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The wars & local soldiers, 1926

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Future Combats War in the Air "Crops of Rolls of Honour"

Northern Star · Monday 18 January 1926 · page 3

A terrifying picture of air war in the future is drawn by Major Oliver Stewart in "The Strategy and Tacties of Air Fighting," the first treatise of its kind ever…

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War in Syria. French Preparing Attack

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 19 January 1926 · page 3

DAMASCUS, Sunday. The French are massing troops at Ezraa preparatory to attacking the Jebel Druses when the weather improves. Probably they will…

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Italian War Debt Negotiations Proceeding (Reuter.) LONDON

Northern Star · Tuesday 19 January 1926 · page 5

The Italian debt negotiations which are proceeding are enshrouded in official silence, which is only occasionally broken for the issue of denials to circumstantial…

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Anzac Day

The Kyogle Examiner · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 2

The Committee of the Kyogle Soldiers Club have decided to hold a big demonstration and sports on 26th April, (Anzac Day holiday) with a…

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Dyraaba Soldiers Queen. Two Enjoyable Socials

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 2

A social was held at Mr. C. Smith's ranche, Stratheden, on Wednesday night last in aid of the Dyraaba soldiers' queen. Although the extreme…

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Returned Soldier's Lapse a Strange Case Brisbane

Northern Star · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 5

At Maryboro[?]gh.(Q.), 14 years ago, a young bank clerk absconded from the railway ticket office with £12, the property of the department. He went to the war and…

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Returned Soldiers Sub-branch Formed at Wardell

Northern Star · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 6

At a largely attended meeting of returned soldiers at Wardell on Thursday it was decided to from a sub-branch of the R.S.S.I.L…

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Lismore Returned Soldiers Annual Meeting Anzac Day Observance

Northern Star · Thursday 21 January 1926 · page 7

Mr. T. Winterton was elected president of the Lismore branch of the Returned Soldiers' League on Tuesday night. He succeeds Mr. S. W. Hodge, who would not…

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Italian War Debt Slow Negotiations (Reuter.) LONDON

Northern Star · Thursday 21 January 1926 · page 5

The "considerable progress" mentioned in the Treasury's announcement regarding the Italian debt negotiations apparently relates to the fact that the question of…

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German Verge Trust £43,906 Distributed Since June in Relieving Cases of Necessity Among Returned Soldiers

Tweed Daily · Thursday 21 January 1926 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday. Since the first meeting of the German Verge Trust in June last, 11,313 applications for assistance have been dealt with,…

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Italian War Debt (Reuter.) LONDON

Northern Star · Friday 22 January 1926 · page 5

The "Daily Telegraph's" diplomatic, correspondent states that the week end may witness a complete agreement in the funding of Italy's war debt. Already it has…

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Germany (Before And) During the War Kaiser Tries Pope for Peace Move—secret Service Ways— Unmarried Mothers—zeppelin and Hindenburg—conclusion. Chapter Xxii

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 22 January 1926 · page 2

During the early part of the 1916 German summer, the Kaiser, who was resting at Kreuznach, a town of about 25,000 inhabitants, and situate on the…

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Soldiers Queen Competition

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 5

The Dyraaba soldiers are working energetically to secure votes for their queen (Miss Van Gelder), and recently two social functions were,…

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War Clouds. Russia Mobilising Forces

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 25 January 1926 · page 3

PARIS, Sunday:—Messages received indicate that Russia is actively preparing for was against China over Marshal Change Tsol, the Manchurian was lore,…

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War Widows Remarry (Reuter) LONDON

Northern Star · Monday 25 January 1926 · page 5

The fact that 96,800 war widows had remarried since 1917 was disclosed by the Ministry for Pensions in the report for the year ended March, 1925, when there were…

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War Widows. 96,800 of Them Re-marry

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 25 January 1926 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday.-The fact that 96,000 war widows had re-married since 1917 was disclosed by the Ministry for Pensions in the report for the year…

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Italian War Debt Barometer Unchanged (Reuter.) LONDON

Northern Star · Monday 25 January 1926 · page 4

"Barometer shows no change," declared Signor Volpi regarding the progress of the Italian war debt negotiations. He said that Mr. Churchill had discussed the tentative…

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Another World War?

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 26 January 1926 · page 2

The threat of war between Russia and China may have serious worldwide consequences, owing to the danger of other…

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Gaol Mutiny Incident in Burma. Seven Persons Killed and 25 Wounded. Convicts Led by Murderer

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 26 January 1926 · page 2

PERTH, Monday.--News has been received of the death of seven persons sons and the wounding of 25, in a gaol mutiny, which broke out at Pynpon,…

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War Looming Soviet and China Arrest of Russians Rouble Over Railways

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 26 January 1926 · page 3

War is threatened between the Soviet and China over the arrest of Soviet officials of the Chinese…

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