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The wars & local soldiers, 1919

2,397 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 47 of 120

War Precautions Regulations. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 May 1919 · page 5

Mr. Groom, acting-Federal Attorney-General, stated to-day certain War Precautions Regulations, which were found not to be urgently needed, had been…

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A.I.F. Nearly a Riot. at the Anzac Buffet. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 May 1919 · page 5

There was nearly a riot at the Anzac Buffet, Sydney, this morning, a serious outbreak being only averted by the good sense of the officers in charge deciding…

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War Aftermath Imperial Preference. London, Thursday Night

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 3 May 1919 · page 2

Imperial preference will operate as from the 1st of September when the Excess Profits Duty will be reduced 40 per cent…

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News of the World. War-time Marriages and Divorce. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 May 1919 · page 5

Referring to the frequency of divorce following war-time marriage Lord Coleridge states that he has tried a thousand cases since December, 1918, and a…

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Soldier Settlement. Minister for Lands Explains. Repatriating Our Fighting Men

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 3 May 1919 · page 2

The Minister for Lande, Hon. W. G. Asbford, accompanied by a party including Mrs. Ashford, Major Shillington (the…

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Not for Soldiers. The Dorrigo Area

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 3 May 1919 · page 3

The following correspondence between Mr. John Thomson, M.P., to the Repatriation Department speaks for itself:—…

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Telegrams. Soldier Loses the Sight of an Eye. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 May 1919 · page 5

At femora, while watching a house oil fire, a returned, soldier named Bane, who was standing about £5 feet away, lost the sight of his left eye. A slight explosion…

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Chatsworth. Welcome Home to Returned Soldiers a Successful Function

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 May 1919 · page 4

This not in mortals to command success, we are told things is to deserve it, when achievement will surely wait upon endeavor. The good people…

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War Honors Awarded for Public Services. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 May 1919 · page 3

Included in the honors list for public services in the war are:-- Visconutoies Barons Burnhain and Rotherm"re…

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What Germany Pays. Whole Cost of War. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 May 1919 · page 2

The "Echo de Paris" says: Germany pays five thousand millions in bonds and gold immediately, and the whole cost of the war, spread over thirty…

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Late Cables. May Day Riots. Tumult in Paris. City Occupied by Troops. Many People Wounded. London, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 May 1919 · page 2

Paris messages say:--Tumultous scenes raged throughout Paris on Thursday afternoon and evening. The police prevented a…

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I.c. War Equipment League the Final Report--a Record Success

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 May 1919 · page 4

The closing report of that one-time very active body, the Lower Clarence War Equipment League, strikes a justifiable note of pride and satisfaction. The…

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Profit-sharing on Trial. No Reversion to Pre-war Conditions. London, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 May 1919 · page 3

Mr. Sidney Webb, giving evidence before the Coal Commission, urged the nationalisation of the coal mines. The whole system of profit-sharing was…

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America Refuses to Join in Loan. Will Not Pool War Debts, Either. Paris

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 May 1919 · page 2

"The American Government has rejected the British proposal for the international guarantee of a large German loan to enable her to revive her…

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Civil War in Bavaria. Ruthlessness on Both Sides Troop Train Blown Up. London, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 May 1919 · page 2

A Zurich message says: The Bavarian Government troops at Bamberg shot Landauer, leader of the Munich Communists…

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Local and General. Welcome to Soldiers

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 May 1919 · page 2

The second function under the auspices of the Grafton Welcomes Home Committee will take place in the criterion Hall next Thursday evening, when…

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Football Westerns Too Nippy for Diggers. Soldiers Beaten 15 to Nil

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 May 1919 · page 1

The much-talked-of match between Westerns and the Returned Soldiers' team eventuated on Saturday under unfavorable weather conditions. West is…

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Returned Soldiers Series of Complaints. Regarding Vocational Training. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 May 1919 · page 2

Between 200 and 300 returned soldiers who are receiving vocational training at the Technical College, Sydney, held a meeting to voice their grievances. They…

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Germany. the Advance on Munich. Bribes for Soldiers. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 May 1919 · page 3

"The Times" Berne correspondent telegraphed that the Imperial troops have occupied Freising, twenty miles from Munich and continue their rapid march…

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Pooling War Debts. Practically No Chance. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 May 1919 · page 5

The proposed Allied loan of a thousand millions sterling to Germany, has been Considered, on the recommendation of the British financiers, for re-establishing…

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