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The wars & local soldiers, 1929

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Anzac Day

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 April 1929 · page 2

Doubtless many find it difficult to realise that fourteen years have passed since the civilian soldiers of Australia performed a feat that was regarded as…

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The Anzac

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 April 1929 · page 3

We saw him in the springtime. In all his glowing powers; With happy song and laughter, The gladness of youth's hours…

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Anzac Day Cootamundra's Celebration

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 25 April 1929 · page 3

The 14th anniversary of Anzac Day was celebrated in Cootamundra with the usual march to the monument, and a short service…

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Graves of the Mighty Potent Advocates of Peace. an Anzac Day Reminder Magnitude of British Effort in Great War

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 April 1929 · page 2

To-day is Anzac Day, the fourteenth anniversary of that glorious dawn which saw the birth of Australia as a nation. It was born in blood and anguish, the blood of heroes and the sorrow of the mothers who gave them…

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Wounded with Razor Woman's Serious Injuries Husband Sent for Trial Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 April 1929 · page 1

At the Newtown Police Court to-day Ernest Steward, aged 28 years, motor driver, was committed for trial on a charge of having feloniously wounded…

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Shot in Back Officer Killed by Sepoy Disaffected Soldier's Revenge Calcutta

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 April 1929 · page 1

Major W. C. S. Haycraft, of the 8th Punjabi regiment, was shot dead by a Sikh sepoy on the rifle range at Nowohora. Major Hayeraft was in change of…

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Anzac Day

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 2
Also in Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review

Anzac Day was celebrated in a quiet manner in Gundagai. There was no crowd about, but we have yet a few who remember oar fallen…

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Spirit of Anzac Soldier Teacher's Suggestion

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 3

Addressing a large body of returned soldier teachers, Mr. E. Clarke, President of the Teachers' Returned Soldiers Association, said that to keep the…

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Anzac Concert for Relief of Needy Soldiers

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 3

The Wagga public had a chance to show its sympathy for needy returned men by attending the Oxford Theatre last night where a concert had been…

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Anzac Day Celebration at Narandera

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 2

The fourteenth anniversary of Anzac Day was celebrated yesterday. The celebration at Narandera took the same form as has been adopted…

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Anzac Day. Impressive Services Many Warriors Attend

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 2

Yesterday was Anzac Day, and it was typical of Gallipoli. In the early morn a little rain fell and as the day wore on a bleak wind sprang up and made things anything but comfortable. The morning certainly was in keeping with the occasion…

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After War Roads

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 6

Probably owing to the bad condition in which French main roads were left after the war, the springing of cars in general has received more attention in…

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Australian War Memorial. Canberra Institution Complete Historical Collection

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 7

Yesterday there was a special significance to Anzac Day, for at Canberra, in the presence of representatives of most of the Allied Nations, there was commenced an institution which will endure through the years to come. It is the Australian War…

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Australian Tribute to Heroes of Gallipoli Landing Anzac Day Solemnobservance and Thanksgiving Wagga's Fitting Celebration Crowds at Monument and Combined Service Learning the Lesson of Peace

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 3

The memory of one of the most glorious undertakings in the history of the war is yet undimmed. The anniversary of the landing of the Australian and New Zealand troops on Gallipoli was celebrated throughout Australia…

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Soldiers' Troubles Government Nonchalance Evasive Replies to Resolutions

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 1

At Whitton on Saturday soldier delegates representing Leeton, Griffith, Yenda, Murrami, Yanco No. 1 and Myall Park considered the Ministerial replies to the resolutions passed at the last meeting of the Soldiers' Conference. The following are the…

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Anzac Day Celebrations at Junee

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 April 1929 · page 4

Anzac Day was commemorated in Junee by a combined service held in the Presbyterian church. The Anglican, Presbyterian and Methodist Churches,…

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Anzac Day Observance in London Cenotaph Ceremony London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 April 1929 · page 4

An impressive ceremony characterised Anzac Day. A memorial service at the Church of St. Clement Danes was attended by the High…

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Slashed with Razor Man Severely Wounded. Affray at Surry Hills Assailant Escapes SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 April 1929 · page 1

Shortly after midnight Peter Crouch aged 34 years, was savagely attacked by a man with a razor at his home at Surrey Hills. A neighbor informed…

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Voice of Peace Drowned in Clamor for War Addresses by Mr. Hughes, M.H.R. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 April 1929 · page 1

Mr. Hughes,. M.H.R., addressing the Lane Cove Returned Soldiers' Club, said: "On every side we see nations armed to the tooth and the voices of…

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