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The wars & local soldiers, 1926

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Airman's Lost Memory. Caused by War Wound

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 2

SYDNEY, A man who gave his name as C. K. Carter was treated at the Sydney Hospital when an old war wound was dressed. He was suffering…

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Lost Memory Airman's War Wound Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 5

A man who gave his name as C. K. Cartor was treated at the Sydney Hospital to-day when an old war wound was dressed. He was suffering from partial loss of memory, and…

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Lost His Memory Pathetic Case of Airman. Result of War Injuries

Tweed Daily · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday. A man, who gave his name as C. K [?]Carter, was treated at the Sydney Hospital, to-day, when an old war wound was dressed…

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Chinese War. Russian Soviet Rifles Captured. Russians Fight in Chinese Army

Tweed Daily · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 3

SHANGHAI, Wednesday. An official despatch from Tsingtao declares that the Shantung troops captured a large number of rifles from General…

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Pensions Bill. 70,000 Soldiers Benefit. Outlook Ten Years Hence

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday:—The Repatriation Department's report was considered by the State Excentive of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors'…

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70,000 PENSIONS. To Returned Soldiers

Tweed Daily · Saturday 2 January 1926 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday. At a meeting of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors' Imperial League, Mr. J. W. Cox said that the number of soldiers receiving…

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Prefer Discretion. Returned Soldiers' Attitude

Tweed Daily · Saturday 2 January 1926 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday. The State Executive of the Returned Soldiers' League has approved of the Albury sub-branch's decision to stand aloof in the controversy…

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"Like a Soldier." Man Has All Limbs Amputated. Cheerfully Awaits Last Roll Call

Tweed Daily · Saturday 2 January 1926 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday. The Geneva correspondent of the "Daily Express" tells a graphic story of 48 operations performed on Albert Froidevaux, who…

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Pensions of Soldiers Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 2 January 1926 · page 4

At a meeting of the executive of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors' Imperial League Mr. J. W. Cox said the number of soldiers receiving pensions to-day was 70,000. He…

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Hobart Murder Boer War Veteran Victim Hobart

Northern Star · Monday 4 January 1926 · page 4

Patrick King (58), a Boer war veteran, who was found assaulted i[?] a back street on the waterfront on New Year's Eve, dred yesterday. His pockets had been rifled…

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Brutal Murder. War Veteran Killed in Adelaide. Battered With Bottles

Tweed Daily · Monday 4 January 1926 · page 2

HOBART, Saturday. Patrick King (58), a Boer War veteran, was found brutally assaulted in a back street on the waterfront on New Year's Eve,…

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What Might Have Been. Had War Ended in 1915. According to Von Tirpitz

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 4 January 1926 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday:-The "Daily Express" features an extraordinary special article from the pen of Von Tirpitz, in which he declares that the duration…

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War Unheard of Still Use Bows and Arrows

Northern Star · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 2

A paper, by Captain K[?]ud Rasmussen; the leader of the Danish Ethnographical and Geographical Expedition from Greenland to the Pacific (l921-24), was read at a meeting…

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French Coal Output Pre-war Record Broken Paris

Northern Star · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 5

The miners of France are producing more coal than ever. Without taking into consideration the mines m the recovered provinces of Alsace and Lorraine and in the Sarre…

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Duration of War "Was Fault of Allies" Views of Von Tirpitz Germany Ready for Early Peace (Reuter.) LONDON

Northern Star · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 5

The "Daily Express" features an extraordinary special article from the pen of Admiral Von Tirpitz, in which he declares that the duration of the war was…

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War Conversion Loan

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 4

The War Conversion Loan, which was required for the purpose of redeeming Australia's first four war loans, was the biggest financial operation ever…

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A Tribute. Lord Allenby's "Proud Memories" of the Australian War Deeds

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 2

PERTH, Tuesday. Lord Allenby arrived at Fremantle last night, and was given a splendid reception. In an interview he remarked that he would…

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Fault of Allies. W Duration of War. Mistaken Strategy. Remarkable Article by Admiral Von Tirpitz

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 3

LONDON, Monday. The "Daily Express" features an extraordinary special article from the pen of Admiral Von Tirpitz (the famous German naval chief…

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The Next War

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 6

Lord Grey, at a lecture, told the audience that civilians ought to study the principles of war, and, in particular, the mistakes made by civilians in…

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Chinese War Lords "Burying the Hatchet" (Reuter.) TOYKO

Northern Star · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 5

Press messages from Mukden report that Marshal Chang Tso-lin is preparing to resign from the Foreign Office. It is not yet learned officially, but the spokesman thinks…

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