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The wars & local soldiers, 1928

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Anzac Day

The Western Herald · Saturday 28 April 1928 · page 2

On Anzac Day 25th April, a memorial service was held at the Soldiers Monument, and there was a very large attendance present. Speeches suitable…

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The "Unknown" Soldier. Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 30 April 1928 · page 2

George McQuay, the soldier who was identified only recently after being an inmate of the Randwick Military Hospital for eleven years, is to…

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Anzac Day in Bourke

The Western Herald · Wednesday 2 May 1928 · page 2

There was a large attendance of the general public of Bourke and district at the Soldiers' Monument on Anzac Day to commemorate the historical…

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Cumnock. Anzac Day Church of England Services

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 May 1928 · page 12

Solemn Eucharistic Commemoration services were held at St. Matthew's Church, Cumnock, at 9.30 a.m., and at St. Luke's Church,…

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A War Echo. Snakes Cr[?]isers' Plate. Restoration to Germany

Western Age · Thursday 3 May 1928 · page 4

A large part of the incus plate of the German cruisers Scharnhorst and Leipsic, which have been held by the Customs Department in, Sydney for…

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Returned Soldier Suicides. Albury

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 May 1928 · page 2

Harry Klemke (47), a member of the A.I.F. who saw service in the great war, and was wounded three times, came back to the Walla Walla…

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War on 'Hoppers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 11 May 1928 · page 2

The Department of Agriculture is out to wage war on invading grasshoppers, which are doing untold damage in many districts. At the Dubbo…

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Latest Cables. the War in China. Combination Against Japanese. Shanghai

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 11 May 1928 · page 6

It is reported that a truce has been readied between the Southerners and Northerners, who will combine to combat the Japanese. A Tsinanfu…

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War Pensions Appeal Board

The Wellington Times · Monday 14 May 1928 · page 4

Returned soldiers, backed up by the Federal and State Congresses of the Returned Soldiers' League, are pleading both moral and…

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Latest Telegrams Australia & BOLSHEVISM. Returned Men Take Stand. Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 15 May 1928 · page 4

At a meeting of the committee of the Melbourne branch of the Returned Soldiers' League it was declared that if an attempt were made to turn Australia…

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Returned Soldiers Protest. Disloyal Literature. SYDNEY

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 15 May 1928 · page 2

The Returned Soldiers meeting at Melbourne protested strongly against the distribution of disloyal literature on Anzac Day, and threatened that if…

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A War Story

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Thursday 17 May 1928 · page 1

A tremendous spirit of comaraderie was shown amongst the Anzac nurses during the war right throughout, nor was the lighter side of life…

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Wounded Dignity. Aldermen Up in Arms. Aggrieved by Reprimanding Letter

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 18 May 1928 · page 7

The best compliment that can be paid a man is to have people sit up and take notice of him. Measured by the same standard the organisation…

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Soldiers' Pension Claims. Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 21 May 1928 · page 2

The Minister for Repatriation has informed the Returned Soldiers' League that every effort is being made to have the determination of…

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Big Carnival. School of Arts and Soldiers' Club

The Wellington Times · Monday 21 May 1928 · page 3

A meeting was held in the School of Arts on Thursday night last, in connection with the above. There was a large attendance, including…

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War Pensions Appeal Board. a Reform Badly Needed

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 22 May 1928 · page 3

Had not the Federal Government made the issue a party one, we believe that the House of Representatives would have definitely committed itself…

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"War Birds" Diary of Unknown Aviator

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Thursday 24 May 1928 · page 6

Undoubtedly the war book of the year. It does not claim to be a literary masterpiece but as a human document it is certainly without…

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A Romance of Rubber. Octogenarian Edison's Quest. His Pear of a Great War

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 25 May 1928 · page 9

Thomas Edison's secret is out. At the age of eighty-two the "world's wizard" is devoting all his time to an effort to invent a cheap and…

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Hotels and Anzac Day Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 28 May 1928 · page 2

The Licensed Victuallers' Association offers to co-operate with the Returned Soldiers' League in its request to the Government for the…

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Attackers Wounded. House Raid at Surry Hills. SYDNEY

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 1 June 1928 · page 6

There was a sensational affair at Sofia-street, Surry Hills, last night, when several men, after being refused admittance, forced their way into the…

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