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The wars & local soldiers, 1923

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The War Loan. Campaign for Conversion. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 March 1923 · page 5

A campaign for the conversion of the five per cent. War Loan that was issued in 1918 on a five years' currency will be entered upon very shortly by the…

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War Service Homes. Large Loss on Land Unlikely. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 March 1923 · page 5

Referring to the purchase of land for war service homes, the Federal Minister for Works and Railways, Mr. Stewart said that, having gone through the files,…

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Soldier Settlements. Members Issue Statement. Alleged Government's Inactivity. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 March 1923 · page 5

In a statement issued to-night, Messrs. Connell and O'Hearn, M'.s.L.A., who were members of the Select Committee appointed to inquire into Soldier…

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Blind Soldier's Case. Callousness Alleged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 March 1923 · page 5

Harry Fox, an inmate of the Old Men's Home at Parramatta and a returned soldier is blind. Repeated appeals to the Repatriation Department for…

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Sick Soldiers. Dr. Page Investigates System. Excellent Results Obtained. Mental and Tubercular Cases. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 March 1923 · page 5

Dr. Earle Page, Federal Treasurer, said to-day that he had been absent in New South Wales examining at first hand for himself repatriation activities, especially…

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Cat Causes Fire. Soldier's Home Destroyed. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 March 1923 · page 5

George Avery, of the French's Forest Soldiers' Settlement, returned home from the Spit late last night with a parcel of fish, which he cut on the table, lit the…

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War Service Homes Act. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 March 1923 · page 4

The War Service Homes Act will b[?] criticised at the annual congress of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors League, which will open in Sydney next week…

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Fracas in Egypt. Between Police and Soldiers One Death. London, Thursday Night

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 24 March 1923 · page 2

Reuter's Cairo correspondent states that newspapers report a fracas in an obscure quarter of the town of Tanta between Egyptian police and…

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Riot in Cairo. Soldiers and Police. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 March 1923 · page 5

Reuter's Cairo correspondent says that the newspapers report that a fracas occurred in an obscure quarter of the town of Tanua between the Egyptian…

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Civil War. Warning by Prussian Minister. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 March 1923 · page 3

If the self-defence organisations in Germany and the workmen's battalious are allowed to grow at their present rate the date when civil war will overtake…

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War Service Homes. Federal Minister at Work. Government's Obligations. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 March 1923 · page 3

MR. Stewart, Federal Minister for Works and Railways, yesterday made a tour of inspection of the war service homes in Melbourne and suburbs, and has…

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Soldier Settlements. Proposal by Minister for Lands. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 March 1923 · page 3

The Minister for Lands, Mr. Wearne, recommends, the grouping of civilian settlers with soldier settlers. The placing of a large number of returned men…

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Returned Soldiers' Dinner

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 March 1923 · page 4

At a meeting of the Ulmarra branch of the Returned Soldiers' League held on Friday last it was decided to celebrate Ansae Day by holding a…

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Soldiers' Conference. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 March 1923 · page 5

The annual congress of the Returned Soldiers League will open in Sydney to-morrow. The recent disclosures by the leag[?]e officials are declared to have…

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IRELAND. Murder of Soldiers. Shot in Cold Blood. a Peace Move. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 March 1923 · page 5

It is reported from Cork that an official announcement is exported shortly [?] connection with an important peace move in which Cardinal Luzio is interested…

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Soldiers Murdered. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 March 1923 · page 5

While a military party was proceeding from Wexford to Enniscorthy it was ambushed near Kyle. Reinforcements arrived from Wexford after an hour's…

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Soldiers' Pensions. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 March 1923 · page 5

Repatriation returns show that on February 28 there were 229,685 pensions [?] force, the annual liability being £6,802,000…

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To Save Comrade. Returned Soldier's Sacrifice. Transfusion of Blood. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 March 1923 · page 5

Brave deeds in peace no less than in war have become characteristic of the soldier to save a comrade's life. Private I. L. Idriess, late of the Fifth Light…

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"They All End Well." Soldier Settlements. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 March 1923 · page 5

Sir Walter Davidson, opening the Returned Soldiers' Annual Conference, said the better the soldier the better the settler…

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A War-time Romance

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Thursday 29 March 1923 · page 3

When the war was at its height, a Parramatta boy earned undying fame and incidentally the D.C.M. by rescuing a badly wounded Lancashire…

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