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The wars & local soldiers, 1921

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Returned Soldiers' Club. Ladies Social Committee. Annual Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 March 1921 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Ladles' Social Committee of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers Club was held last evening, Mrs. C. J. Mannall…

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Letters to the Editor W.m. Council and Preference to Returned Soldiers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 March 1921 · page 2

Sir,—I would like to draw the attention of your readers to the apparent inconsistency of the majority of the aldermen of the West Maitland…

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Advances to Soldiers Breach of Regulations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 March 1921 · page 7

A case of considerable interest was heard at the Lithgow Police Court, when Pereival Claude Smith. charged with while being the borer…

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War Trophy Arrives. MINNEWERFER

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1921 · page 2

The war trophy allotted to Dungog has arrived and is at present standing at the side of the Memorial Chambers. It is an "ugly devil," as…

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The War Situation. on the Rhine

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1921 · page 2

French, British, and Belgian troops occupied Dusseldorf at 6 o'clock on Tuesday morning. Allied troops entered Duisberg at mid-day…

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Soldier Settlement. Justice Streets Report. Late Minister Criticised. Findings Regarding Bryant. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 March 1921 · page 5

Justice Street's report on Soldier Settlement has been made available. The report states that when creating the Returned Soldiers' Settlement…

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Returned Soldier's Luck

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 March 1921 · page 5

W. J. Horsley, the winner of the Queensland £500 Golden Casket, is a young returned soldier, living at Leichhardt…

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Latest Telegrams. Soldiers' Settlement Inquiry Report. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 2

Judge Street's report on Soldiers' Settlements has been made available It includes a specific finding in regard to the charges and suggestions…

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Homage to Soldiers. London, March 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 2

Mrs. Storey who was accompanied by her husband in the presence of a large crowd laid a wreath oh the Soldiers' Memorial Cenotaph at Whitehall as a…

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Soldier Settlers. "Things Not As They Should Be." Judge Urges Inquiry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 6

The general administration of the State soldier settlements is referred to by Mr. Justice Street in the course of his report on charges of corruption…

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Soldiers' Widows. Action in Cases of Freud

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 3

Action is being taken by the Department of Repatriation in cases of fraud on the part of widows of deceased soldiers, who have re-married…

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Soldiers' Memorial. Alleged: Forgery

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 6

Vincent Leo Hyndes (27) was charged at the City Court, Melbourne, with having forged an authority to the National Bank of Australasia, Ltd., to…

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Soldier Settlements Enquiry Justice Street' S Report. Some Scathing Criticisms. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 4

Mr Justice Street's report on the soldier settlement inquiry states that Mr Ashford did not act either corruptly or from an improper motive in any respect…

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War Service Homes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 March 1921 · page 4

Continuing its inquiry into certain operations of the War Service Homes Commission referred to it by Parliament last session, the Commonwealth…

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Soldier Settlement. Mr. Ashford in Defence

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 March 1921 · page 2

Mr. W. G. Ashford, ex-Minister for Lands, in the course of a statement to press, says:—"The Royal Commission, portion of…

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East Maitland Soldiers' Memorial

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 March 1921 · page 4

The East Maitland Soldiers' Memorial Committee has decided to make a house to house collection in aid of the memorial. Envelopes are to be left at…

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Deadly War Method America's Liquid Poison

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 March 1921 · page 2

New York, Sunday.—lt is announced that United States Chemical Warfare Service has discovered a liquid poison so strong that three drops mil kill…

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False Declarations. Pension to Soldiers Widows. Heavy Penalities

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 March 1921 · page 2

Stringent action is now being take by the Department of Repatriation [?] cases of fraud upon the department of the part of widows of [?]…

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Soldier Settlement. Mr. Ashford's Position

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 March 1921 · page 2

The Acting Premier, Mr. Dooley, stated that the Cabinet had on Monday dismissed the report of Mr. Justice Street on the administration of the soldier settlement…

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An Unknown Soldier. Portuguese Action

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 March 1921 · page 5

A message from Lorenzo Marquez reports that the body of the unknown Portugese soldier, which is to be buried in the Pantheon at…

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