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The wars & local soldiers, 1929

830 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 36 of 42

Gloucester Honour Roll Unveiled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 October 1929 · page 5

A service was held on Sunday in the Presbyterian Church, Gloucester, on the occasion of unveiling the new honour roll in memory of district soldiers connected…

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Poppy Day Meeting at Anzac Hall

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 October 1929 · page 6

A meeting of ladies was held at the Azac Memorial Hall yesterday afternoon, to inaugurate the Poppy Day appeal in Newcastle for 1929…

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War Picture "Menin Gate at Midnight"

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 October 1929 · page 4

Great care is being taken by the War Memorial authorities, who are in charge of Will Longstaff's remarkable picture "Menin Gate at Midnight." to…

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Cattleman, Aged 40, Dares Atlantic in Baby Plane Fears for Settlers East African Tribal Hostility Clash Feared Police and Soldiers Drafted to Area LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 October 1929 · page 1

Age-long hostility between the two dominant tribes in Kenya (East Africa), and the possibility of resultant danger to isolated British settlers, are causing considerable anxiety to the authorities…

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Poppy Day Big Effort for Soldiers Women Organise

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 October 1929 · page 3

Newcastle is to hold its first Poppy Day next month. It is thought by the newly-formed committee that November 8 will be the…

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Soviet's Chance Show-down in Manchuria More Civil War? Pekin

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 October 1929 · page 1

The opening of direct negotiations between Mukden and Moscow, for the settlement of the Chinese Eastern Railway questions independently of…

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66,000 CLAIMANTS Want to Share £44,000,000 War Compensation London

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 October 1929 · page 1

Next month the High Court will hear the claims for £44,000,000 brought against the Crown by the Civilian War Claimants' Association,…

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State Session the Assembly Soldier Settlers Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 October 1929 · page 11

In the Legislative Assembly this afternoon, Mr. Hoad moved the adjournment of the House to discuss the demand of the Lands Department on soldier settlers,…

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Assassination Attempt Causes Anti-France Outburst "If France Wants War" Asylum for Anti-Fascists Italian Anger Guard Protects Legation at Rome LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 26 October 1929 · page 1

The attempt on the life of the Italian Crown Prince, Umberto, preceded a deplorable, outburst of indignation against France, in consequence of which the French legation was strongly, guarded to-day, reports the Rome…

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War Against Cancer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 October 1929 · page 10

London, October 26.—The "Medical Journal" reveals that the B.M.A has launched a new were against cancer, and has invited every practitioner in the…

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Kandahar War Veteran LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 28 October 1929 · page 1

Tom Lawrence, of Glamorganshire, and his wire, who are both 70 years of age, will sail next week for South Australia, where two of their sons…

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Empire and War London, October 26

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 October 1929 · page 9

According to a despatch from here, published in Ireland, the Dominions' Constitutional Conference decided to exclude from the agenda items proposing to define…

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Welcome Home

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 October 1929 · page 2

A surprise welcome home party was given to Mrs. W. Cooper and her daughter Beryl, of Wallarah-road, New Lambton, on their return from…

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Soviet Brutality Chinese Soldiers Beheaded SHANGHAI, October 29

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 October 1929 · page 7

Soviet soldiers are reported to have forced an entrance to Taitsihar electric power station and destroyed all the machinery, and then fired on the building,…

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For Soldiers Blue Birds Appeal

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 October 1929 · page 6

Poppy Day appeal will be swelled through the work of the Blue Birds, who are on the wine from morning till nightfall, flying in and out of…

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Unending War China's Troublous Times Railwayman's Impressions Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 November 1929 · page 6

"The Chinese cannot fight, and the way most of their civil battles are won is by the silver bullet,' ill other words, the dollar," said Mr. K. E. Bessel, ex-Traffic…

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The National War Memorial

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 November 1929 · page 11

Excavations for the foundations of the National War Memorial, which is to be erected at Canberra, on the slopes of Mount Ainslie, will be commenced within…

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Among the Pines Where 1172 Britons Sleep Berlin War Graves London

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 2 November 1929 · page 1

Thirty Australian graves and three New Zealand graves are among 1172 graves comprising the British war graves cemetery in south-western…

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Post-war Treaties German Opposition Move by Nationalists Berlin, November 2

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 November 1929 · page 9

A total of 4136 votes have signed the petition demanding a referendum on the Nationalist leaders' bill, which protests against the "enslavement of the German…

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Returned Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 November 1929 · page 9

Arrangements have been completed by Singleton Sub-branch of the R.S. and S.I. League for holding the Armistice annual reunion dinner on November 9, when,…

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