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The wars & local soldiers, 1928

3,759 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 188

Limbless Soldiers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 12

The swimming baths and club-house under construction at Vaucluse for the use of limbless soldiers, are nearig completion. The Limbless Soldiers' Association requires £50,000…

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"C'est La Guerre !" Soldiers' Day Appeal

The Sun · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 12

Barraged in the trenches with shells, besieged with vermin, and often half- frozen on the bleak fields of Flanders, the Digger managed to remain…

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Soldiers' Day Appeal

The Labor Daily · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 7

It is hard enough to return from a war broken and bathered, but is harder still on and on relating that the disabilities caused though was service preclude…

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U.S. Navy Is Target for All Comers "What Say You?" Committee to Critics Peace Experts Heard Forecast Distrust and War Washington

Evening News · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 1

SCHOOLMASTERS, representatives of churches, peace organisations, and other outside bodies were allowed the unprecedented privilege of having their say on America's proposed huge naval expansion scheme…

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Uni. Privileges to Returned Men

The Labor Daily · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 4

HALF-FEES for returned soldiers and their children; exempted from compliance with the rules regarding matriculation--these are only a few of…

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At Anzac To-morrow

Arrow · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 14

The annual prize meeting of the Metropolitan Distinct R.Cs' Union will open at Anzac range to-morrow, with the decision of the B series contests…

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Gun Accident. Girl' Dreadfully Wounded. Policeman Gives Anaesthetic. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 12

A shocking gun accident occurred near Yalgoo yesterday Francis Gerald Edwards left a loaded shotgun, with the muzzle pointing upwards on the front seat of his…

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War Record, "Good Reference" Magistrate's Remarks Resented Returned Soldiers' Organisation Will Discuss the Matter Some Are Still "Returning"

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 9

Is the Great War over--and have the Diggers merged themselves into the civilian population of Australia? The remarks of Mr. May, a Tarn worth magistrate,…

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Dengue Fever War on Mosquitoes Disease Carriers

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 16

Dengue fever carriers, the mosquitoes, are unusually active at present, Dr. Wallace, Government medical officer at Newcastle, has recently…

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Navy Building. Fomenting War. Deputation's Protest. WASHINGTON. Feb. 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 11

Strong opposition to the 740,000,000- dollar warship construction programme was ex pressed by a delegation representing the World Alliance for International Friendship…

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Tug-of-war. Challenge to A.l.p. Branches

The Propeller · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 8

It seems that the most important topic at present among A.L.P. branches is the prowess of their tug-of-war teams. The Langlea A.L.P. team now offers to challenge teams…

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"Room Forty" Decoding Foe's Messages a Secret of the War

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 15

None of the many good mystery plays now running in London, however far-fetched and exciting, can compare in romantic glamour with…

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China's Civil War a Reign of Terror Pirates on the Coast

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 2

Fighting in China has decreased to an appreciable extent, and only spasmodic outbreaks are reported from isolated parts. As a result of the…

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War on Country Party. Pact Trouble in South Australia. Country Party Members Desert

The Land · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 3

The resignation of three South Australian members of Parliament from the Country party has been a rude shock to those who believe. in the strength and independence of the party. The three members are Messrs. M. McIntosh, leader and Minister for Works in the Butler…

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Returned Soldier Rebuked

The Land · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 7

"The war has been over 10 years now, and it is time those who went to it realised that they are now civilians," said the magistrate to a defendant in…

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The University. Assisting Returned Soldiers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 16

Those who listened to an address by Professor Holme at the Legacy Club luncheon yesterday came away with the impression that the University of Sydney had more than…

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Soldier Settlement Posilion in Victoria. Minister's Figures Challenged. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 16

Addressing a conference of soldier settlers from all parts of the State, the Minister for Lands (Mr. Balley) declared that he felt assured that in most cases soldiers' blocks…

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Returned Soldiers. Magistrate's Observation. Criticised by Legacy Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 16

Members of the New South Wales Legacy Club, yesterday took exception to the remarks concerning returned men made by Mr. May, P.M., who in fining a man at Tamworth on…

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How Lloyd George Sabotaged Asquith War Days Recalled Orgy of Propaganda and Bribery to Oust His Leader Riot of Corruption London

The Labor Daily · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 1

THE drain of the Earl of Oxford and Asquith has opened a controversy in a section of the [?] regarding the Ministerial crisis which led to Mr. Lloyd George aided by his newspaper propaganda, ousting his leader from the Premiership…

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A War Menace Danger From a Small State

The Labor Daily · Saturday 18 February 1928 · page 11

THE DANGER of another great war, as the result of disputes concerning one of the new States that emerged…

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