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The wars & local soldiers, 1929

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Chinese War Hostilities Start on a Large Scale (Australian Press Association.) SHANGHAI

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 May 1929 · page 5

China is once more in the throes of civil war on an extensive scale in two important centres. Hostilities broke out at Kwangsi and…

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Angry Soldiers Cenotaph Desecration University Vandals Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 May 1929 · page 6

The belief is held that the Returned Soldiers' League will refuse to accept the prosecution of the two alleged offenders as…

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Air War Canton Turns Tables Enemy Routed "Complete Change in China" HONGKONG

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 May 1929 · page 1

The Kwangtung-Kwangsi situation has undergone a complete change as the result of Canton forces administering a signal…

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A Soldier's Cottage Claim for Work Plaintiff Succeeds

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 May 1929 · page 12

Before Judge White, in Newcastle District Court yesterday, John-Joseph Could, bricklayer, Maitland-road, Islington, represented by Mr. J. K. Williams…

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Undergraduates Soldiers Annoyed Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 May 1929 · page 7

Returned soldiers would seem to be particularly annoyed at Tuesday night's display by the students of Sydney University, if the expressions of opinion…

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Anzac Day Appeal £500 Mark Passed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 May 1929 · page 7

Donations are still coming in to help swell the fund which is being raised to assist the needy diggers of this district and at present the total amount received…

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Liberals' Policy Foreign Relations First Abolish War Lloyd George Caustic (Australian Press Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 May 1929 · page 5

Nine points in the Liberal party's foreign policy are contained in a statement issued yesterday, and signed by Mr. Lloyd George, Earl Beauchamp, Sir Herbert…

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Afghan War Amanullah's Losses Calcutta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 May 1929 · page 5

Baccha's armies are sweeping Afghanistan. They have captured Mazaisharif, and are marching on to Kandabar, Hanullah's capital, which is expected to fall…

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Cut Price Smokes Tobacconists Object Another War

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 May 1929 · page 6

Cash and carry stores are now engaged in another war. This time with the tobacconists. An attempt is being made to stop…

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Chemist Found Dead Agony of War Wounds Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 May 1929 · page 8

Ernest Norman Lawrence, 47, a chemist in business at Five Dock, was found dead in a chair in his dispensary to-night. There was a bullet wound in his head…

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Council of War! Unions Conference Fighting Fund Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 May 1929 · page 5

The New South Wales Labor Council has rolled a conference of all unions to be held at the Trades Hall on June 6 to discuss "the…

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Chinese War Ends in "Good Old-fashioned Way" Shanghai

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 May 1929 · page 1

The East is still the East, and the threatened conflict between the Nanking Government and Feng-Yu-Hsiang, the so-called Christian General, has…

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Scots Guards Battalions Inspected Fine War Record Recalled London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 May 1929 · page 5

Field-Marshal Lord Methuon, who is Colonel of the Scots Guards, yesterday inspected 1200 men of the first and second battalions of the regiment,…

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REPARATIONS What Germany Will Pay War Costs London

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 May 1929 · page 1

The representative of "The Times" in Paris says that Germany, according to last night's reparations agreement, will pay the…

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War Declared Mosquito Eradication Conference Resolutions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 June 1929 · page 11

Judging by the enthusiasm displayed by the delegates at a conference called for the purpose of adopting measures for the eradication of mosquitoes, presided…

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Returned Soldiers' Reunion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 June 1929 · page 4

The annual reunion of the New South Wales branch of the Returned Sailors' and Soldier's' Imperial League, which is to take place in Sydney during the second…

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Returned Soldiers' League

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 June 1929 · page 5

At the monthly meeting of Singleton Sub-branch of the R.S. and S.I. League, the Hon. Treasurer (Mr. E. G. Bracken) presented a balance-sheet of the Anzac…

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Razor Used Vicious Slashing Man Seriously Wounded Melbourne, Wednesday, 1 a.m

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 June 1929 · page 8

Following a violent quarrel among several people at a house in Chestle-street, South Melbourne, late last night. Harold Le Vayne (21), was viciously slashed with…

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Soldier Settlements

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 June 1929 · page 6

At yesterday's meeting of the State Cabinet, it was resolved, on the recommendation of Mr. Ball, Minister for Lands, to appoint special boards to deal…

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Enormous Losses Soldier Settlement Statement by Mr. Ball Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 June 1929 · page 10

The State Cabinet has approved the recommendation of Mr. Ball, the Minister for Lands, in favour of the constitution of Boards to arrange means of providing…

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