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The wars & local soldiers, 1926

3,102 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 156

G.-G.'s Regrets War Museum Visit

The Sun · Tuesday 26 January 1926 · page 12

It was the intention of the Governor-General to pay an unofficial visit to the Australian War Museum this morning. At the last moment…

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Transport War Rages How Melb. Fares Melbourne

Evening News · Tuesday 26 January 1926 · page 3

The Melbourne public is becoming accustomed to electric teams running through the centre of the city and so far no accident has…

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War Gesture Russia to China Soviet's Demands Three-day Ultimatum LONDON, January 24

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 January 1926 · page 1

Reports from Oslo state that Russia is seriously and feverishly preparing for war with China. The army is mobilising, and the…

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No War Soviet Backs Down "Accept Terms" Chinese General Wins London, Monday Night

The Sun · Tuesday 26 January 1926 · page 1

The Riga correspondent of "The Times" says that Moscow has capitulated in its dispute with China over the Chinese Eastern railway…

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War Clouds In the East. Russia Prepares. Demand on China. SHANGHAI, Jan. 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 January 1926 · page 7

Arising out of the arrest of Russian officials of the Chinese Eastern Railway, war clouds threaten in Chinn. The Soviet is stated to be feverishly preparing for a…

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The War Is Off Chang Backs Down Ivanov Released and Others with Him Shanghai, Monday Night

Evening News · Tuesday 26 January 1926 · page 1

APEKING telegram says that the Soviet Consul-General telegraphed to M. Karakhan, the Russian…

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Soldiers' Day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 January 1926 · page 3

Many interesting items are being organised to make Soldiers' Day a success by the United Returned Soldiers' Fund, which consists of the Limbless Soldiers' Association, the T.B…

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Soldiers Complain Wagga

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 26 January 1926 · page 8

Complaints have been made to the Wagga Municipal Council by the Wagga branch of the Returned Sailors and fiddlers Imperial League that returned…

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European Labor and War Against War

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 27 January 1926 · page 19

The movement among the working people of the nations of Europe against future international wars is gaining ground. According to Mr. John Bromley, General Secretary of the Amalgamated Society of…

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Italian War Debt. London, Jan. 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 January 1926 · page 13

An agreement has been leached on [?]road lines regarding the funding of the Italian debt to Britain A drafting committee will meet to-morrow to settle details. It is believed…

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War-stricken Areas. Australia's Work. London, Jan. 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 January 1926 · page 13

Major Phillips, superintendent of Australian cemeteries on the Somme, under the Imperial War Graves Commission, is visiting London He informed the Australian Press Association…

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War Trophies R.s.l. May Hold Ballot

The Sun · Wednesday 27 January 1926 · page 8

The application of the Bondi Waverley sub-branch for a machine gun to be placed outside the Eastern Suburbs War Memorial Hall has…

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Labor's Concern in Peace. There Must Be Another War

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 27 January 1926 · page 4

Organised Labor has a vital concern in the whole question of war and peace. The workers always have to bear the brunt of the fighting in war, and upon…

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What War Cost Germany. Loss of 12,000,000 Lives Besides Territory

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 27 January 1926 · page 19

It is now possible, for the first time, to state exactly wha't the Great War cost Germany in human life and population. This is possible ay a result of a long and…

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War Missed by Close Shave. League Checks Greek Attack by 2 1/2 Hours

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 27 January 1926 · page 5

The report of the League of Nations Commission on the Greco-Bulgarian frontier incident shows that war was missed only by a very "close shave," and it was…

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Birds Destroy Crops Soldiers Want Guns

The Sun · Wednesday 27 January 1926 · page 7

The damage being done by birds to fruit crops on the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area--it was stated at a meeting of the executive board that…

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Goulburn War Memorial

The Sun · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 20

After having visited the Goulburn war memorial, on the commanding peak outside the city, yesterday, the secretary of the R.S.L. (Mr…

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Lord Howe. Island Exports. War Against Rats

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 10

The Lord Howe Island Board of Control, consisting of [?]. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick, M.L.A. (chairman). Dr. Darnall Smith (who was recently sppoiuted to fill the vacancy caused…

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More War In Seamen's Union "Wharfies" Join in

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 5

There now is definite friction between the Now South Wales and Victorian branches of the Seamen's Union, over the supposed…

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War Service Homes. Auditor-general's Report. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 12

The War Service Homes Commission, It is stated, in the annual report, of the Auditor-General, tabled in the House of Representatives to-day, has made advances to…

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