Retrenchment of Soldiers
Grave concern at the recent retrenchment by the Public Works Department of returned soldiers in the Stockton sewerage work was expressed at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1934
363 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 19
PREFERENCE Work For Returned Men Complaint to Grafton City Council President's Minute at R.S. AND S.I.L. MEETING
The matter of non-employment of a returned soldier by the Grafton City Council was the subject of a discussion at the general meeting of the Grafton…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldiers' Memorial Belittled
Were the Byron Bay Memorial Park gates unnecessarily tampered with, thus belittling the memorial. That was a question asked by Mr. J. Holden at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Britain and the War Debts Issue
The memorable European Conference at Lausanne in 1932 at which reparations were obliterated was followed by a statement by the British Prime Minister that a new book in history had been written. It brought to an end the squabbling over, and vicious circle of, reparations and paved the way for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Debt Instalment France Will Not Pay. Paris
The Cabinet decided not to pay the American war debt instalment, due on June 15…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Debts U.S.A. Reply To Britain Payment in Kind Hint Conciliatory Note. Washington
For the first time in the historic negotiations, America lias officially advanced a suggestion that Britain might meet her war deists obliga[?]ions…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ex-soldiers' Sustenance Income From Decoration Not to Be Computed. Canberra
A decision has been made by the Federal Cabinet that in future any income derived by soldiers from military decorations they have been awarded is to be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"The Spirit of Anzac."
Rev. Percival Hope, B.A., padre in the 5th Brigade, A.I.F., has consented to deliver in Grafton his lecture on "The Spirit of Anzac—the Digger Humorous…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Debts Part Payment in Goods Roosevelt's Statement. Washington
President Roosevelt, referring to the American reply to the British note to-day, said America was willing to consider payments in goods by countries owing war…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bandits Surprised Running Fight with Police Four Pedestrians Killed, Eight Wounded. Warsaw
Surprised when rifling the bedrooms of a wealthy manufacturer, two bandits shot their way from the house and escaped in a taxi-cab A police car…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →U.S.A. War Debts Italy Not Making Token Payment. Rome, Friday
A note to Washington from Italy announces that Italy is not making a token payment in view of the Johnson law. decreeing default if full payment is not…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →39 MILLION Huge Military Credits Passed by French Govt. War Minister's Address to Journalists. Paris
The French Government won a decisive victory when the Chamber, by an overwhelming majority, rejected the Socialist motion against…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coursing C.r. Club's Meeting War Maid Wins Maiden Stake
A meeting of the Clarence River Coursing Club was held at the racecourse enclosure on Saturday. Some exciting coursing was witnessed by a fair crowd…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Funeral Pyre In Havana Street 12 KILLED, 60 Wounded Hail of Machine Gun Bullets. Havana
Twelve persons were killed and 60 seriously injured and hundreds slightly hurt in sanguinary street fighting between political factions in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Returned Soldiers Question Of Preference Grafton Council Discussion Case for Legal Opinion
The question of preference to returned soldiers in the matter of employment was again before the Grafton City Council last night when a letter was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Letter to the Editor Returned Soldiers and Grafton Council
Sir,—In reference to the complaint of the Grafton sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League and the proceeding of the Grafton Municipal Council of June…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Song of Anzac
The following in Nyngan "Observer," written by Mr. T. E. Grigg, of "Fairham," is well worth a wider circulation:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War on the Devil Billy Sunday, the Shouting Evangelisy
The Rev. William Ashley sunday recently had a two weeks bout with the devil in New York. Mr. Sunday was in fine fettle…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Returned Soldiers Assistance for Disabilities
It has been decided by the Federal Cabinet that, in future, any income received in respect of a military decoration shall be disregarded when…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"An Insult to Returned Soldiers."
Sir,—May I encroach further on your space with reference to the protest from the Returned Soldiers and Sailors' Imperial League appearing in your issue of…
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