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The wars & local soldiers, 1928

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Returned Soldiers' League Impassioned Officials Canberra

Northern Star · Thursday 2 February 1928 · page 5

"In some instances a returned soldier's badge does not signify what the wearer went through on the other side. There are many men with badges, and some here now…

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Prophet of War

Northern Star · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 5

Admiral Plunkett, of the U.S.A. Navy, is the prophet of war between Britain and…

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War in Labor's Banks. Sydney

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 5

Many union lenders declare, that unless the unions we given absolute freedom in choosing their representatives, the forthcoming conference will prove a failure…

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District News. Uki South Arm War Memorial

Tweed Daily · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 2

A successful social and euchre party, in aid of the South Arm War Memorial fund, was held in the Uki School of Arts on Tuesday night. The…

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Anti-war Treaty Surprise at Washington Washington

Northern Star · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 5

The State Department, officials expressed surprise when shown despatches from Paris crediting the French authorities with a statement that France and the United States…

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Echo of War German Catastrophe Destruction of Zeppelins Sergt. Major Arrested

Tweed Daily · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 3

BERLIN, Wednesday:-- The arrest of an ex-sergeant major of the German Imperial Air Force, in Oldenburg on January 28, although not officially…

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They Ran Away and Left Comrades Some Returned Soldiers Bludging on Flag

Tweed Daily · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 5

CANBERRA, Wednesday. --"In Some instances a returned soldier's badge does not signify what the wearer went through on the other side. There…

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Soldiers' Pensions Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 7

The State council of the Returned soldiers' League has given its support to the principle that the authorities, in assessing pensions, should not take info account…

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Shadow of Anxiety Installing Governor-General Irish Free State Car Guarded by Soldiers London

Northern Star · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 5

The "Evening Standard" says that the shadow of anxiety hung over Dublin when Mr. McNeill was installed as Governor-General of the…

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Earl Haig's Career War Revelations

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 6

Several revelations are made by Colonel Lionel James in the "Evening Standard." He says that when Earl Haig was appointed commander in 1915…

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Australian Soldiers' Wreath Melbourne

Northern Star · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 4

Returned soldiers of Victoria have arranged to send a wreath of Australian flowers packed in oil and covered by cotton wool to England by the O'rsova, sailing next…

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Trouble in India Police Chief Wounded Calcutta

Northern Star · Monday 6 February 1928 · page 5

An extremist attempt to stifle business and transport throughout India as a protest against the Simon commission was generally a fiasco. There was a serious situation in…

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War Office Beef Contract London

Northern Star · Monday 6 February 1928 · page 5

The Australian Press Association understands that the Swift Co., Ltd., of Brisbane and Townsville, were unsuccessful in a tender for the War Office meat contract of…

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Freedom of the Seas Opinion of Rear-Admiral Jones Britain's Food Hypothetical War Suggestion Washington

Northern Star · Monday 6 February 1928 · page 5

Rear-Admiral Jones, giving evidence before the House of Representatives Naval Committee, said that he had gained the impression at Geneva that some of…

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Reparation and War Debts Washington

Northern Star · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 5

Mr. F. B. Kellogg, secretary of State, expressed surprise at M. Briand's statement that the questions of reparation and war debts might be the subject of an…

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Betting War. Dogs v. HARES. Sydney

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 3

As the Greyhound Coursing Association which holds mechanical hare meetings at Epping, has decided to oppose the horse and pony meetings on…

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Novel Camp. Returned Soldiers to Assemble

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 2

With the stated object of cementing comradeship, a novel proposal for the holding of a returned soldiers' encampment has been made by the…

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Chapter Xviii War

Northern Star · Wednesday 8 February 1928 · page 16

The shrewd, keen eyes of Martin B. Steevers marked the old man's hesitation, from which that keen brain drew a favourable augury. Even he, daring as he was,…

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Unions Will Wage War on Arbitration Bill

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 8 February 1928 · page 6

The wood, metals, and building trades groups of trade unions have decided to resist in its entirety the Commonwealth Arbitration and…

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Signed His Wife's Name. to War Pension

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 8 February 1928 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday. -- A man named William Rule was fined £25, in default three months' imprisonment, on a charge of having signed his wife's name for a…

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