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The wars & local soldiers, 1927

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The Wool Cheque Pre-war Comparison

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 27

The actual realisations of wool in the Commonwealth during the calendar year 1926 amounted to £58,177,839, of Which £50,890,628 represented wool in…

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Guns Roar at Oporto City Is Captured' Hundreds Wounded Portuguese Revolt Is Failing Lisbon

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 1

GOVERNMENT troops are reported to have entered Oporto, after a terrific artillery duel, and now occupy strategic points in the city, which is…

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Old Enemy Is Honored Aguinaldo's Win Echo of Philippines War Manila

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 1

GENERAL, EMILO AGUINALDO,who was Commander-in-Chief of the phillippine Army in the war against the united states more than…

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Sport Sayings and Doings Changed! Price of Success? League Publicity Queensland Football War

The Sun · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 4

Back to the Star Chamber and its secrecy. The New South Wales Rugby League Committee last night refused to allow…

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Churchill's Memoirs Comparison of War Losses Grisly Spoils of Battle Price of Neglect (No. 2)

The Sun · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 15

In this second article from the third volume of his book on the war Mr. Churchill pursues the argument of "The Blood Test," which was, begun in our issue of yesterday. To-day he examines the theory of attrition in the light of actual losses on the side of Germany and of the Allies…

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Coal War Threat an Appeal to Bruce Baddeley Seeks Compromise Ill Send Messenger to Melbourne Invoking Industrial Peace Act

Evening News · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 10

THREATS of a coal war on the Northern fields were discussed in the Legislative. Assembly to-day, when the Minister for Labor and Industry, Mr. Baddeley, announced that he proposed to send an officer to…

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Returned Soldiers Good Work in New Guinea

The Sun · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 4

Fine work is being done by returned soldiers on the expropriated property in New Guinea, according to passengers who arrived from Rabaul…

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Strike v. War

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 9 February 1927 · page 10

LLOYD GEORGE points out that the British "mining disaster" cost, the Government four times as much as the Boer war. Stupendous but significant!…

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War Service Homes

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 February 1927 · 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 West, Belmore, Gore Hill, Manly,…

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Rifle Shooting Miss Elliott Scores Possible at Anzac Range

Referee · Wednesday 9 February 1927 · page 14

The feat of Miss Elliott, of Bankstown Club, in scoring a seven-shot possible at 500 yards, enabling her to head the scores for her club, was the…

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Mussolini Again. Wants Poison Gas for Next War

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 9 February 1927 · page 19

Mussolini made a speech at the International Congress of Scientists at Bologna. One of the professors who was present when interviewed said that…

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New Prayers . Churches at War Clergy's Threat London

The Sun · Wednesday 9 February 1927 · page 1

"Canterbury's prayer book peace is unlikely to be realised," says the "Evening News." The first blow in the prayerbook…

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Changed Minds Result of War Revised Prayer Book London

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 February 1927 · page 9

The most important ecclesiastical event in the Church of England within living memory took place yesterday when the Convocations…

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"Soldier-policemen" Macdonald's Fears London

Evening News · Wednesday 9 February 1927 · page 1

Speaking on the Address-in-Reply in the House of Commons this evening the leader of the labor Party Mr. Ramsay…

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Wellingrove Soldiers' Memorial. Glen Innes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 February 1927 · page 16

The Soldiers' Memorial Hall at Wellingrove was formally opened in the presence of a large gathering of residents and visitors. Mr. Selwyn Miller, president of the Memorial Hall…

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Football War Queensland Position Breakaways Delighted Toowoomba

The Sun · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 8

Commenting on tho action of the N.S.W. Rugby League in calling the rival football League bodies of Queensland to a conference in Sydney on February 21, Mr. R. E…

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Anglicans at War Dispute Over Prayer Book Societies Organising London

The Labor Daily · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 1

BITTER partisan conflict over the adoption of the new revised Church of England Prayer Book began to-day…

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Nobody Knew What Might Happen at Jutland New War Engines Commanders Pit Great Forces Hale-blindly (No. 4)

The Sun · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 17

Continuing his scrutiny of the Battle of Jutland, Mr. Churchill discusses the tactics of Admiral Jellicoe and Admiral Scheer, and relates the circumstances in which the German Commander began his escape from the Grand Fleet. (By the Right Hon. Winston Churchill)…

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For Sick Soldiers Books Are Wanted

Evening News · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 10

THE appeal for books and periodicals issued months ago on behalf of the returned soldiers in hospitals and homes, met with such ready response…

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'Soldiers' Day Appeal

Evening News · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 19

Friday, March 4, will be Soldiers Day in the city and metropolitan area. The voluntary services of a large army of woman have been enlisted. The…

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