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The wars & local soldiers, 1927

533 stories in Riverina's papers · page 27 of 27

"ROOM 40" Wonderful War Organisation How Germany Was Hood- winked LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 December 1927 · page 2

"Room 40" was an Admiralty de-partment devoted in war time to in[?] and decoding enemy wire-[?] message. It was go called to…

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Returned Soldiers and Sailors' Imperial League

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 16 December 1927 · page 8

A meeting of the Narandera sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors' Imperial League was held on Monday evening last, there being…

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Attempted Murder Young Woman Wounded Death Sentence Recorded SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 December 1927 · page 4

At the Central Criminal Court today Horace Lynton Prott, aged 29 years, postal linesman, was charged with having attempted to murder…

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Soldier Settlement States' Losses Inquiry to Be Held Canberra

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 December 1927 · page 4

As a result of a request made in July by the States for additional financial assistance for soldier land settlement the Commonwealth…

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Unknown Soldier's Tomb Opened

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 20 December 1927 · page 5

The tomb of the Unknown Soldier was secretly opened recently and souvenirs of remembrance, which had been placed on the grave, were…

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Soldiers' Funeral Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 December 1927 · page 6

Driver Sidney Wade, D.C.M., a New Zealand soldier who died penniless in a city lodging house yesterday, will not be as a pauper. Arrange…

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War in 1935

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 22 December 1927 · page 4

Another startling prophecy regarding the next war is made 'by M. de Jouvenal, France's delegate to the League of Nations, in the course of…

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Found Dead Griffith Soldier, Settler

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 23 December 1927 · page 5

A soldier settler at Griffith, Austasius George Raphael, was found dead in his orchard on Tuesday morning, portion of his head having…

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Preference to Soldiers Mr. Hughes's Son's Appointment Dissatisfaction Among Returned Men Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 December 1927 · page 3

Representatives of the Returned Soldiers' League and the Limbless Soldiers' Association, who met in conference last night to disuse the…

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Farmer Wounded Assailant Commits Suicide Former Employee Peak Hill

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 December 1927 · page 1

"Going to the form of William Hando in Tomingley-road, where [?] bad been recently employed, Stanley [?] shot Charles Hando in the…

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Saved From Drowning Two Sisters Rescued Gallant Returned Soldier MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 December 1927 · page 2

Iesbel Darkin ager 11 years, and her sister Verna, aged 6 years, of St. [?] narrowly escaped drowning while bathing at Brighton Beach…

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War Secrets Big Bertha a Costly Failure the Submarine Menace

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 December 1927 · page 3

Although it is more than eight, years since the Great War ended, the carefully guarded secrets are just emerging, particularly that of…

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A Critical Period. in the Great War

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 30 December 1927 · page 3

As we have a very large number of [?]turned soldiers on the area, the for[?]wing review of the latest volume issued of the British official…

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Wagga Returned Soldiers' League

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 December 1927 · page 2

The last meeting for the year of the Wagga sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' Leaguo will be held at the Empire Hall tomorrow night at 9…

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Postal Employees Dismissed Protest by Returned Soldiers' League Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 31 December 1927 · page 6

The State [?] of the Returned [?] League, Mr. Stagg, states to-day that be had reliable information that the moore men were to be…

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