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The wars & local soldiers, 1925

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German's Dead Soldiers. How "Boiling Down" Yarn Started

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 October 1925 · page 3

The story of Germany boiling down the bodies of her dead soldiers in the World War to utilise the fats for fertilisers was started as a bit of British…

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Balkan War. Greeks and Bulgars Sniping. League. Says "Incident Closed." LONDON

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 29 October 1925 · page 1

Reuter's Athens correspondent says it is officially announced the Bulgarians this morning attacked the Gi eek forces near Ramma…

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Re-appraising Soldiers Holdings

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 29 October 1925 · page 1

The Minister for Lands moved the second reading of the Returned Soldiers settlement Amendment Bill. The measure provided that if soldier…

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Meat for War Office. Held Up On 'Port Hardy.'

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 30 October 1925 · page 4

The prime Minister has received a cable from the High Commissioner protesting against the steamer 'Port Hardy' being held up in Queensland…

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Class Mine and Class War. the Church's Attitude

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 6 November 1925 · page 9

In an address to a large congregation or men at St. Clement's Church, Marrickville, on Sunday, Archdeacon Martin said that class rule and class war…

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Incipient Civil War. Strikers and Police Clash. Pitched Battle For Two Hours

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 6 November 1925 · page 3

The seamen's strike took a very serious turn at Fremantle on Monday, when a pitched battle v. as fought between the police and the seamen on…

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German Soldiers How "Boiling Down" Yarn Started

The Inverell Times · Friday 6 November 1925 · page 6

The story of Germany boiling down the bodies of her dead soldiers in the world war to utilise the fats for fertilisers was stalled as a bit of British…

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Returned Soldier Penalised

The Inverell Times · Friday 6 November 1925 · page 8

Hardly credible—but true. A Cowra railway man was at the war front fighting for our freedom when the 1917 railway strike occurred in this State…

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German Verge Trust. Glen[?]ville Soldiers' Protest. SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 7 November 1925 · page 1

Complaints have been made by the Glenville branch of the Returned Soldiers' League to the head [?] that in application for…

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For Suffering Soldiers. Poppy Day Appeal

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 10 November 1925 · page 3

Extensive preparations are being made for the "Poppy Day" appeal on behalf of the United Returned Soldiers F[?] on Armistice Day,…

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Armistice Day. Refurned Soldiers' Reunion

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 13 November 1925 · page 2

On Armistice Day, 11th Nov., a reunion of the returned soldiers of finch a district was held at Mr Lockrey's rooms. There were…

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Donald Grant and the Soldiers

The Inverell Times · Friday 13 November 1925 · page 2

Mr. Donald Grant, Labor candidate for the Senate, writes as follows:—I wish to correct through your valuable columns, a deliberately malicious false…

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Rumblings of War. British Soldiers Warning. SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 17 November 1925 · page 1

Colonel Butler, [?] distinguished British soldier, who arrived in Melbourne yesterday from England, in an interview said he favored…

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Tenterfieid's Paper War

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 November 1925 · page 6

Tenterfield 'News' difference with its contemporary over some matter or other seems to he getting chronic. In a recent issue the 'News' feels…

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Rumblings of War Soldier's Warning. Melbourne

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 18 November 1925 · page 5

Colonel Butler, a distinguished British soldier, who arrived in Melbourne yesterday from England, in an interview. said that he favored compulsory…

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Yesterday's Cables War Debts to Britain

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 19 November 1925 · page 8

In the House of Commons to day, Mr. Winston Churchill, Chascellor of the Exchequer said he had received a letter form M. Caillaux, the French…

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Yesterday's Wires. Vandalism at Soldiers' Hall

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 19 November 1925 · page 8

Three youths paid a visit to the Soldiers Memorial Hall at Oakleigh, and caused extensive damage. Buckets of water were poured into the…

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The Wharf War. Police Bravery. FREMANTLE

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 21 November 1925 · page 1

All the available police who took part in the wharf war on November 2, were called together at Perth for the purpose of selecting two of their…

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Limbless Soldiers' Art Union

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 21 November 1925 · page 4

The full prize money, £5,555 in the Limbless Soldiers Great Austral No 2 Art union is to be given and there will be no postponement of the…

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Where Heroes Rest War Graves in Germany

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 25 November 1925 · page 2

Mr. M. L. Shepherd Commonwealth official Secretary in London, has returned to London from Colognc, where he attended the unveiling of a…

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