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The wars & local soldiers, 1929

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Man Badly Wounded Affray at Blacks' Camp

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 1 January 1929 · page 4

PERTH, Monday:— During an affray at a blacks' camp at Katanning Cecil Edgel (23) was shet in the groin and intestine. His condition is criticar…

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War Correspondent Sir William Maxwell Dead

Northern Star · Tuesday 1 January 1929 · page 10

The death occurred in London last week of Captain Sir William Maxwell, the noted war correspondent. Sir William Maxwell, who was…

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Shipping War Britain v. U. S. South American Trade Court Action Likely

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 1 January 1929 · page 3

MONTREAL, Saturday:— What is regarded in some quarters as tantamount to a shipping war between Britain and the United…

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Soldiers' Graves Splendidly Kept, Says Tourist

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 1 January 1929 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday. — R. Hamilton, president of Eidsvold Shire Council, Queensland, who returned to Sydney to-day from a world tour, says the…

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Soldiers' Graves Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 1 January 1929 · page 5

Mr. R. Hamilton, chairman of Eidevold Shire Council, Queensland, who returned to Sydney to-day from a world tour, said that soldiers' graves…

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10,000 Shots. Two Wounded. Comedy War in Crete

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 2 January 1929 · page 4

A delightful story of a border raid comes from Crete, sounding like a chapter out of a tribal history hundreds of years old…

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Woodville Shooting Wounded Man Arrested West Maitland

Northern Star · Wednesday 2 January 1929 · page 8

The police, after making further inquiries concerning the shooting of Leslie Read, of Woodville, arrested Read on a charge of attempting to…

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Pea-rifle Again Nine-year-old Boy Wounded Another Boy Arrested

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 2 January 1929 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A boy named Hillary Williams, aged nine years, was wounded near Melbourne by a bullet from a pearifle carried by another…

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Man Hunt Abo Murderer Soldier Settler's Death in the Out Back

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 2 January 1929 · page 2

ALICE SPRINGS Tuesday.—A man hunt is on Mounted Constable Johnson and two others are searching for Willaberta Jack,…

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Soldiers' Holding. Department Won't Waive Claims. Minister's Statement

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 2 January 1929 · page 4

At the recent Soldiers' Conference, a resolution was carried to the effect that the Minister for Lands (Mr. Ball) be asked to waive all liens to the Rural…

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War on Capitalism Aims of the Soviet

Northern Star · Thursday 3 January 1929 · page 7

"So long as capitalism exists we must and shall go on taking measures of physical annihilation against (that is, go on shooting) persons dangerous…

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War Pensioners of France. Her 400,000 Missing

Tweed Daily · Thursday 3 January 1929 · page 4

Over 2,50.0,000 persons, which is more, than 6 per cent of the population of France, are still pensioners owing to the war. Of this number 625,000 are…

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Boy Wounded. Accident with Rifle

Tweed Daily · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. — Playing with a pea rifle was responsibly for' another serious wounding to-day a Ashburton. Hilary, Williams, nine…

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The Mosquito. Federal War Brewing. pests can be decimated

Tweed Daily · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 5

Experience brings hope to the Federal war now brewing against the Mosquito. Before the Panama Canal was…

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Huge Task for England "Fortune of War and Cricket"

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 7

LONDON, Thursday.—"A huge task for England and Hobbs," is the " Stanard's" banner line in connection with the test. The second being, "How…

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War on Saloons Vigorous Methods Introduced Enforcing Prohibition in New York

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 7

NEW YORK, Thursday. — New York's new and vigorous police commissioner, Grove Whalen, continuing his drastic measures to re-organise the…

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Casual Owners. 75,000 War Medals. Unclaimed Decorations

Tweed Daily · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--In the base records of Victoria Barracks are more than 75,000 unclaimed was medals, all given for service in the last war…

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Gains to Science Some Results of the Great War

Northern Star · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 13

In an article in the London "Daily Chronicle" on the Heritage of the Great War, Sir Oliver Lodge discusses the benefits to Science that have resulted from the terrific ordeal, in which the resources of medicine and surgery were tested to…

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Willing Whalen Cleaning Up New York Saloons Raided War on Wood Alcohol New York

Northern Star · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 9

New York's new and vigorous police commissioner (Mr. Grover Whalen), continuing drastic measures to reorganise the police…

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Man Hunt. in the Outback. Soldier Settler's Death

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 4

A man hunt is on in the Alice Springs district. Mounted Constable Johnson and two others are searching for Willaberta Jack, the alleged…

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