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The wars & local soldiers, 1929

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War Banished U.S.A. and Britain Washington, Oct. 10

The Daily Express · Friday 11 October 1929 · page 1

Mr. Hoover and Mr. Macdonald Jointly announced on Wednesday night that their conversations had been based upon assumption that war…

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A War Incident Recalled

The Daily Express · Saturday 12 October 1929 · page 4

In all the air raiding over London during the war the Houses of Parliament were hit only once. A fragment shrapnel fired by British…

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Wool and Its Value Pre-War and Present Prices

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 14 October 1929 · page 2

Troublesome and depressing though the wool market has been of late, the maladies from which it is suffering have without doubt been aggravated…

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1d Per, Loaf Bread War at Rozelle Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 14 October 1929 · page 4

The bread war continues at Rozelle and one shopkeeper sold his product at ld per loaf yesterday. and his cart was mobbed by…

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Mimic War Melbourne This Time "Enemy" by Air Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 October 1929 · page 2

An Air Force exercise which has been arranged for tomorrow will include an aerial attack on some at present unknown key point in Melbourne…

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War Graves Pilgrims Another Tour Contemplated London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 October 1929 · page 4

The organiser of the Australian war graves pilgrimage, Mr. Redfern, is planning a pilgrimage in 1930 of 200 pilgrims, occupying 13 weeks, which…

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War in China Feng a Prisoner Shanghai. Oct. 15

The Daily Express · Thursday 17 October 1929 · page 1

Startling reports have been broadcasted from Nanking stating that [?] Yu Shiang is held prisoner by yen Hsl Shan. He was taken by…

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Soldier Settlers Home Maintenance Areas Boards Appointed Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 October 1929 · page 4
Also in Cootamundra Herald

The Minister for Lands, Mr. Ball, announced to-day that, following the approval of the Cabinet to constitute boards to consider requests of soldier…

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Soldier Settlements the New Boards Personnel Announced Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 17 October 1929 · page 2

The Minister for Lands, Mr. Ball, announced to-day that following upon on approval of the cabinet to constitute boards to consider requests…

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A Fortune of War How Mr. Bruce Accepts Canberra

The Daily Express · Friday 18 October 1929 · page 2

Td-night Mr. Bruce stated that the result of the election in Flinders electorate had come to him as a deep disappointment. He had…

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Bongolong Soldier Settlers. Deputation to Shire

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 18 October 1929 · page 2

A deputation from the Bongolong Soldier Settlement visited the Shire meeting on Tuesday to voice a complaint re the increase in their rates…

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Soldier Settler’s Appeal

The Daily Express · Friday 18 October 1929 · page 2

The Wagga Land Board, Messrs. F. J. Peake (chairman), J. J. Mc-Grath and J. W. Shepherd, was occupied all day yesterday in hearing an…

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Returned Soldiers League

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 18 October 1929 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the R.S. and S.I. League was held on Monday evening last, there being present Messrs. F. T. Yeoman (President), W…

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Limbless Soldiers

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 22 October 1929 · page 2
Also in The Tumut and Adelong Times, The Daily Express, Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser

The need of provision being made for the badly disabled soldiers of the Great War was recognised soon after our men came back. The…

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Soldier Settlements the New Boards Personnel Announced

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 22 October 1929 · page 1

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Ball) announced on Wednesday last, that, following upon approval of the Cabinet to constitute boards to consider…

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Women and War

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 October 1929 · page 7

The report from Stockholm that Erich Remarque, the brilliant young author of "All Quiet on the Western Front," is the likeliest candidate for…

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