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The wars & local soldiers, 1929

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James Moves in Coal War Wire to Bruce W.a. Prices Are Quoted

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 30 January 1929 · page 6

MR. ROWLEY JAMES. M.H.R., has received vital evidence that the prices for coal in New South Wale.[?] By telegraph he has…

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An Expose! Timber War Combine's Big Double Kill Small Men and Workers (To the Editor.)

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 30 January 1929 · page 5

Sir,--Judge Lukir[?], in announcing his decision against the timber workers stressed the fact that the timber merchants of this city, on a capital of…

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Chief Secretary Collapses on Health Vacation China Famine Millions May Die But War Goes on

Evening News · Wednesday 30 January 1929 · page 6

WHILE business is being carried on, there is still unrest and disruption among the various factions of the Chinese, according to…

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Boy Wounded Bullet in Brain Melbourne Mystery Melbourne

Evening News · Thursday 31 January 1929 · page 11

UNLESS Albert Howard, 14, lying in a dangerous [?] in Melbourne Hospital with [?] in his brain, recover, [?]…

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Ludendorff on the War

Evening News · Thursday 31 January 1929 · page 10

Though General Ludenderff's thrones about the cause of the war and the need for a new Nordic religion in Germany are ludicrous, his views about the actual war itself are entitled to…

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A War Puzzle (Solution of yesterday's problem.)

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 January 1929 · page 27

There were 32 - Turks surrounding some Russians; each Turk fire'd one shot, which passed directly over the heads of three Russian soldiers, and…

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Diggers Win Independent Board War Homes Rumpus

The Sun · Thursday 31 January 1929 · page 15

The grievances of the Diggers in the N.S.W. branch of the War Service Homes Department are to be probed by an independent board…

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Guildford Soldiers Memorial What's Doing?—Get Busy!

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 31 January 1929 · page 7

Enthusiasm was the keynote of the carnival committee meeting of Guildford Soldiers' Memorial School of Arts, which was held on Monday. The hon. organiser…

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Welcome Home After Year Abroad Forty-six Women at One Long Table

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 19

THE long bank of windows in David Jones' tearoom, overlooking St. Mary's Cathedral, were flanked yesterday afternoon by one long table…

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War Homes Deserted Wives

The Sun · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 7

The Returned Soldiers' League, anxious to protect the rights of the deserted wife of a returned soldier, recently carried a resolution requesting…

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Deserted Wives War Service. Homls Commission's Policy

Evening News · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 11

THE position of a [?] an ex-soldier is [?] a war service home is [?] the Prime Minister. Mr…

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Fostered the War "Recreant Churches" (To the Editor.)

The Labor Daily · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 8

Sir.--Kindly once again grant me space to expound further bumble view on the [?] national question of the recreant churches. Also to answer Mr…

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Poppies of Memory Employment for War-Broken Men

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 17

Lady Haig's Foppy Factory, in Edinburgh employes 42 men incapacitated from undertaking any other kind of employment, making…

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“Labor” Councillor’s War on Unemployed CESSNOCK, Jan. 19

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 4

Charging the Kearsley Shire Council with deliberately holding up the construction of the Broke-Cessnock road, a deputation from the Cessnock…

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Political Land General News Looted Homes Missionaries Robbed in Chinese Civil War

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 2

During the chinese riots recently cubled reports contained graphic description of the hav[?] wrought and atrocities perpetrated by the reckless,…

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Sydney Now Timber War Spreads Men Shut Out Will Free Labor Be Engaged?

The Sun · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 12

The first blow in the Sydney timber workers' struggle was struck this morning. The secretary of the Timber Workers' Union (Mr. Culbert, M.L.C.) stated that ten workers at the Zetland…

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Near Disaster Twice in Week Govt. Will Act War on Go-getters Blacktown's Success

Evening News · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 11

THE Chief Secretary's Department advised Black town Shire Council last night that a Bill hurt been drafted to deal with "go-getter." land…

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Middle Head Fire. Large Area Aflame. Soldiers Reinforce Firemen

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 14

About 200 acres of bushland at Middle Head was swept by fire yesterday afternoon, and the flames were brought under control only after they had burnt down to Obelisk Beach…

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T.b. Soldiers' Fund

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 18

At the half-yearly meeting of the T.B. Sailors' and Soldiers' Distress Relief Fund, the honorary auditors (Messrs. Brierley and Brierley) submitted the financial statement…

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Returned Soldiers' League

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 14

The State council of the Returned Soldiers' League, representing delegates from all parts of New South Wales, attended the quarterly conference, which was concluded yesterday…

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