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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1921

1,446 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 12 of 73

News of the World. Chinese Tong War. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 5

A San Francisco message says that the Chinese Tong men have shot and wounded people in three Californian cities. Three persons are dead and five have been…

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War Service Homes. To Be Gone On With. Chief Commissioner Annoyed. No Change in Policy. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 5

The War Service Homes Commissioner denies the statement of the Deputy Commissioner that they are not prepared to consider any further applications from…

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Telegrams. Soldiers' Dependents. Complaints Regarding Pensions. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 2

The Federal Labor members are dissatisfied with the failure of the Federal Treasurer to reply to the recent representations made by them in regard to the…

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City Council and Returned Soldiers. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 4

At a meeting of the Finance Committee of the City Council Labor, aldermen bitterly condemned the principle of preference to soldiers…

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A Soldiers' Memorial. and the Lord Mayor. Ald. Lambert's Typical Statement. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 3

The Lord Mayor to-day referring to the protest of the Mothers, Wives and Widows' Association, wherein they stated they had been refused the use…

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News and Notes. Anzac Tweed

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 19 February 1921 · page 4

Mr. W. Whaites, the secretary of the Grafton branch of the R.S. and S.I. League, states that he only intends sending away two more orders for…

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QUEENSLAND. Proposed Anzac Memorial. Erection of a Cenotaph. Barcaldine Normal. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 February 1921 · page 3

The Anzac Memorial Committee to-day adopted a scheme for the erection in the heart of the city of a cenotaph similar to that at Whitehall, London, in honor of the…

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German War Criminals. Juvenile Crime. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 February 1921 · page 5

In the House of Commons, the Attorney General, replying to questions, said owing to the German Government's fear of political difficulties if the Allies insisted…

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Labor's War "History." That A.w.u. Insult

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 19 February 1921 · page 2

The "Annual Convention of the Australian Workers' Union"--a body which is desperately united to do away with all plain hard work--always produces…

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Patriot or Traitor? an Echo of the War. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 19 February 1921 · page 5

A Paris message states that Mademoiselle Thuilliez, who, with Nurse Cavell, assisted many prisoners to escape from Belgium and received many…

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Sydney's War Trophies. More of Lambert's Hot Air. Sydney, Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 19 February 1921 · page 5

The Lord Mayor, Ald. W. H. Lambert, stated to-day: "The City Council will place no obstacles in the way of the returned soldiers, desirous of…

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"Hello, Landon !" Wireless Telephony. What America Has Done. Progress During the War

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 19 February 1921 · page 7

It is an everyday occurrence now to be able to communicate from Sydney with a ship midway between Durban and Fremantle by the aid of…

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War Service Homes. Federal Labor Party. Waiting for Argument to Finish. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 February 1921 · page 5

The Federal Labor party has not yet forwarded its protect against the decision of the War Service Homes Commission that no further contracts for new…

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Japan and America. War Will Come Ultimately. Demand for Pacific Fortifications. Vancouver

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 19 February 1921 · page 5

A Washington message states that Representative Mailer, of Washington State, is urging the establishment of increased fortifications on the Pacific…

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Cricket Notes. SOLDIERS v. NORTH

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1921 · page 2

The Soldiers journeyed to North Dorrigo on Saturday last, when they had a three point win against the Northern representatives. For the…

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Gratuity Bonds. Held by State Employees. Disillusionment of Returned Soldiers. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 February 1921 · page 5

Returned soldiers in the Government service have been under the impression that their war gratuity bonds would be cashed by the State as has been the case with…

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Sydney City Council. Antagonism to Soldiers. the Preference Act. Its Validity Questioned. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 February 1921 · page 5

Labor aldermen of the City Council are somewhat worried over the Act, which stipulates preference must be given to returned soldiers, and Ald. Bramston has…

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Returned Soldiers. Dinner at Wollongong. Wollongong

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 February 1921 · page 5

At the annual dinner of the Wollongong branch of the Returned Soldiers' Association, in responding to the toast of Parliament, Sir George Fuller said when the…

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War Graves Commission. Erection of Memorials. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 February 1921 · page 5

The War Graves Commission has decided to erect a memorial to the missing in the cemeteries nearest the sites of the 85 chief battles. France and Belgium have…

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Soldiers' Grievences. Sir Joseph Cook Replies to Mr. Ryan. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 21 February 1921 · page 5

Sir Joseph Cook, referring to Mr. Ryan's comments in respect to the living allowance and other soldier matters, remarked if Mr. Ryan and his colleagues are as anxious…

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