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The wars & local soldiers, 1926

533 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 20 of 27

War Situation Foreign Defence Preparing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 October 1926 · page 7

The war situation is virtually unchanged. The Reds are closing in on Kinkiang, the nearest important Yangtse port to…

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Clever Spy Pre-war Secret Work Belated Exposure London

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 October 1926 · page 10

An amazing story of the activities of a German spy before the war was revealed at the Anglo-German mixed arbitration hearing of the claim of…

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Milkman Wounded Revolver Bullet in Back Melbourne "Vendetta" Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 October 1926 · page 2

Mysterious shooting at milkmen at Oakleigh was continued this morning, and Mathew Young, proprietor of a dairy in Euston-road, Oakleigh, was…

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Chinese War the Reds Advancing Treaty Port in Danger (Australian Press Association.) SHANGHAI

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 October 1926 · page 7

The fighting favours the Reds. The city of Kiukiang, the nearest Treaty port to Shaughai, is in danger of falling to them, and General Sun Chuan Faug, the…

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"Thrown Away" Ex-Soldier on Freedom Judge Annoyed London

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 October 1926 · page 1

"That's what I fought for," said Charles Henry Munyard, flinging his war medals on the floor of the Greenwich County Court, when the judge…

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25 POSSIBLES. Record at Anzac Range A.N.A. Rifle Shooting Anzac Rifle Range. Liverpool

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 October 1926 · page 5

The National Rifle Associations meeting was continued to-day when a start was made with the "A" Series of matches. "The Wallace" was the…

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Chinese War Yangtze Valley Abandoned to Reds (Australian Press Association.) SHANGHAI

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 October 1926 · page 5

Kiukiang, which has been the scene of severe fighting between the main forces of the Reds and Anti-Reds, has been partially evacuated by Marshal Sun…

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Big Prizes N.R.A Rifle Shooting Longfield Aggregate Anzac Rifle Rance

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 12 October 1926 · page 7

Camp this morning was disturbed at an early hour by peals of thunder. At six o'clock the sky gave indications of heavy rain and a light shower…

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Chinese War Red Army's Success Shanghai in Danger (Australian Press Association.) SHANGHAI

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 October 1926 · page 5

The precipitate departure from Kiukiang of Marshal Sun Chuan Fang the war lord of five provinees, including Shanghai, means the open way to Shanghai for the…

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TUG-OF-WAR Lambton Council Challenged

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 13 October 1926 · page 4

East Lambton Progress Association has challenged Lambton alderman to a tug-of-war competition at the sports to be held on Lambton…

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The King's Big Rifle Match Begun. N.R.A. Meeting Anzac Rifle Range

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 13 October 1926 · page 5

The contest for the Blue Ribbon of the rifle world commenced to-day. The match, which constitute! the first stage, being the Prince of Wales, at…

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Chinese War Shanghai's Danger the Reds Advancing (Australian Press Association.) SHANGHAI

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 October 1926 · page 7

Kiukiang is in a state of panic, following Saturday's dramatic turn of events, when General Sun Chuan Fang abandoned the port in face of the Reds'…

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Mosquito War

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 October 1926 · page 10

Adamstown Council last night appointed the Mayor and Alderman Howells to attend the forthcoming conference of local councils to…

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Second Stage King's Rifle Match Good Conditions Anzac Rifle Range

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 October 1926 · page 7

The second stage of "The Kings" was entered upon to-day when the "Mick Simmons" match was-fired. The shooting was from the 600 and 700…

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Chinese War the Reds' Successes Defenders Routed (Australian Press Association.) SHANGHAI

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 October 1926 · page 5

Reports from reliable sources say that the army of General Sun Chuan Fang, the Shanghai war-lord, has been almost entirely routed by the Reds, and that he…

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War Memories Gallipoli and France Mr. Bruce at Eltham (Australian Press Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 October 1926 · page 5

The first public engagement of Mr. Bruce, the Prime Minister of Australia, will be at Eltham on Sunday, when he will present two Australian ensigns to the…

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Guards' War Memorial

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 October 1926 · page 7

More than 5000 men who served with the Guards during the war, and who come from the remotest parts of the British Isles and even from the…

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"Kings" Winner Stanton's Success Prize to Sydney Anzac Rifle Range

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 October 1926 · page 7

"The King's," the premier rifle match of New South Wales, was won by O. J. Stanton, of Sydney, with a score of 337…

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Chinese War Anti-reds Rallying Military Activity (Australian Press Association.) SHANGHAI

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 October 1926 · page 7

The situation at Kiukiang is obscured by propaganda, and it is reported that peace negotiations between the Red invaders and General Sun Chuan Fang are…

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French War Debts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 October 1926 · page 5

The French Radical Congress has passed a resolution in favour of the ratification of the debts agreements, provided that France does not pay…

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