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The wars & local soldiers, 1926

533 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 26 of 27

The Chinese War Advance on Shanghai Shanghai

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 December 1926 · page 7

There have been many rumours that the Cantoneso, after occupying virtually the whole of Faklen, are advancing, and that Hangehow and Chekiang have declared…

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Mr. C. A. Earp Entertained Sailors and Soldiers' Tribute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 December 1926 · page 7

Mr. C. A. Earp, C.B.E., patron of the Newcastle Sub-branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial' League, was entertained at Anzac Hall last…

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Soldiers' Children's Toy Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 December 1926 · page 7

The soldiers' children Christmas toy fund was formed a few years ago, by the Newcastle District Sailors and Soldiers' Memorial Institute, with Mr. C. A. Earp,…

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Chinese War Shanghai the Goal SHANGHAI

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 17 December 1926 · page 1

While the movement of the Cantonese forces along the Yangtze bus momentarily stopped, a second farce is advancing on Shanghai by way of…

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In Industry As in War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 December 1926 · page 15

It is in industry as in the recent war; the war could not, have been carried on only by the men who bore rifles in the front trenches, The engineers, the…

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Chinese War Canton Advance Guard Enters Hangchow (Australian Press Association.) SHANGHAI

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 December 1926 · page 5

The report of the capture of Hangchow, the capital of the province, of Chekiang, within five hours railway journey of Shanghai, was premature…

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War on Slums New York Millionaire's Big Plan "Disgrace to City" Promoter Appeals to Wealthy Men for Assistance New York, November 12

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 18 December 1926 · page 1

A plan to wave the magic wand of philanthropic wealth over New York's slum district, banishing it forever and replacing congested and insanitary tenements with model apartment buildings, separated by parks, fountains, and tree-lined avenues, has been…

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The Far East War Clouds Looming Soviet Activities (Australian Press Association.) SHANGHAI

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 December 1926 · page 5

War clouds loom on the Far Eastern horizon. Britain is despatching the Suffolk Regiment from Gibraltar to Hongkong…

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Limbless Soldiers Rail Passes for 1927

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 December 1926 · page 4

The metal railway and tramway passes granted by the State Government to Incapacitated soldiers In the Newcastle railway area for the…

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The War Debts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 December 1926 · page 4

That American sentiment is not wholly in favour of the action of the United States in insisting upon the repayment of the large war debts…

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Mr. Coates in War Area

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 December 1926 · page 5

It is reported from Amiens that Mr. Coates, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, has visited the Messines and Arras front, and the Hebuterne cemeteries…

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Shanghai Defence Northern Reinforcements Chinese War

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 December 1926 · page 1

The Northern and Southern forces in China are preparing for a decisive battle, which will probably be fought to the south of…

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War on Bad Roads Hamilton Mayor's Policy Better Footpaths

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 December 1926 · page 6

To Improve the streets and drain ago of the municipality will be the aim of Alderman Jenner, who has again been elected Mayor of…

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Class War "Fraught with Peril" Social Irritants Dean Crotty's Anneal

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 December 1926 · page 1

There is nothing in the economic conduct of the poor which cannot be Justified by the moral conduct of the rich, says Denn Crotty…

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The War Debts Revision of Terms for World Peace New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 December 1926 · page 5

Forty-two members of the Faculty of Political Science of Columbia University have signed a statement proposing an International Debt and Relations…

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Incapacitated Soldiers' Passes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 December 1926 · page 5

The metal railway and tramway passes granted by the State Government to incapacitated soldiers in the Newcastle railway area for the calendar year 1927,…

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War Veteran's Death CALCUTTA

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 December 1926 · page 1

General Sir James Willcocks, who commanded the Indian Army Corps in France in 1914 and 1915, and who was the veteran of many campaigns…

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Chinese War Missionaries in Peril Looting and Oppression (Australian Press Association.) SHANGHAI

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 December 1926 · page 7

The perils of missionaries in the interior are increasing. The Szechuen province in overrun by bandits and mercenary armies, and there is continual…

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New Zealand War Graves

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 December 1926 · page 7

Mr. Coates, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, and his party have visited the Caterpillar Valley cemetery, where a list of 1200 unidentified New Zealanders is…

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Shot in Bed Man, Wife and Baby Three Wounded Mother Protects Children ADELAIDE

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 December 1926 · page 9

John Alfred Battersby, aged 42, a painter of Thomas-street, North Croydon, is believed to have…

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