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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 7 of 73

Planned to Stimulate Interest and Sympathy. Unable to Secure War Gratuity. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1921 · page 3

Percival Sydney Courtney, motor mechanic, James Robert Templeman, occupation unstated, both Victorian ex-Diggers, and Frederick Edward…

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Smuggling Unlimited. Vast Armies Busy in Germany. Irregular War with Customs. Amazing Scenes on Frontier

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1921 · page 4

Smuggling in Germany has developed from an art into an industry, from the skilled trickery of an adept few into the mechanical toil of a laborious…

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THE A.W.U. Annual Convention in Sydney. Position for Judge Ewing. a Boote History of the War. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 January 1921 · page 5

The A.W.U. Annual Convention opened this morning. It will consider a proposal that a history of the war to be written by Mr. H. E. Boote, editor of "The…

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Soldiers' Children. Higher Education. an Ambitious Scheme

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 January 1921 · page 6

The new repatriation scheme which will provide higher education for the children of deceased and totally incapacitated soldiers' children is now taking a definite…

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Anzac Tweed

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 4

Mr. W. Whaites, secretary of the local branch of the Returned Soldiers' League, notifies for the information of district Diggers, that he is in…

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War Gratuities Payments

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 8

According to a statement issued on behalf of the military district finance officer at Victoria Barracks, Sydney, on Saturday last, cash payments and…

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District News. Bu[?]a's War Trophy

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 2

The war trophy presented to the Bucca Creek centre was unveiled on Wednesday night. 19th [?]. The function took the form of a…

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Australia's War Debt. to Be Founded. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 5

The Imperial Treasury has practically agreed to fund the Common-wealth forty-millions indebtedness to Britain. The rate of interest alone…

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The Near East Another Little War. Georgia and Azerbaijan. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 5

Reuter's Constantinople correspondent telegraphed on Thursday that another little war is foreshadowed by a report from Tiflis that in consequence of…

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German War Criminals. Statement in Reichstag. Satisfying Demands of Justice. Categories of Criminals. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 5

Reuter's Berlin correspondent states the position as regards German war criminals was explained by the Minister for Justice in the Reichstag in a statement which…

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Education of Soldiers' Children. an Ambitious Scheme

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 3

The new repatriation scheme which will provide higher education for the children of deceased and totally incapacitated soldiers' children, is now…

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The Unknown Soldier. "One of the Mob."

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 8

A contributor to the "Bowling Green" column in the New York "Evening Post" visions "The Unknown" in the guise of the average…

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Another Ambush. Brigadier-General Wounded. One Policeman Killed. Assailants Use Machine Guns. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 January 1921 · page 5

Two machine guns were employed by sixty assailants in ambushing the Provisional Commissioner, Brigadier-General Holmes, with an escort, who was travelling…

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America Should Lead. Views of Secretary for War. New York

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 31 January 1921 · page 2

A message from Washington states that Mr. Newton D. Baker, U.S. Secretary for War, testifying before the House Committee on the Army…

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The Closing Scenes. Value of the Alliance in Peace As in War. Mr. Lloyd George Felicitates M. Briand. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 31 January 1921 · page 3

A Paris message says the proces verbal was signed at five p.m. A resolution was passed by the Allied Conference to the effect that the…

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More Outrages. Soldiers Surprise Ambushers London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 31 January 1921 · page 3

Armed men entered the Wicklow Hotel, at Dublin, and fatally shot Win. Doran, a porter. Soldiers surprised ambushers at…

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Anzac Tweed Boom

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 February 1921 · page 4

For one week's orders since securing samples, Mr. W. Whaites, Grafton repatriation secretary, forwarded to Sydney yesterday a sum of £112. Many of these orders…

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Nine Soldiers Wounded. An Ambusb in Dublin. Death of Major Holmes. Two Civilians Shot. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 February 1921 · page 5

General Strickland has prohibited fox hunting in the martial law areas of Ireland. Troops are searching the wrecked Dublin house of Mrs. Pearce, whose son was…

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QUEENSLAND. Alleged Attempt to Bribe. Floor Mill Closing Down. Returned Soldiers' Troubles. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 February 1921 · page 5

Frank Bryce, a grazier, was charged at the District Court to-day with attempting to bribe the Minister for Lands, Mr. Coyne, by means of £100 to secure the…

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Preference to Soldiers. a Conviction Quashed. Goulburn

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 February 1921 · page 5

At the Goulburn sessions, when John Knowles appealed against his conviction in the Police Court for alleged breach of the Returned Soldiers' Preference Act, Judge…

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