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

The wars & local soldiers, 1924

422 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 22

War Condemned Methodists Demand World Conference New York

National Advocate · Monday 26 May 1924 · page 2

A message from Springfields, Massa chusetts, states that the Methodist Assembly adopted a resolution condemning war as the suicide of…

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A Dead City French Memorial of War Paris

National Advocate · Tuesday 27 May 1924 · page 2

The French authorities have decided that Thiepval shall remain a dead city, killed by the war. The ruins are to be kept as memorial for all…

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A New War 18 Germany Preparing? Alarming Reports in England Poincare's Grave Warning London

National Advocate · Wednesday 28 May 1924 · page 2

Alarmist reports of military [?] were mentioned in the House of Commons to-day Sir Frederick Hall, asked whether…

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Death Ray Terrible Modern Discovery Taken to Paris "Might Make War Impossible" London, Tuesday Night

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 28 May 1924 · page 2

Them was a dramatic sequel today to Matthews' death ray negotiations, when a motor car dashed up just too rate to stop Matthews leaving by…

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To Be or Not to Be Dunedoo Returned Soldiers' League

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 May 1924 · page 28

A meeting of the Dunedoo Leadeville Returned Soldiers' League was held in the "Chronicle" office on Saturday, 17th instant…

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Soldier Settlements Visit O Pmr. Wearne, Minister for Lands a Day of Inspection Story of Bungle and Muddle

National Advocate · Friday 30 May 1924 · page 2

"They came, they saw, and they did not conquer." This sums up the position of the soldier settlers who took up blocks of land at Montavella…

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Bathurst Soldier Settlements. Bathurst

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 30 May 1924 · page 4

After a thorough throe hours' inspection of Montavella settlers' areas to-day, Mr. Wearne, Minister for Lands, said lie was satisfied that something would have to be…

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Soldiering in the 70'S

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 30 May 1924 · page 8

Field-Marshal Sir William Robertson, addressing a large audience at the Working Men's College, London, dealt with life in the ranks of the British army nearly 50…

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New Australian Industry. [?] Soldiers’ Achievement

Leader · Friday 30 May 1924 · page 2

There is on view in the windows of [?] now buildings, in Summer Street, one of the [?] of [?] that can be [?]any…

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War Relics 38 French Bodies Unearthed Paris

National Advocate · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 2

As a result of a fore in St. Mark Wood near Tracy-le-Mont in the famous Oise zone, the bodies of 38 French soldiers were discovered. The…

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Bees in Battle East African Secret of Creat War Man's 100 Stincs London, April 6

The Bathurst Times · Monday 2 June 1924 · page 1

A practically unknown episode of the war, in which the Germans used bees against the British, is now revealed, following the death in Rome…

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Correspondence Soldiers Tensions (To the Editor.)

The Bathurst Times · Monday 2 June 1924 · page 3

Sir,-A matter of great public importance now that the War has been over so many years, is tho soldiers' pensions, and it is surely time they wore fixed…

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Huntley Soldiers Settlement

Leader · Wednesday 4 June 1924 · page 2

If the Minister for Lands, Mr. wea[?] had a [?] a little further west last week on the [?] of his [?] of the Macquarie…

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War Pension Cases. Charges Against Officials. Melbourne

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 June 1924 · page 24

In the House of representatives Mr. Brennan directed attention to ar pension cases and made serious charges against repatriation…

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If War Came U.S. Navy's Condition "Deplorable" New York

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 5 June 1924 · page 2

"If Japan should go to the extreme of taking the Philippine Islands, and thus force the United States into war, we should find ourselves in a…

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Returned Soldiers Question of Preference

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 7 June 1924 · page 1

Before Mr. Justice Campbell, in Chambers, an appeal, in the nature of a special case, was made on behalf of Claude Russell Glasson from the…

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To-day's Telegrams. Returned Soldiers and Public Service. Sydney

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 9 June 1924 · page 2

A fire broke out at Hadcock's newsagent's shop at Redfern early this morning. The place was gutted. The flames were noticed by two policemen, who gave the alarm. The…

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Fable Told in Slang Getting Even With a War Profiteer

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 10 June 1924 · page 1

Once there was a Husky employed to crack the whip around a factory that did not offer an attractive vista from the car window, although it blossomed…

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Soldiers' Memorial Hall

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 11 June 1924 · page 2

The new Soldiers' Memorial Hall will come into full parochial use for the first time tomorrow afternoon and evening when the Women's Auxiliary and the…

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Cowra Tragedy. Two Wounded-one Dead. Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 June 1924 · page 25

A quarter-caste, James Ryan, shot Mrs. Grace Flint and a man named Flynn with a revolver at Cowra yesterday, and later was…

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