Rowdyism and Robbery. Australian Soldiers Charged. Colombo
Further cases of rowdyism and robbery have occurred amongst the Australian soldiers passing through Colombo. Eight attempted to rob a bank and bailed up…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1920
1,262 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 64
Murder and Suicide. an Adelaide Tragedy. Act of Returned Soldier. Adelaide
A shocking tragedy was created in Adelaide yesterday, when a returned soldier attacked a woman with a boot-jack and then slashed her throat with a razor,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Great Debts. Britain's War Loans. Germany's Heavy Load. London
In the Commons, replying to. Mr. Doyle, Mr. Chamberlain said Britain had loaned Russia for war purposes £568,000,000, France £47,500,000 Belgium £86,500,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers' Children. Sydney
The Federal Cabinet has adopted a scheme for higher education for children between sixteen and eighteen years of age of deceased and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →12,000 Soldier Orphans Sydney
Senator Milieu states that there are in the Commonwealth about twelve thousand orphan children of soldiers who died on active service…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Land for Soldiers. Conference in Brisbane. Freehold Tenure Refused. Brisbane
Delegates from the Returned Soldiers and Sailors' League representative of the various districts throughout Queensland, held a conference with the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers' Memorials. Sydney
Mr. A. C. Carmichael, in opening a fair for a soldiers' memorial in Annandale, remarked that it was a splendid thing to see in every centre permanent memorials…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers' Children. Higher Education Scheme. Sustenance Allowance to Be Granted. Melbourne
The Federal Cabinet has adopted a scheme for the higher education of children between 16 and 18 of deceased and permanently incapacitated soldiers. A…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another Revolver Tragedy. Returned Soldier Killed. His Wife Also Wounded. Sydney
Another revolver tragedy was enacted in the city last night, the victim being Peter Geary and his wife, Grace Geary, of Lower Campbell street. The former…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Criminals. Discussion in Germany. London
"The Times" Berlin correspondent telegraphed on February 18 that in discussing the concessions concerning the war criminals, the Germans do not…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Drastic Taxation War Fortunes to Suffer London, Saturday Night
The "Daily Express" states that it has heard that the Inland Revenue Department has drawn up a scheme for taxing war fortunes, which is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →History of the Tank. How It Was Named Fight with War Office
So many celebrities have claimed to be "the inventor" of the wonderful tanks that played so great a part in the winning of the war that even now…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Warning to America. Another European War. a Former Ambassador's Opinion. New York, February 18
In a speech to the students of Columbia University, Mr. Henry Morgonthan, a former Ambassador to Turkey, gave a warning that America, will be involved in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sydney's Tragedies. Soldier Shot Dead Woman's Body Found Sydney
An unusual number of tragedies and untoward happenings marked the week-end. A young man was shot dead in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Britain's Returned Soldiers. Jobs Hard to Find Trade Unions Hostile London, Saturday Night
Mr. Hanbro, in the Commons, called attention to the failure of certain trade unions to permit the employment of discharged soldiers. A good…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Trial of War Criminals. London
"The Times" Pans correspondent states the Allies have decided to propose to Germany to try the war criminals, whose guilty is overwhelmingly probable,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Fake Soldier. Adelaide
Cecil Leal, formerly a military policeman, but, without any war record, was fined £20 at Adelaide for masquerading as a soldier. He had an injured arm in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cost of the World War. Probably Twelve Figures. Toll of Human Life
It is now possible to present, with reasonable accuracy, the cost of the World war. One of the important contributions to this subject is the "Direct…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mass Meeting of Seamen and Firemen. the War Precautions Act. Sydney
A mass meeting of seamen and firemen carried the following resolution:--That the ships will not be manned until such time as the men are allowed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Director of Soldiers' Settlement. Successor to Mr. Bryant. Sydney
The Minister for Lands hopes that the new Director of Soldiers' Settlement in succession to Mr. Bryant will be a returned soldier…
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