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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1923

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Bombs Explode Under Train. Seven Soldiers Killed. PARIS

Leader · Monday 2 July 1923 · page 3

As a result of a [?] under a trade [?] from [?] in France [?] killed and 26 injured [?]…

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The Ruhr Germany Likely to Collapse Civil War Feared... London

National Advocate · Tuesday 3 July 1923 · page 2

With a sigh Germany realises that only a tug of war in the Ruhr remains, declares the Berlin correspondence of "The Times" referring to the…

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Wage war British Miners Strike Against Reduction Clashes with Police Many Injured and Much Damage Done London

National Advocate · Friday 6 July 1923 · page 2

A dispute, in which 25,000 colliery workers were involved, culminated in riotous at Whitehaven. The strikers smashed the company's…

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Soldiers Settlement Poultry Farmers Fail Mr. Wearne Investigation Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 6 July 1923 · page 2

Mr. Wearne Minister for Lands in the coarse of a statement said that he was going into the matter as to whether it was possible for poultry…

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Wage War London

National Advocate · Saturday 7 July 1923 · page 7

Reuter's Berlin correspondent states there is grave danger of a big strike movement in Berlin. Already 50,000 workers are ready to…

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Australia at War Praise for Australian Author London

National Advocate · Saturday 7 July 1923 · page 2

Reviewing Mr. Harry Gullot's book "Australia at war in Sinai and Palestine" the "Times" says he has produced a narrative which will send a…

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Wage War the Dockers' Strike Stormy Meetings Men Defy Leaders Trouble May Extend London

National Advocate · Saturday 7 July 1923 · page 2

Stormy meetings have taken place at various ports in connection with the dockers' strike, notably at Hull where the union officials met 5000…

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Pestilence After War. Russia Sorely Stricken. LONDON

Leader · Monday 9 July 1923 · page 2

The “Dally Express” says Russia is in the grip of a deathly epidemic of malaria. It Is officially estimated that [?] million cases a year are…

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Wage War Military to Beat Strikers Trouble in Nova Scotia Vancouver

National Advocate · Monday 9 July 1923 · page 2

A message from Sydney, Nova Scotia, states that the Provincial Attorney has ordered the arrest of President Livingstone and Secretary…

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Social to Help Soldiers' Memorial

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 9 July 1923 · page 12

The Mudgee Friendly Societies' Association have everything well in hand for a social which they are holding on Thursday evening next…

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The Dawn at Last. Soldiers' Memorial Committee Sees the Land of Promise. Money Required Will Be Raised

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 9 July 1923 · page 6

Declaring that they were at last within sight of the promised land, the Rev. S. Bostock Jones struck an optimistic note at the meeting…

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Soldier-Memorial Features Old Sports May Lauch and the Young Make Merry

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 9 July 1923 · page 9

No wonder the members of the soldiers' memorial committee who attended the last meeting were filled w[?] a new enthusiasm and…

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Unemployed Ex-soldiers

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 9 July 1923 · page 2

An appeal has been made in Sydney for assistance to ex-soldiers, several hundreds of whom are out of work. Many eases of actual destitution are reported to exist…

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Civil War in Italy London

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 July 1923 · page 3

The Fascisti and the Communists are engaged in fierce lights in Flor-ence. Over 200 arrests have been made. The Fascisti continue to…

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The Ruhr Another Outrage Belgian Soldier Shot the Pope's Appeal London

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 July 1923 · page 2

Another anti Belgian outrage is reported from Duisberg, where a soldier was shot in the back and killed by a German, who fled…

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Where's Wearne ? Lost, Stolen, or Strayed. a Minister for Lands Named Wearne. Last seen attending to Correspondence from a Soldier Settler about last March

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 July 1923 · page 12

Where's Wearne? A soldier settler wants him to square up a debt. Items of the bill are as follows:—Sum of £220, being balance of loan available; sum of £500, being loss incurred through allowed "administration" of Lands Department; sum of—say…

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Departmental Injustice. Soldier Settler Tells His Story

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 July 1923 · page 27

The following indictment of official muddledom and injustice has been forwarded to this paper by Mr. R. Gallaner a soldier settler on Lawson Park, Leadville. We are forwarding a copy of it, with editorial comments to Mr. Wearne and the…

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Tubercular Soldiers. Increased Pensions Advocated. Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 July 1923 · page 12

A conference representing cular soldiers decided yesterday in' Melbourne to ask for a pension of two guineas per week for these…

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On the Verge of War

Leader · Friday 13 July 1923 · page 6

LONDON, Thursday,— [?] addressing the [?] workers’ conference [?] that “We are on the [?] of war“ After [?] the [?] he said he…

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14 Million War Medals Issued 1800 Miles of Ribbon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 July 1923 · page 8

The War Office has issued the following statement:--Some idea of the immense amount of work involved and already accomplished in the distribution of the medals…

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