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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 77 of 120

Soldiers and Councils

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 August 1919 · page 2

At yesterday's meeting of the Orara Shire Council a circular letter was read with reference to the employment of returned soldiers by municipalities under…

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Local and General. Ulmarra Soldiers' Welcome

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 August 1919 · page 2

A street stall has been arranged by the ladies of the Ulmarra Red Cross for Friday next in aid of the Welcome Home to Soldiers' Fund. The stall will be…

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Ex-soldiers Replace the Strikers

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 August 1919 · page 3

General Sir Neville Macready is engaging ex-soldiers to replace the strikers, and expects that 300 will be trained in a fortnight. He states that the strike only…

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Police Strike. Looting in Liverpool Cities Protected by Soldiers. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 August 1919 · page 3

The looting in Liverpool and Birkenhead consequent on the police strike is on a widespread scale. Some of the streets looted, though subjected to…

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Land for Soldiers. Land Boards to Deal with Applications. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 August 1919 · page 3

Mr. Ashford said to-day it was recognised that the soldiers were getting back to their own districts and that it was just as suitable for them to make…

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The Labor Split. Condemned by Soldier- Laborites. New Socialist Party to Hold Many Meetings. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 6 August 1919 · page 3

The Executive of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors' Political League which is a section of the Australian Labor Party, has passed a resolution…

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British Police Strike. Soldiers Fire on Liverpool Looters. Sympathy Railway Strike. London, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 6 August 1919 · page 3

The rioting and looting of shops continued at Liverpool until three o'clock on Monday morning. The soldiers several times charged the…

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Socialists' Conference. Belgians and Germans Meet. Responsibility for the War. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 August 1919 · page 5

Reuter's Lucerne correspondent states that at the conference of Labor Socialists there was a dramatic scene when Vandervelde accused the German Socialists of…

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THE A.I.F. Re-employment of Soldiers. Government's Proposed Bill. Some Far-reaching Proposals. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 August 1919 · page 5

The Premier, Mr. Holman, stated to-night that the Returned Members of the Forces Employment Bill, which would give preference to returned soldiers and…

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Soldier and His Wife Charged. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 August 1919 · page 4

When the transport Konig Frederich arrived in Melbourne to-day, detectives boarded the vessel and arrested a soldier and his wife. It is said that during the…

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Riots in Liverpool. a Grave Situation. Soldiers Charge the Crowds. Looting at Birkenhead. Tanks Arrive on the Scene. Liverpool

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 August 1919 · page 5

The extension of the strike has led to the gravest situation. The crowds took possession of the police cells and the streets, thronging up and down…

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A Soldier's Allotment. Claim for £130. SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 August 1919 · page 4

Stanley Burns, a returned soldier, sued Amy Fairhill for the recovery of £130, alleged to be the balance of the amount collected by the defendant from the…

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Earlier Cables Who Caused the War? Amsterdam, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 8 August 1919 · page 3

The "Hamburger Nachricten" publishes an open letter by Prince Henry of Prussia (ex-Kaiser's brother) to King George, declaring that the…

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Coff's Harbor. Coff's Harbor and District War Amelioration Fund

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 August 1919 · page 1

The usual monthly meeting of the above was held at the Fitzroy Hotel on Monday night last, 4th inst., Mr. J. Gailer. president, in the chair Other 'members…

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Australian War Debt. 50 Years to Extinguish. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 August 1919 · page 2

It no indemnity is received from Germany, it will take from 50 to 56 year's to redeem Australia's war debt, according to the estimate, of the Commonwealth Treasury…

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THE A.I.F. Soldiers' Complaint. Against a Repatriation Committee. Kempsey

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 August 1919 · page 3

Speaking at a welcome to soldiers at Bellimboninni. Mr. E. G. Hollow, secretary of the Macleay Branch of the Soldiers' League, said the only way in which…

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Local and General. Ulmarra Soldiers' Stall

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 August 1919 · page 2

The stall in aid of the funds of the soldiers' welcome on August. 23 will be situated opposite Mr. Retallick's shop, in Coldstream street, Ulmarra, to-day…

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Preference for Soldiers. the Government's Proposals. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 August 1919 · page 3

Mr. Sykes, secretary, of the Returned Soldiers War Workers Union expressed pleasure at the Premier's announcement of the provision of the Preference to…

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Ulmarra Soldiers' Gang. Cr. Small's Remarks Resented Aldermen's Strictures

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 August 1919 · page 1

At a meeting of the Ulmarra Council yesterday afternoon the matter of the work being done on the Ulmarra road by the soldiers' gang came up for review,…

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Educating Soldiers. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 August 1919 · page 3

Brigadier-General McNicoll slates that 7400 men being educated in non-military employment are still in England. Many are ex-staff men. Soldiers are taking up…

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