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The wars & local soldiers, 1921

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Schools and Anzac Day

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 April 1921 · page 4

Although the State Government has not proclaimed a public holiday for Anzac Day, the public school will be important centres in the ceremonies…

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East Greta Soldiers Memorial

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 April 1921 · page 4

The memorial gates erected at St. , Thomas' Church or England, East Greta, in memory of fallen soldiers, will be opened by the Dean of…

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Largs Soldiers' Memorial

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 April 1921 · page 4

A meeting in connection with the Largs soldiers memorial will be held on Thursday evening next, to arrange for the official opening of the memorial…

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Anzac Day

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 April 1921 · page 4

The State Cabinet has decidd that any returned soldier in the employ of the Government who desires to attend a service on Anzac Day will be…

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Anzac Day Sports

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 April 1921 · page 2

Attention is drawn to the fact that entries for footraces, trots, hunting contests, bicycle and quoit events, in connection with Anzac Day sports, close…

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War Trophies and Politics Mr Mutch's Opinion

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 April 1921 · page 1

The Minister for Education, referred to the remark of the Rev. W. R. Milne, Presbyterian elergyman, that Milne, seemed to be something more belind It…

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Soldier Settlement. Conduct of Public Servants

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 April 1921 · page 6

Cablnet had before it yesterday the report of Mr. Justice Street on his inquiry into the administration of the soldiers' settlement branch of the…

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Soldiers' Memorial

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 April 1921 · page 4

The Mayor (Alderman W. Porter) presided at a meeting of the East Maitland Soldiers' Memorial Committee last evening, when there was a…

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Anzac Day. Demand for a Holiday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 April 1921 · page 7

At a meeting of the New South. Wales executive of Returned Sailors and Soldiers. Imperial League held yesterday afternoon, the question of…

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Anzac Day

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 16 April 1921 · page 2

Sunday, April 24th, is being observed as Anzac Sunday, and arrangements are being made to keep the day as a National Day of…

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Council Employees and Anzac Day

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 April 1921 · page 4

The industrial agreement between the Federated and Shire Councils Employees' Union and the municipal and shire councils provides that…

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Anzac Day. a Tingha Proposal

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 April 1921 · page 14

The following motion was carried with enthusiasm and adopted by workmen at Tingha and telegraphed to the Prime Minister:—…

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War Trophies. Minister Resents Criticism

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 April 1921 · page 15

Further reference was made by the Minister for Educationl, Mr. Mutch, to his refusal to allow machine and other guns to be exhibited as war trophies in…

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War Pensions. Commission's Reply to Criticisms

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 April 1921 · page 16

In reply to criticisms which have appeared in a section of the Victorian press, the Repatriation Commission has pointed out that the Australian…

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War Debt. Method of Liquidation. Imperial Claims

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 April 1921 · page 8

The agreement which has been concluded with the Imperial Government referred to by Senator Millen in the Senate, provided for the liquidation of…

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Who War Responsible? the 1917 Railway Strike

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 April 1921 · page 2

At the strings of the Royal Commission, appointed to inquire into allegations of victimsation in the railway and tramway services, subsequent to…

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Australian Affairs. Views From the Other Side. War's Cihef Lesson

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 April 1921 · page 2

"The chief lesson of the war in all countries," writes a gentleman conversant with financial affairs in London to a friend in Brisbane, "is that people…

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Australia's New Army War Units Retained. Inducements to A.l.f. Men

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 April 1921 · page 13

The new defence scheme, which is to come into education on May 1, will be based mere of less upon the A.I.F. organisation built up during the war…

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U.S.A. and the War. Case for the States. London, April 6

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 April 1921 · page 12

The United States State Department has announced the text of the Note to Great Britain on the mandate question. Judge Hughes's leading…

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Soldiers' Club

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 16 April 1921 · page 2

Arrangements are now well in hand for the opening of the Soldiers' Club, and the opening dates will be announced shortly. The Committee beg…

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