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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 39 of 64

Man Riddled with Bullets. an Ex-soldier Shot

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 June 1920 · page 5

The "Westminster Gazette's" Londonderry correspondent states that Mr. Howard Mackay, son of a local philanthropist, was returning from the seaside, when…

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Earlier Cables. the Irish Trouble. Civil War at Londonderry

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 25 June 1920 · page 4

Twenty soldiers and armed police boarded a train from Dublin as an escort, but the drivels refused to continue until the escort quitted the train,…

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Elements of Civil War. Grave Extension of Trouble Probable. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 June 1920 · page 3

"The Times" Belfast correspondent, who has just returned from Londonderry, wires:--" The situation is terrible. Without…

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Late Cables Irish Turmoil Civil War in Ulster. Fierce Night Fighting. R.C. College Attacked. London, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 25 June 1920 · page 3

There was fierce fighting at night time over a wide area in and around Londonderry. St. Columbia's Roman Catholic…

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Casualties. Returned Soldier's Suicide. Allegations Against Wife. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 June 1920 · page 2

At the inquest on the body of William Wood, who died in Prince Alfred Hospital, Mrs. Frank Wood, deceased's mother, stated that she found him in what…

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Suffered From Melancholia. Returned Soldier's Death. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 June 1920 · page 2

Alfred Smith, a returned soldier, was found dead near Newport with a bullet in his head and a revolver in his right hand. Deceased had suffered from melancnona. Before leaving home yesterday he wrote a note for his wife and child, bidding them both good-bye…

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Soldiers' Settlement. Inquiry Adjourned. Pending Royal Commission. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 25 June 1920 · page 3

When the Bryant inquiry was resumed to-day, Mr. Marks, chairman said that since the Board sat yesterday the Solicitor General had informed him that…

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Soldiers' Land Inquiry. Royal Commission to Be Appointed Public Service Board's Powers Inadequate

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 25 June 1920 · page 2

Mr. Mack on Wednesday at the Public Service Board Inquiry into the Soldiers' Settlement administration announced that a Royal Commisision…

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French War Damages. German Secret Memorandum. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 June 1920 · page 5

"The Times.'' Paris correspondent states there has just, come to light a secret memorandum by a German official commission concerning French war damages…

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War Pensions. Serious Alterations. Widowed Mothers Penalised. Orphans Also Affected. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 June 1920 · page 5

Dependents of soldiers who are at present in receipt of living allowances paid by either the Pension or Repatriation Departments will, it is understood,…

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Sailors and Soldiers. Protest Against Eviction. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 June 1920 · page 4

A deputation interviewed the Minister for Labor, and protested against the eviction of returned sailor and soldier wharf laborers from their headquarters at…

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Ulmarra Soldiers Welcome

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 June 1920 · page 4

The final welcome home to returned soldiers at Ulmarra takes place in the Masonic Hall on Wednesday night, when some half-a-dozen returned men will be…

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Preparing for Soldiers. Successful Gun Running. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 June 1920 · page 5

The Derry barracks are being prepared to accommodate 4000 soldiers. The reserves have been as low as fifty. Nationalists claim that the precautions…

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"I Am £20!" Soldier Swallows Note and Bank Cashes Him

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 28 June 1920 · page 2

"I am a £20 Commonwealth note, and I want to be cashed," was the strange remark of a New South Wales returned soldier, who recently…

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Returned Men on Waterfront. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 June 1920 · page 5

The returned soldiers are not to be evicted from the Mechanics' Institute at Miller's Point without a conference…

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Lieut- General Seriously Wounded. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 June 1920 · page 5

"The Times" Dublin correspondent states that the officers captured by the Sinn Feiners, in addition to Brigadier General Lucas, were Lieut- General…

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Melbourne Vendetta. Wounded by Revolver Shots. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 June 1920 · page 5

The Melbourne vendetta has broken out afresh. The Northcote [?]mps and North Fitzroy Checkers fought, during which revolver shots were fired, and one…

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Casualties. After War Worries. a Ship's Officer's Suicide. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 June 1920 · page 5

At the inquiry into the death of Eli Bugby, a ship's officer, who was found hanging at his home, Dell Bugby, widow of the deceased, said her husband was a…

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Ulmarra Soldiers' Welcome

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 June 1920 · page 4

The final welcome to men who have returned since the last function takes place in the Masonic Hall to-morrow night, when an enjoyable function is anticipated…

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Soldiers' Settlement. Arrangements for Commission. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 June 1920 · page 5

Efforts will be made to-day to conclude arrangements for the appointment of a Supreme Court Judge to conduct the Royal Commission inquiry into the…

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