The War to Blame
If Tasmania misses getting Mr. James O'Grady. M.P., as its Governor, (his name has been mentioned, but he says he would prefer an ambassadorship to…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1924
434 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 12 of 22
War Medals
A special effort is being made by the Defence Department to finalise the issue of war medals to ex-members of the A.I.F. in Queensland, and as it is anticipated…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Money for Soldiers. Huge Grants and Shocking Waste. Albury
Mr. L. C. Elliott, president of the Returned Soldiers' League of New South Wales, speaking at Albury, said there was no doubt Australian Governments…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Doradilla Grapes Assistance to Soldier Settlers
The Bruce-Page Government has decided to grant a bonus on a £1 for £1 basis with the States of New South Wales, South Australia and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Gratuities. Nearly £9,000,000 in New South Wales. Sydney
So far, war gratuities paid in New South Wales total £8,385,313, and there are still 1641 claims to be made. The total number of claims received was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cape Town's War Memorial. Unveiled by Lord Athlone. Cape Town
A gathering such as is rarely witnessed in Cape Town assembled on Sunday on the occasion of the unveiling of Cape Town's war memorial, situated at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A.I.F. Men. War's Tenth Anniversary. League Secretary's Criticism. Sydney
Mr. L. C. Elliott, president of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors' Imperial League, in an interview to-day, said the tenth anniversary of the war serves to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Irish Crisis. Boundary Legislation "Civil War Is Certain." Irish View of Situation. London
The Belfast "Telegraph,'' commenting on the Irish boundary crisis says, "If the British Government proceeds with its mad and wicked project civil war is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bookmaker's Hold-up. Was Criminal Fatally Wounded? Melbourne
Persistent rumors were circulated yesterday as to the death of a gunman supposed to have been wounded by Thomas Marriott outside the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Costly Case. War Service Homes Action. Melbourne
During the past few years, every case dealt with by arbitration has not only cost more but taken much longer time to finally dispose of. This is the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Echo of the War. The Jutland Battle. How the Enemy Escaped. German Admiral's Disclosures. London
The "Daily Express'' special correspondent at Oppeln (Prussia Silesil) interviewed Admiral Scheer and obtained disclosures relating to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Explosives. to Clear Land and Make Roads Washington
One hundred million pounds of pyr[?]tol, part of the vast supplies of explosives gathered by the United State Government for the world war, will [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Embezzlement. the Murwillumbah Case. Ex-soldier's Appeal. Sydney
Arthur Goldrick, who recently pleaded guilty at Darlinghurst Sessions to a charge of embezzlement of Government money, was sentenced to twelxe months…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →102 Not Out. War Nurse and Mother. London
Mrs. Newberry, of Whiston, has celebrated her 102nd birthday. At the age of 19 she married a soldier, with whom…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Beerburum Settlement. Queensland Soldiers Dissatified. Brisbane
Delegates from soldier settlements throughout Queensland met in conference to-day in an effort to have their grievances adjusted. Resolutions were carried…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"War, Women and Wine" Governor's Public Utterance. Resented by Methodists. Adelaide
Recent utterances by the South Australian Governor at the licensed victuallers' gathering have evoked displeasure in Methodist quarters…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Anniversary. Glance Over Momentous Decade
Ten years paused on August 4th since the British Empire became engaged in the Great War. Ten years is not a long period in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldiers and Loyalists. a Question of Preference. the High Court's Decision. Sydney
The decision of the High Court that preference should not be given to loyalists of the 1917 strike over returned soldier members of the Wharf Laborers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Returned Soldier's Distress
At the last meeting of the Byron Bay Chamber of Commerce, the case was mentioned of a returned soldier who was in need of assistance. Mr. G. F. Gibson…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Debts by the Allies. President Coolidge's Views. Washington
President Coolidge is much encouraged by the progress of the Inter-Allied Conference in London regarding the Dawes' plan, but he considers it unfair…
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