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The wars & local soldiers, 1921

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Self Help. Lesson From South Australia. Soldier Settlers Grit

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 January 1921 · page 5

Soldier settlement on the land is not much simpler in other Australian States than it is in New South Whiles, nor much less expensive. There is an…

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Education Scheme. for Soldiers Children

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 January 1921 · page 5

The scheme formulated by the Repatriation Commission for the higher education of children of deceased and totally incapacitated soldiers is…

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Dublin Shooting Case. K.C. Wounded. London, .January 14

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 January 1921 · page 5

Mr. William MeGrath, King's Counsel, hearing a noise in his house in Dublin during the night, descended, and was fired on by four a[?]med men. Four…

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War Service Homes. Review of Commission's Operations. Considerable Expansion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 January 1921 · page 2

The operations of the War Service Homes Commission are shown in a review by Colonel J. Walker, D.S.O., the commissioner; to have been considerably…

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Man Killed, Wife Wounded

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 18 January 1921 · page 2

Frank Barnes was found dead in Osborne Park, Gore Hill, this afternoon with a bullet wound in his head and a revolver nearby, while Mis wife was…

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Another City Shooting Affray. Man Dead; Wife Wounded. Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1921 · page 2

A shooting affray, which involved the death of Frank Burnes aged 20 and the wounding of his wife, Lily Barnes, aged 27, occurred at…

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War Service Homes. Another £1,000.000 Available

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 January 1921 · page 6

Federal and State members of Parliament walled upon Mr. Rodgers, the Acting Minister for Repatriation, yesterday regarding the decision to…

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LOCAL & General News. Lochinvar Soldiers' Memorial

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 January 1921 · page 4

A final meeting of subscribe to the Lochinvar and Kienbah Soldiers' Memorial Fund will be held in the School Arts Lochinvar on Monday…

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Maimed Soldiers. More Generous Treatment Asked For

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 January 1921 · page 7

A deputation from the New South Wales Maimed and Limbless Soldiers Association asked Mr. Rodgers, Acting Minister for Repatriation for…

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Photographs of the War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 4

Capt. W. D. Joynt V.C. visited Maitland yesterday. He is associated with of number of Diggers who are giving exhibitions of uncensored war…

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War Homes. Charges of Inefficiency. to Be Investigated

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 7

In fulfilment of his promise to a deputation on Tuesday that he would institute inquiries in regard to charged of departmental inefficiency against the…

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Anzac Day

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 4

At the first meeting of the new State of the Returned Sailors and Sol-diers' imperial 'League the following resolution was carried:—"That the State…

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Returned Soldiers. Extending Trading Operations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 3

The new State Council of the New South Wales brunch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League has decided to extend trading…

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Soldiers' Badge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 4

Subject to confirmation by a majority of the States; the New State Council of the New South Wales branch of the Returned Sailors and…

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Morpeth Soldiers' Memorial

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 4

Alderman J. A. Bourke, president of the Morpeth Soldiers' Memorial Committee, has received the following communication from Mr, J. Gerlick,…

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LOCAL & General News. Anzac Memorial

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 January 1921 · page 4

A meeting of the committee of the Anzac Memorial, East Maitland, will be held in the council-chambers on Monday evening next at 8 o'clock…

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Serious Shooting Affray Woman Wounded Four Times

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 January 1921 · page 5

Reid's wine bar, George-street, near Bond-street, Sydney, was the scene of a sensational shooting affray about 5.15 p.m. on Thursday. Mary Margaret…

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Heroic War Nurse. a Famous Aussie

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 January 1921 · page 5

Miss Jean Boyton, of the Australian Red Cross, descrided in the London press as the "bravest" u[?]se of the war" was married to-day to Harold…

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Cowroy War Figure in New Fox Feature

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 22 January 1921 · page 1

"The Square Shooter," a comedy drama in which Buck Jones, the now William Fox star, is textured, will be shown for the first time at the…

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Education of Soldiers Children. an Ambitious Scheme

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 January 1921 · page 6

The now repatriation scheme which will provide higher education for the children of deceased and totally incapacitated soldiers children, is now…

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