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The wars & local soldiers, 1926

533 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 23 of 27

War on Mosquitoes

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 November 1926 · page 5

Waratah Council, doing its utmost to comply with the Health Department's requirements for the eradication of mosquitoes…

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Chinese War Attack on Shanghai Desecration of Churches (Australian Press Association.) SHANGHAI

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 November 1926 · page 7

Kiukiang in completely in possession of the Reds, who were welcomed by the residents. General Sun Chuan Fang, the Shanghai war lord, has fled by gunboat…

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The Chinese War Shanghai

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 November 1926 · page 5

A message from Nanking states that General Sun Chuan Fang has arrived there. His armies are officially stated to have withdrawn from Kiangsi…

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Mosquito War Hamilton's Active Campaign

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 November 1926 · page 11

On the recommendation of its health inspector (Mr. Cobbett), Hamilton Council has agreed to adopt the following recommendations of the…

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War on U.s.a.? Henry Ford's Latest Prophesy Jealous Nations "World is Being Taught to Covet Our Prosperity" (Copywright, 1936, exclusive in this State to "The Sun")

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 November 1926 · page 10

In this, the fourth of a series of interviews with Henry Ford, the motor car magnate strikes a new note. He says that the nations of the world are jealous of the prosperity of the United States, whose commercial supremacy…

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A.i.f. Reunion Anzac Hall Gathering

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 November 1926 · page 7

Armistice night was celebrated by a reunion of men who served with the Australian Imperial Forces, at a smoke concert in the Anzac Memorial Hall. There…

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Armistice Day Mr. Bruce's Message the Anzac Spirit (Australian Press Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 November 1926 · page 7

Mr. Bruce, the Prime Minister of Australia, has issued the following. Armistice Day message:— "On this day of solemn, remembrance…

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The Great War America's Losses Coolidge's Declaration (Australian Press Association.) New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 November 1926 · page 7

Speaking in Kansas City, President Coolidge, dedicating a monument on Armistice Day, said:—"Our country has never sought to be a military power…

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Soldier Settlers Queensland Trouble. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 November 1926 · page 6

At a conference of soldier settlers to-day, various matters affecting their welfare were discussed, and it was decided to place these before Mr. Dunstan, the…

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The China War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 November 1926 · page 4

We might say Chinese War, but then that would suggest that it was limited to the Chinese, Is it? The China War is certainly a Civil War, and like so many…

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"Seed of War" Germans and Versailles Army Instructions

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 13 November 1926 · page 1

The German army is still being officially told that the Allies caused the war, and that Germany was the injured party…

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"Want to Build Tents" War Service Homes Criticised SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 13 November 1926 · page 4

"The War Service Homes Commission will want to build tents in the municipality yet. Their building are the most tumble-down, gaunt-looking…

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Chinese War Nanking in Danger Its Fall Expected (Australian Press Association.) SHANGHAI

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 November 1926 · page 5

Nanking, the first port on the Yangtse River above Shanghai, to which it is connected by a railway 193 miles long, is expected to fall into the hands of the…

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War Lord Ill Ludendorf's Painful Boils LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 November 1926 · page 1

Marshal Von Ludendorf, who was chief of the German general staff during the latter part of the war after General Falkenhayn had been…

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After Eight Years War Grenade Kills ROME

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 November 1926 · page 1

Twelve people were killed to-day by the explosion of a grenade, which had been buried since the end of the war on the Trentino…

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France's Soldiery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 November 1926 · page 4

It is reported from Parks that Government measures to be introduced will reduce the period of compulsory service to one year, and increase the number of…

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Aerial Torpedoes Their Use in War a Forecast (Australian Press Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 November 1926 · page 5

In his book "The Navigators," which has just been published. Mr. E. F. Spanner, setting out to show how the present Navy could be wiped out by means…

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War on Cancer Dr. Glover's Notable Discoveries Medical Welcome "May Look Forward to the Day of Deliverance"

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 November 1926 · page 1

The official organ of the medical profession in Canada regards Dr. Glover's discoveries in Cancer research as giving ground for hope that this scourge will be successfully combated. Dr. Glover's idea is that the disease may be fought through…

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Britain's War Debt London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 November 1926 · page 7

Mr. Churchill, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, replying in the House of Commons to Colonel Woodcock, stated that Britain owed the United States…

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Our Debt Reasonable, Says Banker Cost of War

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 November 1926 · page 1

The chairman of the E.S. and A. Bank declares that Australia's debt is not excessive, and that recent propaganda outstrips the limits of…

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