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The wars & local soldiers, 1929

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Lacmalac Soldiers' Settlement the Settlers Reply to Mr. Ball's Strictures "Untrue and Damaging"

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 15 November 1929 · page 4

At a meeting of the above settlers to consider the statements published simultaneously in the local, metropolitan and other country…

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A Famous War Hospital

The Daily Express · Saturday 16 November 1929 · page 3

One of the most finely equipped hospitals in Great Britain is to be closed this month. It is the Queen’s Hospital at S[?]cup, Kent, which at…

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Journey's End King Sees War Play Manuscript Auctioned London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 November 1929 · page 4

The King and Queen and the Duke and Duchess of York paid a surprise visit to "Journey's End" to-night, which was the King's fourth visit to a…

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Ushers Dressed Like Army Officers Returned Soldiers Protest Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 November 1929 · page 1

The State executive of the Returned Soldiers' League last, night protested against the methods of some amusement houses in garbing their…

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Unemployed Many Returned Soldiers Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 November 1929 · page 1

At a meeting of the executive of the Returned Soldiers' League, Mr. M'Kenzie said that he could notice no improvement in the labor market. He…

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Anzac Day in N.s.w

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 November 1929 · page 2

Though the Federal Congress of the Returned Soldiers' League, at Perth, has adopted a resolution seeking to put a real Sabbath complexion, on the…

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Two Children and Gun One Fatally Wounded Kiama

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 November 1929 · page 1

Bruce Alexander, aged 9 years, died in the Kiama Hospital as the result of a gunshot wound in the left breast. He had been shooting on the…

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Rifle Discharged Boy Wounded in Neck Narrow Escape From Death Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 November 1929 · page 1

A bullet from a military service rifle penetrated the neck of Edward Vass, aged 16 years, of Annandale, yesterday, but missed the arteries. The doctors…

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Limbless Soldiers

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 18 November 1929 · page 2

Buits of tickets in the Limbies-Soldiers 'Great Austral Art. Union must be returned to O. Beyors, box 3446r, G.P.O., or 19 Bligh street…

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A “Ball” For Ball! Trounced for Divulging Private Business of Soldier Settlers. Lacmalac Settlers Hit Back

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 18 November 1929 · page 3

A meeting of Lacmalac Soldier Settlers was held last week to consider the statements published simultaneously in the local,…

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War Book Published by Poet Unquotable Anecdotes LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 19 November 1929 · page 2

Mr. Robert Graves, the well known writer of prose and verse, is publishing a war book entitled "Good-bye to All." It is considered that it is likely to…

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Britain and U.S.A. Naval Parity Trotsky Predicts War CONSTANTINOPLE

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 19 November 1929 · page 2

"War between Great Britain and the United States will not be prevented by an Anglo-American naval agreement," said M. Trotsky, interviewed…

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U.S.A. Secretary for War Death of Mr. James Good Washington, November 18

The Daily Express · Wednesday 20 November 1929 · page 4

The Secretary for War, M. James Good died to-night. The committee of the South Australian Jockey Club has decided to…

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Limbless Soldiers

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 20 November 1929 · page 2

Butts of tickets in the Limbissa Soldiers 'Great Austral Art Union must be returned to O. Beyers, box, 3446R, G.P.O., or 19 Bligh street,…

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Successful Appeal Soldier [?]Ttler’ Stock

The Daily Express · Wednesday 20 November 1929 · page 2

In an appeal to the Land and Valuation Court, Mr. [?]licw Pike presiding in Sydney yesterday, George [?]nest McEschern a returned [?]…

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Chinese Civil War Government's Difficulties Shanghai

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 November 1929 · page 2

Uncensored foreign reports which reached here by air mail to-day reveal the most critical position of the Government forces at Honan and General…

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Limbless Soldiers

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 21 November 1929 · page 2

Butts of tickets in the Limbless Soldiers 'Great Austral Art. Union must be returned to O. Beyers, box 3446R, G.P.O., or 19 Bligh street,…

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Intruder Shot Wounded in Hip Householder's Action Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 November 1929 · page 4

Allegedly caught in the act of breaking into a house at Balmain this afternoon, a man was shot in the hip. William Scott, aged 24 years, told the…

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Limbless Soldiers

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 22 November 1929 · page 2
Also in Cootamundra Herald

Butts of tickets in the Limbless Soldiers' Great Austral Art Union must be returned to O. Boyers, Box 3446, R, G.P.O., or 19 Bligh-street, Sydney, by…

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