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The wars & local soldiers, 1926

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Sinews of War

The Daily Express · Monday 12 April 1926 · page 1

Before the conference adjourned until Monday evening a campaign was launched to secure 1,000,000 pennies towards ä fighting fund for…

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War Admiral Dies London

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 12 April 1926 · page 1

A message announces the death of Admiral Merton Passha, who com manded the army at the Dardanelles during the war…

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Air Disaster Worst Since the War. 'Planes Collide and Crash. Five Men Incinerated. LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 April 1926 · page 2

The Henlow aerodrome, in Bedfordshire this morning, was the scene of the worst air force disaster since the war. A giant Vickers-Vimy machine…

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Anzac Day

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 April 1926 · page 2

Anzac Day, falling on a Sunday this year, has created obstacles to a united service being held in the afternoon. When the commemoration was on a…

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Anzac Day Service

The Daily Express · Tuesday 13 April 1926 · page 2

To endeavour to reach an amicable agreement regarding the celebration of a combined religious service at the returned soldiers’ memorial…

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Anzac Day City Celebrations SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 13 April 1926 · page 1

Arrangements are being made to hold services on Anzac Day, and a large-meeting; at which the Governor General and Lady Stonchaven and…

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Mysterious Shooting Man Wounded in Chest. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 April 1926 · page 2

A Trundle message states that a man named William Eric Stanford was found leaning against a motor car close to the cemetery near Tulamore…

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Anzac Day Service in the Gardens Programme for the Day

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 April 1926 · page 3

There was a large attendance at the meeting of the R.S. and S.I.L.A. held in the Empire Hall on Saturday night. The president Mr. C. A…

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Anzac Day. Combined Service Agrreement with Clergy

The Daily Express · Wednesday 14 April 1926 · page 1

A mutually satisfactory arrangement regarding the holding [?] a combined religious service on the occasion of the returned solders…

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Anzac Day Commemoration Services Amicable Arrangements Made

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 April 1926 · page 2

The arranged meeting between tie Relumed Soldiers' sub-committee and the Wagga clergymen took place at the office of Mr. D. T. Byrnes last…

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Diggers Up in Arms Anzac Day Celebrations SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 15 April 1926 · page 1

THE GENERAL SECRETARY of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' League, Mr. Stagg, said to-day that the diggers throughout the…

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Anzac Day Federal Public Servants No Holiday on the Monday Melbourne

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 16 April 1926 · page 2

The secretary of the Prime Minister's Department announces today that the Federal public servants will not receive a holiday on April 26,…

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Anzac Day Federal Public Servants. No Holiday on the Monday. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 April 1926 · page 2

The secretary of the Prime Minister's Department announced to-day that the Federal Public servants will not receive a holiday on April 26…

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Frozen Meat. War Office Contract London, April 14

The Daily Express · Friday 16 April 1926 · page 1

The War Office is Inviting, tenders, due on-May in, for the , supply of 10,600 tons of frozen beet for the Army in England and North Ireland,…

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Soldiers' Preference Wagga R.S.A. Complains Council Appointment

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 April 1926 · page 2

The aldermen meeting at the Wagga Town Hall last light had before them a letter from the Wagga sub-branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers'…

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Municipal Billets Wagga Council and Preference to Soldiers Interesting Discussion on Recent Appointment Wagga R.s.l. Protests Against Seeming Disregard of the Preference Act

The Daily Express · Friday 16 April 1926 · page 1

There was an animated discussion at the Municipal Council meeting last night on a letter protesting against the appointment to a…

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National Danger Ministers' Anxiety Greater Than in War-time Grave Prospect of Almost Civil War Britain’s Coal Crisis Nearing the Climax and Public Opinion Seriously Divided

The Daily Express · Saturday 17 April 1926 · page 1

The Home Secretary (Sir Joynson Hicks), speaking at a luncheon of the Commercial Motor. Users' Association, said that the present…

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Cruel Delay German Verge Bequests Soldiers Representative RESIGNS.But Resignation Withdrawn.SYDENY

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 April 1926 · page 4

MR. F. Davison, representative of the Returned Soldiers' Association on the German Verge Trust, resigned that position to-day. In a letter to the…

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China’s Civil War Pekin Evacuated Heavy Fighting (Reuter Service) PEKIN, April 10

The Daily Express · Monday 19 April 1926 · page 1

The Kuo Min-chun Nationalist Armles, arter evacuating Pekin, have reached Nankow Pass, leaving only a few stragglers, but no guns…

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End of Bawra War-Time Wool Scheme Proposal to Share-holders Money for National Work SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 April 1926 · page 1

The end of Bawra is in sight according to the report for the year ended December 31, 1925, issued to-day…

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