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The wars & local soldiers, 1926

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Local and General News. Big Increase in Pensioned Soldiers

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 4

THE fall effect of their terrible war experiences is only now being felt by many returned men, and the number of deaths among them since the Armistice is…

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Who Won the War?

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 12 January 1926 · page 2

The Prussian Minister of Finance has announced that property valued at £9,250,000 would be allotted to the ex-Kaiser's family…

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Dramatic War Ride Dead Leader in Saddle. Still Facing the Enemy—command of a Dead Man. Moroccan Campaign Story

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 3

An extraordinary story of the late War in Morocco has come to a London Newspaper from Fez. It is as follows:—…

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Soldiers' Memorial. the Matter Finalised Money to Go to the School of Arts Committee

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 4

The Returned Soldiers have at last arrived at finality with regard to the disposal of their funds gathered for the purpose of establishing a…

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Scourge of War

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 4

THE Prime Minister, Mr. Baldwin, in addressing the Classical Association, London, drew an analogy between the fall of ancient Rome and the…

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Blamed for War. Deceived Ex-kaiser

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 22 January 1926 · page 4

The latest six volumes (covering the years 1908-11) of the German Foreign Office's "Whitewash Book," which now extends to 39 volumes,…

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Another War Likely Russia v. China. London

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1926 · page 2

The Soviet general manager of the Chinese Eastern Railways and three departmental chiefs have been arrested by Chinese soldiers…

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Another War Likely. RUSSIA v. China. London

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 27 January 1926 · page 2

The Soviet general manager of the Chinese Eastern Railways and three departmental chiefs have been arrested by…

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No War Soviet Backs Down. Chinese General Wins

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 3

The Riga correspondent of "The Times" says that Moscow has capitulated in its dispute with China over the Chinese Eastern railway…

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British War Pensions

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 4

THE fact that 96,800 war widows have remarried since 1917 ia disclosed in the Ministry of Pensions report for the year ended March. 1925. At the end of that month…

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The Soldier S Teeth

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 8

The [?] is coming into his own, so to [?], for never before has the [?], for having good, clean, sound teeth been so impressed upon…

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War Debts Burden

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 6 February 1926 · page 4

MR. PHILIP SNOWDON, who was Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Labor Government, in the course of a lecture, said he was sick and tired of British magnanimity. Even if…

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Cooling Off Japan and Britain. Japan will not Shirk War if Needs Be

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 8

Japan's naval programme for the current year, which sanctions the construction of eight first-class and three second-class cruisers, all of 30…

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Soldiers' Memorial. Meeting at Nabiac

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 17 February 1926 · page 5

A meeting, which had been convened ostensibly for the purpose of giving further consideration of appropriately commemorating the deeds…

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A British Soldier's Adventures In India

The Northern Champion · Saturday 20 February 1926 · page 9

Our regiment was "on march" a few miles past Hyderabad, we intended halting for a time ; a night sentry was posted, in the morning he was found lying dead, his…

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A Macksville Welcome. "Johnny" Wallace. Rhodes Scholar. Welcome Home

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 5 March 1926 · page 3

About 600 residents of Macksville and the Nambucca district, with a large number of visitors, extended a hearty welcome home to the popular…

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War Statistics. France Hard Hit

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1926 · page 4

INTERESTING war statistics drawn tip by the ex-President of the French Statistical Society reveal the killed and missing of the chief belligerents…

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The Next War. Between Soviets and Capitalists

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 6 March 1926 · page 5

Router's Riga correspondent says the Soviet authorities are looking ahead. In an inspired article in the Russia press, in the…

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The Soldiers's Funeral

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 8

Any soldier below the rank of sergeant who dies a natural death while in barracks has an escort of [?]men and a sergeant at his funeral…

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Soldier Settlers. Relief Proposals

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 2

Mr. Loughlin, Minister for Lands, has drawn the, attention of soldier settlers to the provision of the Returned Soldiers Settlement…

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