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The wars & local soldiers, 1919

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Welcome Home, at Homeville

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 January 1919 · page 4

A welcome home and social will be held to-morrow ( Thursday) night the Victoria Hall Homeville Gilligan's orchestra will provide the music…

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Lorn Welcome Home Committee

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 January 1919 · page 4

Arrangements for an open concert to raise funds were made evening at a meeting of the Lorn Welcome Home Committee held at M. L. A. Chambers Mrs. G…

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Rutherford-Mayfield Welcome Home Committee

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 January 1919 · page 4

A meeting of members of the above committee will be held at the residence of Mr. E. M. Hungerford, Mayfield, to-morrow (Thursday) night at eight o'clock…

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Soldiers' Welcome Home. Gunner Cocks and Private Stevens

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 January 1919 · page 6

Gunner R. Cocks, an original Anzac, and Private George Stevens, who left Maitland for the front in May, 1917, and a number of other returned men, were the guests of…

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Women's Work. in the Great War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 January 1919 · page 2

To catalogue women's work in the great war which has just ended would be idle— nay, more it would be unjust, for inclusion within the limited space of a short article must bring exclusion,…

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Empire War Debt. Canada Interested Vancouver

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 January 1919 · page 5

A message from Ottawa states that the announcement that Australia is ready to submit proposals for pooling the British war debt is arousing the interest of the Canadian…

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Accident to Returned Soldier

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 January 1919 · page 4

A returned soldier who gave the name of Bert Strube, residing at Telatah, had a narrow escape from meeting with a serious accident yesterday afternoon. He…

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Queer War Trades

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 January 1919 · page 6

Some queer and profitable trades came in to being in England during the war period. Small fortunes have been made in the street. Hawkers fined for profiteering in matches have been…

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Endangered Children of Britain. Important Post War Question

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 January 1919 · page 3

From time to time British "War Cry" has drawn attention to the failure of the Children's Act with regard to the rescue of the young living in circumstances that will…

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Britain's War Expenses. Four Millions Daily. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) London, Tuesday Night

Singleton Argus · Thursday 30 January 1919 · page 2

It is estimated that the war expenditure is now four millions daily…

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U.S. and Immigration. Post-War Prohibition. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) Washington, Tuesday Night

Singleton Argus · Thursday 30 January 1919 · page 2

The House of Representatives Immigration Committee has approved of legislation prohibiting general immigration for four years after the war…

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Soldier Returning

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 January 1919 · page 4

Miss A. Kavanagh, of Mr. Pleasant-street, West Maitland, has received word that her brother, Private J.J.Kavanagh, of the 33rd Battalion, is returning to Australia per…

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Returning Soldiers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 January 1919 · page 7
Also in Singleton Argus

Mr.T.W. Neville of John-street, has been advised by the Base Records Office that his son. Licutenant Dalton T.W. Neville M.C.D.C.M., 55th Battalion is returning to…

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Jerry's Plains Land Case Returned Soldier's Appeal. Re-Hearing of Application. Voluminous Evidence

Singleton Argus · Thursday 30 January 1919 · page 4

The re-hearing of the application for a special lease of 895 acres at Warkworth, ordered by the Land Appeal Court, on the appeal by James Green…

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Welcome Home to an Anzac

The Scone Advocate · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 2

A very pleasant and enjoyable little function took place last night week, 17th inst., when the staff of Messrs. N. F. Asser and Sons…

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War Chest Fund

The Scone Advocate · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 2

The Hon. Secretary Scone branch, acknowledges, with thanks, the sum of £1 16s 5½d, being result of appeal made by the Murrurundi…

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War Notes. 456 Casualty List

The Scone Advocate · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 2

THE casually lists, which once appeared with such painful regularity, telling as the worst of our lads in the fighting line, are now…

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Very latest War News Sydney

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 2

Reuter: The Clyde strike is more serious. Majority of the big shipyards are on the verge of closing. It is estimated that 10,000 engineers…

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Australian War Honors. a Record of Four Months

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 3

We are in receipt of a copy of the "Egyptian Mail," Saturday, November 9th, from Alex. Brady, brother of the late Sam Brady who fell at…

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