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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1924

434 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 22

War Gratuity Loan. Satisfactory Returns. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 March 1924 · page 5

Dr. Page stated that the latest returns connected with the War Gratuity Loan, were so satisfactory that the…

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British Soldiers Fired On. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 March 1924 · page 5

Four Free Staters fired with machine guns on British soldiers at Queenstown, and twelve were either killed or, injured…

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Irish Disturbance. British Soldiers Fired On Motor Car and Machine Guns. Big Reward Offered. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 March 1924 · page 5

A Queenstown correspondent says that fuller details of the outrage show that a large high-powered motor car, containing four men dressed as Free State officers,…

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War Reparations. German Capital Abroad. America Holds 50 Per Cent. Paris

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 March 1924 · page 5

M. Andre Sayous, the well-known banker, says that although the German capital abroad is officially estimated at 2,231,000,000 gold marks, the amount…

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"Very Satisfactory." Cratuity War Loan. Applications Over £10,000,000. MELBOURNE

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 March 1924 · page 5

Dr. Earle Page (Federal Treasurer) stated that lie was not yet in a position to announce the result of the Gratuity Whr Loan, but the progress…

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Soldiers Memorial. Ulmarra Proposal. Combined Town Hall and School of Arts

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 March 1924 · page 3

The Ulmarra Municipal Council on Thursday night, had before it a letter from the Ulmarra School of Arts Committee, asking the council to meet it in…

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Dead Soldier's Body. Transported to England. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 March 1924 · page 5

The destroyer' Scythe will embark the body of the dead soldier for transportation to England on Tuesday. The Free State authorities, are anxious to…

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Anzac Day Retail Traders Announcement. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 March 1924 · page 5

The Council of the Retail Traders Association of New South Wales has recommended its members and traders to close on Anzac Day, April 25. In…

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South Grafton and District War Memorial

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 March 1924 · page 4

The work in connection with the erection of the above memorial is in progress in Skinner street, South Grafton. A meeting of district representatives and…

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"No Evidence" Conspiracy Charge Fails Bilambil Soldiers Settlement Case. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 29 March 1924 · page 5

Edmund Patrick Kirby and William Reginald Westley appeared before the Central Police Court to-day on a charge of having conspired together to obtain…

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Ulmarra Soldiers' Memorial

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 March 1924 · page 4

The final meeting re the above, which is to be unveiled on Sunday, April 27, will be held in the School of Arts, Ulmarra, at 7.30 p.m., on Thursday, April…

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Verge Bequest. Returned Soldier's Application

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 April 1924 · page 6

An application, on behalf of the New South Wales branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' League of Australia, for permission to be heard…

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Holiday for Anzac Day. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 April 1924 · page 4

It was decided by the Cabinet today to proclaim Anzac Day a holiday for the whole State, as was done last year…

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War Medals

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 April 1924 · page 6

Diggers must view with pleasure the fact that at least one cruiser of the British fleet will be in Brisbane on Anzac Day, the members of which will…

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A Wounded Horse. Charge Against Man Fails

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 April 1924 · page 6

At the Coraki Police Court, last Wednesday, before Messrs. L. F. Benaud and W. Nolan, J's.P., Thomas Hawkins Doyle was charged with having, on March 23,…

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War Gratuity Redemption

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 2 April 1924 · page 2

The loan for the redemption and conversion of the war gratuity bonds which are due in May closed this week. The total value of the bonds…

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Future War Horrors

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 2 April 1924 · page 4

Professor A. M. Low, discussing in "The Nineteenth Century and After" for September "How we shall fight in A.D. 2028." says that: "Although the…

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Increased Food Prices. Comparisons with Pre-war Figures. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 April 1924 · page 5

According to the monthly statement of the Government Statistician, the average retail prices of meat during March were 56 per cent. higher than in July,…

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Federal Parliament. Soldier Mental Patients. Transfer to State Asylums Canned Fruit Bounty Bill. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 April 1924 · page 5

In the House of Representatives Mr. Lister moved the adjournment of the House to discuss the proposed transfer of soldier mental patients from Mont Park…

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Federal Parliament. Concerning Soldiers Question of Pensions Gratuity Bonds Redemption. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 April 1924 · page 5

In the House of Representatives on Thursday night Mr. Manning resumed the debate on the second reading of the Canned Fruit Bonus Bill, which he supported…

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