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Dubbo & the Western Plains · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1928

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Reflections of Raws0nville Wedding Bells Ring Out Soldiers Memorial Hall Local Farmers and Settlers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 31 August 1928 · page 1

By her marriage, Miss Ivy Sunderland, daughter of Mr. William Sunderland, of Rawsonville, has become Mrs. Norman Hilton. The event was…

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Doctor in Car Accident. His Mother Mortally Wounded Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 4 September 1928 · page 1

A motor car driven by Dr. Sidney Plowman, junr., of Frankstown, and containing his mother, aged 60, got our of control near Mentone, ran into a…

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Our Returned Men And Soldier Settlements Conference to Be Held

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 6 September 1928 · page 7

The Returned Soldiers League, which is anxious to untangle the difficulties and burdens retarding the progress of soldier settlement, hopes that, for their…

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Soldier Settlers to Confer. Send Along Your Rep

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 7 September 1928 · page 1

The Returned Soldiers' League, which is anxious to untanglethe difficulties and burdens. retarding the progress of soldier settlement, hopes that, for their…

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Soldier Found Shot. Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 7 September 1928 · page 1

Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant Gilbert was found shot yesterday in the Australian engineers' drill room. He had a gunshot wound above the heart…

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Wealthy Grazier's Suicide 'Never Same Since War' Well-known in Wellington

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 September 1928 · page 6

THOMAS Hugh McMaster, grazier, of Coolah, shortly after having afternoon tea, with his wife, on Thursday in Sydney, was found with…

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Scrap War Trophies. Mayor of Perth's Views. Perth

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 September 1928 · page 1

The Mayor of Perth considers that if all war trophies were scrapped it would be better in the interests of those working for peace. He added that…

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Civil War. Whites versus Blacks. Sixteen Reported Killed. Adelaide

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 September 1928 · page 1

A message from Adelaide states that civil was has been declared between the far north-west settlers and the blacks. William Morton was attacked at a…

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Now Friends Soldiers and Germans Greetings By Returned Men PERTH

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 13 September 1928 · page 1

That the Australian Returned Soldiers had only feelings of friendship and cordiality towards their former German enemies, was expressed at the luncheon…

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School of Arts and Soldiers' Club Carnival Successful Official Opening by Mr. W. F. DUNN, M.L.A. Will Continue All This Week

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 September 1928 · page 1

THE official opening of the new hall at the School of Arts, due to the amalgamation of the Returned Soldiers' Club and the School of Arts…

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Soldier Settlers' Conference

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 September 1928 · page 12

THE Returned Soldiers' League, which is anxious to untangle the difficulties and burdens retarding the progress of soldier settlements, hopes…

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War! on the Grasshopper

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 14 September 1928 · page 2

A high dignitary of the church, in giving his opinion about Prohibition recently, said that we had enough pests to cope with…

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The War in China. Wholesale Electrocution. Shanghai

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 14 September 1928 · page 1

Electrified burbed wire, the first in the history of Chinese warfare, was used by the retreating Chihli-Shantung forces in a desperate effort to stem the…

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School of Arts and Soldiers' Club. Carnival Profits About £300. Total About £800

The Wellington Times · Monday 17 September 1928 · page 2

THE School of Arts and Soldiers' Club Carnival, which was held in the Paramount Hall during last week, to raise funds to wipe off the…

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Returned Soldiers' Association

The Wellington Times · Monday 17 September 1928 · page 2

There was a good attendance at the meeting of the Returned Soldiers' Association, which was held in the School of Arts hall on…

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The Next War Will Be in Pacific Big Conflict Staged Foreshadows of a Frenchman Paris

Western Age · Thursday 20 September 1928 · page 2
Also in Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent

Minister Sarrant, of the interior Department, foreshadows a future war in the Pacific unless a reconciliation between existing antagonistic interests…

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Geurie. Returned Soldiers Meet

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 21 September 1928 · page 5

A well attended meeting of the Wollombi returned solider settlers was held at Major Le Merle's homestead on the 12th instant in connection with the…

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The Men of "Gil." Returned Soldier Meet Many Matters Discussed

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 24 September 1928 · page 3

A large number of returned soldier settlers attended the meeting at Gilgandra to discuss the desperate straits which they were all in…

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Expenditure on Ex-soldiers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 24 September 1928 · page 5

In re-establishing soldiers in civil life after discharge from the Forces, Australian has spent £2,913, 364. This sum was expended on war gratuity…

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