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The wars & local soldiers, 1928

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Dismissed Employees. Six Hundred Ex-Soldiers. SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 4 January 1928 · page 1

The secretary of the Returned Soldiers League staled to-day that dismissal notices will he served on an additional 200 returned soldiers,…

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Pea Rifle Shot. Man Wounded on Road. SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 1

When Jas. Voss was driving a taxi along French's Forest road he was shot in the right arm. A pea rifle bullet was extracted by a doctor. It…

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War on Mosquito. Duty of Householders

The Inverell Times · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 6

"Mosquito work in Brisbane undoubtedly stands out not merely because of the large area that it is sought to control, but because of the…

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Famous Spy Arrives in Sydney. Battered and Cut in World War. Amazing Career

The Uralla Times · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 1

Seven deep knife scars on various parts of his body, a jugular vein which has been severed and patched by surgery, and a hole in…

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Border Trouble Lithuanian Wounded

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 3

The tenderness of the Polo Lithuanian border situation was illustrated at K[?]eeyna, As a protest against the existing boundary Lithuanian…

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Motor War Stir0ring Contest

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 6

Ford's manufacture of a new model car has resulted in a battle for leadership in the small car field, which constantly increases…

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[Through Reuter] LONDON, Sunday. Thunderous Explosion. Two Killed, Light Wounded

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 1

Berlin—A thunderous explosion apprised the citizens of Dahlem that a villa occupied by experimenting chemists was [?]…

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Another War Dread of 1935 Gloomy French Outlook

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 3

The development of rivalry in naval and military armament in the last two years is the basis of a prophecy by M. Henri de…

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Gen Ryrie's Charger Old War Horse Sought "Somewhere In England'

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 6

Sir Granville Ryrie (High Commissioner for Australia) scratched his head all day at Australia House striving to remember the brand on his old…

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World Peace Gu[?]awing War LONDON

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 1

Official circles are impressed with Kellogg's new suggestion that if France is [?] to [?] her reply to outing all wars instead of only…

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War to Death. Rival Sheiks. Both Love Englishwoman

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 4

A fierce vendetta between two powerful sheiks for the love of an attractive young Englishwoman, known as "the Queen of the Desert," is…

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Returned Soldiers' Criticism. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 6

Speaking at a meeting of the state Executive of the Returned Soldiers' League. Mr. F. W. Donald said that the Federal Government should have…

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Wholesale Dismissals. Returned Soldiers Protest. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 6

A meeting of the Returned Soldiers' League carried a motion protesting against the wholesale dismissals from the Postal Department…

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Living on the Game. Constant Flow of Returned Men. Discussion at Armidale Branch Meeting

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 12

"There are some men who live on the fact that they are returned men, and go from one town to the other, seeking aid," said Dr. A. G. Brydon…

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Returned Soldiers' League. Annual Meeting of Menibers. Mr. A. H. Fletcher Again President. the War Memorial in Central Park

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Armidale Sub-Branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' League was held in the Soldiers' Club on Thursday evening…

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Soldier [?] Enemies [?]

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 21 January 1928 · page 1

The Minister [?] cultural pay [?] on soldier [?] will [?] continued [?]…

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France and War Reply Ab Mr. Kellogg "An International Grime PARIS

The Inverell Times · Monday 23 January 1928 · page 1

M. Briand's reply to Mr. Kellogg has been published. He accepts the United States suggestion of a multilateral pact and considers America…

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France Still Considers War an International Crime Waratahs Win Match with France Exciting Battle. PARIS

The Inverell Times · Monday 23 January 1928 · page 1

In a closely contested match the Waratahs defeated All France by 11 points to 8. The attendance was 25,000 and there was a six-mile queue…

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Mayor Elected President. Of Returned Soldiers' League

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 6

The Mayor bf Armidale (Ald. A. H. Fletcher has been elected president of [?] Armidale branch of the Returned Soldiers' League…

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Biff-Bang! "War[?] and Frenchman. [?] Paris

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 25 January 1928 · page 4

[?] [?] in a match between "Waratahs" and [?] the first half, in a [?] a Frenchman twisted a…

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