Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← The wars & local soldiers, all years

Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1919

2,397 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 10 of 120

Bellingen Social. Soldiers Welcomed Home

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 4

Bright with streamers of flags, and draped fay Union Jacks on the platform, the small and stuffy Bellingen School of Arts Hall bravely covered its natural…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

A Soldier and a Man

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 2

A fellow-traveller along the coast yesterday with Mr. J. A. Puddicombe was Major Campbell, D.S.O., M.C. Major Campbell, who was a…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

The Cost of the War

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 8

Another estimate of the cost of the war has been made. On this occasion an American official institution is the source. The Federal Reserve Board of…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

The Channel Tunnel. Opposed by War Office

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 4

The English Liberal Party and the leaders of the Liberal Party have perhaps on their conscience two instances of lack of prevision. One was the…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

War Aftermath Affairs in Portugal. London, Thursday Night

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 2

It is unofficially reported that martial law has been proclaimed throughout Portugal…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Locked-up War Book. Ministerial Explanation. Cape Town

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 9

Some capital has been made by the Nationalists out of "Viscount Harcourt's speech on November 19, wherein he stated that, a war book had been locked in the…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

Sailors & Soldiers' League President Appeals to Returned Soldiers

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 4

Lieut-Colonel W. K. Bolton, C.B.E., president of the Returned Sailors' and Soldiers' Imperial League of Australia, is issuing the following appeal to…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Soldiers' Relatives' Badges

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 4

Captain Smith, area officer, has received the following letter, re the above: Victoria Barracks, Brisbane…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

An Indignant Clergyman. Treatment of Returned Soldiers. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 January 1919 · page 9

Speaking at a soldier's welcome at Uralla, the Rev. Mr. Cowie, Presbyterian Minister, quoted an instance, where a returned soldier at Armidale had to take…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

Visit to Anzac. British Officers Impressed. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 January 1919 · page 3

Mr. Peacock, the "Sun's" special commissioner in the Mediterranean, telegraphing from Chanak, says that the commander and the senior staff officers…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Inter-state Conference. Business Interrupted. Demand for War Indemnity. Melbourne, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 27 January 1919 · page 2

The Federal and State Conference of Ministers to-day was unable to do much without the New South Welsh delegates…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

More Money Wanted. Union S.S. C[?] War Bonus. 50 Monthly. Wellington

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 27 January 1919 · page 2

A war bonus of 50 per month has been granted by the Union S.S. Company to the members of the Merchant Service Guild, which asked for 60…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Suspicious Case in Sydney. the Patient a Returned Soldier. in Randwick Military Hospital. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 January 1919 · page 2

A patient in Sydney, whose symptoms resemble those of influenza, is a returned soldier. He is in an isolation ward in No. 4 Military Hospital, Randwick. The…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Returned Soldiers' League. No Part in Industrial Disputes. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 27 January 1919 · page 2

At Perth the Returned Soldiers' Association Conference decided not to participate in any industrial disputes involving returned men…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

A Case in Sydney. Soldier From Melbourne. All Contacts Isolated. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 27 January 1919 · page 3

The N.S.W. Health Minister, Mr. J. D. Fitzgerald, M.L.C., stated to-day that there is one case suspected of being influenza in Sydney. It is that…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Soldiers' Diaries

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 January 1919 · page 4

The trustees of the Mitchell Library are advertising in our columns for original diaries of Australian and New Zealand soldiers, for permanent preservation…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

War Aftermath a Long Flight. Vancouver

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1919 · page 2

A Frenchman has aeroplaned across the Mediterranean from Marseiles to Algiers…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

War Problems. Fighting Among Themselves. German Riots Quelled. Sydney

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1919 · page 2

It is considered probable that the Rhine, Danube, Victula, Scheldt, Strume, Conge, and Am[?] [?] come under the League of Na[?]…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Britain's War Burden. Still £4,000,000 Daily. London, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 29 January 1919 · page 3

It is estimated that the British war expenditure is now four millions sterling dally…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Returning Soldiers

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1919 · page 2

Word has been received during the past few days that another two of Dorrigo's soldiers are on the way home. The two heroes referred to…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →