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The wars & local soldiers, 1928

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French Soldiers Mutny

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 January 1928 · page 5

Shouting oaths and singing re[?]utionary songs 47 soldiers under deteron at Calvi, in Coraiea, have revolted al bari[?]ded themselves…

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Official War History. Australians at Rabaul

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 7

The tenth volume of "The Official History of Australia in the War," written by Mr. S. S. Mackenzie, has been issued. It deals with the Australians at Rabaul,…

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War Secrets Decoding Enemy Ciphers German Disclosures London

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 January 1928 · page 7

Following the disclosures of Sir Alfred Ewing concerning the secret "Room 40" at the Admiralty in wartime, where enemy ciphers were…

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Outlaw War Franco-America Pact Will Britain Join? London

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 January 1928 · page 6

The pact between France and America to outlaw war, accompanied by the suggestion that other powers might be associated in it, as proposed…

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Nicaraguan War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 5

Following a conference to-day between President Coolidge and Mr. Wilbur, the Secretary to the Navy, 1000 marines have been ordered to Nicaragua…

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The War Debts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 4

The new scheme of German reparations and war debts settlement stated to be proposed by American bankers synchronises, possibly accidentally,…

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Chinese War Siege in Honan a Missionary Killed (Australian Press Association.) SHANGHAI

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 5

Information has reached Shanghai that 300 White Russians, members of the Northern Army, and three foreign priests, whose nationality is not known,…

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Outlawing War France and America Negotiating a Treaty (Australian Press Association.) New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 5

Mr. Kellogg, the United States Secretary of State, has published the text of the Note sent to France on war outlawry. He announced that copied of the…

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Is It Genuine? Latest Attempt to Outlaw War Britain Cautious Desire for Something Fruitful to Emerge LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 1

Something from a Wild West show or a genuine attempt to get rid of the war bag. England is asking it.[?] and many others like it, when it considerable[?] proposed by America to…

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Big National Interest in the Franco American Scheme to Banish War 20 Heads a Day Orders for Red Executioners Soviet Horrors Many Christians Killed in China Hong Kong

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 1

Execution gangs which are waging the Soviet campaign in China have been instructed to bring in 20 human heads a day each. The beads are placed on platforms from which the Red orators…

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FEARLESS "Plain Bill"—War Horse" Ryrie's Reminiscences London

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 1

"Old 'Plain Bille didn't care a hoot for anything like Turks, camels, or guns. He would look a camel straight in the eye. If he disapproved of it…

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Red Gold For Frontier Tribes! "War on India" London

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 1

"Russian gold is being distributed to tribes along the Indian frontier, particularly in Waziristan," lays Sir Percival Phillips…

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The Chinese War Nationalist Split Abrogation of Treaties (Australian Press Association.) SHANGHAI

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 5

Opposition to General Chiang Kai Shek upon his resumption of the supreme command of the Nationalist forces has commenced…

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Game of Draughts "France and America's Move" Outlawing War Officially, Britain Says Nothing LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 1

The next move is up to France and America; that is the general consensus of opinion in London regarding the pact proposed by the U.S. Secretary of State (Mr. Frank Kellog) to outlaw war…

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War Outlawry America's Proposals British Opinions (Australian Press Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 5

A copy of the Note which Mr. Kellogg, the United States Secretary of State, sent to the Government of France, in which he suggested a pact to outlaw war…

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Tribute to Dead Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 5

Should death on the battlefield blot out every transgression and expiate every crime? That was the question raised by Sir…

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To Be Erased Dead-Soldiers' Convictions LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 1

The Grand Jury at Birmingham to-day passed a resolution expressing the opinion that convictions recorded against soldiers and…

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Soviet's Teeth War Army of Ten Millions Women Too! Conscription Rigidly Enforced

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 3

Soviet Russia at the Preparatory Disarmament Commission of the League of Nations appealed to the nations of the world to scrap the whole of their armaments. Yet, the Soviet maintains a peace-time army of…

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War Outlawry America Dissatisfied with the French Reply (Australian Press Association.) New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 5

M. Briand's reply to Mr. Kellogg's Note changes the proposal to deal with wars of aggression, and the immediate official reaction here was unfavourable…

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"V.c. Corner" Unknown Soldiers' Grave Memories of 1916

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 7

France holds many bitter memories. Only a few years ago the air was rent with sound of shot and…

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