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The wars & local soldiers, 1930

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Returned Soldiers' Imperial League. Annual Meeting Inverell Sub-Branch Dr. Purdy's Interesting Review of League's Activities. Mr. E. C. Holloway Re-elected President

The Inverell Times · Monday 27 January 1930 · page 4

Despite the heavy rains on Friday and Saturday last there was a good attendance at the annual meeting on Saturday afternoon of the Inverell sub-branch of the R.S. and S.I.L.A. Dr Purdy, State President of the…

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P.O. RETRENCHMENT Notice of Dismissal to 30 Returned Men SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 28 January 1930 · page 1

Thirty returned soldiers employed by the Postal Department at Central Square Office, Sydney, have been setred with dismissal notices to take…

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Constable Wounded Thursday Island Fight Thursday Island

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 28 January 1930 · page 1

A message states that during a fight on Saturday night Constable States was wounded and three halfcasts arranged. The constable's…

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Quadrant at 12 to 1 Wins The Glen Innes Cup. 80 MILLIONS Australia's War Pensions £7,639,000 a Year Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 28 January 1930 · page 1

From the inception of the war pensions scheme in 1916 to June last. Australia expended arms…

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MRS. G. S. Bone Honored By Returned Soldiers' League. Presented with Certificate of Merit

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 4

The banquet given by th e Inverell sub-branch of the R.S. and S.I.L.A. to Mrs G. S. Bone in the town Hall on Saturday night was a great success, notwith -standing that the copious ra ins made it impossible for a…

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Shoal of War-fime Claims

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 3

Eleven years after the end of the world war the small Balkan nations are continning to file claims for refund against Germany for property…

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Grim War Story. Skeletons in Cellar. British Secret Service Agents

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 13

A grim story of the war has been unearthed at Warsaw. According to newspapers, three skeletons were recently discovered In a cellar, and have…

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The Local Diggers And Anzac Day Procession, Service and Dinner

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 4

The local branch of the R.S. and S.I.L. has drawn up 4 proplete programme for the observance in Glen Innes of Anzac Day…

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Shoal of War-time Claims

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 3 February 1930 · page 3

Eleven years after the end of the world war, the small Balkan nations are continuing to file claims for refund against Germany for property…

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Failures of Soldiers' Armour

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 3 February 1930 · page 4

Many years ago several inventors developed bullet-proof cloths or breastplates, and in spite of much advertising their suggestions were never…

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Damage to Soldier Settlements

The Uralla Times · Thursday 6 February 1930 · page 7

During last week-end cyclonic storms were experienced in the Young district. Houses were unroofed, sheds and outbuildings collapsed,…

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Mexican Outrage New President Shot Others Wounded Mexico City

The Inverell Times · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 1

President Pascaul Ortiz Rubio will wounded by a would-be assassin, who fired on him a few hours after he was sworn in to-day as President. The…

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"Fight The War Against Authority"--Dr. Crotty Armaments Women's Peace Crusade Deputation Visits St. James' Palace LONDON

The Inverell Times · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 1

Next to the dignity of the official opening of the Naval Conference, nothing has since been more impressive than the Women's Peace…

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War literature

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 10 February 1930 · page 4

Ian Hay's protest against the tone of many recent books on What Sir Phillip Gibbs has styled "the late unmentionale war" war will find echo in every corner of the English speaking world. With full realisation of the great physical and mental strain…

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Culfield War Memorial

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 10 February 1930 · page 6

—The graceful design that has been accepted for the new Caulfield War Memorial, Victoria…

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Voluntary Enlistment Satisfactory [?] MELBOURNE

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 1

Figures made [?] yesterday by the Adjutant [?] of the Australian Military For[?] show that up to January there were 10,[?]…

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Internal War Chinese Mixture a New Move Failure to Unify Country Shanghai

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 15 February 1930 · page 1

Preparations are now afoot to spring hostilities among China's Warring factions. As a result the…

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Surcharge of £5302 Against Tetiter field Ex-Mayors Chicago War a Clean-up Back-alley Outlaws. Citizens Take a Hand 3,000 Suspects Rounded Up Chicago

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 15 February 1930 · page 1

Citizens fought shootder to shoulder with unpaid police to-day against the outlaw of the boulevards…

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Diggers' Smoke-o. to Be Held on Anzac Day

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 17 February 1930 · page 6

A big diggers' smoke is to be held in Armidale on the night of Anzac Day. This was definitely decided at a meeting of the Armidale Returned Soldiers'…

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COMRADE. Word Losing Its Sacredness. Returned Soldiers Protest. Katoomba

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 17 February 1930 · page 1

At a meeting of the Katoomba Branch of the Returned Sallors and Soldiers' Imperial League, strong exception was taken to the use of the…

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