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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1923

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Local and General. Soldiers' Memorial Meeting To-morrow Night

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 4

In order to try and make an attempt at reaching some finality in the matter a meeting of the committee of the Soldiers' Memorial will be held in the Town…

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Soldier Settlement. Dealing with Unsuitable T Settlers. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 4

Out of six thousand soldier settlers in the State a suitable while many are misfits and others are non-tryers, and the problem…

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Soldiers' Memorial Extending Memorial Park. a Further Proposal Made. Fund Still Open

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 2

In order that something approaching finality in the matter of the Grafton Soldiers' Memorial should be reached a meeting was called for last night in the…

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A Post-war Romance

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1923 · page 6

This is from a Homeland paper: A love romance from St. Dunstan's is romance indeed. The heroine is a former V.A.D., Miss Evelyn Dyson,…

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Russia's Little War. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 January 1923 · page 5

Messages from Stockholm state that the Russian Revolutionary War Council has declared Smolensk district in a state of war, and troops have been moves to the…

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Steamer's War Cargo. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 January 1923 · page 5

A search of the Liverpool steamer, Duchess, which was captured by Free Staters, revealed thousands of rounds of ammunition in barrels labelled petroleum…

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Soldier Settlers

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 January 1923 · page 4

Soldier settler misfits and failures continue to worry the Minister for Lands, but a definite line pf action does not yet seem to have been…

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Store Obelisk. Suggested Soldiers Memorial

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 January 1923 · page 4

A photograph of much interest to those who nave, been connected with the work of erecting a soldiers' monument in Grafton is now on view in the shop…

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Freight War. Commonwealth Ships. Ultimatum to Combine. Reduced Rates Both Ways. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 January 1923 · page 5

Following on the shipping conference's refusal to withdraw the freight system to and from Australia, Mr. H. B. Larkin, manager of the Commonwealth Shipping…

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Ulmarra. Soldiers' Memorial

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 3

A meeting in connection with perpetuating the memory of Ulmarra soldiers was held in the Town Hall on Tuesday evening…

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Soldiers' Memorial. an Additional £189 Required

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 4

In answer to his application for particulars of the Soldiers' Memorial at Port Macquarie, a replica of which will probably be erected at Grafton, Mr. T…

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Local and General. War Gratuity Bonds

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 2

The State secretary of the Returned Soldiers' League announces that war gratuity bonds held by ex-soldiers way now be cashed in the…

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Shipping War Statement by Mr. Larkin. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 7

In connection with the present shipping freight war it is stated that despite statements to the contrary there is no reason to believe that Mr. Larkin is…

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Using Ex-soldiers. Help From Polish Government. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 5

It is semi-officially stated that a news agency states that according to information from Warsaw the Polish War Ministry has ordered time-expired men from…

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British Soldier Shot. Another Turkish Outrage. Constantinople

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 January 1923 · page 3

A Turk fired on two sergeants of the North Staffordshire regiment, who were during a carriage to return to the barracks. One died of wounds. The outrage was…

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Soldiers' Memorial. Is It Too Cheap? Views of Returned Men Sum of £150 VOTED

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 February 1923 · page 4

There is at present amongst returned soldiers in Grafton a feeling that the proposed memorial to their [?]allen comrades overseas will be more of a…

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Local and General. Unclaimed War Medals

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 February 1923 · page 4

Thousands of war medals are awaiting owners at Victoria Barracks, Sydney. Clarence district returned soldiers who have not yet received their medals should…

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Turks Do Not Want War. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 5

The Constantinople correspondent of the "Daily Mail" says public opinion there and in Angora approves of Turkey's refusal to sign the treaty, though…

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"War Is Not Over." Sydney Paper Gets Reminder. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 4

Recently a Sydney evening paper published a picture, of the steamer Majestic which was described as the speediest liner afloat, and the largest vessel on the…

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Soldiers' Memorial. Finality Reached at Last Obelisk Decided On

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 4

A meeting of the Grafton and District Soldiers' Memorial Fund Committee was held in the Council Chambers last night. There were present Messrs. H. M…

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