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The wars & local soldiers, 1929

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Dismissal of Ex-soldiers League Approaches Postmaster General Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 1

It was decided at a meeting of the Returned Soldiers' League, last night to ask the Postmaster General, Mr. Gibson, to visit Sydney to investigate…

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Communist Party War Against Trotsky Forces Riga (Latvia)

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 2

Following the arrest of 150 men in Moscow and elsewhere, the Communist Party has issued a statement declaring relentless war against the Trotsky…

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Dismissed Soldiers League Seeks Re-instatement Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 3

Arrangements are being made for a deputation from the New South Wales branch of the Returned Soldiers' League to wait on Mr. Hughes, M.H.R.,…

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Scrapping of H.M.A.S. Sydney Returned Soldiers Protest "Historic Relic" Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 January 1929 · page 4

The State secretary of the Returned Soldiers' League, Col. W. J. Stagg, has received telegrams from Katoomba and Mascot sub-branches of the League…

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International Affairs Discussed by Ex-kaiser German Aggression Denied Unravelling Pre-War Intrigues LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 January 1929 · page 2

Co-incident with his 70th birthday, the ex-Kaiser has become suddenly communicative and in an exclusive interview to the "Sunday Express" he…

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War Service Homes Dismissals Inquiry SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 1

A board of three members have been appointed to inquire into the dismissals of seven diggers from the War Services Homes Department…

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Afghan Civil War Indians' in Kabul Safe Peshawar

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 February 1929 · page 2

An arrival from Kabul states that the Indians in the city and the Hindu rest houses and temples have not been touched. The usurper,…

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Ambulance Carnival Tug of War Championship Second Semi-final

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 February 1929 · page 3

The beach carnival in aid of the Wagga District Ambulance was well attended last night, despite the cold weather. A large crowd saw the…

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Echo of Great War Shell Kills Workmen Brussels

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 February 1929 · page 2
Also in Cootamundra Herald

The fifth shell found by battlefield workers near Nicuport exploded when the men attempted to remove the cap with a hammer. The three men were…

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Ambulance Carnival Tug of War Final Great Southern Hotel Wins

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 February 1929 · page 3

It is estimated that 1500 people saw the Great Southern Hotel team defeat Bournes Brick Yard team in the Goal of the tug of war championship last night. Once…

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War Declared on Lightning

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1929 · page 6

Declaring that not until science has found an adequate way to combat the ravaging effect of lightning on transmission lines will off the benefits and…

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Ambulance Beach Carnival Concluding Night Successful Tug of War Challenge

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 February 1929 · page 1

The carnival in aid of the Wagga District Ambulance building fund at the beach reserve ended on Saturday night. The special attraction was the…

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Blamed the War Goulburn

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 3

For falsely uttering cheques to the Value of £20 and £lO at Tarago on January 2, Allan Wills, 32, was, at the Goulburn Police Court yesterday…

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Afghan Civil War Ahmed Forced to Flee Tribesmen Destroy Jalalabad CALCUTTA

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 15 February 1929 · page 1
Also in Daily Advertiser

THE FORCES of All Ahmed, Jan, who was proclaimed ruler of Jalalabad, were defeated by Khugiani and shinwari tribesmen,…

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Relief for Soldier Settlers Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 February 1929 · page 2

The State secretary of the Returned Soldiers' League, Colonel W. J. Stagg, has been informed that the Cabinet has empowered the Minister for…

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Germany To-day Feeling Against War

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 February 1929 · page 4

Come to Germany and try to talk to any German about another war, or the need of another, war, and see how far you get. They have just one answer:…

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Advances to Settlers to Liquidate Unsecured Debts Soldiers' Request to Board Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 19 February 1929 · page 1

A joint conference at Narromine of Soldier Settlers' Associations and the Returned Soldiers' League decided to urge the Soldiers Settlement…

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Enlistment of Swiss Guards Question of Neutrality Geneva

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 19 February 1929 · page 5

A problem has arisen over enlistment for the Pope's Swiss Guards-Ordinarily permission has been readily obtainable from Switzerland, but now…

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