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The wars & local soldiers, 1927

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Welcome Home ! Plans to Greet Bruce

The Sun · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 6

Preliminary arrangements are being made for a welcome to the Prime Minister on his return to Australia. Communications have been sent by…

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Wife Charged Five Shots Fired Husband Wounded Adelaide

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 7

Ruby Myrtle Cooper, of Kilkenny, who is alleged to have shot at her husband, Claude Arthur Cooper, on December 10, was charged at the polite…

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Bus-tram War Councils Approached Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 5

The Newcastle 'bus-tram war is growing more bitter. The tramwaymen have now asked the municipal councils to assist them in their…

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Tragic End Returned Man Drowned Uninjured During War

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 4

Eric Eyles, who met a tragic death at Albury on Wednesday, was a brother of Mrs. Ralph, wife of Mr. W. H. Ralph, the well-known taxi-cab proprietor, of…

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Preserving Foods Tin Cans and History One of War's Boons

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 18

It was Napoleon Bonaparts, who, wanting fresh meats and vegetables for his soidlers, first offered a prize equal to about £500 for a written…

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The Dominions. Status in Empire. Obligations in War. CAPETOWN, Jan. 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 11

In a speech in his electorate, General Smuts said that the only flag acceptable to South Africa would be a flag recognising both sections of the people. The Government should…

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Italy Will Pay War Debt to U.S.A. Big Voluntary Loan Rome

The Labor Daily · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 1

FIVE MILLION Ralians will subscribe one dollar each to meet the second payment of Italy's War Debt to America on June 15…

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The 'Girlie' Hops Over in New Class War "Labor Daily" Men Barred "Get Off the Premises!"

The Labor Daily · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 5

"Frightfulness" is the policy of the "Daily Guardian" where the "Labor Daily" and all connected with it are, concerned. Another development was…

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"Red Plots" Against U.s.? an Awful Discovery Mexico Is Blamed May Be Pretext for War Washington

The Labor Daily · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 1

SENSATIONAL allegations associating Mexlco's activity in arming the Nicaraguan revolutionists…

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Pulling the Soldier

The Land · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 19

Falaise Castle, where William the Conqueror was born, is on a high crag over a valley; and even from the market-place, outside the great church of St. Gervais, the streets fall…

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School of Arts Guildford Soldiers' Memorial

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 7

Activities, in connection with the organisation of functions with the object of procuring funds for the erection of Guildford Soldiers' Memorial School of…

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Soldier Injured Broken Arm and Leg Crushed Under Waggon

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 14 January 1927 · page 7

While exercising a team of horses at the Remount Depot, Holdsworthy, on Monday afternoon, an artilleryman named C. J. Maitland had the…

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Trust War Looming Want Russian Oil Agreement Falls Through Angry About China London

The Labor Daily · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 1

ONE or the most bitter oil wars in history is threatened as a result of the breakdown of arrangements by the three great oil combines to…

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Is North American Conflict Inevitable? War Cloud U.s.a. and Mexico Intervention? "Flaming Revolution"

The Sun · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 1

President Coolidge, despite opposition from political opponents at home, intends to proceed with his policy of crushing the Liberal revolt in Nicaragua, As Mexico is actively aiding the Liberals against the…

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China on the Brink Huge Fleet Ready Shanghai Smoulders Riots and Strikes Everywhere Peking's Big War Loan Shanghai

The Labor Daily · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 1

THE total naval force in Shanghai Harbor and along the Yang Tse Kiang is 58 warships, having an estimated landing force of 5000, mostly…

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Parliamentary Points Making of Bills Help for Soldier Settlers

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 8

There was no relief for the harassed victims of the summer session yesterday. They were putting in their fourth day of the week, and the weather outside was getting wanner…

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Welcome Home

Sunday Times · Sunday 16 January 1927 · page 16

The president of tho English-speaking Union, 'Sir Henry Braddon, who, with Lady Braddon, has just returned from a visit to England and America, was…

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A Welcome-home

Sunday Times · Sunday 16 January 1927 · page 16

The Hotel Sydney looked quite gay on Wednesday evening, when the members of the Millions Club extended a welcome to their president, Sir Arthur Rickards,…

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The Oil War Nicaragua's Revolt World-wide Significance

The Sun · Sunday 16 January 1927 · page 3

THE troruble between tho United States and Mexico concerning the revolution in Nicaragua may at first seem of rather remote Interest…

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"M'lle From Armentieres" Is Greatest War Picture Yet Screened Here

Sunday Times · Sunday 16 January 1927 · page 26

"Mademoiselle from Armentieres," the great British epic, which opened to a capacity house at the Crystal Palace Thentre yesterday, scored an immediate…

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