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The wars & local soldiers, 1928

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Hay War Memorial High School Valedictory to Headmaster

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 17 July 1928 · page 2

Friday last was the last day on which Mr. R. C. Taylor, B.A., B.Ec, acted as headmaster of the Hay War Memorial High School. Before his…

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Station Cook’s Death Supposed Returned Soldier

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 17 July 1928 · page 2

George Ashton, employed as men’s cook at Steam Plains Station, died suddenly on Saturday morning. The manager of the station, Mr…

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Another Phase of the Chinese War. Shanghai

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 July 1928 · page 1

Following yeaterday's fighting, the Northern flag was hoisted at Cheffoo. Several Nationalist officers have fled. Several foreign warship have…

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Train Collision in Canada. Two Soldiers Killed. OTTAWA

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 July 1928 · page 3

A troop and freight train crashed in a head-on collision. Two soldiers were killed and several badly injured. Fifteen horses were killed…

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First Since War. German Cruiser Visits Australia. SYDNEY, Tuesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 August 1928 · page 2

The German cruiser, Berlin, which is expected at Fremantle, to-morrow, will be the first German warship to visit Australia since the war…

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"War Birds."

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 August 1928 · page 3

(Diary of an Unknown Aviator). The author of "War Birds," who was killed in the Great War, was a high-spirited American boy, and be…

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Seriously Wounded by Stray Bullet. Mudgee

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 August 1928 · page 2

While J. C. Medcalfe, of Allendale, Cobbora, near Mudgee, was pruning grape vines in his orchard, he felt something strike his forehead, and fell…

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Hay War Memorial High School Proposed Trip to Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 August 1928 · page 2

A very representative gathering of the officials of the various town sporting bodies was held in the library of the War Memorial High School, at…

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An Echo of the Great War. a British Submarine Raised. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 August 1928 · page 2

A Moscow message says that Russian salvage workers have raised the British submarine L55, which was sunk in 1919. Forty skeletons were…

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Soldiers' Appeal Board

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 18 August 1928 · page 4

The decision of the Government to obtain from Great Britain, Cannda and New Zealand full information concerning the operation of the respective…

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A War Book at the Memorial High School. "The Fighting Thirteenth."

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 21 August 1928 · page 3

A book of peculiar interest to diggers, as well as to the students has just been presented to the Emily Claughton Library of the Hay War…

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War Widows' Pensions Increased. Canberra

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 24 August 1928 · page 1

The Prime Minister announced, after a Cabinet meeting, to-day, that the Government had decided to increase the pensions for war widows…

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Soldier Settlers Conference in October

The Pastoral Times · Friday 24 August 1928 · page 4

The Returned Soldiers’ League has arranged to hold a conference of delegated from all soldier settlements in the State in October. The…

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Hay War Memorial High School. Valedictory Social

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 28 August 1928 · page 2

Friends of the school, contributors to Mr Taylor's presentation, and the public generally are cordially invited to the farewell social to be held at the…

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First German Vessel Since the War. To Visit Australia. FREMANTLE

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 31 August 1928 · page 1

The German training ship Berlin, arrived at Fremantle yesterday. She is the first German naval vessel to enter an Australian port since 1914…

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Returned Soldiers' Conf

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 1 September 1928 · page 2

The Returned Soldiers' League has arranged to hold a conference of delegates from all soldier settlements in the State in October. The discussion…

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Hay War Memorial High School Dance a Brilliant Success

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 4 September 1928 · page 2

The Assembly Hall of the Hay War Memorial High School presented a spectacle of unwonted splendour on the evening of Friday, August 31st…

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Victory Over Blindness Triumph of a Soldier

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 7 September 1928 · page 4

At Neuve Ohapelle, In 1914 Captain Gerald Lowry, of the Royal' Irish Rifles, was the first British officer to be blinded in the great war. His loss…

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An Enfield Incident. An Injured Returned Soldier. SYDNEY, Friday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 7 September 1928 · page 2

Alfred William Boness (50), a returned soldier, of Enfield, was found lying on the back verandah of his home this morning, with a bullet…

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The Corowa Municipal Council Silver Jubilee Celebrating the Event. Presentation to Ex-mayor Ald J. Chivell. R. F. Hudson First Returned Soldier Mayor

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 September 1928 · page 7

Tuesday last, September 4, was the 25th anniversary of the inauguration of the Corowa Municipality, and the occasion was celebrated by a nicely…

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