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The wars & local soldiers, 1926

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Anzac Day Sports. Militray Welfare Association's Effort

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 31 March 1926 · page 4

At a meeting of the Citizens' Military Welfare Committee, held in the Soldiers' Club on Friday night, excellent progress in connection with…

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Bread War

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Thursday 1 April 1926 · page 3
Also in The Inverell Times

Taree residents looked on and smiled while the local bakers indulged in a week's war, but later developments have left them gasping. One baker…

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Anzac Day in Schools Speeches Banned PERTH

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 1 April 1926 · page 1

Last year the Chief Secretary, Mr. J. N. Drew, refused permission for speeches in State schools on Anzac Day by persons other than teachers…

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Returned Soldiers' Ballot Successful Applicants

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 April 1926 · page 2

On Tuesday night last, the ballot for the blocks at Eastwood for Returned Soldiers or their dependents was drawn at the Soldiers Club. The Mayor…

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Cablegrams [Through Reuter.] LONDON, Wednesday. Mussolini Slightly Wounded When Shot by Englishwoman

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 9 April 1926 · page 6

Reuter's Rome correspondent says an English woman, named Violet Albina Gibson, fired almost point blank at Mussolini as he was leaving the…

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Returned Soldiers' a Pleasant Evening

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 9 April 1926 · page 2

A most enjoyable gathering of returned soldiers look place in Mr Loekrcy's tea rooms on Thursday evening last 1st April…

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Care of Ex-soldiers

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 8

The Repatriation report for the year states that at the end of June the number of ex-soldier patients being treated through the agency of the…

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Returned Soldiers Death

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 4

A man nan[?]a Norman James Williams, aged about 36 years, a carpenter, from Armidale, and a returned soldier, was on Wednesday…

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Newton Boyd. Soldiers' Memorial Sports Club

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 10 April 1926 · page 4

A general meeting of the above club was held at the Rosemount Hotel on Saturday afternoon last but owing to the [?]sense of many…

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Anzac Day. Sydney Arrangements. SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 13 April 1926 · page 1

Arrangements are being made to hold services on Anzac Day. A large meeting, at which the Governor General and Lady Stonehaven, together…

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Meat for Britain. Australia's War Office Contract. Homeland and Imperil Preference. MELBOURNE

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 13 April 1926 · page 1

Captain C. K. Croker, an official of the War Office, who is a passenger on the mail steamer Orama and who is going to Brisbane on business…

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Anzac Day. Soldiers Resent the Proclamation. New Guinea Plantations. SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 15 April 1926 · page 1

The General Secretary of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' league (Mr. Stagg) said to-day that the diggers throughout the Common…

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LOCAl and General Anzac Day Services

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 15 April 1926 · page 4

The local clergy have agreed that as Anzac Day this year fails on a Sunday, the special needs of the occasion will be met by…

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War on Sharks

The Uralla Times · Thursday 15 April 1926 · page 1

Five kills have been reported over the week-end in tho war on sharks that is being carried out at Grange Beach Adelaide…

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War on Opossums. Expected Slaughter of 500,000. Melbourne

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 17 April 1926 · page 6

After eighteen years of total protection, the trapping season for opossums opened yesterday. About one thousand permits, costing £5 each, have been…

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Anzac Day

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 19 April 1926 · page 3

The Honor Roll bearing the names of the soldier members of S.S Simon & Jude's congregation, will be unveiled at 11 a.m next Sunday at the…

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Anzac Day

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 20 April 1926 · page 4

Anzac Day, falls this year on a Sunday and the churches have ad[?] acci[?] to mark the occasion by special services on Sunday…

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No Anzac Holiday

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 20 April 1926 · page 4

The secretary to the Minister's Department has announced that the Federal public servants will not receive a holiday on April 26…

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Anzac Day Arrangements

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 20 April 1926 · page 4

Arrangements have been made by the Mayor of lnverell, Aid. J. F. O'Connor, for the observance of Auzae Day in lnverell in the usual way, by…

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