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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1927

368 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 14 of 19

Our War History Bean Answers Critics. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 September 1927 · page 5

Captain Bean, referring to comments on the delay in publishing the official record of Australia's part in the great war, says he is anxious there should be…

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Soldier Settlement

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 16 September 1927 · page 4

An investigation will be begun immediately by the Commonwealth as to the position of each State in respect to soldier settlement loses. The object…

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Clean Hands Germany and the War. Berlin

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 September 1927 · page 5

President von Hindenburg celebrated his birthday by unveiling a typically massive war memorial on the site of the Battle of Tannenburg where, 13 years…

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Soldiers and L.G. Act "Preference Pure and Simple." Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 September 1927 · page 5

A committee of returned soldier barristers has recommended that the section of the Local Government Act which allows councils to discriminate between…

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Returned Soldiers Demand for Increased Pensions. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 September 1927 · page 5

The Returned Soldiers' League intends to ask the Government to increase pensions to all returned soldiers whose pension is less than £4 per week. A recommendation…

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Rappville War Memorial Hospital Carnival. Winding Up Social

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 September 1927 · page 2

It will be remembered that some few months ago the call came to the Rappville district for assistance in raising funds to help in building a War Memorial…

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Anzac Building Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 September 1927 · page 5

The Premier Mr. Lang, informed the State Executive of the Returned Soldiers, League that his Government had decided to grant a subsidy of £10,000 on the…

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Border Bandits 20 KILLED, 50 Wounded. Washington

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 September 1927 · page 5

One American and two Niearaguan national guards were killed on Monday in a fight with a band of more than 100 bandits who attacked the garrison town…

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Fight for Tribal Belle Youth Killed and Several Wounded. Perth

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 September 1927 · page 5

A message from Kimberley, West Australia, states that recently two young aborigines fought for the hand of the tribal belle…

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Invalid Soldiers Free Cars Wanted. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 September 1927 · page 5

The State Executive of the Returned Soldiers' League has decided to defer seeking the co-operation, of Digger members of Parliament, to force the hand of…

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War Guilt Hindenburg's Speech. Paris

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 September 1927 · page 5

"Le Mathi's" Geneva correspondent interviewed Dr. Stresemann who said he was surprised at the sensation used by President Hindenburg's speech denying…

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War Guilt French Statesman's Reply. Paris

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 September 1927 · page 5

M. Barthou, French Minister for Justice, unveiling a [?] declared there were some denials history would never accept from however high…

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Cenotaph Design Sculptor's Reply to Soldiers. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 September 1927 · page 5

Sir Bertram Mackennal, writing from London, informed the Returned Soldiers' League that he expects to complete the bronze figures for the Martin Place…

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War Wrecks. Work of Red Cross

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 30 September 1927 · page 2

Now that the war is only a memory, there are many people who wonder what the Red Cross stands for to-day and what it is doing. Little doubt is…

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Million Houses Since the War. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 September 1927 · page 5

The last of 1,000,000 new houses built in England since the war is now ready for occupation. Sir Kingsley Wood, Parliamentary Secretary for the Health…

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Anzac Day and W.A. Government. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 October 1927 · page 5

The Government of West Australia has declined to declare Anzac Day a sacred holiday. The Congress of the Returned Soldiers' League received a notice to this…

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Soldiers' Request Refused by Minister Reappraisement Board's Change. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 October 1927 · page 5

Replying to the Returned Soldiers' League, which asked for the abolition of the Returned Soldiers' Settlement Reappraisement Board and the substitution…

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Jealousy? Italian Wounded Shot While Dancing. Broken Hill

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 October 1927 · page 5

Jealousy is believed to have been the motive for the shooting of an Italian in the foreign quarter of the city last night. As a result Guillo Serafin, 25, was…

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Federal Finance Latham Answers Critics Paying Off War Debt Only Slight Rise in National Debt. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 October 1927 · page 5

The Federal Attorney-General, Mr. Latham, speaking at Melbourne Lord Mayor's luncheon, deprecated the adverse criticism of the…

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Pension Restored Soldier's Widow Who Remarrie and Divorced. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 October 1927 · page 4

Two years ago the Repatriation Department stopped the pension to a wide who had remarried. Subsequently the marriage was dissolved by the Divor[?]…

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