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The wars & local soldiers, 1919

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Belgium's War Claims. £600,000,000. PARIS, Sunday Night

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

The "Daily Express'" Paris correspondent states: "Belgium's war claims amount to £600,000,000…

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War Pensions. Already Amount to £4,542,000 Yearly. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 February 1919 · page 3

The total war pensions payments granted amount to £4,542,000 a year. Of this £1,572,000 is drawn in New South Wales by 48,244 persons, and £1,404,000 by…

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Echoes of the War. Ruined Regions. President Wilson's Sorrow London, Friday Night

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

President Wilson declares that he did not believe the devastated regions were so dreadful as he found them. They had caused him intense sorrow…

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Examination of Soldiers. Determination of State Government a Threatened Crisis. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 February 1919 · page 2

This morning 170 soldiers from the transport Karoola, who had been ashore in Melbourne, were landed in Sydney without medical examination, the…

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Returned Soldier Arrested. Evading Quarantine Regulations. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 February 1919 · page 2

A mild sensation was caused at Wagga on Friday evening on the arrival of the mail train from Albury, when a returned Anzac, Sergeant-Major Lord, and his…

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Attempts at a Class War. Emulating Lenin and Trotsky. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 February 1919 · page 4

The leaders' real meaning of the disorder is an attempt to start a class war which has hitherto been merely a phase. The strikers at Belfast and Glasgow were…

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Returned Soldiers and Their Wives. Miltiades at Fremantle. Perth

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 February 1919 · page 4

The Miltiades has arrived at Fremantle with a big complement of returned soldiers, soldiers' wives and dependents. Keen interest was displayed by the women…

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Another Batch of Soldiers. the Men Inoculated. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 February 1919 · page 5

The New South Wales soldiers who returned by the Orontes landed in Sydney, this morning after a medical examination. All the men were subsequently inoculated…

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Maclean War Chest Day. Realises £253159

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 February 1919 · page 1

A meeting to finally adjust the matters in connection with the local celebration of War Chest Day was held in the Shire Hall, Maclean, last Wednesday. Mr…

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War Amelioration Fund Welcoming the Men Home

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 5 February 1919 · page 3

The monthly meeting of members of the Coffs Harbor War An[?]ioration Fund, was held at the Hotel Fitzroy on Monday evening…

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War Aftermath Kiev Captured. London, Monday Night

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 5 February 1919 · page 2

A Reuter message says that the Bolsheviks have captured Kiev…

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Paying the War Debt. an Italian Proposal Vancouver. Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 February 1919 · page 3

A message from Paris says: Signor Crespi, an Italian delegate. has proposed a single financial fund for the payment of all war debts by a…

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British Medical Heroes. 700 Killed in the War. London, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 February 1919 · page 3

Seven hundred British doctors were killed during the war…

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Dairyville Pat[?]ctis Sports. In Aid of Repatriation and War Chest Fund

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 5 February 1919 · page 3

Mrs R. T. Hunter's paddock at Dairyville war, an Anniversary Day, the scene of a successful basket picnic and sports, arranged…

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Peace Conference Problems. Abolition of Submarining. Huns' War Crimes. London, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 February 1919 · page 3

A Paris message to-day says:--The full committee of the League of Nations meets to-day and is expected to firstly decide to abolish submarine…

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League of Nations. Making War Impossible. Mr. Asquith's Opinions. London, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 February 1919 · page 3

Mr. H. H. Asquith, ex-Prime Minister, addressing a World Brotherhood demonstration at the Albert Hall, London, said the League of Nations…

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Germany's Sorry Plight. Presidential Candidate's Summary. Starvation and Spartacism Worse Than War. Vancouver, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 February 1919 · page 3

The Chicago "News'" Berlin correspondent has interviewed Von Wynner, President of the Deutsch Bank and a proposed candidate for the Presidency…

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British Strike. the Extremists' Policy. "To Cripple All Industry." 10,000 Soldiers Guard Glasgow. Lawlessness in Belfast. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 February 1919 · page 3

The engineers' executive repudiates the London decision to strike on February 6, and admits if it is carried out it will involve 200,000 workmen, making…

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Returned Soldiers and Sailors. Forming One Big Union. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 February 1919 · page 2

The Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Ship and Wharf Workers' Union proposes to amend its constitution so as to embrace returned soldiers and sailors,…

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Occupation Armies. Many Tommies Re-enlisting. Higher Pay Attracts. London, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 February 1919 · page 3

Many of the demobilised British soldiers are re-enlisting, owing to the increased pay offered. (A cable from London a few days…

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