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The wars & local soldiers, 1930

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Escaped Convicts Sensational Get-away From Prison Quarry Pitched Battle Follows with Pursuing Police Two of the Prisoners Shot Dead, Third Wounded, and Fourth Escaped Adelaide

The Daily Express · Saturday 19 July 1930 · page 1

Four convicts who escaped from the Yataia prison thus morning, and dashed off in a high-powered car, were overtaken by the police…

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Prisoner Escapes Recaptured by Police Wounded But Struggled Violently . INVERELL

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 July 1930 · page 1

Police engaged in a close chase with an escaped prisoner this morning, and shots were fired before he was recaptured. The man had been placed in…

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Correspondence Soldier Settlers (To the Editor "Daily Advertiser")

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 July 1930 · page 4

Sir,—I read with interest in your issue of uly 17 a letter from the Minister for Lands (Mr. Ball) regarding the Home Maintenance Area Board,…

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Wagga Returned Soldiers

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 July 1930 · page 2

The committee of the Wagga sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League lias arranged for Mr. T. A. White, District Inspector of Schools,…

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Legless Soldier on Manslaughter Charge Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 22 July 1930 · page 1

Frederick Thrie, 47, was remanded at the Central court charged with alleged manslaughter of Margaret Burke, who was run down by a cat…

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Returned Soldiers

The Daily Express · Tuesday 22 July 1930 · page 2

The committee of the Returned Soldiers' League have arranged for Mr. white, Inspector of School, who is also a returned soldier to give an…

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10,000,000 Sovs. a War-time Cable Hobart

The Daily Express · Friday 25 July 1930 · page 4

A hitherto unpublished story of the war was told by Mr. J. A Jenson, who was Minister for Defence in the Hughes War Cabinet, in a…

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Soldier Settlers Home Maintenance Areas Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 July 1930 · page 1

The Minister for Lands (Mr Bailey) assured a Returned Soldiers' League deputation to-day that the would assist Victorian soldier settlors to secure…

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Minister for Lands in Wagga Discusses Soldier Settlements and Western Lands Leases Opportunities For Development On Murrumbidgee

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 July 1930 · page 5

Mr. Ball, Minister for Lands, was in Wagga last night. On Wednesday he had visited Lockhart, and yesterday he visited the Berry Jerry forest reserve. In the course of a conversation he referred to statements made by Mr. M…

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Unemployed Ex-soldiers Service in India a Communist Canard Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 July 1930 · page 2

The Minister for Defence (Mr. Green), in a letter to the Trades Hall authorities, emphatically denied the statement in a circular issued on…

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Australian Battalion Stirring War History Lecture by Capt. T. A. White

The Daily Express · Saturday 26 July 1930 · page 2

A stirring lecture on "The History of an Australian Battalion" was given last night, at the monthly meeting of the Returned Soldiers' League…

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Returned Soldiers' League Monthly Meeting Held Lecture by Mr. T. A. White

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 July 1930 · page 2

Thc ordinary monthly meeting of the Wagga branch of the R.S.S.I.L.A. was held last night in the Empire Hall. Before the business of the meeting, a…

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Prisoners' Heroism Unruly Soldiers Work Unceasingly

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 July 1930 · page 4

The prisoners who were released from prison following on the earthquake, fought their way into houses where people were imprisoned, and…

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Soldier Settlers and Federal Government Request For Review Of Capital Values Deputation to Mr. Forde

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 July 1930 · page 3

Following the conference of returned soldier settlers from Walbundrie, Toole's Creek, Tarcutta, Tarabandra, Urangeline, Dirnaseer, Marrar,…

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Dog War Hero

The Daily Express · Tuesday 29 July 1930 · page 4

The bulldog Bing, a world-war hero, decorated for services with the United States expeditionary forces in France, was buried in the soldiers…

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Soldier Settlers Defence Committee Meets in Wagga Mr. Ball's Statement Resented

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 July 1930 · page 3

A meeting of the Soldier Settlers' Defence Committee was held in Wagga on Saturday night. It was expected that Mr. Forde, M.H.R. would be…

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Two Men Quarrel Another Wounded Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 31 July 1930 · page 3

As Robert Lazarus, aged 27 years, was walking along Drummond street, Carlton, with a friend to-night in the direction of his home, he saw two men…

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Returned Soldiers' League

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 31 July 1930 · page 6

Mr L. T. Harley presided over a fair attendance of members of Hillston sub-branch of the R.S. & S.I.L. of A on Tuesday evening…

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Local and General Dog War Hero

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 1 August 1930 · page 6

The bulldog, Bing, a world-war hero, decorated for services with the United States expeditionary forces in France, was buried in the soldiers cemetery at…

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Meeting of Protest Returned Soldiers' Defence

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 1 August 1930 · page 5

A meeting of the executive committee of the Returned Soldier Settlers' Defence committee was held at Wagga last Saturday evening. Mr. F…

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