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The wars & local soldiers, 1930

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Mimic Air War. Air Force Exercises Four Days' Battle London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 August 1930 · page 1

England will experience a four days' mimic air war this week. The annual exercises of the Royal Air Force will begin on Tuesday. They consist of…

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Returned Soldiers' Re-union a Successful Function

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 12 August 1930 · page 2

Friday last was a day that was full of memories for many of the Australian returned soldiers Indeed this particular time of the year is one…

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Stole Money Box Returned Soldier's Lapse Family Destitute Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 August 1930 · page 1

A returned soldier who stole a money box from an office in Castlereagh street, city, this morning, was allowed to go by the police after they ascertained…

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CORRESPONDENCE (We do not necessarily endorse the views of our correspondents) Soldier Settlers (To the Editor "Daily Advertiser")

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 August 1930 · page 2

Sir,—In your issue of August 8, under the heading of "Soldier Settlers" appears another screed of vilifying type directed against myself by…

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MISSED £1200 Thief an Hour Late Wounded Man Recovering Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 August 1930 · page 3

An hour before the bandit attempted to rob the Clyde railway station last night, there was £1200 in the safe, but it was removed and sent to Sydney…

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Two Officers Wounded Daring Hold-up at Clyde Rahway Office Masked Bandit Shoots Deliberately to Kill Leaving His Two Victims Lying on the Floor He Then Bolted Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 15 August 1930 · page 1

In a desperate fight with an armed and masked man at Clyde railway station late last night William Gllowy, of George Street, Clyde, was…

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Mysterious Shooting at Railway Camp Worker Wounded Casino

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 August 1930 · page 1

The police are investigating a mysterious shooting which occurred at a railway camp on the Banalbo line last night, when Patrick M'Carthy was shot…

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Shots Fired at Navvies' Camp One Man Wounded Casino

The Daily Express · Saturday 16 August 1930 · page 1

The police are investigating a mysterious shooting which occurred at a railway camp on Bonalbo line last night, when Patrick McCarthy was…

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War in China Women and Children to Leave Tsinan Anti-british Feelng Shanghai

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 August 1930 · page 1

The northern claims to the recapture of Kueireh and Mamutsi, in north-eastern Honan, are offset by the slow approached of the Nanking forces…

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Correspondence Soldier Settlement (To the Editor, "Daily Advertiser")

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 August 1930 · page 4

Sir,—The Minister for Lands (Mr. Ball) still emphatically asserts that the Home Maintenance Boards constituted by him are in accordance with…

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Soldiers Rally Round Comrade

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 18 August 1930 · page 2

We mentioned, in Friday's issue, the damage by storm to the residence of Mr. Harry May, of "Caithness," [?] miles from Junee. Yesterday ten…

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The Spirit of Anzac

The Daily Express · Tuesday 19 August 1930 · page 4

The spirit of Anzac is not dead. On Wednesday a returned soldier, Mr. Harry May, had the roof taken off his home, during a cyclone, and…

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Two Officers Wounded Daring Hold-up at Clyde Railway Office Masked Bandit Shoots Deliberately to Kill Leaving His Two Victims Lying on the Floor, He Then Bolted

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 19 August 1930 · page 6

In a desperate fight with an armed and masked man at Clyde railway station late on Friday night William Galloway, of George-st., Clyde, was…

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Waterside Workers Soldiers Reject Preference Port Kembla Incident Wollongong

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 19 August 1930 · page 2

Returned soldier members of the local branch of the Waterside Workers' Union refused to take advantage of preference to returned soldiers in…

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Wagga Returned Soldiers

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 August 1930 · page 2
Also in The Daily Express

All returned soldiers are invited to attend the next meeting of the Returned Soldiers' League to be held in the Empire Hall on Friday night. Mr…

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War History (To the Editor)

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 21 August 1930 · page 5

Sir,—The War Historian (Mr. C. E. W. Bean) has asked The Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League of Australia to assist him in collecting…

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Living Areas for Soldier Settlers Exclusive Reservations Demanded . When Western Leases Terminate

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 21 August 1930 · page 7

Allegations that soldier settlers were being unfairly treated in the Western Lands Division were made at the Soldier Settlers' Conference…

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Permanent Officers Enlistment in Indian Army Request by Sir William Birdwood Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 August 1930 · page 3

Permanent officers of the Commonwealth military forces in Sydney are aggrieved at the refusal of the Ministry to allow officers who have…

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Constable Wounded Suspect Charged Melbourne

The Daily Express · Friday 22 August 1930 · page 2

At the Criminal Court to-day Jack Spencer, 27, of St. Kilda, laborer, was charged with shop breaking, or, alternatively, with receiving and…

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