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The wars & local soldiers, 1927

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Anzac Day Message From the King Melbourne

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 25 April 1927 · page 1

THE Governor-General, Lord Stonehaven, has received the following message from the ing:— "The Queen and I are proud to…

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Anzac Day Wagga Observance Sunday Services Programme For To-day

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 April 1927 · page 2

Wagga, with all the rest of Australia, will to-day celebrate Anzac Day. A special feature of the observance will be the unveiling of the memorial arch,…

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Anzac Day Australia's Glorious 25th Twelfth Anniversary of Landing Memories of 1915

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 April 1927 · page 1

"So through a Churchill's excess of imagination, a layman's ignorance of artillery, and the fatal power of a young enthusiasm to convince older and slower brains, the tragedy of Gallipoli was born."…

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Remembrance the Building of a Nation Empire’s Thought To-day for Anzac Wagga To-day Unveils Its Memorial to Its District Heroes “Achievement”

The Daily Express · Monday 25 April 1927 · page 1

Anzac—Imperishable name! enshrined in every heart Since history was made on that bleak cheerless morn, When Austral’s gallant youth so bravely played Its part, A Nation born…

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City Celebrations Returned Men in Mufti Big Procession of Veterans Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 2

Anzac Day was celebrated in glorious weather. Returned solders and sailors, under command of Major-General Ryne…

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The Deathless Army of Anzac. Another Remembrance

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 7

Yesterday marked the twelfth anniversary of the momentous day when, at Gallipoll, Australia's manhood was tested in the stern crucible…

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26 V.C.’s Attend Anzac Dinner

The Daily Express · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 2

Twenty-six Victoria Cross winners from all parts of Australia, attended the Anzac Dinner given by the R.S.L. Melbourne on Saturday night. .This…

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Memory of Anzac Wagga’s Memorial Arch Unveiled General C. F. Cox Cuts the Ribbons Local Citizens Attend in Strongest Anzac Day Force

The Daily Express · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 1

The gathering which assembled at the Soldiers’ Memorial in Baylis Street yesterday Was one of the largest that has yet gathered in…

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Anzac Day Celebrations Memorial Arch Unveiled Impressive Ceremonies Tributes to the Gallant Dead

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 3

The people of Wagga paid a splendid tribute yesterday to the men of the district who, between August 4, 1914, and November 11, 1918, enlisted for active Service in the Great War. More than 3000 people assembled to…

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Melbourne Observance Most Impressive Since the War Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 3

Anzac Day in Melbourne was a close holiday. The celebration was the most impressive since the war. Returned soldiers, to the number of…

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TOC. H. and the Great War. Parents Indicted. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 3

In an Anzac Day sermon on "The Brotherhood of Toc. H. and the Great War," at St. Andrew's Cathedral today, the Rev. T. G. Paul, chaplain of…

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Anzac Day. Narandera Celebration

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 April 1927 · page 6

In bright sunshine, and with the memorials of the brave of Narandera in the South African War and the Great War, the graceful droop of the…

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Anzac Day London Observances General Birdwood's Message. LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 April 1927 · page 2

Around the base of the Cenotaph a mass of Anzac wreaths accumulated this morning. Wreaths were placed on it by the High Commissioner, Sir…

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Anzac Day Australians in London Cans at the Constrain London, April 25

The Daily Express · Wednesday 27 April 1927 · page 2

Around the base of the cenotaph a m[?] of Anes[?]wrpathe were specially accumulated this morning. Sir Jones Cook placed a wreath…

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Northern Boats Sunk 2000 Soldiers Drowned Shanghai

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 April 1927 · page 2

Two launches, towing more than 10 boats full of Northerners, attempted to reach the southern shore of the Yangise River near a Nanking fort…

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Anzac Day

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 28 April 1927 · page 6

Monday last, 25th instant, was the [?]welth anniversary of the landing of the Australian and New Zealand troops at Gallipoli—the day on which…

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Anzac United Service

Ariah Park News · Thursday 28 April 1927 · page 4

On Sunday evening a United Anzac Service was conducted in the Public Hall. The Rev. Wood conducted the service and…

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Returned Soldiers' Conference Cost of Accommodation Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 April 1927 · page 2

Delegates to the conference of the Returned Soldiery' League, to be held at Canberra during the visit of the Duke of York, have been informed that…

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Anzac Night Concert

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 29 April 1927 · page 5

Though a very good concert programme was arranged, the attendance was very poor at the Anzac Night Concert, held in the Leeton…

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Returned Soldiers' League Monthly Meeting. Successful Anzac Concert

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 April 1927 · page 1

The Wagga sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League held its monthly inceting in the Empire Hall [?] There was a…

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