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The wars & local soldiers, 1927

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Election Sops Interest Rate for Soldiers Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 10 June 1927 · page 2

Mr. Horington, Minister for Lands stated to-day that the maximum rate of interest charged to soldiers, made under a section of the Returned…

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Wounded a Missionary Three Blacks Sentenced Darwin

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 June 1927 · page 2

The trial of Macks for the wounding, of a Methodist missionary concluded here yesterday. The three accused were found guilty, and sentenced to…

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Sex War ?

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 14 June 1927 · page 1

Gilbert Frankau, the well-known novelist, in an article in the "Evening News" entitled "The Maiden's Over," predicts a sex war as the result of…

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War in China Silver Bullet Campaign Japanese Boycott Demanded Shanghai

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 June 1927 · page 4

A fortnight's persistent campaigning by all the Chinese political organisations protesting against the despatch of Japanese troops towards Shantung,…

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Soldier Settlers Loan Rate Reduced

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 14 June 1927 · page 2
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The Minister for Lands (Mr. Horsington) stated that the maximum rate of interest charged to soldiers on loans made under Section 7 of…

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Katoomba‘s War Conference Begins Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 15 June 1927 · page 1

Ex-Judge Bevan and a committee of three from each faction met at Katoomba to inquire into the trouble concerning the memorial tablet of…

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Brazilian Soldiers Dastardly Crime Rio De Janeiro

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 June 1927 · page 2

Eleven merrymakers, mostly women and children, were killed and 37 injured when a detachment of soldiers, who had been refused admittance to…

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Dance Hall Tragedy Soldiers Fire on Dancers Vancouver, June 13

The Daily Express · Wednesday 15 June 1927 · page 2

A Port Calegre message states 11 merry makers, mostly women and children, were killed and 37 injured when a detachment of soldiers who…

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Seething Russia Apparently Seeking Cause for War Latest Outrage, 10 Rumanians to Be Executed Poland Will Not Be Drawn in to Arguments Regarding Britain London, June 13

The Daily Express · Wednesday 15 June 1927 · page 1

A message from Odessa states ten Rumanians have been sentenced to death. They are alleged to have been engaged in spying on the…

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War Disability And Soldiers' Pensions MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 16 June 1927 · page 1

The Acting-Minister for Repatriation refused a request ot tho Returned Soldiers' League that in cases in which there was departmental…

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War Disability Ex-soldiers' Request Refused Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 June 1927 · page 2

The Acting-Minister for Repatriation has refused the request of the Returned Soldiers' League that, in cases in which there was departmental…

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War Disability and Soldiers' Pensions 1 MELBOURNE. Wed

The Daily Express · Thursday 16 June 1927 · page 4

The Acting Minister for repatriation, refused a request of the Re[?]ed Soldiers League that in cases in which there was departmental [?]…

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War in China Haichow Looted Worse Outrages Than at Nanking Shanghai

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 June 1927 · page 1

The Japanese residents are fleeing from Haichow, following upon the capture of the town by Southern troops, and have reached the steamer…

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Soldiers' Pensions Illegal Collection Woman Moneylender Fined £100 SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 June 1927 · page 1

Bernice Parker was fined £100, with costs, at the Central Police Court to-day for having obtained payments of returned soldiers' pension instalments…

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War Memorial. at Federal Capital Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 18 June 1927 · page 2

The Federal Capital Commission has arranged for an exhibition of the designs which were received in con[?]ection with the architectural…

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Chinese War Slaughter at Wuchang Shanghai. June 16

The Daily Express · Saturday 18 June 1927 · page 1

Hankow reports descr[?]e the inauguration of a reign of terror in W[?]han [?]es as the outcome of the report that a large number of Chiang…

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War Memorial at Canberra Exhibition of Designs Canberra

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 June 1927 · page 3

The Federal Capital Commission has arranged for the exhibition of the designs which were received in connection with the architectural competition…

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Soldiers’ Memorial

The Daily Express · Saturday 18 June 1927 · page 2

The inscription of names of Wagga and district soldiers on the Memorial Arch will be completed on June 30 and it is requested that if there ar[?]…

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Church War Memorial

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 June 1927 · page 2

The Wagga Church of England War Memorial Fund has been reopened. Just before the close of the war a fund was started to place in St. John's…

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