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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 29 of 64

Soldier Settlers an Important Decision

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 3

An important decision by the Repatriation Commission affects those land settlers who have met adverse experiences and have failed in their land…

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Soldiers' Gratuity. Eligibles Should Now Apply. Melbourne

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 3

The War Gratuity Bill is now in force, and applications are invited from eligibles…

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The War Gratuity. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 May 1920 · page 5

Instructions have been issued by the Federal Treasury to release the forms for application for the war gratuity. Precaution against the possibility of fraud have…

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Trial of War Criminals. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 May 1920 · page 5

In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar Law, replying to Viscount, Curzon in regard to the trial of war criminals, said the matter would be discussed at San…

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Repatriation of War Prisoners. 200,000 in Siberia. Washington

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 May 1920 · page 5

Professor Fridtjof Nansen, the Norwegian explorer, will probably head an organisation set up the League of Nations for the purpose of repatriating…

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Soldiers' Settlements. Decentralisation of Management. the Minister's Proposal. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 May 1920 · page 5

The Minister for Lands intends to submit to the Public Service Board a scheme for remodelling and decentralising the present, system of managing soldiers'…

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Preference for Soldiers. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 May 1920 · page 5

The Railway and Tramway Service Association is much concerned at the action of the Railway Commissioners in putting off two employees with six and…

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Maclean. a Welcome Home. Maclean Soldiers

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 May 1920 · page 4

A very successful function was held at the Literary Institute, Maclean, on Thursday, evening, when a welcome home, in the form of a concert, accompanied with…

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Local and General Chatsworth Island Welcome Home

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 May 1920 · page 4

A welcome home will be Rendered to Pte. J. T. McDonald, to-morrow evening in the Temperance Pall, Chatsworth Island. Returned soldiers are cordially…

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Detective in Armour. Wounded in Three Places. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 10 May 1920 · page 3

Unknown men fired revolvers at Detective-Sergeant Revel while he was cycling in one of the Dublin suburbs. His wounds are serious…

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The Anglo Japanese Alliance Backing the Right War Horse

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 10 May 1920 · page 3

The "Daily Express'" Tokio correspondent states: A vital question in the British world policy must be decided before 20th July when the…

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Britain's Letharcy. Thinkers Mostly in Germany. the Value of the Airship. Lord Northcliffe Criticises the War Office ? LONDON

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 May 1920 · page 5

Lord Northeliffe, in welcoming the returned "Times" aviators, said that, personally, he was again becoming very anxious regarding the aviation position…

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Land for Soldiers Closer Settlement Act. Decision of Minister for Lands. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 May 1920 · page 5

The announcement that the Minister for Lands will no longer permit a soldier to obtain a single farm under the Closer. Settlement Act has caused consternation…

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Memorials to Canadian Soldiers. Ottawa

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 May 1920 · page 5

Memorials to Canada's 'lighting dead are to be erected in eight historic battlefields in France and Flanders. The cost of the work is estimated at a million and…

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Discovery of Bodies of British Soldiers. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 May 1920 · page 5

"The Times" Brussels correspondent telegraphed on Saturday that forty bodies of British soldiers have been discovered in an Ypres cellar in Le Grande Place…

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Pacific Possessions. Soldiers May Settle There Mr. Hughes' Proposed Visit

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 10 May 1920 · page 3

Possibilities of settlement in the captured German colonies are of considerable interest to returned soldiers. Many men who served with the New…

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Land for Soldiers

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 10 May 1920 · page 2

Two homestead farm areas, of 630 and 230 acres, are now open for application by returned soldiers. The land is fronting Swan Creek in ph…

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Soldier Fined £5000

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 10 May 1920 · page 1

A British soldier, whose name is given as John Lamoirey, and who is said to have been attached to the British base at St. Omar, was arrested…

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Letters to the Editor. a War Question

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 May 1920 · page 2

Sir,--Would you kindly permit me space in your valuable journal to give vent to my feeling in regard to a paragraph that appeared in your paper on the 7th…

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Capture of Kieff Confirmed. Roumania Preparing for War. London, Monday. Seeking a Polish Alliance. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 May 1920 · page 5

"The Times" Warsaw correspondent confirms the report of the capture of Kieff. The Polish cavalry are moving eastward in pursuit or the scattered Bolsheviks. Renter's Copenhagen correspondent telegraphs that it is reported from Budapest that Roumania is feverishly preparing for war…

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