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The wars & local soldiers, 1920

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Anzac Day

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 March 1920 · page 4

A meeting open to an who desire to attend is to be held at Grafton Town Hall to-night to make arrangements for the commemoration of Anzac Day. In view…

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Selling War Stocks. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 March 1920 · page 5

Following the sale of surplus aeroplanes, the Ministry of Munitions has accepted Rownson, Drew and Clydesdale. Limited's, approximate, offer of £5,000,000 sterling…

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Land for Soldiers. Bishop Hayden and Mr. Ashford. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 March 1920 · page 5

Speaking at Dulwich Hill, Bishop Hayden replied to Mr. Ashford on the subject of western lands. The Bishop said he was sure of the truth of his statement that…

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Anzac Day Commemoration

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 March 1920 · page 4

About thirty ladies and gentlemen attended the meeting held in the Town Hall last night, presided over by the Mayor (Alderman Morrison) to consider…

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Rowing. Grafton Rowing Club Anzac Day Regatta

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 March 1920 · page 2

A special meeting of the committee of the Grafton Rowing Club was held in the Club's shed on Monday night for the purpose of further considering…

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The War Gratuity Bill

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 24 March 1920 · page 2

The War Gratuity Bill is now before the Federal House, and Mr. Hughes himself is pilotting it. Our little live wire, who has such dynamic force…

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The War Gratuity. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 24 March 1920 · page 3

The question as to whether the war gratuity shall be paid in cash or bonds will probably be decided in the Federal Parliament to-morrow…

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Earlier Cables. Germany's Civil War Details of Kapp's Failure

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 March 1920 · page 4

It is now stated, according to a Berlin message, that Dr. Kapp's chief reason for resignation from the Dictatorship was want of money, the State…

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Late Cables Civil War in Germany. Rhine Position Most Serious. Soviet Republic Declared. Copenhagen, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 March 1920 · page 2

Latest reports from the Rhine and Westphalip state that the position there remains most serious. A Soviet Republic has been proclaimed at…

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Letters to the Editor the Soldiers' Memorial and the Soldiers' Attitude

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 24 March 1920 · page 3

Sir,—On bebalf of the Dorrigo Returned Sailors' and Soldiers Imperial League (Dorrigo Sub-Branch) I, as President, feel constrained to pen a…

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Soldiers and the Show

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 March 1920 · page 4

At a meeting last night in connection with Anzac Day commemoration, Mr. T. T. Bawden spoke of war relies which had been brought home by returned soldiers,…

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Criminal Court. Charges Against Soldiers. Sir Charles Wade's Observations. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 March 1920 · page 5

Mr. Justice Wade passed his first sentences at the Criminal Court to-day. William Blackburn, who was found guilty of manslaughter, was sentenced to…

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Lord Haig's Brother. Enlisted As Private

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 March 1920 · page 1

During the war Lord Haig (British Commander-in-Chief) was informed, that an elder brother of his, a gentleman of over sixty, who had been in…

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Anzac Day. Proposed Commemoration. Meeting at South Grafton

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 March 1920 · page 6

A meeting convened by the Mayor (Ald. Ainsworth) was held in the South Grafton Council Chambers last night to consider the commemoration of Anzac Day…

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War Gratuity. Details of Measure. Various Provisions Explained

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 March 1920 · page 2

The War Gratuities Bill is a complicated measure. It consists of 15 sections. The definition section (2) is as follows: In this Act, unless the contrary…

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House of Representatives. War Gratuity Bill. the New Tariff. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 March 1920 · page 5

In the House of Representatives, Mr. Tudor, resuming the debate on the War Gratuity Bill, claimed the measure could have been passed last year before the…

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Demobilised Soldiers

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 March 1920 · page 4

The Demobilised Soldiers' Association, N.S.W. Branch, recently formed, desires all A.I.F. men discharged medically unfit, demobilised owing to the armistice, and…

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Repatriation. Vocational Training of Soldiers. Employers Asked for a Subsidy. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 March 1920 · page 5

A subsidy for employers willing to train soldiers in vocations was sought by a deputation to Senator Milieu, who replied that, he could hardly believe the…

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Returned Soldier's Suicide. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 March 1920 · page 5

A soldier inmate of Callan Park, who was a victim to melancholia, cut his throat with a razor which he had stolen from a hairdresser who was shaving a…

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Anzac Memorial Fund £60,000 Reached Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 2

The Anzac Memorial Building Fund has now reached £60,000…

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