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The wars & local soldiers, 1919

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Preference to Soldiers. State Cabinet's Decision

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 January 1919 · page 4

A meeting of the State Cabinet was held on Monday at which, in accordance with a promise given by Mr Fuller, the Acting Premier, to a…

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Lorn Welcome Home Committee

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 4

A mooting of tho Lorn Welcome Home Committee was held at the M.L.A. Chambers last evening Mrs. T.A. Hill president being in the chair Several apologies were received The…

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Welcome Home at Nelson's Bay

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 3

Lance-Corporal Albert W, Diemar, Ron of Mr. and Mrs, R. Diemar, arrived at Nelson's Bay on Saturday last, after 3 years' active service abroad. The wharf was gaily…

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Correspondence. Rouchel Welcome Home. (To the Editor.)

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 2

Sir,—Might I crave space to refer to your correspondent's report of above. Unfortunately—and doubtless unintentionally—a wrong…

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War Notes

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 5

Word has been received locally that Sergt. Geo. Handsaker, the well-known district cricketer, who was in a hospital in England,…

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Very Latest War News Sydney

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 2

Reuter, Wednesday: Neutral Governments, especially Switzerland and Sweden, are taking vigorous action against the Bolshevists. The…

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War Profits. Assessment Op the Tax

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 4

Tho Commissioner of Taxation is inviting all interested persons to discharge the preliminary obligations under the Wartime Profits Tax Assessment Act in respect…

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British War Loan. Financial Record London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 5

The Treasury announces that on January 13 the total subscriptions to the National War Bonds since their inauguration on October 1, 1917, ,exceeded…

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Scenes in War-wracked France. Joy of the Released

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 4

The following are extracts from Fetters from France received by Mr. R. Proctor of "Hazelbrae." Bolwarra, from his son James 28/10/18:—…

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The War. the Latest. To-day's Cables. Sydney, 12.5 p.m

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 2

A Brussels correspondent reports that a petrol waggon at the railway station exploded, and many were burned to death, or seriously…

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Actor and Soldier. Lost Both Voice and Sight. a Dramatic Recovery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 3

To lose both voice and sight is a tragic enough circumstance in all ordinary conditions For an actor it is something more Such however was the experience of…

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Letter to the Editor. Soldier Settlements

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 7

Sir:—Mr.Enright has done good service in calling attention to the folly of setting returned soldiers on unsuitable land. He might have gone further and pointed out the…

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Soldiers Returning

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 4

Mrs N. G. Mitchell. of West Maitland has received advice from the Base Records Office that her son Private E.D. Mitchell of the 35th Battalion is returning to Australia per…

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An Irishman's Rise. Soldiers in Public Service. Melbourne

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 3

An anomalous position seems to have arisen with regard to returned soldiers employed in the Commonwealth Public Service, who, through…

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Lorn Welcome Home Committee

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

A social and presentation to returned soldier residents of Lorn will be tendered in St. Mary's Parish Hall on Tuesday evening next, at 8 p.m., when seven, heroes will be…

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Paderewski Wounded

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

paderewski, the polish leader has been shot but not seriously hurt A message from vienna, via copenhagen, states that a person entered paderewski's…

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Returned Men's Wharfies' Onion a Delegate Fob London. Protest of Workers' Federation. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 2

Mr Sykes, secretary of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors Ship and Wharf Labourers Union, stated to-day, that Lientenant G. H. Moss leaves for…

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Gallipoli. Scenes of Anzac Exploits. London, Thursday Night

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 14

The Special Commercial in the Mediterran[?] for the Sun [?] Cable services (Mr. Peacock), in his report on Gallpoli says:— [?]part from the wreekage of the old…

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War Experts Confer. Paris

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

Among the matters discussed at this morning's meeting of the Alied military and naval experts were firstly decisions regarding the sending of reinforesments in…

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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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