced a motoring tour of eighty miles of the Somme area. The first cemetery visited was…

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Russian Aeroplane in England First to Arrive Since the War. Fellow Countrymen Cheer Arrival. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) London

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 31 July 1929 · page 2

The aeroplane, "Wings of Soviet" arrived at Croydon aerodrome where it was greeted with cheers by a crowd at fellow countrymen…

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Amazing Story. Soldier's Loss of Memory. Believed to Have Been Drugged. Goulburn

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 July 1929 · page 5

Cyill Mott, a returned soldier who has been in Goulburn Hospital for 10 days suffering from loss of memory, tells an amazing story of his…

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