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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1919

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Civil Material. Left Over From War. Selling War Stores

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 1

It has come to the knowledge of the London "Daily Graphic" that a very definite state of feeling exists among officers and [?] at the front with…

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War Services' Honor List

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 4

Hundreds of names of men and women on whom the Order of the British Empire has been bestowed for services rendered in connection with the…

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A Complicated Problem. War Office Speeding Up. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 3

The whole question of demobilisation continues to be much discussed. Critics maintain that the authorities should have tackled it long ago, and obviated a…

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Belgium and Serbia. Harvest of War. London, Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 3

The Belgian casualties--- killed, died of disease, wounded, gassed, and missing-- are estimated at 100,000. The Serbian casualties are:-- 400,000…

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The War Bill. Germany Must Pay. an Intolerable Burden

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 3

There is one peace condition that admits of no argument of variation: Germany must pay Great Britain's war bill to save the British taxpayer from…

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Breaches of War Laws British Committee of Inquiry. an Interim Report. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 3

Since its appointment two months ago the British Committee of Inquiry, of which Sir John Macdonnell is chairman, into the breaches of the laws of war, has done a…

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News of the World. Indian War Relief Fund. Appeal by the Viceroy. Delhi

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 3

The Viceroy, Lord Chelmsford, has issued a stirring appeal on behalf of the soldiers who fought and suffered in the war. The Viceroy says the committee of…

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DEMOBILISATION. War Not Yet Over. German Army Still Powerful. Big Force on Rhine Imperative. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 3

It is officially announced that the Prime Minister has been devoting careful attention to the question of the speed of demobilisation. He considers that it is…

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Echoes of the War the British Navy. Gallant Mine Layers. a Reported New Base. London, Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 3

The "Sunday Express" is responsible for a statement that the Admiralty is considering tho construction of a naval base at Ramsgate, the Kentish…

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Germany's Civil War S[?]rtacus Revolt Fails. Complete Government Victory. Ebert's Troops Smash Extremists. London, Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 3

The Spartacus revolution in Berlin, headed by Dr. Liebknecht and von Eichorn, the dismissed Police President, has definitely failed…

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Telegrams. Suicide of Soldiers' Sister. Death From Cresylic Acid. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 4

An inquest was held by the District Coroner at Bathurst (Mr. C. Jennings, S.M.), into the death of Rebecca. Dobbin (23), who was found unconscious in…

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Extension of Industry. Employment of Soldiers. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 3

The Victorian Chamber of Manufacturers will shortly consider a request made by returned soldiers to the National Party for the dismissal from the employ…

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Soldiers' Graves

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 3

At a meeting of the Imperial War Graves Commission, Mr. Walter Long (Secretary of State for the Colonies) presided, and all the British oversea…

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Attempted Assassination. Polish President Wounded. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 5

Reuter's Copenhagen correspondent states that it is reported from Vienna that a person entered President Paderowski's room at his hotel and fired a…

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Preference for Returned Soldiers. Industrial Act to Be Amended. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 5

The Cabinet held a special meeting today, at the conclusion of which Mr. Fuller stated that when Parliament met the Government intended to amend the…

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Positions for Returned Soldiers. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 5

The president of the Victorian Returnee Soldiers' National Tarty states the organisation will never be in sympathy with unlawful attempts to secure redress for…

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After the War Problems

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 January 1919 · page 2

The coming of peace will have a revolutionary significance in Australia. At anyrate, that is what is said and written insistently. The world will…

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Prisoners of War. Unfortunate Misstatement. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 January 1919 · page 3

It transpires that the statement to the effect that fifteen thousand additional prisoners of war have been discovered in Germany is the result of an…

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£1,360,000,000. Belgium's Damage by the War

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 15 January 1919 · page 3

The President of the Federation Nationale Beige sends the London "Evening News" an estimate of Hie financial damage suffered by Belgium during…

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War Aftermath Strike at Buenos Aires. Heavy Casualties Vancouver

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1919 · page 2

Reuter's Buenos Aires correspondent says that work at the port is completely tied up owing to a general strike. There were two hundred…

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