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The wars & local soldiers, 1926

3,102 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 156

French War Sloop Here for Docking Work in the Pacific

The Labor Daily · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 5

EARLY yesterday morning a French sloop of war, tho Cassiopee, entered Sydney Heads and exchanged salutes with the forts…

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War Dreams and How to Cure Them Coroner's Suggestion London

The Sun · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 1

At the inquest on Albert Witchett, who committed suicide by drowning himself, his brother gave evidence that Albert had been depressed owing to…

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Cricket War in Victoria a Counter-attack Selectors Praised Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 1

Though the Victorian cricket selectors have come in for severe criticism from a large section of the public they still have some…

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Soldier's Rates Not to be Written Off

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 7

The town clerk of Prospect and Sherwood reported on Tuesday night to his council that, parsuant to instructions, he had further inquired into the matter of…

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Soldiers' Cars

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 12

Exemption From Taxation Sought, Crippled soldiers that have had both logs amputated recently made representations to the State Government…

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A Soldier's Fortituer

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 4

Forty-Eight Surgical Operations. Forth-eight surgical operations have been performed at Gonova, on Albert Froldevaux, who was once a…

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Lord Allenby. a Great Soldier. Brilliant Career

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 10

Special significance for Australians attaches to the visit to this country of Lord Allenby, who was associated with the A.I.F. in the Great War as their leader in some of the most…

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FELL 20 Feet Shell-shocked Soldier Newcastle Solicitor Newcastle

The Sun · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 9

Hearing a noise at 1.10 o'clock, this morning, Mr. C. H. Barnett, of the Nationalists' Association, at Newcastle, went to investigate and discovered in…

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Mr. Wigley's War a Meeting of Denunciation?

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 5

THE war that began with a quarrel between the chairman of stipendiary stewards in Adelaide, Mr. M. J. Hogan, and Mr. T. F. Wigley, one of…

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New Gas for War. Odorless, but Deadly

The World's News · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 2

New poison gases, one of them without smell, but very deadly, have just been invented by Professor W. L. Lewis and Dr. Stiegler, of the North-Western University,…

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DEFENCE New Commandant Fine War Record Lord Allenby's Visit

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 17

In military or civilian clothes Major-General Brand was a well-known figure in Sydney. Possibly no Base Commandant has earned the same…

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Strike Cloud Shipping War Feared Job Control Transport Group in Melbourne

The Sun · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 5

Another stoppage of coastal shipping is threatened owing to the Job control policy. If the shipowners attempt to carry…

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Vic. War on N.S.W. MANUFACTURER New Riverina Industry Being Crippled

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 11

WHEN the N.S.W. Government made an agreement with Victoria permitting that State to run several of its railway lines across the Murray northward, the public was led to believe that definite concessions in regard to freight…

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The Soldier Bird

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 10

How oft wo stalked a leaf And thought it you, Where, in the bush, you watched Us peeping through --…

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Fighters Cavalry Are Vital New Life Allenby's War Theory Adelaide

The Sun · Sunday 10 January 1926 · page 2

The aeroplane has not robbed the cavalry of its value, but has increased it. The cavalry can go…

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"Allenby of Armageddon" Great War Biography Warrior, Humanist and Nature-lover Arrival at Adelaide

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 January 1926 · page 7

Lord Allenby arrived in Adelaide yesterday by the Mongolia, where the streets were decorated in his honour, a reception was…

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Achieved Wonders Australians in War Allenby Arrives at Adelaide the Position in Egypt Adelaide

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 January 1926 · page 1

With a slight stoop and a semblance of a limp, Earl Allenby, who arrived at Adelaide to-day, is a typical cavalry man. Prior to leaving the Mongolia for the city, the distinguished visitor said to the…

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Rifle Shooting. Anzac Range

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 January 1926 · page 15

The first shoot of the new year took place on Saturday. There was a big master at Anza[?], 22 clubs being well represented. It was not a good day for shooting, as the wind [?]sh-tailed, veering from south-east to…

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Young Man Wounded Pathetic Letter Goulburn

The Sun · Monday 11 January 1926 · page 10

Clem Dalton, a young man, arrived last night at the Southern Railway Hotel. This morning the licensee opened his door, and found Dalton…

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"Closing the Gates of War"

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 January 1926 · page 4

The historic gathering in the reception-room at the Foreign Office when the Locarno Pact was signed there. The picture was taken when Dr. Luther, the German Chancellor (on far side of table, in glasses) was voicing Germany's wishes for world peace…

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