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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1919

2,397 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 120

Returned Fighters' League. President Appeals to Returned Soldiers

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1919 · page 3

Lieut-Colonel W. K. Bolte[?] C.B.E. president of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League of Australia, is issuing the…

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No Shingles Wanted. For Roofing Soldiers' Homes

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1919 · page 2

The Director of Soldiers' Settlements has written to Mr. G. S. Briner, M.L.A., as follows:—"A communication addressed to…

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Case in the Interior. Returned Soldier at Millthorpe Affected. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 January 1919 · page 5

Word has reached Orange from Millthorpe that a returned soldier named Willis, who landed in Melbourne from the Leicestershire, had developed Spanish…

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Riots at Winnipeg. Returned Soldiers Smash Foreign Headquarters. Vancouver

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

A Winnipeg message says: A resumption of the soldiers' riot here resulted in the wrecking of the foreign Bolshevist headquarters and the…

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Dealing in War Material

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 January 1919 · page 5

William Burrow, manager of the Midland Gun Company at Birmingham, and John McGrath, clerk at the Camperdown goods station on the London and…

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Aftermath of the War. Attempt to Ration Employment. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 January 1919 · page 5

Mr. Garvin, in a grave warning in the "Observer," says.--"To thwart the industrial outbreak may require all the insight, steadiness, and self-control…

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News of the World. British War Debt. Pooling Proposals. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 January 1919 · page 5

An Ottawa message states that the announcement Australia is ready to submit proposals for pooling the British War Debt is arousing the interest of the…

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Teachers Enlisted

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 January 1919 · page 4

Addressing the Teachers Conference at Brisbane last week, Mr. Hardacre said that the total number of teachers employed in the State schools who enlisted…

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Wireless Telephony and War Genius of Marconi

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 2

A London cable says: -- Mr. Godfrey Isaacs, managing director of the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company, Limited, in the course…

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Britain's Sea Heroes. War and Fishing. an Opportunity to Reward

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 5

War and regigion have had a potent influence on the development of the fishing industry of Great Britain. As to religion, the connection can be…

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Portugal's Civil War. Republican Success. Royalists Still Hold Oporto. Lisbon, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 5

The Republicans have re-taken Bragnanch and Vazon, while Oporto and Brague still remain in the Royalists' hands. Fighting is reported…

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The Peace Conference. League of Nations. President Wilson's Address. Destroying the Foundations of War. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 4

President Wilson addressed the Peace Conference on the proposed League of Nations, which he considered to be necessary. It was necessary that they…

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Land for Soldiers. British Government's Scheme. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 4

It is announced that the Government is prepared to provide a subsidy amounting to many millions sterling for the purpose of establishing small agricultural…

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British Repatriation. Settling Soldiers on the Land. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 5

It is understood that the British Government is preparing various plans for the settlement of ex-soldiers on the land. It will provide small holdings…

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Belgium's War Bill. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 5

Belgium has presented a reparation, bill of 700 millions sterling, including railways and telegraphs 140 millions, war expenditure 110 millions, taxes paid to…

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War Aftermath Peace Conference. the Polish Question. London, Thursday Night

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 2

Representatives of the five Great Powers met twice to-day. The Polish delegates this morning made a general statement on the…

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British Army. War Office Notification. Army Ofoccupation Retention of Air Force. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 5

The War Office announces that the British armies at the date of the armistice numbered three and a half millions. Demobilisation is proceeding as rapidly…

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Dorrigo Soldier's Letter

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 6

The following is a letter from Private H. E. Corpse to his father Mr. T. Corpse of Gangara:— "I reckon we got a great victory…

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Repatriation. Labor Congress Proposals. Looking After the Soldiers. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 5

Among the repatriation proposals at the forthcoming annual Labor Congress are:--That all blind, disfigured and disabled soldiers be given a free life pass…

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The Pacific Islands. President Wilson's Strong Stand. Annexation Proposals Defeated. Disappointment of Dominions' Representatives. Strong Comment of British Press. Internationalisation. Agreed to by Imperial War Cabinet. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 5

The "Daily Mail" says the British Imperial War Cabinet accepts President Wislon's suggestion for the internationalisation of the German colonies,…

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