U.S. Senator Shot. Wounded in Street Shooting. Washington
Senator Greene, of Vermont, was shot and seriously wounded during a revolver duel in a street between internal revenue agents and bootleggers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1924
434 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 22
Liquor War. Senator Greene's Condition. Washington
Senator Greene's condition became extremely serious after an operation which was performed to remove a splinter of bone pressing against the brain…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Redeeming War Gratuity Bonds
The prospectus for the conversion and renewal loan of £19,000,000 required in order tc pay off war gratuity bonds was issued last week. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lismore War Memorial
Lismore Municipal Council has received a letter from Sir Charles Rosenthal giving his award on the designs submitted by various architects for the Memorial…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Gratuity Loan. Conversion Rights
The Secretary to the Commonwealth Treasury (Mr. J. R. Collins) has explained that war gratuity payments had been calculated at the rate of 16 a day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Inverell War Memorial
Four tenders, ranging from £1000 to £1250, have been received for the erection of a war memorial in lnverell. It is proposed to erect it in Otho street,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Redeeming War Gratuity Bonds
The prospectus for the conversion and renewal loan of £19,000,000 required in order to pay off war gratuity bonds, was issued last week. The amount of new…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →North China. War Material From Italy. Shanghai
Reuter's Tientsin correspondent says Italian arms stored at Godown are being moved from Tientsin, it is reported, to a point on the Kinhan line, within 40…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Indian Tribesmen. Fight with Cavalrymen. 14 KILLED, 34 Wounded. Delhi
Intimation has been received that Akali Jaths, 100 strong, fully armed, with spears and firearms, and screened by 6000 other Akalis, who, determined to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£2000 in War Bonds. Furniture Buyer's Find. London
The purchaser of a quantity of bedding at a furniture sale in Fifeshire found two thousand sterling worth of war bonds in a pillow…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Foreigners First. War Office Meat Contract. Severe Criticism. "Economy Dearly Bought." London
The "Daily Express" says the War Office set a bad example in handing over a £50,000 contract for canned meat to a foreign firm. The explanation is that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Who Owns Him? Mysterious Italian Soldier. Memory Gone, Deaf and Dumb Women of Many Lands Claim Him. Rome
The mystery of a deaf and dumb soldier suffering from loss of memory is deepening. Already he has been claimed as a lost son by mothers in many lands…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Returned Soldiers. Segregation of Mental Patients. Sydney
In reply to representations from the Returned Soldiers' League the Federal Government has decided that it cannot adopt a better and more complete…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →America and Japan. "Washington Conference Prevented War." Sydney
Major-General Sir Neville Smyth, V.C., told a number of returned soldiers at Leeton that he believed war between America and Japan had been averted…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Gratuity Loan
Progress returns received by the Commonwealth Treasury indicate an increasing public appreciation, both of the obligation to ex-soldiers, and of the liberal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Convicts Break Gaol. One Killed and 11 Wounded. Delhi
News has been received from Nowgoys, one of the Central Provinces, that 17 convicts broke out of gaol, overpowered the gaol guard, and escaped…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australia and the War. New Governor Speaks. Sydney
The Governor, Sir Dudley de Chair, speaking at the unveiling at Chatswood of the war memorial tablet bearing the names of three hundred men of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →What Civil War Cost. £1,750,000 in Claims Granted. London
After three years continuous sittings the Belfast Claims Court appointed to deal with 8000 claims for compensation for injury to persons and property…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Oil Scandals President's Name Mentioned "War to the Limit" Democrats and Republicans. Washington
President Coolidge's name was again mentioned in the oil investigation when Senator Heflin, referring to coded telegraphic correspondence, involving notes…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"God's Own Land." Prime Minister's Return. Cordial Welcome Home. Mr. Bruce Interviewed. Melbourne
The Prime Minister (Mr. Bruce), arrived in Melbourne yesterday and was given a cordial welcome home. Mr. Bruce, in the course of an…
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