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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1920

1,262 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 15 of 64

Employment of Soldiers. What New South Wales Has Done. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 1

Mr. Holman, speaking at Newcastle, said that during the past year the Commonwealth had had to absorb over 100,000 returned soldiers into civil life. At…

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Preference to Soldiers. Case Against Millions Club. the Competition to Entertain. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 3

The case in which Harold Cohen is proceeding against the Millions Club under the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Employment Act, was continued to-day…

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Very Grave Outlook. Serious Position in Middle East State of War in Cilicia. Great Excitement in Damascus. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 March 1920 · page 5

The Turkish outlook is grave and the wide area of the affected regions presents a military problem of considerable magnitude…

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Prohibition Campaign. the Sinews of War. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 March 1920 · page 3

The Independent Order of Rechabites voted £100 for the propaganda work in connection with the prohibition campaign…

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Our War Debt. Generous Mother England Large Sums to Be Recouped London, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 15 March 1920 · page 3

It is understood that the War Office is meeting all the Australian and New Zealand military claims in a generous spirit. It has decided to…

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"Petty Spleen" the Soldier's View

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 15 March 1920 · page 2

As representing returned men as a League, we know no particular party, yet we feel it is a shame that some of the so-called parties do not fight…

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Situation in Germany. a Civil War Threatening. Support for Ebert Government Fighting in the Streets of Berlin. the General Strike Extending. Shadow of Civil War. Support for the Old Government. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 March 1920 · page 5

The Democratic party's mamfesto states that civil war is now threatening the country, giving the Allies an excuse for further territorial encroachments…

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Rowing. Grafton Rowing Club. Anzac Day Regatta

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 2

At a special meeting of the committee of the Grafton Rowing Club, held at the club shed on Monday night, with Mr. W. Stevenson in the chair, it was…

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The War Gratuity. Hill This Week. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 2

Mr. Hughes states states that the bill to provide for the payment of the war gratuity will be introduced iu the House of Representatives this week…

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The War Gratuity. Bill to Be Introduced. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 5

Mr. Hughes states that a Bill to provide for the payment of the war gratuity will be introduced in the House of Representatives this week…

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Prisoner of War in Germany. Notes From a Diary

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 2

Sergt. Ben Webb, brother of Mrs G. Pullen, of Coffs, writes as follows:—After a sleepless night we were…

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U.s. Navy in the War Admiral Sims' Disclosures

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 4

In the course of further testimony, before the U.S. Senate Naval Investigation Committee, Admiral Sims said it was impossible at first to induce the…

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America's Part in the War. United States. the Senate Inquiry. Admiral Sims and Submarining. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 5

Admiral Suns, resuming his testimony, said he was horrified at the lack of precaution concerning the movements of the United States troops. The first…

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Dorrigo Returned Soldiers. Special Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 4

A special meeting of the above was held in the School of Arts on Saturday afternoon last to discuss matters tu connection with the proposed new…

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Bendigo Sensation. Returned Soldier Runs Amok. a Constable Shot. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 5

A sensational shooting affray occurred at Pyramid Hill, Bendigo, when Constable Taylor was shot in the abdomen by a relumed soldier, who was being treated for…

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Preference for Soldiers. Case Against Millions Club. the Information Dismissed. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 5

The case in which the Millions Club was proceeded against by Harold Cohen under the Sailors and Soldiers Employment Act was continued…

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Returned Soldier's Death. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 5

A returned soldier named Frederick Braide died in Adelaide under suspicious circumstances. He attended a welcome to General Birdwood, and was brought…

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Queensland. Soldier Settlers Dissatisfied. Flame Throwers for Flying Foxes. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 5

At a meeting of the Mount Gravatt Soldiers Settlement Association several notions were passed condemning the conditions where under soldiers were…

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Late Wires. Preference for Soldiers. First Case Fails. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 2

In the case in which Captain Cohen (son of the Jewish Rabbi), a returned soldier, proceeded against the Millions Club for an alleged breach of the…

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War Gratuity Bill

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 March 1920 · page 5

Mr. Hughes stated this evening that he hoped to introduce the Gratuity Bill, but in the meantime all arrangements were being made by the Defence Department to…

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