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The wars & local soldiers, 1919

3,332 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 167

Queensland War Prisoner London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 12

Private J. Dunlea 25th Battalion, of In glewood, Queensland was the victim of ta German officer's brutality at Friedrichefeld. He applied an epithet to the officer who…

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Closing Chapter of War. London

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 6

A tweuty-ili page "Gazette" has been issued, containing Sir Douglas Haig's despatch, dated December 21, covering the period since the…

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War Chest Club. Operations in .London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 10

Particulars concerning the operations of the A.I.F. War chest Club in London, which recently reached the Minister for Defence show that during the fortnight ended…

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The Navy. War's Surprise Packets London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 13

An article, in the "Sunday Observer" on shipbuilding in wartime mentions that the total output of tho United Kingdom! in 1018 of both naval and mercantile ships was. 1245…

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Germany's Civil War. Roundabout Reports. LONDON

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 3

scandmavian and Dutch reports mdicate that the German Government is slowly mastering the situation and is making numerous arrests. Fighting has lessened and the…

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Gun Horses. Their Part in the War

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 16

There is none who can rejoice over the great victory in flanders like those who knew the place in the shell strewn beustly days of the last winters Even to realise that the…

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Prisoners of War. Australians Arrive in England

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 10

The 45th official casualty list, issued by the military authorities, shows that 246 New south welshmen, who were previously reported pirsoners of war have arrived in…

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War's Affermath Fag End Fighting London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 13

The only theatres apart from Russia where active operations are still going on are the caucasus and Trans caspia The British have no occupied the three…

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A Pioneer's Death Splendid War Record of Family

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 4

One of the pioneers of Australia, in the person of My John Butler Wood, died at Ashfield on Wednesday, and had he lived till Februa1ry 3 he would…

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Cost of the War. Huns Must Pay. What No Indemnity Would Mean

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 8

What do we mean by victory? what must we require before out immens sacrutices be requited before the sarety of future generations be secured? I will try to give a logical answer to these…

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Krupp's Employees No More War Work. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) London, Thursday Night

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 2

Some 115,000 hands employed at Krupps' during the war have now been reduced to They are tinning out steel and repairing rolling stock…

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Returning Soldiers. Northern District Men

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 7
Also in The Maitland Weekly Mercury

A list of members of the A.I.F. expected to return shortly per Nestor has been made [?]vailable by the military authorities. The following names of men, who came from the…

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A Soldier Honoured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 2

Another Singleton soldier in the person of Sgt. J. V. Twomey has had the Military Medal conferred upon him for bravery in the field. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. W…

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Returned Soldiers. Their Settlement on the Land. Criticism' of Department's Policy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 2

A conference of repatriation committees, at which the Minister for Lands; Hon. W. G. Ashford, was present, was held in the West Maitland Council Chambers yesterday…

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Attacked by Shark. Heroic Help by a Soldier

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 4

Further evidence of the prevalence and during of sharks along the coast was afforded at. Newcastle yesterday afternoon, when one of the monsters, measuring about 14…

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Preference to Soldiers. State Cabinet's Decision

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 7

A meeting' of the stare cabinet was held on Monday at which in accordance with a promise given by Mr. Fuller Acting premier to a deputation on Friday last, the ques…

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Land for Returned Soldiers. What Is Being Done

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 7

The Lands Department oF Now South Wales is doing its utmost to find land for returned Soldiers. By June, 1920, it will have made available for returned soldiers 2,363…

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Land for Soldiers. 1529 Living Areas

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 11

Mr. Ashford minister for Lands has issued a tabulated statement as a result of reports made by the district surveyors throughout the state showing that by june…

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Preference Demanded. Returned Soldiers and the Cabinet

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 10

Replying to the deputation from the Returned soldiers and sailors shipping and wharf Labourers Union which demanded preference the chief secretary, Mr. Fuller…

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