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The wars & local soldiers, 1925

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Morocco War Great Battle Raging the Advance Begins (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 September 1925 · page 4

The Paris correspondent of the "Daily Express" states that the powerful driver which Marshal Petain's 150,000 troops are preparing on a 600-mile front are being…

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Morocco War French Attack After Terrific Cannonade (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 September 1925 · page 5

A message from Fez states that after a terrific artillery preparation of 21 hours, as a prelude, the French launched an attack at two o'clock yesterday morning…

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Get Cash Now Holders of 1925 War Loan SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 September 1925 · page 5

Referring yesterday to the offer of immediate cash and accrued interest to holders of 1925 bonds and stock surrendered for redemption the…

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Morocco War Allies' Success the Tide Turned (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 September 1925 · page 5

The Spanish Embassy reports a great Spanish success yesterday morning at Kusiapahar, on the western front, in Morocco, where the enemy was defeated…

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Weston Soldiers' Settlement

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 September 1925 · page 6

Arrangements are being made to throw open for sale sixteen of the soldiers' settlement poultry farms close to Weston and Kurri Kurri. Although some of the…

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Morocco War Spanish Advance Successful Operation (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 September 1925 · page 7

A communique announces that the Spanish columns at Tetuan on Saturday began an advance, and relieved Kudiatahar, on the capture of which the high…

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War Clouds Again Ominous Reports Coming from China Grave Japanese View Canton's Days of Suffering Expected to Continue

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 September 1925 · page 1

The reassuring reports of China's internal conditions are not supported by japanese Consular reports which predict a fresh outbreak of civil war. The Japanese Foreign Office is greatly perturbed, and the people of…

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The War Memorial

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 September 1925 · page 4

The passing by the House of Representatives of a bill authorising the establishment of a memorial of the war at the Federal capital will be…

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Morocco War Spanish Difficulties French Success (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 September 1925 · page 5

The "Daily Express" announces that the Spanish Ambassador in London has complained of articles from a special correspondent with the Alhucemas forces,…

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The War Debts France and Britain Speech by Mr Churchill (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 September 1925 · page 5

Mr. Winston Churchill, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, speaking in Birmingham, said the French Government had agreed to accept the obligation of…

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Pig That Caused a War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 September 1925 · page 3

It takes very little to start a sanguinary war between two hill tribes in the unknown interior of Papua, says a writer in the July "Wide World Magazine." A…

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War Loan Lord Burnham's View SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 19 September 1925 · page 7

Viscount Burnham, C.H., who is at present in Sydney, is the grandson of Henry Lawson, the founder of the London "Daily Telegraph," the first…

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Morocco War Tribes Surrender a Garrison's Sufferings (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 September 1925 · page 5

A message received in Paris from Fez states that the French victory at Bibane has had a great effect on Riffs. The news of it spread like…

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Spanish Manners "Civilised" Soldiers London

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 19 September 1925 · page 1

A message from Tangier states that the Spanish Foreign Legion celebrated the relief of Kudlatahar by marching through Tetuan's beflagged streets,…

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Digging In (Continued from page 1.) Krim Wounded Madrid, Monday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 September 1925 · page 5

A Madrid report states that Abdel Krim was seriously wounded in the leg during the fighting at Bibane, and is lying in a feverish condition at…

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War Menace Mosul and Hague League Criticised London

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 September 1925 · page 1

The French press is outspoken in its comments regarding what it calls lack of courage in dealing with Mosul, which, it declares, has…

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Morocco War French Advance Fighting at Alhucemas (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 September 1925 · page 5

The French are developing their advance, and have reached eleven kilometres north of Briband and seven kilometres east of Amjot…

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Soldiers and Sailors' League

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 September 1925 · page 3

The State Executive of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League proposes to put into general circulation at an early date a list, prepared by…

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Abdel Krim Wounded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 September 1925 · page 5

It is reported Madrid that the Spanish newspapers have received reports that Abdel Krim, the leader of the Riffs, was seriously wounded in the left leg in…

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Civil War in China

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 September 1925 · page 5

The Japanese Foreign Office has received confidential reports from China that civil war is imminent between Chang Tsao Lin and Feng Yuh, Sing. The Cabinet…

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