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The wars & local soldiers, 1929

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Cycling War Challenge to Sydney Debt Guarantees

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 5

Last night the Northern District Local Centre of the N.S.W. Cyclists' Union accepted what delegates considered a censure…

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Gang War Sydney Suburban Clash Shots Fired Timely Arrival of Police SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 6

Gangs clashed at Willoughby last night. Two shots were fired from a 32 calibre revolver, but nobody was…

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Indian Soldiers' Grievances CALCUTTA

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 5

Curious scenes are being witnessed at Lahore, where, for several days, thousands of Indian ex-service men, In order to emphasise their grievances…

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Anzac Memorial Site

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 4

The delay over obtaining permission to erect the Anzac Memorial Hall in Hyde Park, Sydney, is causing the returned soldiers' organisations much concern. At…

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Cycling War Disqualified Men Their Case

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 7

Referring to the refusal of the northers centre of the N.S.W. Amateur Cyclists' Union to lift the life disqualification of himself and W…

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Bob Crockett's Story Australia's Recovery From War's Ravages Armstrong's Terrific Driving

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 6

Bob Crockett, in his reminiscences," has reached the time when Australian Test cricket was builded so solidly on the ashes of the A.I.F. team and found England weak, He tells of the great, hard-driying innings Warwick…

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Indian Ex-soldiers Protest Against Treatment Calcutta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 5

Three thousand Indian ex-soldiers gathered at Lahore to protest against their treatment by the Government. They were prevented by the police from placing…

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German Bonds for War Debts Declined in America (Australian Press Association.) New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 5

The State Treasury has announced that the United States will not approve the flotation on the American market of a bond issue which Germany and her…

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War Service Homes Expenditure £26,643,302 MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 5

A return issued to-day by the War Service Homes Commissioner shows that to December 31, 18,961 homes has been completed in the Commonwealth,…

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Anzac Day Combined Church Service R.S.L. PROPOSAL

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 4

A general meeting of the members of the R.S. and S.I. League will be held on Tuesday to discuss the proposal that one big undenominational…

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Anti-war Pact Senate Ratifies It WASHINGTON

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 1

The Senate today ratified tile antiwar treaty, framed by Mr.[?]…

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Dismissal of Ex-soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 6

The Returned Soldiers' League intends to up a fight against the dismissal of certain members of the War Service Homes branch. The dismissed officers,…

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Returned Soldiers Indignant

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 4

The Returned Soldiers' League is continuing its agitation to have the dismissals of certain officers of the War Service Homes Commission exhaustively…

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Anti-war Treaty President Coolidge Signs WASHINGTON

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 1

President Coolidge to-day signed the Senate's ratification of the Kellongg anti-war treaty…

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Civil War Amanullah's Bid for Throne Rebel Gains Critical Struggle Expected CALCUTTA

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 1

Events are moving swiftly in Afghanistan. Amanullah, far from giving up all hope of regaining the throne, has made his escape from Kabul to Kandahar, where he has asserted that he will continue the struggle, and has raised…

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Soviet Blasphemy War on Religion Atheist Theatricals

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 19 January 1929 · page 6

At a conference of tho Central Executive Committee in Moscow, which has now keen concluded. It was decided to exclude three members of the…

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Afghan War the Ex-king a Final Effort (Australian Press Association.) CALCUTTA

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1929 · page 5

It is rumoured in Pashawar that Bachai Suakkao, the rebel leader, has captured Kabul, with Amanullah, and is the new King, but it is reported from Delhi that…

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Salvation Army Council Involved in Legal War Underground Perils London Residents Alarmed Gas and Water Mains "City Unsafe Until Reorganised" LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 19 January 1929 · page 1

Londoners are most alarmed at the peril of subterranean upheavals of which 14 have occurred in four months, causing two deaths and numerous injuries. Damage is estimated at half a million pounds. The most serious was at Bloomsbury on…

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From the Presses War Guilt Diplomat's Inside Story

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 January 1929 · page 4

After all the charges and recriminations about war guilt, it is interesting to see what a diplomat who saw all the inside moves—from a British…

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War's Legacy Reparations and Debts Experts Ready Paris

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 January 1929 · page 1

The Reparations Commission has completed the committee of experts, who are to frame proposals for final settlement, by…

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