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The wars & local soldiers, 1928

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Red War Soviet Preparations Baldwin Silent London

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 April 1928 · page 1

The Prime Minister (Mr. Baldwin), in answer to questions in the House of Commons to-day, said that it would not be in…

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Football War Council's Attitude Waratahs' Match More negotiations

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 April 1928 · page 5

Although no agreement was reached at yesterday's conference between representatives of the Rugby League, Rugby Union,…

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Tobacco War Heavy Price-cutting New York

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 April 1928 · page 4

A cigarette price war, resulting in a cutting of nearly 2s per 1000 off the retail prices of Lucky Stripes, Camels, and Chesterfields, caused Wall-street…

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"SMOKES" Britain and U.S.A. at War Cheaper Cigarettes? Struggle for Supremacy in World Markets New York

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 April 1928 · page 1

A reduction of tobacco prices throughout the world as a result of the tobacco "war" is expected here, following the announcement of American price reduction. A world-wide competition between the British and…

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Anzac Day. Newcastle Celebration. Religious Services. Soldiers' Parade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 April 1928 · page 4

The commemoration services arranged for Anzac Day in Newcastle followed precisely the lines of last year. The weather was bright and warm, and the day being…

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Maitland District Anzac Day West Maitland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 April 1928 · page 6

The West Maitland celebration of Anzac ay took the form of a combined service of commemoration in the Town Hall yesterday. The Mayor of West Maitland,…

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War Memorial Carillon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 April 1928 · page 5

In the presence of several thousand people, the War Memorial Carillon, at Sydney University, was formally handed over to the keeping of the University by…

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American War History

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 April 1928 · page 5

The extraordinary character of American school book history of the Great War is revealed by the "Daily Telegraph" which quotes the scathing indictment of…

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The Chinese War Shanghai

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 April 1928 · page 5

The capture of Tsinanfu by the Southerners is cliamed by the local Nationalist Bureau of Foreign Affairs, but details are looking…

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Limbless Soldiers' Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 April 1928 · page 5

The State Governor, Sir Dudley de Chair this afternoon officially opened the Limbless Soldiers' Aquatic Club at Vaucluse. In doing so he declared that no…

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Anzac Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 April 1928 · page 8

A sacred concert in aid of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' League benevolent fund will take place in the Victoria Theatre on Sunday evening. The programme…

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War Outlawry London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 April 1928 · page 7

"America should not be rebuffed." said Lord Grey of Falloden, addressing the Parliamentary Committee of the League of Nations…

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Anzac Day. British Observance Memorial Service (Australian Press Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 April 1928 · page 7

Sir Granville Ryrie, the Australian High Commissioner, gave a reception yesterday to ex-service men at Australia House, where he read a telegram from…

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Canberra the War Memorial. Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 April 1928 · page 7

Sir John Butters, in giving evidence before the Public Works Committee of Inquiry into the particulars of the National War Memorial Scheme, denied…

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Chinese War Looting in Shantung Nationalists Advancing (Australian Press Association.) SHANGHAI

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 April 1928 · page 7

Northern shantung is reported to have become the hunting ground of deserting Northern soldiers ad bandits. Scores of towns and villages have been sacked and…

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Anzac Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1928 · page 3

Upon behalf of the ex-oldiers of the town, Mr. R. O. Roberts has arranged a united Anzac commemoration service to the held in the Empire Theatre…

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Anzac Concert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1928 · page 6

An attractive programme has been arranged by Mrs. J. A. Hannell, L.A.B., for the sacred Anzac concert to be held to-morrow night in the Victoria Theatre…

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The Anzac Spirit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1928 · page 10

Sir,—After all the good thing which Were said of the Digger from the platform and pulpit on Wednesday (Anzac Day), it is hard to come down to facts and to be…

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War Outlawry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1928 · page 5

Sir Austen Chamberlain, at a dinner in Birmingham of the Anglo-French Society, referring to the outlawry of war, said the Government would look with particular…

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Narrow Escapes Prince at Front War Memories

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 28 April 1928 · page 7

At a Comrades' dinner in London last month, at which the Prince of Wales was present, Major Dudley Ward described how he saw the Prince nearly…

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