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The wars & local soldiers, 1928

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AFTER 11 YEARS. War Patient Identified

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

The New Zealand Government has decided to receive George McQuay as a soldier patient from Sydney, and to treat him as a war patient. His…

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'Bane and Excrescence.' Judge Mocatta Wages War

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 May 1928 · page 4

Judge Mocatta at Taree, Quarter Sessions told Alexander Starast, who was found guilty illegally using a horse, that he was an…

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Serious Crisis Threatens In Egypt. with Dead Baby Wounded Girl Found A Darlinghurst Tragedy. SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 1 May 1928 · page 1

Nude, with the exception of a singlet, and with the dead body of a two-days-old female child at her side, Verlie Watson (18) was found…

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War Clouds! Britain's Threat to Egypt. London

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 2 May 1928 · page 4

In the House of Commons, Sir Arthur Austin Chamberlain said that a final warning had been delivered to the Egyptian Government demanding a…

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War Clouds! Britain's Threat to Egypt. London

Guyra Argus · Thursday 3 May 1928 · page 5

In the House of Commons, Sir Arthur Austin Chamberlain said that a final warning had been delivered to the Egyptian Government demanding a…

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On Anzac Day Disloyal Pamphlets MELBOURNE

The Inverell Times · Friday 4 May 1928 · page 1

In the District Court Judah Wate[?], 19, salesman, and Ernest Smith, 18, laborer were each fined £3 with costs, for having on Anzac Day distributed…

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Soviet Member Wounded Bullet in Hand WARSAW

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 5 May 1928 · page 1

Lizareff,a member of the Soviet legation, was motoring when a Russian fired at him with a revolver. The bullet shattered the wind screen, and…

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Shooting Affray. Man and Girl Wounded. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 5 May 1928 · page 6

Leslie Tomkins (22), of Zeehan, Tasmania, is alleged to have fired two shots at Gwendoline. Sabelberg (18), in the main street of the town last…

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War Clouds Loom On The Eastern Horizon Motor Bus Overturns 19 Persons Injured Vehicle Badly Smashed Melbourne

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 5 May 1928 · page 1

Nineteen persons were injured when a motor bus overturned in the city this morning. The bus was one conducted by one of the many…

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Is It War? Japanese Menaced in China Bridges and Railways Cut Chinese Prepare for Big Campaign Alarming Reports at Shanghai. SHANGHAI

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 5 May 1928 · page 1

European residents in China are greatly perturbed at the latest turn in events in the dispute between Japan and China. Warlike preparations are afoot on every hand, and the prospect is ominous…

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War in China 300 Japs. Killed Clashes at Tsinan-fu

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 8 May 1928 · page 6

War office advices indicate that about 300 Japanese have been killed in Tainan-fu. It is not reported whether other…

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Chinese War. Outrages in Tsinanfu. Japanese Restore Order

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 12 May 1928 · page 3

The occupation of Tsinanfu by the Nationalists was followed by the greatest disorder, necessitating the intervention of the Japanese forces,…

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Post- War Conditions England's Experience Last Year Low Unemployment Rate London

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 12 May 1928 · page 1

Last year was industrially the nearest approach to the normal post- war conditions, states the annual report of the Ministry for Labor. There is…

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BOLSHEVIK - AUSTRALIA Returned Soldiers' Attitude MELBOURNE

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 15 May 1928 · page 1

At a meeting of the committee of the Melbourne branch of the Returned Soldiers League, it was declared that if an attempt were to be made to…

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War Pensions Appeal Boards. (To the Editor "A[?]dale Chronicle")

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 16 May 1928 · page 6

Sir,—Returned soldiers, backed up by the Federal and Stale Congresses of Hie Returned Soldiers' League, are pleading both moral and conslitutional…

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Soldiers' Reunion. Donations to Date

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 16 May 1928 · page 4

In connection with the reunion of the 33rd Battalion and Inverell district ex-service men the committee desires to acknowledge the following…

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God and England Post-war World and Pre-war Mind Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 17 May 1928 · page 1

In an address at the Chapter House, Sydney, Dr. Poole, of the World Sunday School Association, described Europe as bring poisoned…

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Preparing for War. Piecework and Bonuses. SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 18 May 1928 · page 1

A largely attended conference of all the affiliated and unaffiliated unions of the Labor Council has decided that steps should be taken to prevent an…

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Surry Hills War. Shot and Assaulted. SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 18 May 1928 · page 1

Norman McDonald, aged 30, who on March 14 was shot in the abdomen in a row at Surry Hills, was admitted to hospital last night suffering…

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Breezy Council Meeting. Uralla's Night Out. Impounding War Breaks Out Again. Ald. Ferris and the Mayor at Loggerheads

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 19 May 1928 · page 12

The "Impounding war" broke out again at the last meeting of the Uralla Municipal Council, when the Mayor said he had sought information from…

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