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The wars & local soldiers, 1929

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Anti-war Domain Demonstrators Mrs. M'gowan's Slogans Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 August 1929 · page 2

An anti-war demonstration was held in the Sydney Domain this afternoon, under the auspices of the Sydney Trades and Labor Council…

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War Anniversary Return to Battlefields London, August 4

The Daily Express · Tuesday 6 August 1929 · page 1

Eleven hundred ex-service men and their [?] station to visit the [?] on the [?]‘ anniversary it was a…

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War Pilgrims Memorial to Fallen London, August 4

The Daily Express · Tuesday 6 August 1929 · page 1

The whole Empire was represented at Arras, when War Secretary Shaw speaking in French presented a set of six stained-glass windows…

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Former War Lord Held on Shooting Charge Tokio

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 August 1929 · page 2

As the result of a shooting affray at Beppu, Chang Sung-chang, a former war lord of Shantung, has together with his private secretary been…

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Murder in Japan Prince's Son Shot Chinese Ex-war Lord Indicted Tokio, Aug, 5

The Daily Express · Tuesday 6 August 1929 · page 2

As the result of the mysterious shooting array at [?]ppu Japanese hot springs on Saturday, chang Hung Chung former war lord together…

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Soldier Settlers Conference Concluded Export of Stud Sheep

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 August 1929 · page 2

Deliberations of the Soldier Settlers' Conference were concluded on Saturday. Complaint was made that private…

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Soldier Settlers Government Beady to Help Premier Opens Conference

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 6 August 1929 · page 1

Not only were soldiers in some instances failing on the land, but men on the land were having a bad time generally, declared the Acting…

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Ex-soldiers Confer Address by Mr. Ball What Balances the Ledger Prestige Of Digger Stands High SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 August 1929 · page 1

The largest attendance on record was present at the opening of the annual congress of the State branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' League…

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Soldier Settlement Almost Criminal Blunders Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 7 August 1929 · page 1

The largest attendance on record was present at the opening of the annual congress of the State branch of the Returned Soldiers’ League…

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War Graves Pilgrims Extol Beauty of the Cemeteries London. August 6

The Daily Express · Thursday 8 August 1929 · page 2

In the course of a speech to the war graves pilgrims at Australia House. Sir Granville Ryrie said he had followed the pilgrimage with…

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War Pilgrims at Villers Bretonneux Our "Adopted City" Mayor's Discourtesy Protest To Be Made LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 August 1929 · page 1

The Australian war pilgrims are to confer with the High Commissioner for the Commonwealth, Sir Granville Ryrie, with the object of…

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Soldiers' Conference Reference to Federal President Deleted From Report Homes Schemes for Aged SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 August 1929 · page 2

The Returned Soldiers' Conference, which is being hold here, decided to-day to delete from the annual report the paragraph concerning the resolution of…

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Soldiers Conference Reference to Federal President SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 8 August 1929 · page 1

The Returned Soldiers conference which is being held here decade yesterday to delete form the annual report the paragraph concerning the…

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Woman Wounded Husband Sent for Trial

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 August 1929 · page 3

At the Ba[?]arat Police Court on Wednesday Gorge Green was charged with having shot at his wife, Sarah Ann Green, with intent to grievous…

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War Relief

The Daily Express · Friday 9 August 1929 · page 2

In his address to the [?] [?] at dinner in Sydney [?] [?] Mr. Abbot, [?] Home and Territories, declared that…

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Soldier Settlers War Relief Nearly As Great As War Debt Commonwealth Will Wipe Off £2,600,000 Federal Minister’s Address to Returned Soldiers at Dinner ( SYDNEY

The Daily Express · Friday 9 August 1929 · page 1

There were over 3000 delegates present at the returned soldiers’ dinner held in the Agricultural Hall at the show ground to-night. Those present…

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War Secrets a Remarkable Museum

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 August 1929 · page 8

Many secrets of the war are hidden in the basement of tins Harbor Board offices at Zeebrugge, a few hundred yards away from the entrance…

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Soldier Settlers Justice Pike's Inquiry "Areas Too Small" Conference Continues

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 August 1929 · page 5

The time of the Returned Soldiers' Conference yesterday was mostly taken up with the discussion of soldier settlement and financial…

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Soldiers of the Cross Social

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 August 1929 · page 3

The Soldiers of the Cross were hosts at a children's social in St. Mary's Hall, North Wagga, on Wednesday nights 'About 40 children…

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Soldier Settlers Conference in Sydney

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 9 August 1929 · page 4

Many matters of paramount interest to "digger" farmers of the M.I.A. in particular and to settlers generally were considered at the Soldier [?]…

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