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The wars & local soldiers, 1928

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More Fighting Soldiers and Insurgents Mexico City

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 23 June 1928 · page 1

Ten Federal soldiers and 22 insurgents were killed on Wednesday in an eight- hour battle near Lashurtas. It is stated that 30 of the Federal…

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Diggers Organise Sub-branch of Returned Soldiers' League Pensions and Positions An Enthuiastic Meeting

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 23 June 1928 · page 4

On last Thursday night a sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors' Imperial League was formed in Glen Innes. A sub-branch of this…

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Uralla Returned Soldiers. Branch Revived

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 23 June 1928 · page 12

Mr. R. Hutchinson. Country VicePresident of R.S.S.I.L.A., visited Uralla and addressed a meeting of returned men. Those present were: Messrs…

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Soldier Settlers Desperate Relief Sought

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 26 June 1928 · page 2

To enable returned soldiers to continue in occupation of their holdings, the Coombarabran branch of the Re- turned soldiers' league decided to…

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Soldier's Memorial

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 27 June 1928 · page 4

A meeting of the Soldiers' Memorial committee was held in the Council Chambers yesterday afternoon. The Mayor, Aid. F. S. Stuckey occupied…

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Returned Soldiers

The Uralla Times · Thursday 28 June 1928 · page 2

Messrs G. M. Edwards (chair), E. V. McLachlan, P. Hill. A. Skewes. R. Roach, J. Williams, E. Belcher, A. B. Campbell, A. Brown, E. A…

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Gun Accident. Lad Seriously Wounded

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 29 June 1928 · page 2
Also in The Inverell Times

On Monday afternoon last a serious accident occurred near the Tingha racecourse as the result of which Frederick Parker, a lad 14 years of…

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Billy Hughes! Adored by Soldiers. SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 29 June 1928 · page 1

At a meeting of the Returned Soldiers' League, Mr. Davison said that as the first holder of the position of custodian of the cenotaph in Martin…

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Soldier Settlers

The Inverell Times · Friday 29 June 1928 · page 4

A sitting of the Soldiers Settlement Appraisement Board was held in Inverc[?]l court house yesterday. The chairman was Mr. Frank N. Harris,…

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Street Begging. by Limbless Soldiers. to Be Prohibited

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 30 June 1928 · page 5

Begging by limbless soldiers in city streets is to be prohibited in the future. A decision to the foregoing effect was readied at a meeting of the…

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"Digger" Billy Hughes. Tribute by Leader of Feturned Soldiers. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 30 June 1928 · page 6

At a meeting of the Returned Soldiers' Leagne Mr. Davidson suggested Mr. W. M. Hughes as his suecesson in the pos[?]n of custodin of the…

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The Madness We Call War

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 3 July 1928 · page 4

ALL success be to tire movements which are aimed to end war! Austen Chamberlain says that it will take a very deliberate "will to war" to break both the Covenant of the League and…

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For Pacific Fliers. Retyrned Soldiers £10[?] Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 4 July 1928 · page 4

At the "Diggers" dinner in the syd. ney Town Hall on August S.L. officials will present to K[?]ford Smith, and C. Him a cheque for£[?]…

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Another War Memorial. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 5 July 1928 · page 1

A memorial in Sydney, to symbolise Aust[?] and French cooperation in this war, is to be placed in Hyde park…

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Death-defying Stunts. Lad Seriously Wounded. Struck by Car. Bitain's Air Might

The Uralla Times · Thursday 5 July 1928 · page 6

London, Sunday.—At the air pageant at Hendon yesterday a magnificent and, in some respects, a staggering display was provided by A serious shooting accident occurred near Tingha as the result of which Frederick Parker, a lad 14 years of age and the only son of Mr Jack Webb, aged 7 years, of Armidale, was struck by a car, at the corner of Niagara-street and Uralla road whilst crossing the roadway, and…

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Uralla Returned Soldiers. Branch Revived

Guyra Argus · Thursday 5 July 1928 · page 3

Mr. R. Hutchinson, County Vice-President of R.S.S.I.L.A., visited Uralla and addressed a meeting of returned men. Those present were: Messrs…

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Returned Soldiers. League Meeting

The Inverell Times · Friday 6 July 1928 · page 6

The monthly meeting of Inverell branch of the returned Soldiers League was held in the School of Arts on Wednesday night…

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More Help For Partially Incapacitated Returned Men in the Country Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 7 July 1928 · page 1

The country Vice-president of the Returned Soldiers' League, Mr. Hutchinson, who during the last fifteen months travelled 26,000 miles in…

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War Trophy at School

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 7 July 1928 · page 4

Mr. F. Purnell, headmaster of the Albury Rural School, has been advised by the Department of Education, that it would not be wise to…

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