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The wars & local soldiers, 1928

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Welcome Home Party

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 19

TO welcome home Mrs. George Saywell, who returned on Saturday by the Niagara, after a twelve months' trip abroad, Mrs. R. A. Peach and Mrs…

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Gay Color Scheme at Welcome Home After Tour Abroad

Evening News · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 13

LOW baskets, filled with pink Radiance roses and carnation mingling with blue delphinium and arranged on pink table cloths, made…

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Woman Wounded. Declines to Make Statement. Alleged Razor Attack. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 15

At the Adelaide Police Court this morning William Walter O'connell was charged with having inflicted grievous bodily harm on Myrtle Taylor, aged 37…

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War Memorial. Tamworth's Town Hall

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 15

The municipality of Tamworth, having deelded to erect as a war memorial a public hall, to include the council chamber and municipal offices, sought the assistance of the…

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War Nurse's Death Two Years in Egypt Katoomba

Evening News · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 4

RETRNED solders of Katoomba and Leura sub-branches marched at the General of Nurse Irene Lillan Carney at Katoonbs yesterday. The come was…

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Europe's Progress in Three Years Greater Than for Any Period Since War LONDON

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 15

Speaking at Worcester, the Prime Minister, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, expressed the view that more progress had been made throughout Europe in…

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To Shoot at Bisley Eliminations Good Targets on Anzac Range Anzac Rifle Range

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 6

GREAT shooting was the feature of the second day of the Bisley test. Fourteen of the competitors were eliminated…

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The Bisley Test Manuell Still Leads. Anzac Range

Evening News · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 9

IN SWELTERING heat the is markemen left to the Bisley [?]mination test, to decide this State's representative in the Australian team, continued their si[?]…

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Tamworth War Memorial Hall

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 10

"WINNING DESIGN SUBMITTED BY MESSRS. PEDDLE, THORP, AND WALKER, ARCHITECTS, 0F SYDNEY…

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Shots Fly in North Queensland Maltese Wounded Man and Woman Charged Cairns

The Sun · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 2

Two Maltese, Salvatore Zamut and Paul Mercieca, are lying, in Innisfall Hospital seriously wounded as the result of a shooting affray that occurred…

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The War Office Helps Motor Transport

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 31

From time to time reference is made in motor publications to the British War Office subsidy scheme. The following paper, submitted by the British…

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Put an End to War. Criminal Preparation for Mutual Destruction

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 18

Striking speeches were made at the annual conference of the British No-More-War Movement at York (England) on November 4…

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Will Remain Famous Eiffel Tower Helped Win War London

The Sun · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 1

The "Daily Mail" says that it is glad to learn that the reported intention to demolish the Eiffel Tower…

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Returned Soldiers' Lively Meeting. New Executive Appointed

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 18

Uproar prevailed at a meeting of the Sydney Branch of the T.B. Soldiers and Sailors' Association held last night. It was a stormy meeting from start to finish…

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£1,200,000,000 Pool Latest War Debts Scheme Hand of Berlin? Pay U.s.a, Wipe the Slate and Help Europe

The Sun · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 5

Many schemes have been postulated for the settlement of inter Allied war debt, and of war born obligations to the United Slates. First of the proposals was that which emanated from Britain soon after the termination of hostilities. Britain's suggestion, submitted in all seriousness, was…

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Cargo on Idle Ships May Be Banned by Union Sinister Suggestion in Shipping War is Freely Discussed by Seamen Out of Jobs Theodore on Moreton Bay Issue

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 13

If a threat freely discussed by the jobless seamen is put into execution, then an extension of the shipping trouble is certain. The seamen declared that their union would make…

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The Library CAn Australian "Side Show," and "Aircraftsman Shaw" "The Australians at Ranard, "Vol. X. of the Official History of Australia in the Great War," by Lieut.—Colonel S. S. Mackenzie "Laurence, and the [?]." by Robert Graves. "The Boys Life of Colonel Lawrence" by Lowell Thomas

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 25

WITH the exception of certain efforts—some successful, and others not—to prevent German shiping leaving our home ports immediately after the declaration of hostilities on that, fateful…

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The Fleet. Anzac Recommissioned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 10

The destroyer Anzac, which had been tied up alongside Garden Island for more than a year, has been recommissioned. The vessel hss been thoroughly overhauled and…

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Dundas Vandals War Against Council

Evening News · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 9

The Mayor of Dundas, Aid. Harley, produces weighted pieces of wire at the council meeting last night'. These, he said, had been thrown over the electric…

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The War Museum. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 7

Sir,—As an added attraction to the above I would suggest that a series of explanatory lecturettes be initiated, and have no doubt but that many suitable volun[?]ers for the…

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