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The wars & local soldiers, 1920

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The War and [?] Specialist's Dict London, December [?]

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 January 1920 · page 5

The [?] of robber[?] ended by violence is [?] End people. who ar [?] for car[?]ing [?]…

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Sport Snobbery. More of It Since the War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 January 1920 · page 4

I notice that "The Daily Mail" in its loading column suggests that the unwritten, law in sport. "may be, misunderstood in the Dominions" (writes E. C. Buley, an…

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Soldier Settlers. Over 1000 Provided For

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 January 1920 · page 3

Mr. Ashford, Minister for Lands, stated that of the 5000 living areas, over 4000, or so per cent. had been provided and…

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War Service Homes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 5

The Victorian War Service Homes Commission has a thousand houses under construction…

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Italy's War Gains. Case for Italy. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 5

Reuter's Rome correspondent says that Signor Nitti in the Senate made a vigorous reply to M. Clemenceau. He quoted M. Clemenceau's statement that Italy had…

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The Rhine Cities. Germany After the War. Observations of an Australian Officer

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 4

Major Arthur Hyman, a well-known Sydney solicitor, who enlisted soon after war broke out, and sailed with the 7th Light Horse…

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Shire Elections. Votes for Returned Soldiers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 2

The general elections in municipalities and shires will be held on the 31st inst., except in the Blue Mountain Shire, where they have been postponed until February 28. The…

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Soldiers' Graves. London, December 31

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 5

Major Spedding states that the temporary crosses over the Australian graves will be handed over as mementoes to the next of kin, when the permanent crosses have…

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A Soldier's Pay. Ex-sweetheart Committed

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 5

At the Sydney Central Police Court, Mrs. Mona Figg was charged with that having collected £127 4s under authority she fraudulently…

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German War Crimes. First Conviction

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 13

The "Times" Paris correspondent, under data December 25, reports that the first court martial of German war criminals under the Peace Treaty occurred at…

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War's Greatest Crisis. the Divine Will. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 5

The "Times" Paris correspondent states that reviewing the greatest tactical crisis of the war, Marshal foch in an interview said he bolieved that the decisions of the…

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War Muddle. Indian Frontier Troubles. London, December 21

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 12

Another war [?] has been [?] in a series of disclosures in the "Times," causing angry comment. It appears that the reverse on the Indian…

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The World War. Its Diplomatic Background. No. l.-THE Rise of Modern Germany and Her Alliances

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 6

Undoubtedly it was the diplomatic hegemony secured for Germany by the adroit diplomacy of Bismarck that constituted one of the fundamental causes of…

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Irish Girl and Soldiers Alleged Amazing Deception

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 16

A young Irish girl told a pathetic at Westminster when Ernest Walker, a native of Antrim, and a private in Australian force, in the name of is…

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American Soldiers. Monash's Criticism and Praise. London, Dec. 28. I

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 12

Frank criticism of the 27th and 30th American divisions in their imperfect cooperation, with the, Australians in the Battle of Bullecourt appears in the sixth instalment…

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A Lucky Chinaman. Returned Soldier Duped

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 7

A fascinating story of a Chinaman's successful gambling tempted a returned soldier, a fanner from the north, to try his luck with three men, two of whom-Arthur…

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Work for Soldiers. Chief Secretary Repuditates Municipal Circular

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 9

The attention of Sir George Fuller, the Chief Secretary, has been drawn to a circular issued by the Kogarah Municipal Council to other like bodies in which it is stated…

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Returned Soldiers' League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 4

The half-yearly general meeting of the Maitland sum-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League will be held in the Club Room, School of Arts, on Monday evening…

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Soldier Settlement. a Year's Activity

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 2

Referring to soldier settlement, Mr W. G. Ashford, Minister for Lands, said that, notwithstanding the complaints which had been made with regard to…

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Ex-kaiser's Letters. Plot Against Britain Revealed. The Causes of the World's War. Publication in Australia. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) London, Thursday Night

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 2

The Australian Press Association has secured the exclusive right of publication in Australia of the historic letters from the Kaiser to the Czar from 1894…

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