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The wars & local soldiers, 1919

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Delmonico's. Noted Resort Starved by War Economy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 4

Delmonico's Restaurant, familiarly known as "Del's," and famous for three generations as the most exclusive dining place in America, failed because of the New Yorkers'…

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After the War. Clarence Winchester in london "Daily Mail.")

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 8

cavel by aerobus after the ? generation need hardly receive the day when a sky built eve: Piccadilly circus,…

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Enemy Internees. Returned Soldiers Protest Against Release

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 2

Two resolutions, bearing upon actions of the Federal Government, were carried at a meeting of the New South Wales branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers'…

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Deaf Soldiers. Classes for New Trades

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 2

Nearly 8000 men have been Pan?ioned on England for deafness since the outbreak of the war. In only a few cases is recovery complete. The conditions can, however, be…

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Australian Soldier Pierriots

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 3

We have received a copy of a criticism by "Le Figaro," one of the leading newspapers of Paris, of the performance of the Coo-ees, the 3rd Australian Divisional…

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East Maitland Welcome Home

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

A general meeting of the East Maitland Welcome Home Committee will be held in the Mechanics' Institute on Monday evening next, 6th instant, at 8 p.m. Citizens are specially…

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Central Area Welcome Home

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Central Area Welcome Home Committee will be held in St. Mary's Parish Hall, on Tuesday evening next, at 8 o'clock. A full…

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War Coincidences

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 9

This has been a war of coincidences in the larger sense. Twice, for example, the Marne has been for the Huns a river of fate…

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Wrecked Transport Wounded in Peril. Vancouver

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 6

Several boatloads of wounded soldiers were to-day transterred from the stranded American hospital transport Northern Pacific (8000 tons), which ran ashore…

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Mysterious Shooting. Woman Seriously Wounded. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 10

A mysterious shooting case occurred at Surry Hills early this morning Early last night a man called at Miss Cleary's house in Ann-street and asked for her, but she was…

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Memories of Anzac. Australian Visitor's Story. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 13

Continuing the interesting account of has travellings on behalf of the "Sun" and "Herald" in the old new Australian war zones, Mr. Peacock telegraphs from…

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Anzac Education Scheme. in Full Swing. London

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 8

We are getting ahead, said Bishop Long, to-day, and have established extensive workshops at Wenimont; near Charlleroi, where the Germans…

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Russia's War Losses

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 13

A Copenhagen message fixes Russia's casualities during the war at 9,130,000, including 1,700,000 dead and 2,500,000 prisoners…

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Prisoners of War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 5

A message from Washington indicates that the State Department has announced that an American squadron, composed of a scout cruiser and destroyers, in Baltic…

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Civil War. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 11

Fighting in Berlin was more stubborn and widespread than it was at first reported, and it is expected to continue. Correspondents tell of general confusion, but there is no…

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Seamen's Strike. War Bonus Grievances

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 6

Questioned regarding the allegation that the interstate seamen now on strike had a serious grievance against the Commonwealth Government In regard to the…

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Italy's War Losses. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 5

Reuter's Rome correspondent says:—An official message states that the Italian losses on all fronts were:—Dead, 460,000. including 16,362 officers: wounded, 947,000…

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Sale of War-saving Certificates

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

The Commonwealth Treasury has frequently had its attention drawn to the fact that persons, by advertisements and notices, have offered to buy' war savings certificates at 15/…

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Prosecution of War Leaders. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 13

Reuter's Amsterdam correspondent states: A message from Vienna says that the German Austrian National Assembly has adopted a bill for the prosecution of the leaders responsible…

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Local and General News War Chest Parcels

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 2

The local War Chest Committee have received the following acknowledgments of receipt of parcels forwarded to our soldiers overseas:—…

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