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The wars & local soldiers, 1922

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War Damage. Big Compensation Claim. London, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1922 · page 3

The War Compensation Court has awarded the White City Exhibition £358,000 for the damage due to military occupation…

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Bubonic Plague. War Against Rats. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 February 1922 · page 5

At a meeting convened by the Lord Mayor it was decided to appoint a Plague Committee to wage a war of rat extermination. Dr. Armstrong said it…

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Workless Soldiers. Melbourne

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 8 February 1922 · page 2

Returned soldiers who have recently been retrenched from various Government Departments in Victoria held a meeting at which it was…

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Returned Soldiers' League. Delegation To-northern Rivers Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 February 1922 · page 4

The delegation from the New South Wales branch of the Returned Soldiers' League, who will leave on February 15 to visit the Northern Rivers sub-branches…

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Unemployed Returned Soldiers. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 February 1922 · page 5

Returned soldiers who have recently been retrenched from various Government departments in Victoria held a meeting at which it was declared that while 360…

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Returned Soldiers. the Grafton Conference. Visiting Delegation and Itinerary. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 February 1922 · page 2

The delegation from the N.S.W. Branch of the Returned Soldiers' League who leave on February 15 to visit the Northern Rivers…

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War Savings Certificates. £500,000,000 Subscribed

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 February 1922 · page 5

The latest figures show that the 500 million mark has now been passed in the sale of War Sayings Certificates. During the six years since the first issue…

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''What War to Be Expected."

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 5

Mr. Collins, interviewed, said the kidnapping was what be feared and what was to be expected in view of the impending executions…

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Many Farmers Carried Off. Others Arming and Mobilising Another Raider Wounded. London, Wednesday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 3

A party of six men at Belcoo, Fermanagh, pluckily stopped four motor cars, filled with armed men, who fired on the police. The latter returned the…

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London Press Comments Ulster Reprisals Prophesied. "Spectre of Civil War." London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 3

The "Daily Express," referring to the Irish raids, says: "It cannot be expected that Ulster will take this lying down, and the dread spectre of civil…

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German Goods a Suggested Boycott. Tamworth Soldiers' Decision. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 3

The Tamworth sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League intends asking the soldiers to organise a boycott of German goods on their arrival in…

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Grave Events in Ulster Armed Raids by Sinn Feiners Nearly a Hundred Loyalists Kidnapped "Indistinguishable From Civil War" New Source of Trouble. Raids Into Ulster. Organised Attacks by Armed Bands. Prominent Protestants Kidnapped. Some Gallant Defences. Skirmishes with Police. Eleven Raiders Captured. London, Wednesday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 3

Organised attacks on leading Unionists in Tyrone and Fermanagh were carried out over a wide area this morning…

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Naval Disarmament. Anglo-american Rivalry. Would Have Led to War. Outspoken London Journalist. New York, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 5

Mr. Henry Nevinson, editor of the London "Nation," in a speech on the Armament Conference, made the astounding statement that if the 1910…

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Prince at Gwalior. Military Preparedness. Infant Royal Children As Private Soldiers. Prince Going Tiger-hunting. (From Sir Percival Phillips, Special Representative of the Australian Press Association with the Royal Party.)

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 5

The unusual spectacle of a sevens-year-old Princess and a younger brother, who will be the next ruler of Gwalior, marching as privates in a…

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Many Prisoners Released. Rebel Outrage at Monaghan. Police and Soldiers Carried Off. London, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 5

A number of the persons kidnapped from the Belleck district have been released. The Ulster Home Office has sent a…

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INDUSTRIAL. Dismissal of Employees, From Federal Departments. Preference for Soldiers. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 February 1922 · page 3

The Federal member for South Sydney, Mr. Riley; said yesterday that lie was much troubled by the wholesale dismissals of temporary employees from the…

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Free State Leaders Do Not Control I.R.A. Hostages Being Held on Another Pretext. Civil War Along Border. Towns Held by Armed Guards London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 13 February 1922 · page 3

The failure of Messrs. Collins and Griffith to secure the release of the kidnapped Ulster hostages shows that the Irish Republican Army is not…

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Civil War in Ireland Series of Sinn Fein Outrages Kidnapped Hostages Not Released I. R. A. Repudiate Collins and Griffith Sir James Craig's Message to Ulster. British Government Taking Vigorous Action. London, Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 13 February 1922 · page 3

Sir James Craig (Ulster Premier), in a message to Ulster, says : "I was in close touch with the British Government throughout yesterday and…

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Veiled Threats. Rumblings in Ulster. Approximating Declared War. British Government Assurance Large Additional Forces Available. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 February 1922 · page 5

The Government has notified Ulster that large additional forces are available. (Published in"The Times.")…

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Stirring Up Civil War in Ireland. Collins' Bitter Denunciation. Alternative to Treaty Is War. Cork Outrage in Its Real Light. London, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 15 February 1922 · page 3

Mr. M. Collins has telegraphed to Mr. Lyons, secretary for the Recognition of the Irish Republic Society at Washington: "I firmly believe that the…

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