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The wars & local soldiers, 1926

3,102 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 156

War Service Homes

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 4

The War Service Homes Commission's activities still continue, and in this issue tenders are invited for the erection of cottages at Concord (3), Ryde, Belmore, Bankstown, Sans…

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Russia's Holy War

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 6

The Russian Dictatorship, according to yesterday's cables, declares that the next great war will be waged against the capitalistic Powers of the…

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A Pact of War

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 13

ALREADY the Locarno Pact is losing much of its pristine brightness and glory. France and Poland are jibbing—not playing the game; whilst the entry of…

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War in China—snow in England

Evening News · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 12

GOOD GUNNERY was feature of some of the gunners in the Ch. [?] civil war This crew fired 15 rounds a minute THE TWO ROADS.—[?] the front, pass an ambulance [?] AT THE 294-MILE PEG—Children on their way to school at…

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War-time Profits. Double Taxation. High Court Case. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 16

The High Court of Australia, consisting of the Chief Justice (Sir Adrian Knox), Mr. Justice isaacs, Mr. Justice Duffy, Mr. Justice Rich, and Mr. Justice Starke, to-day beard…

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The Call of War Empire Responsibility Dominions' Position London, February 22

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 7

Brigadier-General John Hartman Morgan, who is now Professor of Constitutional Law at University College, London, delivered the first of four…

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DOMINIONS. Foreign Policy. Legal Status. In Event of War. LONDON, Feb. 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 15

Professor John Hartman Morgan, Professor of Constitutional Law and Rhodes lecturer in the laws of the Empire at University College, London, delivered the first of four…

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Tyre War Mutch and the 'Buses Who's to Blame? Traffic Dept. Attacked

The Sun · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 2

The Police Traffic Department was again severely criticised by the Minister for Education (Alderman Mutch), at last night's meeting of the Mascot…

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Settling Soldiers Loss of £550 a Head London

The Sun · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 1

Reporting on the land settlement scheme for ex-service men, the Committee on National Expenditure estimates the Government's loss at…

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Abolition War Next Move Is Lang's Will Ask for Women M's.l.c. the Missing Adherents of Labor How the Upper House Was Saved

Evening News · Wednesday 24 February 1926 · page 1

WITH AN OPTIMISM characteristic of politicians, Mr. Lang notwithstanding last night's defeat of the Abolition Bill in the Legislative Council, still adheres to his of repeated statement that, in the end, he will win in his fight to…

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General Cables Women Wounded. Mexico City, February 24

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 February 1926 · page 5

Many were wounded when police and firemen disporsed a demonstration of Catholic women, who were making a protest against the closing of a church…

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War Office Meat Contract

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 February 1926 · page 11

Our London correspondent cables that the Australian Meat Export Company is the successful tenderer for the supply of 1,500,000 12oz tins of corned beef for delivery in…

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Commercial. French Wool Buying. Post-War Expansion

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 25 February 1926 · page 39

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:— French operators have certainly been the wizards of this season's wool market. From abroad constant anticipations…

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Border War Poles V. Lithuanians Bombs and Guns London

The Sun · Thursday 25 February 1926 · page 1

The Riga correspondent of "'The Times" states that there are conflicting reports of trouble on the Polish Lithuanian frontier…

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Death of General H. B. LASSETTER. Distinguished Soldier and Citizen. an Exemplary Australian

The Catholic Press · Thursday 25 February 1926 · page 18

The death of Brigadier-General Harry Beauchamp Lassetter, on Wednesday of last week, removed from commercial and military circles, one of the most…

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French Wool Buying Post-War Expansion

The Land · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 17

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—French operators have certainly been the wizards of this season's wool market. From abroad…

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Pastoralists' Lean Year Heavy Losses War on Extremists Perth

The Labor Daily · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 10

Mt. Ernest Lee-Steere, who presided at the annual meeting of the Pastoralists' Association, said that the figures available for the past twelve…

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Federal Session Talk of Many Tilings War Promises Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 6

Occasionally it hap as that the time Blotted for private members' business in the Federal Parliament provokes into prominence something of exceptional importance…

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Bombshell in War Homes Dept. Sub-branch Goes Diggers Resentful

Evening News · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 4

A SURPRISE was caused at the meeting of the Returned Soldiers' League last night, when it was intimated that the…

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Japan's Sinews of War Navy Costs Are Cut Tokyo, Thursday Evening

Evening News · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 1

THE LOWER HOUSE this evening passed the Budget unanimously. Before It was paused. Admiral Taka rabe. Minister for the navy.stated…

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