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The wars & local soldiers, 1927

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Razor Slashing Four Men Wounded Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 July 1927 · page 2
Also in Cootamundra Herald

During a "push" fight in Colling wood razors were freely used. Three men with razor slashed arms and one man with a razor slashed ear were…

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Explosion on Junk 200 Killed or Wounded SHANGHAI

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 5 July 1927 · page 1

Two hundred men, women, anil children were killed or injured in the vicinity of Nanking, whim a native junk, carrying explosives, blew up…

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Explosion on Junk 200 Killed Ok Wounded Shanghai

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 July 1927 · page 5

Two hundred men, women and children were killed or injured in the vicinity of Nanking when a native junk, carrying explosives, blew up…

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Redfern Shooting Wounded Man Has No Evidence to Offer Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 July 1927 · page 3

At She Redforn Police Court to-day Horace Stubbs, aged 27 years, was charged with having maliciously shot at Percival Birmingham with intent…

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War in China River Steamer Attacked Anti-Hankow Troops Advance SHANGHAI

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 5 July 1927 · page 1
Also in Daily Advertiser

THREE CHINESE passengers on a British river steamer on the way to Hankow from Shanghai were wounded when the vessel was…

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Returned Soldier Settlers Rivival of Interest in League. Striking Instances of Valuable Work

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 5 July 1927 · page 1

On July 29, a special meeting of Griffith sub-branch of the R.S. and S.I.L. of A. will be held to decide the rate of the local organisation…

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Latest City News Civil War Up North. Sydney, This Day

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 7 July 1927 · page 2

A proclamation was issued in Queensland' yesterday afternon, ordering disarmament in the Innisfail district. All firearms, ammunition or…

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War in China Fate of Tsingtao Northern General "Goes Over" SHANGHAI

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 July 1927 · page 4

According to Japanese reports from Tsingtao, the summer resort in the Shantuug Province, the Northern commander, General Chen, who has…

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Serajevo Murder Cause of World War Life of Gavriox Princip, An Astounding Document Prison Doctor's Story London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 July 1927 · page 1

The "Daily Express" publication an astonishing human document which reveals the life death of Gavriox Princip who murdered the Archduke…

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Britain's Foreign Policy War Outlawed Relations with America No Effort to Form Ant[?] Bloc London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 July 1927 · page 2

In the House of Commons to-day Mr. A. Pon[?] (Labor) moved to reduce the Foreign Office vote in order to discuss conditions in Europe. He…

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Taxes for War Extortion in China Shanghai Trade Threatened Appeal to Powers Shanghai

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 July 1927 · page 2

A trade crash threatens Shanghai unless immediate drastic action is taken by the powers. An extraordinary meeting of the General Chamber of…

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War Against Bunny. Inspector's Scathing Report Board Decides on Three Prosecutions

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 18 July 1927 · page 1

At last meeting of Gundagai P.P. Board, Assistant Rabbit Inspector Palmer furnished a report on his month's work, in respect to inspection…

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Soldier Settlers Murrumbidgee Area Lower Interest, Increased Holdings SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 19 July 1927 · page 2

The Government has decided to reduce the interest rate on money owned by all settlers in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation area to 5½ per cent…

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Commonwealth and States Soldier Settlement Child Endowment. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 19 July 1927 · page 2

Before the left for Sydney to-night the Prime Minister. Mr. Bruce, said that soldier settlement losses would be diseased separately by the…

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Consul Wounded Washington

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 July 1927 · page 2

Intruders attempted to assassinate the United States Consul, Mr. W. C. Chapman, at Petto, Mr. Chapman was shot, but not fatally…

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War More Deadly Gas and Germs Moscow

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 July 1927 · page 2

The Soviet Government is erecting an immense institute, which is to unify all research and invention in military and chemical science. The…

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Soldier Settlement Finance

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 22 July 1927 · page 8

The conference will also consider the question of sinking funds for loan moneys expended by the states on the purchase of land for the repatriation…

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Soldier Settler's Plight Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 July 1927 · page 2

The soldier settlers' conference was told to-day of one returned solider who after working on his farm for 17 hours each day, ended the year with 2d, more…

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