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The wars & local soldiers, 1923

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"War Drums Are Beating." Speech by Labor Leader. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 September 1923 · page 5

Mr. J. H. Thomas, one of the leaders of the British Labor party, speaking at a meeting of railwaymen at Plymouth said:--There is a crisis in Europe, and…

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An Australian in India. How Post-War Problems are Being Solved To-day. Anzacs on a Pedestal. Chaplain-Major Ashley Brown Interviewed. (Special to "Advocate")

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 5 September 1923 · page 2

During his Australian leave from the Imperial Indian Army, Chaplain-Major W. Ashley-Brown, ex-Vicar of Coffs Harbor, has been…

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South Grafton War Memorial. Obelisk to Be Erected

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 September 1923 · page 3

On Wednesday, August 29, the committee of the South Grafton and District War Memorial Fund met in the Council Chambers. South Grafton, to…

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University Tutorial Class Imperialism and the Great War

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 September 1923 · page 3

In this lecture it is proposed to show the part that extra-national development aiming at economic exploitation played in bringing Europe to that issue which…

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"New War Cloud." Italy's Secret Negotiations. Startling Belgrade Report League Council Meeting. No Further Ahead. Corfu Landing "Rehearsed."

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 September 1923 · page 5

According to a Belgrade newspaper serious complications may ensue as a result of negotiations which have been…

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Soldier's Resource

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 September 1923 · page 4

An instance of how the returned man on the land has to battle along is given by Mr. Ted Brennan, who acquired portion of the Gobolion estate, situated…

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The War Drums

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 8 September 1923 · page 2

The war drums of Europe are beating, and Italy is weilding the drumstick. Perhaps it would be fairer to say that Mussolini, one-time…

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War Service Homes. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 September 1923 · page 5

Mr. H. Henchman, a Brisbane barrister, has been appointed Royal Commissioner to inquire into the war service homes contract entered into in 1920…

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New War Clouds. Naval Movements League and Ambassadors. Basis of Settlement Suggested a Brighter Outlook. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 September 1923 · page 5

A Geneva message states that after an hour and a half's deliberation the Council of the League of Nations decided to send the Conference of…

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Lloyd George on War. 1914 and Now. a Dangerous Experiment "The Capacity of Mankind for Deluding Itself." London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 September 1923 · page 5

A special article by Mr. Lloyd George has been published. In it he states that the shores of the Mediterranean have from time immemorial been the scene of…

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Three Shots. Police Sergeant Wounded. Constable Arrested. Sensation at Bathurst. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 September 1923 · page 5

The Inspector-General of Police has received word from Inspector Thom, at Bathurst, stating that Sergeant Clark was fired at three times…

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Riot in Dresden. 6 KILLED, 10 Wounded. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 September 1923 · page 5

A Berlin [?]orrespondent reports thai six rioters were killed and ten wounded in a collision between police and unemployed outside Dresden Town Hall…

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War Service Homes. "Undercurrent of Intrigue." Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 September 1923 · page 5

At to-day's sitting of the War Service Homes Commission, Sir James Mackay [?]aid the solicitor for the contractors told him the War Service Homes…

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War Debt Conference. United States Stands Out. New York

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 September 1923 · page 5

It is learned that the Coolidge administration will decline to enter the world preparations for a war debt conference it such conference proposes to display…

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War Service Homes. the Commission Inquiry. Contractor's Alleged Methods. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 September 1923 · page 5

Harry Duigan, formerly legal adviser to the War Service Homes Commission, giving evidence before the Commission to-day, said that he first heard of the…

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Snatched Bank Notes. Banker Declines to Prosecute. Soldier. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 September 1923 · page 3

Because he was a returned soldier and an invalid pensioner the manager of the Goulbunn street branch of the Government Savings Bank refused to give in…

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Found the Scapegoats. War Service Homes Inquiry. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 September 1923 · page 5

At the proceedings of the War Service Homes Commission to-day Mr. Arthur Sec[?]ombe, solicitor, described Peterson as the late Senator Millen's confidential…

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REPATRIATION. New Federal Government's Reforms. Soldiers Are Satisfied

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 September 1923 · page 1

The number of ex-soldiers now settled on the land in all States is 33,000. In delivering his recent Budget, Dr. Page paid a graceful compliment to…

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QUEENSLAND. American Pictures. Returned Soldiers Deputation. Interest on Government Bonds. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 September 1923 · page 5

Interest in respect on Queensland Government five and a quarter per cent. stock and bonds has been 'increased to five and a half per cent. The Acting…

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Will It Be Civil War? (Published by Arrangement.) Prohibition in U.S.A.

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 September 1923 · page 1

Referring to the frenzied (and futile) efforts to enforce prohibition in America, the New York correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph" cables that a…

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