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The wars & local soldiers, 1927

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The Chinese War Attack on Nanking Again Driven Back (Australian Press Association.) SHANGHAI

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 August 1927 · page 5

Owing to the intense bombardment of Nanking by the Northern artillery, stationed at Pukow, Nanking is almost completely evacuated by the Southerners,…

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Mayor Wins Lambton Council War No Action Taken

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 31 August 1927 · page 4

The verbal war which has waged in Lambton Council for several months has ended in a win for the Mayor (Alderman White.)…

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Legal War? Peace Move May Fail "Council Neglect" a A. Company Drainage

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 31 August 1927 · page 5

Though the City Council hat decided in favor of an engineers' conference with the A.A. Company in the hope of an eleventh hour…

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The Chinese War Northerners Advance Nanking Surrendered (Australian Press Association.) SHANGHAI

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 September 1927 · page 5

Marshal Sun Chuan Fang, Pekin's appointee, commanding the army sent to oust the Southerners from Nanking, ordered general crossing of the Yangtse…

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To Be Repaired Wallsend Soldiers' Monument

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 September 1927 · page 8

Wallsend soldiers' memorial monument is to be repaired by Wallsend Council. The monument wants several pounds spent on it, and the…

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War Scare Russian Mobilisation Masses Alarmed New Propaganda Plans

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 3 September 1927 · page 1

A war scare prevails in Russia, where the mobilisation of troops is believed by the masses to indicate an early outbreak of…

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Chinese War Cantonese Claim Defeat of Northerners Shanghai

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 September 1927 · page 5

A statement issued by the local Nationalists lost night claims that two divisions of the Southerners have crossed the Yangtse driven the Northerners out of…

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Italian Shot Dead Countryman Charged With Murder St. Peter's Affray Victim Fatally Wounded While at His Work SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 3 September 1927 · page 5

Carmelo Garaci, 30, a machinist, of Crown-street, Dulwich Hill, died in the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital shortly after 8 a.m. to-day, from bullet wounds received while at work at the factory, of Cerulti, Spilstead and Co., wood-turners, of…

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Our New Zealand Letter Wellington, August 26. Soldiers' Settlement

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 September 1927 · page 13

The settlement on the land of discharged soldiers in New Zealand has now reached a stage at which it may almost be said that finality has been reached…

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War on Mosquitoes Conference at Maitland

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 September 1927 · page 7

A combined meeting of representatives from the councils and shires in Maitland district will be held to-night to discuss the question of…

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Under a Cloud Nations and the League War Echoes London, Sunday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 September 1927 · page 1

The Geneva correspondent of the "Daily News" states that observers descry an underlying, it distant, suggestion of an issue of peace or war,…

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The Chinese War Shanghai

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 September 1927 · page 7

Mr. A. G. MacAllister, an Australian, who recently left for Honan to search for Mr. F. B. Riley, special correspondent of "The Times," and youngest son of the…

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Shot in Legs Mishap in Cessnock Bank Clerk Wounded

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 September 1927 · page 5

James Keith Macfarlane, age 18, ledger-keeper, employed at the Cessnock Branch of the Union Bank of Australia, Ltd., was…

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War on Dingoes SINGLETON

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 10 September 1927 · page 3

The dingoes which have been causing graziers such heavy loss among their sheep at Bowman's Crossing have had their numbers reduced by…

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STABBED! Row at Carrington Man Wounded Police Arrest Suspect

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 September 1927 · page 7

Bleeding from wounds in the back and under the left armpit, and supported by his wife and brother-in-law, George…

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Tarro to Help Maitland Mosquito War

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 September 1927 · page 9

Tarro Shire Council decided at its meeting to-day to co-operate with the local governing bodies to devise a scheme to eradicate mosquitoes in…

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Road War Tram Drivers v. Motorists

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 September 1927 · page 4

Too often, says the N.R.M.A., there seems to be ill-feeling displayed by tram drivers towards motorists. Cases have been brought to the…

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Preventing War Arbitration as Preventive Measure Nations Interested How the British Empire Hangs Together

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 September 1927 · page 1

Having failed to resurrect the protocol, the League of Nations is re-directing attention to its covenant in regard to disarmament, security, and arbitration. "Stopping up the loopholes for war" is how "The Times"…

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IN 20 LINERS Ex-soldiers' Pilgrimage U.S.A. and France London, Monday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 September 1927 · page 1

The most expensive preparations are being made, especially in Paris, for the entertainment of the 20,000 American ex-service men…

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Fatal Punch War Hero Sent to Gaol LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 September 1927 · page 1

"It is most lamentable to find a man with your fine record convicted of such a grave crime," declared Mr. Justice Finlay, in passing sentence of six…

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