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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1925

438 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 15 of 22

Jack Ashore. Trouble Starts Early. "Who Won the War?" Yanks Resent Cibe. Sydney

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 25 July 1925 · page 2

People returning to business this morning discussed nothing but the Kleet. The popular impression after…

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Sailor Stabbed Ugly Wound in Face One-legged Soldier Charged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 28 July 1925 · page 5

At the Central Police Court to-day Norman Clifford Austin, 27, a one-legged returned soldier, was charged with having maliciously wounded John Charles Martin…

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War Indebtedness Federal Conversion Loan an Attractive Investment Improving Commonwealth's Credit. Wingham, Tuesday Night

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 July 1925 · page 5

Dealing with the Federal Conversion Loan of £67,000,000 which is now before the public, Dr. Earle Page, the Commonwealth Treasurer, said at Wingham…

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£5,000,000 for Soldier Settlement

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 29 July 1925 · page 4

When the Commonwealth and States agreed to co-operate in carrying out a scheme of soldier land settlement, the Commonwealth…

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State's Losses On Soldier Settlement Now Over £1,500,000 Minister Reviews Position Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 July 1925 · page 5

When the losses on soldier settlements can be estimated with some degree of accuracy it will be found that the, State Governments are greater suffers than…

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Anzac Day. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 July 1925 · page 4

The Premier, Mr. Lang, t stated to-day that legislation would be introduced to provide that when Anzac Day fell on Sunday it should be honored on the…

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War Cenotaph to Be Erected in Martin Place Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 July 1925 · page 5

Replying to a deputation introduced by the Lord Mayor to-day the Premier, Mr. Lang, said the Government would pay for the erection of a war memorial cenotaph…

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Work Well Done The Federal Government Dr. Page at Wauchope Soldiers--post Office--railways--roads Wauchope

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 July 1925 · page 1

The Federal Composite Government is now well into its third year of life. It was brought into being owing to the position in which the various parties found…

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"Death Stroke" American's Invention Canned Lightning "Will Revolutionise War Tactics." San Francisco

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 July 1925 · page 5

Dr. Edwin Scott, the self-styled inventor of what he terms "the death stroke," in the form of canned lightning, which he claims will revolutionise existing war…

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Copmanhurst the War Memorial

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 August 1925 · page 6

Copmanhurst Public School weather records for July were:--The highest temperature for month was 72 degrees on July 31, lowest, 24 degrees on July 24: average…

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Pre-war Strength. P. and O. Fleet Some Interesting Facts

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 August 1925 · page 6

With the completion of the R.M.S. Chitral, which was scheduled to leave London on July 3 on her maiden voyage to Australia, the P. and O. Company will…

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Telegrams War Gratuities. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 August 1925 · page 5

The Returned Soldiers' League has been officially notified that some men have been paid war gratuities to which they were not entitled…

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War Loan Conversion

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 5 August 1925 · page 4

The success of the subscriptions to the £67,000,000 war loan conversion in its first week has constituted a record in Australian finance. There can be…

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The Next War "On Australia's Do[?]p." Hobart

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 August 1925 · page 5

General Jess, Base Commandant, addressing 2000 members of the citizens forces and senior cadets, said, "I am afraid when the next war takes place it will not mean…

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French War Debt. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 August 1925 · page 5

Colonel W. Guinness, Secretary to the Treasury, said official negotiations in regard to the French war debt were begun on July 27. The French experts had…

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Man Shot Dead Two Others Wounded Madman with a Gun. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 August 1925 · page 5

The police received a message from Baechus Marsh stating that a man namqd Thomas Ferguson, employed on Greystone Station, had run amok…

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Harwood Returned Soldiers

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 August 1925 · page 4

It has been the object of a few of the returned soldiers of the Lower River to try and organise something whereby they could get together and consider the…

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Soldier's Appeal Position of Park Ranger. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 August 1925 · page 5

The case of the returned soldier Harvey Gardiner, who was an unsuccessful applicant for the position of park ranger for Kegarah Municipal Council, was again…

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War on Bunny

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 12 August 1925 · page 2

Unlike the landholders of the Dorrigo district, the farmers of the Richmond and Tweed are perturbed at the encroachment of bunny, A message…

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Station Tragedy 1 Shot Dead, 2 Wounded Maniac with Rifle Story of Shooting. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 August 1925 · page 5

Further particulars of the tragedy at Greystone station when Thomas Ferguson shot William Smith, a fellow workman dead and wounded two other workmen, Thomas…

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