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The wars & local soldiers, 1928

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"Plain Bill" Ryrie Wants Him War-time Charger London

Evening News · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 1

MAJOR-GENERAL [?] GRANVILLE RYRIE has been scratching his head all [?] Australian House. [?] the brand…

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Eyes on the World War or Peace? Europe Since the Armistice

The Land · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 4

The eyes of the world are on Europe. Home say that the nations of the Continent are straining to fly at each others' throats. Others…

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The Treaty. Outlawing War. Conflicting Views. European Peace. WASHINGTON, Jan. 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 11

Reaction to the proposed terms of the Franco-American arbitration Treaty in Paris, London, and Berlin, has had peculiar reverberation at Washington, particularly in…

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Is It Bluff? War Pact Not Popular Even U.S.A. Apathetic London

The Sun · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 1

The next move is up to France and America. That is the general consensus of opinion in London regarding the pact proposed by the U.S. Secretary of State (Mr. F. B. Kellogg) to outlaw War. Meanwhile official circles in…

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To Outlaw War Cold Reception to U.S. Note London "Considers" Press Awaits the Cue Washington

The Labor Daily · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 1

MR. F. B. KELLOGG, U.S. Secretary of State, issued s Note yesterday outlining his Government's plans to outlaw war…

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Farmer and Settler. Summer Motoring Issue, 1928 Farmer and Settler. Transport War South Australian Crisis Motor 'Buses Withdrawn

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 14

War has broken out between the private motor 'bus owners and the public transport authorities in S.A. Some months ago the South…

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U.S.A. Ban on War Britain Handed Copy "Broadly Approved" Will It Stand Crisis Test? London

Evening News · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 1

A COPY of the Note which the American Secretary of State, Mr. Kellogg, sent to the Government of France, in which he suggested a pact to outlaw war between the two nations, was formally handed to the British…

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Prate of Peace and Arm for War Diplomatic Hypocrites Lloyd George Exposes Colossal Preparations World Near Abyss! London

The Labor Daily · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 1

THE New Year finds Europe aimed to the teeth, while its diplomatic mouthpieces are renewing their lip-service in the principles of the Sermon on the Mount. Peace, as yet, is as intangible as a dream, and complete…

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Soldier Settlers' Protest. Abolition of Cultural Payments

The Land · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 5

When the sustenance allowances to soldier settlers were discontinued, a system of cultural payments, by which the settlers have received about £80 per year each, was substituted. The cultural payments have now ceased, and strong protests have been made by…

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A Clean Slate for Dead Soldiers London

Evening News · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 1

SHOULD [?] the battle[?] blot out [?] and expla[?] every crime. That we [?] question raised by Sir…

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Justice for Dead Soldiers' Convictions London

The Sun · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 1

The Grand Jury at Birmingham to-day passed a resolution expressing the opinion that convictions recorded against soldiers and sailors killed in…

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Protest Against Non-soldier Hughes' Appointment T.b. Men Indignant

The Labor Daily · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 4

MEMBERS of the T.B. Sailors and Soldiers' Association are not going to take the appointment of a non-soldier (Mr. A. C. Hughes) as…

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P.m.g. Makes War on Wireless Would Squeeze Out B Class Stations Royal Commission's Report Is Ignored Radio Interests Up in Arms

The Labor Daily · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 5

THE B CLASS BROADCASTING STATIONS constitute the principal avenue through which broadcasting can be developed in the future, commercially, industrially, and socially. The new proposals of the Postmaster-General constitute a serious attack…

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War Memorial Designs

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 6

An architectural exhibition of designs submitted in competition for the Tarn worth War Memorial Town Hall and municipal offices, will be opened…

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"Horrors" of War

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 19

OVER "the other side" I discovered two new species of drunks-- one specimen of each. One imagined he was a moth and would try to fly at windows and bright…

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War Debts. Due to United States. Montreal, Jan. 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 15

Washington continued publication of reports that the United States Government is becoming more sympathetic to a programme which would couple a reduction of German…

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War Memories Inspired by reading Winston Churchill's book. "The World Crisis."

The Labor Daily · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 11

This bright spring day which indicates now life. Recalls to me the days of death and strife…

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Anti-war Pact Japan's Official Caution Scepticism in France Tokio

The Sun · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 1

The informal suggestion emanating from the U.S. Secretary of State (Mr. Kellogg), that Japan should join in a pact to outlaw war, has been received cautiously by the Japanese officials and press…

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War Outlawry Mystery Cecil Supports U.S. Plan Briand's Opposition London

The Labor Daily · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 1

BRITISH diplomatic circles profess to be mystified at President Coolidge's plan to outlaw war…

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Spin of Coin Decides N.z. Flight Crew Capt. Hood's War Dance

The Sun · Saturday 7 January 1928 · page 3

Two men eagerly watched the spin of a coin at the Wentworth Hotel last night. "Heads," called one. The coin clinked on the floor, showed "tails" and Captain…

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