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The wars & local soldiers, 1928

3,759 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 188

The "Oil War." Fight for the Indian Market. Calcutta, Jan. 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 9

The eastern "oil war" is developing into a three-cornered contest. The Texas Oil Company, which is understood to be associated with the Texas Oil Corporation, has appointed…

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War with Britain an Insane Fear Coolidge's Assurance Admiral Is Rebuked New York

The Labor Daily · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 1

PRESIDENT COOLIDGE to-day, in a press interview, said that in same person will attach importance in the remarks of Rear-Admiral…

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War Talk. By an Admiral. Not to Be Taken Seriously. Mr. Coolidge's Opinion. WASHINGTON, Jan. 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 9

President Coolldge declared to-day that he saw no reason why the newspapers of this or any other country should take seriously the statements of American naval officers…

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Returned Soldiers. Appeal to Organise. Some Distressing Cases Tamworth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 10

"I know an unemployed returned soldier in Tamworth who has to keep two children on a pension of 10/ a week" said Mr. R. Hutchinson, country vice-president of the Returned…

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R.S.S.I.L. Will Help Returned Soldier's Case

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 5

Speaking yesterday of the case of the New Zealand returned soldier who allegedly broke a window to call attention to the starving…

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My Book of the Week "Obscene Foolery" War Talk: U.s.a. and Gt. Britain "Will Civilisation Crash ?" a Naval M.p's. Ominous Warning

Evening News · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 4

LIEUTENANT-COMMANDER J. M. Kenworthy, one of the members of the present British Parliament, is a person very well worth listening to, not only for the manner in which he advances his arguments, which is a clear and forcible…

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Coolidge Repudiates War Talk Inflammatory Statements for Congress Only Naval Officers' Predictions of Trouble With Commercial Rivals Not to be Taken Seriously "Other Countries Will Understand" Washington

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 4

President Coolidge declares that he sees no reason why newspapers in America or any other country should take seriously the statements of American naval officers predicting war between the United States and her commercial…

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Welcome Home to Mr. Ley. Large Gathering at Hurstville

The Propeller · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 3

The Masonic Hall, Hurstville, was crowded on Tuesday night when the members of the Hurstville and South Hurstville branches of the National…

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Woman Wounded Another Razor Victim?

Evening News · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 10

About the same time as Miller was being attended to. a woman who gave the name of Muriel Rogers. or Daphne Mitchell, 25. was taken to Sydney…

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War's Verdict London

The Sun · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 1

Declaring that the Government's memorandum to the League of [?] regarding security pacts and…

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War on Cancer Big London Congress London

The Labor Daily · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 5

SIR JOHN BLAND-SUTTON the famous British physician and surgeon, is organising a big campaign against cancer…

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The Oil War. Anglo-Persian Romance the Fight for Mosul

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 10

In 1913 the British share of the world's resources was 2 per cent. To-day [?] estimated to be about 75 per cent. "Accor[?] ing to careful calculations made by [?]…

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U.S. War Talk Caustic Critic "Asinine Outburst" Washington

Evening News · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 1

IN [?] the House of [?] to-day Representation [?] war talk as an [?]…

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Unemployed War Sydney Fight Against “Economy ” T. U. Movement Backs Workless

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 4

The Sydney Branch of the Unemployed Union has its hands full assisting the movement of the Unemployed in all parts of N.S.W…

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Effect of the War. People More Polite and Kind. Mr. Beale's Observation Abroad. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 12

A marked effect of the late war, declared Mr. O. C. Beale, mannging director of the Beale Piano Co., on his return from abroad, was the extreme politeness and kindness…

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Soviet Rifles. Drilling the Young Russian War Spirit. Scene in Red Square. LONDON, Jan. 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 11

Mr. W. Wellock, M.P., who recently visited Russia, makes remarkable disclosures about the methods adopted by the Sovict to increase the military spirit among the…

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Prince on Guard Sergeant's "Cushy" Job Soldier's Last Letter

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 2

Several stories concerning the Prince of Wales while he was on active service were told around the tale at the Grenadier Guards' Old…

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Soldiers Want Land Request to Minister

Evening News · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 10

THAT an area of 750,000 acres of land in the [?] district be thrown open for settlement, and that 50 per cent of it be given to soldier settlers…

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Ex-soldiers Get Another Lesson Thrown On The Scrapheap Like a Sucked Lemon

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 2

The executive of the Returned Soldiers' League is complaining bitterly of the ruthless policy of economy being adopted by the Federal Government…

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Cry for Land 200 Soldiers--two Blocks Deputation to Minister

The Sun · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 2

A deputation from the Returned Soldiers' League to-day, which waited on the Minister for Lands (Mr. R. T. Ball), asked that the Crown throw…

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